MAY 7 CLASSIC & SPECIAL INTEREST MOVIES ARE SHOWN IN THE CLUBHOUSE CINEMA ON FRIDAYS AT 11 AM (CC) & 3 PM FEBRUARY 4 (NO 3 PM SHOWING) LILIES OF THE FIELD 1963 | NR | 1h 35min Aimless ex-soldier Homer Smith (Sidney Poitier) is on his way to California when his car overheats in the desert. He stops to get some water at an isolated farm and soon finds himself building a chapel for the nuns who live there. The stern mother superior (Lilia Skala) is certain God has sent Smith for just that purpose, and all of Smith's words to the contrary fall on deaf ears in this Oscar-winning film from director Ralph Nelson. Sidney Poitier became the first AfricanAmerican actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor and the second African-American Oscar winner overall for his portrayal of Smith. FEBRUARY 11 (NO 3 PM SHOWING) RESPECT 2021 | PG-13 | 2h 25min Follow the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a young child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom in the remarkable true story of the journey to find her voice and become the Queen of Soul. Stars Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, and more. FEBRUARY 18 CARMEN JONES 1954 | NR | 1h 48min Screen version of the musical "Carmen Jones," which adapted Bizet's opera Carmen for an African-American cast. After the beautiful but troublemaking Carmen (Dorothy Dandridge) sets her sights on pilotin-training Joe (Harry Belafonte), he leaves his girl, 23 deserts the Army and kills a man, prompting the couple to flee from justice. Soon, the tragic events they've set in motion come full circle. Dandridge become the first African American nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award for her role. FEBRUARY 25 SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT 1986 | R | 1h 24min This is a black and white comedydrama written, produced, directed and edited by Spike Lee. It was Lee’s first feature film to be released and it earned many positive reviews and launched his career. In 2019 it was accepted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress because of its historical and cultural significance. Nola Darling is free-spirited and free-thinking, but she can't seem to choose between a trio of ill-suited suitors: relationship-minded Jamie, shallow male model Greer and motormouthed bike messenger Mars Blackmon.
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