EPL Film Series
We pick 'em, you watch 'em. The best part? It's all FREE.
Join us and other film buffs for one of our entertaining Film Series...each offering something unique.
Since 2004, Cinema at the Centre has shown a wide array of independent, foreign and classic films. Join us every Wednesday in our cozy theatre at 6:30pm for a season of exciting and diverse flicks. FREE admission!
If you've missed any past shows, you can borrow them from us!
CINEMA AT THE CENTRE will return in September 2013
EPL's From Books to Film series offers screenings of films adapted from books every Friday afternoon at 2:00pm.
Upcoming Shows
June is a month of Film Noir
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Friday, June 7 | 2:00pm
Stanley A. Milner Library - Room 7 on the 6th floor
This noir classic stars Lana Turner as a married woman who falls in love with a drifter (John Garfield). Together, they plot to murder her husband. In true noir fashion, things don’t turn out the way they thought they would and they have to live with the consequences of their actions. The film is based on the novel of the same name by hard-boiled master James H. Cain.
1946 113 minutes (b&w) PG
Gun Crazy
Friday, June 14 | 2:00pm
Stanley A. Milner Library - Room 7 on the 6th floor
A gun-toting husband and wife team of crack shots go on an interstate crime spree in this noir thriller directed by Joseph H. Lewis. Years ahead of its’ time, this film, based on a short story by MacKinlay Kantor, laid the groundwork for the later success of films like Arthur Penn’s “Bonnie and Clyde” (1967).
1950 86 minutes (b&w) PG
Nightmare Alley
Friday, June 21 | 2:00pm
Stanley A. Milner Library - Centennial Room, basement level
Tyrone Power stars as a scheming carnival barker in this dark look at carny life, based on the novel of the same name by William Lindsay Gresham. Directed by Edmund Goulding, the film also stars Joan Blondell.
1947 110 minutes (b&w) PG
Force of Evil
Friday, June 28 | 2:00pm
Stanley A. Milner Library - Centennial Room, basement level
In one of his greatest roles, John Garfield stars as a lawyer for a powerful gangster who plans to take over the New York numbers racket. Unfortunately, the lawyer’s brother runs one of the rackets to be taken over. Based on Ira Wolfert’s novel “Tucker’s People” and directed by Abraham Polonsky, this classic noir is one of director Martin Scorsese’s favorite films.
1948 78 minutes (b&w) PG
Movies often provide us with a chance to look at society and the realities of life in a new way. Please join us one Thursday evening each month for a screening and lively discussion. This program is funded by the Building Safe Communities Through Inclusive Learning Project.
Upcoming Shows
Downtown Docs is our selection of documentaries with attitude. Like a good movie, documentaries can be memorable with a strong story to tell. With FREE monthly screenings, our Downtown Docs series will feature not only some of the best productions from Canada's very own National Film Board, but also choice international titles.
If you've missed any past shows you can borrow them from us!
Upcoming Shows
