Friday Matinee: Blazing Saddles
Join us at the Fort Washington Library in our Community Room as we screen films that may make you laugh,cry or just recall a memory from back in the day. We will screen the 1974 comedy “Blazing Saddles”, directed by Mel Brooks, who also co wrote the screenplay with some other people and a guy named Richard Pryor.
Considered one of the greatest comedies ever made; ranking number 6 on the American Film Institute 100 years…100 laughs list. Starring: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman , and Mel Brooks.
Running Time: 1 hour 38 mins MPAA Rating: R
Summer Scare @ the Library : Sunset Boulevard
Join us at the Fort Washington Library in our Community Room as we celebrate summer with a scare. We will screen the classic Oscar winning film “Sunset Boulevard” directed by Billy Wilder. Considered a brilliant blend of film noir, dark comedy, and a psychological thriller.Telling the story of Norma Desmond, a forgotten silent film star living in a delusional world where she is a massive icon.
Starring: Gloria Swanson, William Holden, Jack Webb, and Buster Keaton.
Running Time : 1 hour 50 min. MPAA Rating: NR No Registration Required
Join us at the Fort Washington Library in our Community Room for US250 Film : GLORY
Cinema is a window into the world around us, and the United States has been a hub for film culture since the beginning of the 20th Century. We will look into that window with the screening of 1989’s Oscar winning film”Glory” that chronicles the story of the 54 Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry . This unit was one of the first official African American regiments in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Starring : Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman, Carey Elwes, and Denzel Washington (Oscar Winner for Supporting Actor in this film)
Running Time: 2hr 2 min MPAA Rating: R
No Registration Required
United Palace presents:
ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN ~ THE COURAGE TO FIND THE TRUTH
“The Washington Post” reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon’s resignation, screened 52 years to the day (August 9). Starring Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, and Jack Warden. Directed by Alan J. Pakula. All the President’s Men (1976) Written by Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward, and William Goldman. The movie runtime is 2 hours and 18 minutes, Rated PG, and will be screened on DCP, courtesy of Warner Bros.
Doors: 2:00pm, Show: 3:00pm
Inwood Art Works presents in association with St. Frances Cabrini Shrine NYC an Exclusive Outdoor Screening of A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
120 minutes. In English with Spanish subtitles (1966, USA). Appropriate for Families. RAIN DATE: Saturday, July 18, 2026.
The story of English statesman Sir Thomas More who defied King Henry VIII after Henry rejected the Roman Catholic Church in order to obtain a divorce and remarry. Starring Paul Scofield, Orson Welles, Robert Shaw, John Hurt, and Susannah York.
This screening is sponsored in part by The Knights of Columbus – St. Joseph’s Council 443 and Assembly #691
Screening will take place at St Francis Cabrini Shrine NYC. 701 Fort Washington Ave. New York, NY 10040
Bring your own blanket or chair. No seating provided. Seating to place bankets/chairs open at 7pm.
Free admission. Donations appreciated.
Tickets required to manage capacity through www.inwoodartworks.nyc and Eventbrite only. Unclaimed tickets will be released by 8:20pm to the Wait List. Walk-ups will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis.
