BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Public Library, located at 90 Broad St. in Bloomfield, continues with its film series which hosts two films each week, on Mondays and Thursdays, with the exception of holidays.
The following films start at 12:15 p.m. in the barrier-free Library Theatre. Admission is free and all are welcome. For information, call 973-566-6200.
• Monday, July 4 – The library is closed in observance of Independence Day. A “Thank You” is extended by the library staff to Gen. George Washington and his Continental Army
• Thursday, July 14, “Hello My Name is Doris,” 2016, color, 1 hour 30 minutes, R-rated. A delightful comedy that stars Sally Field as Doris, a shy accounting clerk who has never ventured out of her comfort zone and lives vicariously through her colorful daydreams. Life throws her a curveball when a new co-worker, John played by Max Greenfield, joins the company. Doris is inspired finally to take control of her life, and her newfound courage takes her on an extraordinary adventure more exciting than anything she could dream up. Tyne Daly stars as Doris’ best friend.
• Monday, July 18, “Burnt,” 2015, 1 hour 41 minutes, R-rated. Adam Jones played by Bradley Cooper, is a chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behavior. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearheading a top restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars. But he will need the best of the best on his side, including the beautiful Helenem, played by Sienna Miller. Also starring Emma Thompson, Uma Thurman and Alicia Vikander.
• Thursday, July 21, “The 33,” 2015, color 2 hours 7 minutes, PG-13-rated. Disaster strikes on Aug. 5, 2010, as a copper and gold mine collapses in Chile, trapping 33 men underground. With more than 2,000 feet of rock in their way, members of a rescue team work tirelessly for 69 days to save the seemingly doomed crew. Beneath the rubble, the miners begin an epic quest to survive, contending with suffocating heat and the need for food and water. With family, friends and the rest of the world watching, it becomes a race against time and a true test of the human spirit .
• Monday, July 25, “99 Homes,” 2014, color, 1 hour 52 minutes, R-rated. A desperate construction worker, played by Andrew Garfield, reluctantly accepts a job with the ruthless real estate broker , played by Michael Shannon, who evicted him and his mother, played by Laura Dern, and his young son, played by Noah Lomax, from their home. Shannon won the Best Supporting Actor Award from the LA Film Critics Association and was nominated for Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards.
• Thursday, July 28, “Eye in the Sky,” 2016, color, 1 hour 42 minutes, R-rated. Complications arise when Lt. General Frank Benson, played by Alan Rickman, and Col. Katherine Powell, played by Helen Mirren, order a drone missile strike to take out a group of terrorists in Nairobi, Kenya. The mission escalates when a girl enters the kill zone, triggering an international dispute over the implications of modern warfare.