Tagged Movies & Television
Italian Movie Matinee
Join us every month for a showing of Italian language films with English subtitles. You are welcome to bring a bagged lunch or snack.
Movie Day
Join us at the library for a family-friendly movie each month. This program is intended for children and their caregivers. Siblings are welcome.
Ronan Farrow | Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
Auditorium sold out; in-house simlucast tickets on sale New Yorker writer Ronan Farrow has won the Pulitzer Prize for public service, a National Magazine Award, and a George Polk Award for his “indefatigable and imaginative”…
Saturday Morning Cartoons
Need to get out of the house on Saturday morning but have nothing to do? Revisit the classics and come join us for some late morning cartoon watching!
Adult Cafe
Join us for our Friday morning Adult Café, where we’ll create space for adults to engage in a variety of different activities like arts & crafts, watching a movie, playing board games, and more!
Jeanine Basinger | The Movie Musical!
In conversation with Carrie Rickey, former film critic for the Inquirer Mentor to some of contemporary cinema’s top directors (Joss Whedon and Michael Bay) and founder of the department of film studies at Wesleyan University,…
Movie Day
Join us at the library for a family-friendly movie each month. This program is intended for children and their caregivers. Siblings are welcome.
Saturday Morning Cartoons
Need to get out of the house on Saturday morning but have nothing to do? Revisit the classics and come join us for some late morning cartoon watching!
Italian Movie Matinee
Join us every month for a showing of Italian language films with English subtitles. You are welcome to bring a bagged lunch or snack.
Adult Cafe
Join us for our Friday morning Adult Café, where we’ll create space for adults to engage in a variety of different activities like arts & crafts, watching a movie, playing board games, and more!
Sally Field | In Pieces
Tickets on sale Friday October 11, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. In conversation with Marty Moss-Coane, host of Radio Times on WHYY The winner of two Academy Awards and three Primetime Emmy Awards, screen icon Sally Field is acclaimed for roles…
Spooktacular Movie: Hocus Pocus
Enjoy this seasonal classic... you may even encounter some treats! Please note that the movie is rated PG, for some scary scenes and for language.
Movie Day
Join us at the library for a family-friendly movie each month. This program is intended for children and their caregivers. Siblings are welcome.
Movie Double Feature
Escape the heat this summer as with these essential movies each Sunday in the Field Teen Center! Program for teens ages 12-18. Contact TeenCenter@freelibrary.org or call 215-686-5395 for more info. Follow @FLPTeenCenter on Facebook…
Exclusive premiere screening of His Dark Materials
Join us for a special advance screening of the first episode of HBO's His Dark Materials in the Montgomery Auditorium. There will be two free screenings, one at 12 pm and one at 2 pm. Please sign up at one of the two links below to…
Saturday Morning Cartoons
Need to get out of the house on Saturday morning but have nothing to do? Revisit the classics and come join us for some late morning cartoon watching!
Adult Cafe
Join us for our Friday morning Adult Café, where we’ll create space for adults to engage in a variety of different activities like arts & crafts, watching a movie, playing board games, and more!
Movie Double Feature
Escape the heat this summer as with these essential movies each Sunday in the Field Teen Center! Program for teens ages 12-18. Contact TeenCenter@freelibrary.org or call 215-686-5395 for more info. Follow @FLPTeenCenter on Facebook…
Moviehouse
...Remember the Northeast Philly’s "Crest"? ...North Philly's "Carman"? ...Kensington's "Midway"? ...Mt. Airy's "Erlen? ...South Philly's "Ideal"? ...return with us to…
Hoda Kotb | I Really Needed This Today: Words to Live By
The co-anchor of the flagship hour of the venerable Today show, Hoda Kotb has also been a Dateline correspondent for the past 21 years. Her New York Times –bestselling books include Ten Years Later and Hoda , and the…
High School Films
Get ready for a new school term by watching films about or that take place in high school.
Poetry - Poets on Film
Documentaries about poets and fictional films based on their lives or featuring their poetry.
LGBTQ - Film and Television
LGBTQ Documentaries, Film, and Television
Anime and Manga - Anime Mania
The latest, greatest anime.
Anime and Manga - Anime Essentials
Favorite anime and manga-related books and series.
Anime and Manga - Anime Classics Everyone Should See
Anime on DVD.
The Simpsons
The Simpsons is the longest-running American sitcom, the longest-running American animated program, and in 2009 it surpassed Gunsmoke as the longest-running American scripted primetime television series. It's also pretty funny.
Kids InfoBits *
Elementary students in kindergarten through grade five will find age-appropriate content covering a broad range of educational topics such as animals, arts, geography, health, literature, people, social studies, technology, etc. Kids…
John Waters | Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder
In conversation with Jason Freeman, producer and editor of author events John Waters’s transgressive movies include Pink Flamingos , Hairspray , Cry-Baby , Serial Mom , and Cecil B. Demented . He is also the author of Shock Value…
Madhur Jaffrey | Madhur Jaffrey’s Instantly Indian Cookbook: Modern and Classic Recipes...
In conversation with Anusha Balasubramanian. Anusha spends her days as an executive assistant at a Philadelphia investment firm, but her greatest passions are books, cooking, and her mother's idli. Lauded as the “queen of Indian…
Nicole Weisensee Egan | Chasing Cosby: The Downfall of America’s Dad
In conversation with Annette John-Hall, cohost and producer of The Why on WHYY A 14-year veteran crime reporter for the Philadelphia Daily News , Nicole Weisensee Egan was the first journalist to delve into Andrea Constand’s 2005 sexual…
Darius James | Negrophobia: An Urban Parable
In conversation with Gene Seymour, contributor to The Nation and former film critic and jazz columnist for Newsday . He has written for Bookforum , CNN.com, and The Washington Post . Author and spoken-word artist Darius James’s 1992…
Gary Giddins | Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star: The War Years, 1940-1946
Gary Giddins is the author of the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning Visions of Jazz: The First Century , “a grand, brilliant history" ( The New York Times Book Review ). Jazz columnist at The Village Voice for 30 years, his…
Jill Soloway | She Wants It: Desire, Power, and Toppling the Patriarchy
In conversation with Hannah Gadsby The Emmy and Golden Globe-winning creator of the Amazon series Transparent , Jill Soloway is the director of the feature film Afternoon Delight , creator of the series I Love Dick , and was a writer…
Jamie Bernstein | Famous Father Girl: A Memoir of Growing Up Bernstein
In conversation with Peter Dobrin, classical music critic and culture writer, The Philadelphia Inquirer . Jamie Bernstein is the oldest daughter of Leonard Bernstein, one of the 20th century’s best known musicians. Chief conductor of…
Michael A. Smerconish | Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right: American Life in Columns
Michael A. Smerconish is the host of The Michael Smerconish Program on SiriusXM Channel 124, the host of CNN’s Smerconish on Saturday mornings, a Sunday Philadelphia Inquirer columnist, and a New York Times bestselling author.…
Dan Rather | What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism
Watch the video here . In conversation with longtime broadcaster and journalist, Tracey Matisak One of the most decorated and popular journalists of all time, Dan Rather was anchor of the CBS Evening News for 24 years. Renowned for his…
Chris Matthews | Bobby Kennedy: A Raging Spirit
Watch the video here . The host of MSNBC’s popular news and commentary program Hardball , Chris Matthews is one of America’s most familiar media faces. A former longtime syndicated print media columnist, staffer for several Democratic…
John Hodgman | Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches
Watch the video here . In conversation with Mary Richardson Graham John Hodgman played the role of “PC” in the Apple vs. PC commercials, served alternately as the “Resident Expert” and “Deranged Millionaire” on The Daily Show with Jon…
Juan González | Reclaiming Gotham: Bill de Blasio and the Movement to End America's Tale of Two Cities
Watch the video here . In conversation with Nermeen Shaikh , co-Host and Producer at Democracy Now! Ms. Shaikh is the author of The Present as History: Critical Perspectives on Global Power and has an M.Phil. in politics from Cambridge…
Gabrielle Union | We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True
Watch the video here . *In conversation with longtime broadcaster and journalist, Tracey Matisak Best known for leading roles in a variety of comedies, dramas, and action films such as The Brothers, Deliver Us from Eva, Bad Boys II ,…
Kevin Hearne | Besieged with Chuck Wendig | Star Wars: The Aftermath Trilogy and Fran Wilde | Updraft
Watch the video here . In conversation with Dena Heilik, Department Head of Philbrick Hall, the fiction department of the Central Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia. Kevin Hearne is the author of the New York Times bestselling…
Harvey Sachs | Toscanini: Musician of Conscience
Watch the video here . Music historian Harvey Sachs’s many books include The Ninth: Beethoven and the World in 1824 , a biography of Arthur Rubenstein, and two collections of essays on musical subjects. He has written for dozens of…
Dennis Lehane | Since We Fell
Watch the video here . Dennis Lehane’s “raw, harrowing, and unsentimental” ( Washington Post Book World ) bestselling crime novels include Mystic River; Shutter Island; Gone, Baby, Gone ; and Live by Night , all of which have been…
John Waters | Make Trouble
In conversation with Jason Freeman “A greater National Treasure than 90 percent of the people who are given ‘Kennedy Center Honors’ ( The Washington Post ), filmmaker, actor, and writer John Waters was also lovingly described as “The…
Chris Hayes | A Colony in a Nation
Watch the video here . Chris Hayes is the titular host of MSNBC’s news and opinion show All In with Chris Hayes . Formerly a frequent fill-in for Rachel Maddow and the host of the weekend morning show Up with Chris Hayes , in 2013 he…
Cheech Marin | Cheech Is Not My Real Name: ...But Don't Call Me Chong
Watch the video here . In conversation with Andy Kahan, director, author events In addition to the reams of Cheech and Chong comedy albums and films he and his partner wrote and starred in, Cheech Marin, half of the eponymous…
Margot Lee Shetterly | Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
In her New York Times bestselling debut book, Margot Shetterly tells the story of four African American women whose mathematical calculations at NASA fueled America’s greatest achievements in space at the leading edge of the civil…
Thanksgiving Movie Quiz
If you think you're an ace at Thanksgiving movie trivia, put your turkey where your mouth is, and take this quiz!
NOOK Store
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Mystery Science Theater 3000 Turkey Day Marathon
Think football and parades are the only Thanksgiving traditions around? The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Turkey Day Marathon is back, now streaming online with six timeless episodes taken from the recent fan survey of the 100 Most…
Kindle App Store
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iTunes App Store
Browse and download apps to your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch from the App Store, including the Overdrive Media Console and Hoopla apps.
Google Play
Enjoy millions of the latest Android apps, games, music, movies, TV, books, magazines & more, including the Overdrive Media Console and Hoopla apps.
Anime News Network
Great site for news and reviews of current and upcoming features, including a full media profile for manga, soundtracks, DVDs, and theatrical releases. Also includes news from broader Japanese pop media, blogs, a convention report, links…
Anime Lyrics
Readily searchable database of lyrics to anime theme music, soundtracks, and broader J-Pop releases. Cross-references titles in both Japanese and English and by performing artist. Lyrics can be viewed and printed in English, Kanji, and…