Kanopy Weekend Movie Roundup
Just got restocked with 10 fresh new watch credits on your Kanopy account? Here are a few titles you can enjoy this weekend (or really anytime) for free using your Birmingham Public Library card and Kanopy.
The Forbidden Room (2015) Dir. by Guy Maddin
Taking inspirations from lost films of the silent era, The Forbidden Room will lead you from the bottom of the sea in a sinking submarine to a bathroom where an older man shows you the basics of how to take a bath. While some might find the film confusing, I would advise to let the film wash over you and enjoy the ride. You don't need to know how you got here—just enjoy the sights and sounds of what's ahead.
Waiting for Guffman (1997) Dir. by Christopher Guest
What happens is a down and out off-off-off-off-Broadway writer is given the reigns to run Blaine, Missouri's Sesquicentennial musical. What follows is a "documentary" about the process from the same people that gave you Spinal Tap, Best in Show, and Schitt's Creek. This is a film that I come back to frequently. It's not every day you have a song called "Stool Boom" stuck in your head.
"There's a saying in Missouri, 'if you don't like the weather, just wait five minutes.' In Blaine, with hard work, I think we can get that down to three or four minutes."
By Weston Flippo | Librarian Ⅰ, Central Library
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