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Movies at the Palace : SUPERMAN ‘78 & BATMAN ‘89 RESCHEDULED

Looks like even superheroes can’t outfly a blizzard! Our Superman ’78 & Batman ’89 Double-Feature has been rescheduled to Sunday, March 1st after last weekend turned the United Palace into an icy Fortress of Solitude. We’re pretty sure it was snow—not Kryptonite—but better safe than sorry. Join us one week later for all the heroic action on our 50-foot screen with 7.1 surround sound, plus a raffle of movie memorabilia, live appearances by Superman and Batman, and an epic Intermission Trivia Battle. Tickets for the original date will be honored, and additional tickets are still available. We’ll see you there!

An American Heroes Double-Feature, uniting Superman (1978) and Batman (1989) — two cinematic giants whose stories helped define what heroism means in the American imagination.

This special event celebrates the timeless ideals embodied by these iconic protectors: Superman’s unwavering belief in truth and hope, and Batman’s relentless stand against corruption in defense of his city. Together, they reflect the enduring qualities we admire in American heroes: courage, integrity, resilience, and the willingness to stand up for others when it matters most.

Experience these classic films as they were meant to be seen: on the United Palace’s 50-foot screen, with 7.1 surround sound and live, interactive entertainment before the main features, as is our tradition. It’s an epic tribute to the heroes who shaped our culture, inspired generations, and continue to light the way forward.

Double-Feature Schedule:

12:00PM – Doors Open & Live Entertainment (TBD)

1:00PM – Superman (1978) – Runtime: 2 hours, 7 minutes

3:15-4:00PM – Intermission with Live Entertainment (TBD)

4:00PM – Batman (1989) – Runtime: 2 hours, 6 minutes

6:30PM – Event Ends

Fort Washington Library: Film “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” 

Join the Fort Washington Library in our Community Room as we celebrate Thanksgiving with the holiday classic “Planes, Trains and Automobiles .”

A 1987 American road trip comedy film written, produced, and directed by John Hughes and starring Steve Martin and John Candy. It tells the story of Neal Page, an uptight marketing executive, and Del Griffith, a well-meaning but annoying salesman, who become travel companions when their flight is diverted, and embark on a 3-day odyssey of misadventures trying to reach Chicago in time for Neal’s Thanksgiving Day dinner with his family.

Inwood Library Film Screening: “Smoke Signals”

November is Native American Heritage Month, and in honor of this occasion we will be screening the film Smoke Signals (1998).

Directed by: Chris Eyre  Starring: Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard, Gary Farmer, Tantoo Cardinal, John Trudell  89 minutes, Miramax Films, Rated PG-13.

Victor and Arnold are young men growing up on a reservation in Idaho. Victor bitterly resents his absent father, while Thomas remembers him fondly. When Victor hears that his father has died in Arizona, Thomas offers him funding for the road trip to get Arnold’s remains.

 

Word Up RECIRCULATION: Screening of JULIA ALVAREZ: A LIFE REIMAGINED

Word Up Community Bookshop / LIbrería Comunitaria and Dominican Writers Association present a screening of PBS American Masters’s Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined. Please register in advance.

The Dominican-American poet and novelist Julia Alvarez burst onto the literary scene and blazed a trail for a generation of Latino authors .  Her semi-autobiographical novel, How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, was published in 1991, followed in 1994 by In the Time of the Butterflies, which sold over a million copies and raised global awareness about life under Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo. Alvarez’s work includes three nonfiction books, 3 poetry collections, 11 books for children and young adults and 7 literary novels. This new documentary opens a window into her extraordinary journey from an idyllic, privileged childhood in the Dominican Republic to a life of exile in New York City to a brilliant literary career that shows no sign of slowing down. At 74, she recently published the critically acclaimed novel The Cemetery of Untold Stories.

Filmed in the U.S. and the Dominican Republic, it features extensive interviews with Alvarez, her family, and her literary contemporaries. Produced and directed by Adriana Bosch,  award-winning documentary filmmaker who served as series producer on the PBS series Latino Americans (2013) and Latin Music USA (2009).

Word Up Recirculation: SEVERED Film Screening, Discussion, & Solidarity Building

Join the SURJ Immigration Justice Working Group for a screening and discussion of the documentary Severed which follows the journey of Mohamad Saleh, an 18-year-old from Gaza who has lived through five major assaults by the Israeli military. In a moment in which the imperial boomerang of militarized repression in Gaza loops sharply back towards our immediate neighbors in US cities, and the violent machinery of deportation is continually wielded to silence expressions of solidarity with the Palestinian people, Mohamad’s story helps us understand the fight for racial justice, for immigration justice, for disability justice, and for Palestinian liberation as a multivalent but unified struggle.

We will gather via Zoom and at Recirculation (876 Riverside Drive, New York, NY) on November 7th at 7pm to bear witness, build solidarity, and move resources.   Masks are required for in-person attendees.