Past Film Presentations/Programs: (**Remember that additional topics are available upon request!**)
- "1939: Hollywood’s Greatest Year”
- "1941: Looking Back 80 Years Later”
- "1981: Looking Back 40 Years Later”
- "Academy Awards: The Good, the Bad, and the Outrageous” (annually updated)
- "Adventure and Discovery: Part 1" (fantasy/sci-fi/adventure)
- "Adventure and Discovery: Part 2" (human drama/journeys of self-discovery)
- "Alfred Hitchcock: The Master of Suspense”
- "All Aboard! American Trains and Railroads in Film”
- "American Women in Film throughout the 20th Century"
- "Audrey Hepburn: Our Fair Lady”
- "Back to the 50s: A Night of James Dean and Marilyn Monroe”
- "The Best of Beantown and Beyond: Wicked Awesome Boston Movies"
- "Bette Davis: A Vulnerable Fortress"
- "Bing Crosby: King of the Christmas Crooners"
- "Bradley Cooper: From Raunchy Slapstick to Oscar Bait”
- "Breaking the Fourth Wall: The Shortlisted Actors of 2013's Oscars"
- "Can You Hear Me Now?: Hollywood’s Transition from Silents to Sound”
- "Cary Grant: Head of His Class"
- "Casablanca at 80: Watch It Again, Sam!"
- "Chemistry of the Co-Stars: Sizzling Onscreen Couples"
- "An Evening with Charlie Chaplin"
- "Clark Gable: Frankly, My Dear, We DO Give a Damn”
- "Denzel Washington: Forever Falling Forward”
- "Dorothy Dandridge: An Unsung Talent"
- "Elizabeth Taylor: The Tumultuous Talent"
- "Families in Film: Comical Chaos, Dramatic Conflict, and Loving Redemption"
- "From Book to Film: The American Experience of Marriage, Adolescence, and Other Trials of Family Life" (looks specifically at films about dysfunctional families that are adaptations of books and plays)
- "From Book to Film: Fantasy Creatures, Dystopian Worlds, Androids, Wizards and Magic, and Other Science Fictions" (looks specifically at film adaptations of sci-fi/fantasy books such as Harry Potter, Chronicles of Narnia, Lord of the Rings, King Arthur, Blade Runner, and The Hunger Games)
- "From Book to Film: Sleeping with the Lights On: Page-Turners to Keep You Up at Night" (looks specifically at horror films that are adaptations of books and plays)
- "The Godfather at 50"
- "Golden Atrocities and Guilty Pleasures: Movies So Bad, They're Good"
- "Grace Kelly: From Queen of Cinema to Princess of Monaco"
- "Hattie McDaniel: Hollywood History Maker"
- "Hepburn and Tracy: The Lives and Careers of Hollywood's Dream Team"
- "Hollywood Directors and Their Muses...When They Click, What Makes Them Tick?"
- "Hollywood Heads to the Polls: Movies about Campaigns, Elections, and Other Travesties”
- "Indiana Jones: 40 Years (and Counting!) of Adventure”
- "International Cinema: French and Italian Directors”
- "It’s a Wonderful Life: 75 Years with George Bailey”
- "James Dean: The Needy Rebel”
- "James Stewart: His Was a Wonderful Life”
- "Jamie Lee Curtis: Scream Queen, Children’s Author, Fighter”
- "Julie Andrews: Our Drop of Golden Sun”
- "Karloff and Lugosi: The Chilling Charmers of Horror”
- "Katharine Hepburn: Blazing a Cinematic Trail”
- "Kirk Douglas: The Man Who Was Spartacus”
- "Lana Turner: From MGM's 'Golden Girl' to Her Daughter's Loving Mother"
- "Lauren Bacall: Accidental Stardom"
- "Leading Ladies of Hollywood’s Golden Age: A Night of the Hepburns (Katharine and Audrey)"
- "Man vs. Nature in Film"
- "Mary Pickford and 1914's Cinderella"
- "Meryl Streep: The Screen Queen"
- "Montgomery Clift: A Tortured Brilliance”
- "Morgan Freeman: The Man Behind the Voice"
- "Movies of the 1980s: Totally Awesome or, Like, Gnarly?”
- "Movies of Winter: Dramas and Thrillers”
- "Movies of Winter: Comedies and Family Films”
- "Natalie Wood: Child Star, Rebel, Tragic Figure"
- "No-Good Dirty Rats, Femme Fatales, and Tough Guys: The Gangster Picture and Film Noir”
- "Olivia de Havilland: A Golden Star from Hollywood's Golden Age"
- "Out of the Shadow, Into the Spotlight: Hollywood’s History with the LGBTQ Community”
- "Paul Newman: Star of Stage, Screen, and Salad Dressing"
- "Pushing the Cinematic Envelope: From Censorship to Film Ratings of the 60s and 70s"
- "Reel Rockets: Blasting off with the Movies”
- "Reel Romance: Love and Passion in the Movies"
- "Rita Moreno: A Fiery Ambition"
- "Rock Hudson: Hollywood's 'Giant'"
- "Rounding 'em up at Rick's: The Lives and Careers of Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman"
- "Seeing Double: Classic Horror Films...and Their Remakes"
- "Sidney Poitier: The Man, the Artist, the Reluctant Hero”
- "Slapstick Comedy: Car Chases, Pratfalls, Buffoonery, and Pie Fights"
- "Soaking in the Cinematic Sun: Summertime Films"
- "Soaring Voices and Fancy Footwork: The Hollywood Movie Musical"
- "Social Commentary in Hollywood Films: Mobilizing the Movie-Going Masses”
- "Sovereigns to Spare: British Monarchy in the Movies"
- “Star Wars: A Jump into Box Office Hyperspace”
- "Steve Martin: The Craftsman of Comedy”
- "Things That Go Bump in the Night: The History and Impact of the Horror Film”
- "Truth about Cats and Dogs"
- "A Trip to the Moon and Thomas Edison's Frankenstein"
- "Vampires, Monsters, Aliens, Masked Killers, and Zombies: A Look at the History and Impact of the Horror Film”
- "Vincent Price: Horror's Gentle Giant"
- "Viola Davis: EGOT winner"
- "Warren Beatty: A Famously Private Life"
- "William Holden: The Cynical ‘Golden Boy’ of Hollywood’s Golden Age”
- "World War II: 20th Century Hollywood in War-Time America”
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