During the month of February, get lost in someone else’s life during the Shirlington Branch Library‘s Shirlington Screens Film Series.
“It’s Complicated” – Tuesday, Feb. 1, 6:30 p.m.
After attending their son’s college graduation, a couple reignite the spark in their relationship, but the complicated fact is they’re divorced and he’s remarried.
Rated R,120 minutes, 2009. Directed by Nancy Meyers and starring Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin.
“Going the Distance” – Tuesday, Feb. 8, 6:30 p.m.
When a six-weeks fling inadvertently becomes meaningful, neither Erin nor Garret is sure they want it to end. Despite the opposite coasts, the nay-saying friends and family and a few unexpected temptations, the couple just might have found something like love.
Rated R, 107 minutes, 2010. Directed by Nanette Burstein and starring Drew Berrymore and Justin Long.
“The Kids are All Right”- Tuesday, Feb. 22, 6:30 p.m.
Two teenaged children get the notion to seek out their biological father and introduce him into the family life that their two mothers have built for them. Once the donor is found, the household will never be the same, as family ties are defined, re-defined and re-re-defined.
Rated R, 104 minutes, 2010. Directed by Lisa Cholodenko and starring Julianne Moore, Annette Benning and Mark Ruffalo.