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Fort Washington Library: Friday Matinee “The Thing”

Join us as we celebrate Halloween eve with John Carpenter’s “The Thing”. Released in 1982 it would go on to be considered one of the greatest scifi horror thrillers ever made. All though it would do ok at the box office; it would gain cult status once released on VHS and television. In 2025 it would be added to the National Film Registry for its cultural, historical, and significant contribution to the genre. There is no other film like it!

 

Fort Washington Library: Friday Matinee “Psycho “

Join us as we continue to prepare for Halloween with the film that many considered to have changed the shift of the horror genre. “Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960’s “Psycho” would become the prototype for the “slasher” genre as it would later become known as and go on to receive 4 Academy Award Nominations, for director, actress, art direction, and cinematography.

Fort Washington Library: Friday Matinee “Attack the Block”

Join us a we count down the Halloween season with some good gory fun films like 2011’s “Attack the Block” .

Starring John Boyega ( Star Wars) in his debut feature as the leader of a group of teens who defend their neighborhood in South London against aliens. Also along for the ride is Jodie Whitaker (Dr. Who) who ends up helping the teens after an earlier incident puts them at odds.

Fort Washington Library: Friday Matinee “Like Water for Chocolate”

Join us as we screen “Like Water for Chocolate” the film adaptation Mexican novelist Laura Esquivel’s 1989 novel of magical realism that explores love, repression, and the emotional power of food. The movie takes place during the Mexican Revolution of 1910 and tells the story of Tita the youngest daughter and cook of the De La Graza family, who must remain single in order to care for her aging mother.