Sep 30, 2022
Sixty-five years ago, a dozen white men gathered in a closed room on a hot day to decide whether a young man from the projects would live or die. It wasn't a big hit in its day, but 12 ANGRY MEN has since become a classic of the cinema, featuring fantastic performances from Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, and...
Sep 16, 2022
Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, and Janet Leigh star in THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, a political thriller about passing the time by playing a little solitaire. Recorded at the Mount Pleasant branch of the DC Public Library, the Rewinders discuss this trippy, twisty classic with a real, live audience.
Sep 2, 2022
Fifty-five years ago, Sidney Poitier had one hell of a year. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER?, TO SIR WITH LOVE, and IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT were all released in 1967. This film tells the story of Det. Virgil Tibbs, a Philadelphia detective recruited against his will to solve a murder in a small Mississippi town....