FILM SERIES
Considered by many to be the greatest living actress, Meryl Streep has been nominated for the Academy Award an astonishing 21 times. A meticulous perfectionist, with varied performances from heart-wrenching Holocaust tragedy to Grecian Isle musical comedy, Streep’s filmography cannot be easily summarized… so we’re putting it to an audience bracket! Join us for 8 of her memorable performances on screen, and go mad for Meryl this March with The Little!
In This Series
- Monday, March 2 & Thursday, March 5 – Sophie’s Choice
- Wednesday, March 4 – Before and After
- Sunday, March 8 – The Deer Hunter
- Saturday, March 14 – Out of Africa
- Thursday, March 19 – The River Wild
- Sunday, March 22 – Doubt
- Wednesday, March 25 – Mamma Mia!
- Sunday, March 29 – Adaptation
IN THIS SERIES
Sophie’s Choice – Mar. 2 & 5
MARCH MERYL MADNESS | Monday, March 2 and Thursday, March 5 | Sophie is the survivor of Nazi concentration camps, who has found a reason to live with Nathan, a sparkling if unsteady American Jew obsessed with the Holocaust.
Before and After – Mar. 4
MARCH MERYL MADNESS | Wednesday, March 4 at 7:30pm | Two parents (Meryl Streep and Liam Neeson) deal with the effects when their son is accused of murdering his girlfriend.
The Deer Hunter – Mar. 8
MARCH MERYL MADNESS | Sunday, March 8 at 3:00pm | Friends from a working-class Pennsylvania steel town prepare to ship out overseas following Steven’s elaborate wedding and one final group hunting trip. Their lives are forever changed by the Vietnam War. Starring Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Savage, and Meryl Streep
Out of Africa – Mar. 14
MARCH MERYL MADNESS x REMEMBERING ROBERT REDFORD | Saturday, March 14 at 7:00pm | In 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter. Starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, and directed by Sydney Pollack
The River Wild – Mar. 19
MARCH MERYL MADNESS | Thursday, March 19 at 7:30pm | Rafting expert Gail takes on a pair of armed killers while navigating a spectacularly violent river in this crowd-pleasing action-adventure. Starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, and David Strathairn
Doubt – Mar. 22
MARCH MERYL MADNESS | Sunday, March 22 at 3:30pm | A Catholic school principal (Meryl Streep) questions a priest’s (Philip Seymour Hoffman) ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student, and — despite her lack of evidence — begins a personal crusade against the priest. With Amy Adams and Viola Davis.
Mamma Mia! – Mar. 25
MARCH MERYL MADNESS | Wednesday, March 25 at 7:30pm | Independent hotelier Donna (Meryl Streep) is preparing for her daughter’s wedding, while spirited bride-to-be Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) invites three men from her mother’s past in order to discern which is her biological father. Based on the stage musical of the same name, and featuring the music of ABBA.
Adaptation – Mar. 29
MARCH MERYL MADNESS | Sunday, March 29 at 7:00pm | A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt ‘The Orchid Thief’ by Susan Orlean for the screen. From director Spike Jonze and writer and Charlie Kaufman, starring Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, and Chris Cooper.
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