This week’s Cinechats selection: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
The campus community is invited to enjoy a film screening presented by Cinechats, which is supported in part by Â鶹´«Ã½ University, Durham College, Arts Forum and the Durham Council for the Arts. Age restrictions apply, as most films are rated for those 18 years of age and older.
This week’s selection is Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (USA, 2019). The good we can wrest from pain, anger, and loss is the revelatory subject of this film. It stars Tom Hanks and Matthew Rhys.
Based on a true story, it has a journalist (Matthew Rhys) assigned in 1998 to do a magazine profile of the popular children's television host Fred Rogers (Tom Hanks). He's gentle, he's sweet-natured, and he exemplifies human decency at its best. It's a portrait of grace personified. Very genuine, very good, and very much in the moment, its protagonist likes people, and he takes a sincere interest in their welfare, with an unerring instinct for recognizing damaged souls.
Schedule and Venue
- Thursday, March 23, 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6), Science Building, Room UA 1220
- Thursday, March 30, 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6), Science Building, Room UA 1220
- Thursday, April 6, 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6), Science Building, Room UA 1220
- Thursday, April 13, 7:15 p.m. (doors open at 7), Science Building, Room UA 1220
For more information about Cinechats, call 905.576.0359. Note: Film selections are subject to change.
