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Get Some Celluloid in Your Literature!
Plenty of movies are adaptations: of short stories, plays, novels, TV shows, novellas, even video games. This month, we’re highlighting movies in our collection that are adaptations of literature. You’ll find faithful adaptation that hew closely to the original, as well as films that deviate wildly from the source material. Two of the three(!) movies […]
3/23/2026
5:32PM
Uncover Cinematic Family Secrets
Many a movie concerns a family in crisis. Some families are seemingly happy but are undermined by long-kept secrets and grudges. Others are thrown into turmoil by unexpected revelations. This month, we will be highlighting family dramas that run the gamut of dysfunction, from the extraordinary to the painfully real. Both of the movies we […]
2/24/2026
11:21AM
Wander Into a Cinematic Dream (or Nightmare)
The movie magic of editing and visual effects allows filmmakers to conjure images unlike reality. For some, this is a means of introducing impossible fantasy; for others, it is a means of blurring the boundary between the conscious and unconscious, the waking world and the dreaming world. This month, the library will be highlighting movies […]
1/26/2026
2:49PM
What’s New in the CFL Movie Collection?
Every year, the Chester Fritz Library acquires new DVDs and Blu-rays to add to our collection. Some of these acquisitions are recent releases; others are splashy re-releases of classic films. We also try to fill “gaps” in our collection– movies that were overlooked by our curators at the time of release. To start 2026, we […]
1/5/2026
1:47PM