Films

Welcome the unruly and enigmatic creatures of the season with Spring Peepers, an extravaganza of Studio Ghibli movies shown at Forbes Library. Grab a chair, or bring your own cushion and get comfy. 

Today we're showing Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.

About the movie:
Nausicaä is the princess of a rural valley that lives at peace on the edge of a deadly fungal wasteland, until a ship carrying a weapon from a bygone industrial age crashes nearby. When warriors from a far country come to retrieve the artifact, their invasion draws Nausicaä and her people into a sprawling political conflict. Set 1,000 years after a global war that nearly destroyed all life on Earth.
 

Far Out Film Discussion functions like a book club - watch the film on your own and gather at the library on the first and third Wednesdays to discuss.  

We will meet in the Community room on Wednesday April 2nd at 6:30 to talk about the 2003 film The Hulk directed by Ang Lee.

DVD copies will be available to borrow in the Arts and Music department.

Welcome the unruly and enigmatic creatures of the season with Spring Peepers, an extravaganza of Studio Ghibli movies shown at Forbes Library. Grab a chair, or bring your own cushion and get comfy.

Tonight we're showing The Tale of Princess Kaguya. 
About the film:

Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthralls all who encounter her, but ultimately she must confront her fate, the punishment for her crime.

Far Out Film Discussion functions like a book club - watch the film on your own and gather at the library on the first and third Wednesdays to discuss.  

We will meet in the Community room on Wednesday April 16th at 6:30 to talk about the 2023 film The Beast directed by French filmmaker Bertrand Bonello.

DVD copies of the film will be available in the Arts and Music department a week before the meeting. 

This film can be streamed on Kanopy using your Boston Public Library Ecard or your Forbes Library card. https://www.kanopy.com/en/forbes/video/14921265

Welcome the unruly and enigmatic creatures of the season with Spring Peepers, an extravaganza of Studio Ghibli movies shown at Forbes Library. Grab a chair, or bring your own cushion and get comfy.

Today we're showing Howl's Moving Castle.

About the film:

A young woman named Sophie is cursed by the Witch of the Waste and is turned into an old woman who is unable to tell anyone of her plight. Unable to continue her job at her mother's hat shop, she goes to the ambulatory castle of the notorious wizard Howl and insinuates herself into his household. Sophie befriends Calcifer, the fire demon who powers the castle and who is bound to Howl by a contract, the terms of which Calcifer cannot reveal. They promise to help each other with their problems. Like Calcifer, Howl can also see through the Witch's spell, and he and Sophie fall in love. Sophie helps Howl confront his former teacher, and the Witch of the Waste.

Welcome the unruly and enigmatic creatures of the season with Spring Peepers, an extravaganza of Studio Ghibli movies shown at Forbes Library. Grab a chair in the Community Room or the Coolidge Museum, or bring your own cushion and get comfy. 

Tonight we're showing Princess Mononoke. 
About the film: 

Inflicted with a deadly curse, a young warrior named Ashitaka sets out to the forests of the west in search of the cure that will save his life. Once there, he becomes inextricably entangled in a bitter battle that matches Lady Eboshi and a proud clan of humans against the forest's animal gods, who are led by the brave Princess Mononoke, a young woman raised by wolves.

Welcome the unruly and enigmatic creatures of the season with Spring Peepers, an extravaganza of Studio Ghibli movies shown at Forbes Library. Grab a chair, or bring your own cushion and get comfy. 

Today we're screening Ponyo. 

About the film:
A young boy named Sosuke rescues a goldfish named Ponyo, and they embark on a fantastic journey of friendship before Ponyo's father forces her to return to the sea. Ponyo's desire to be human upsets the balance of nature and only Ponyo's mother, a beautiful sea goddess, can restore nature's balance and make Ponyo's dreams come true.

Welcome the unruly and enigmatic creatures of the season with Spring Peepers, an extravaganza of Studio Ghibli movies shown at Forbes Library. Grab a chair, or bring your own cushion and get comfy. 

Tonight we're showing My Neighbor Totoro. 

About the film:
Two young sisters spend a summer in the Japanese countryside with their father. The children's strange new home turns out to be a wonderland filled with creatures and a trio of furry woodland sprites who can only be seen by children.

Welcome the unruly and enigmatic creatures of the season with Spring Peepers, an extravaganza of Studio Ghibli movies shown at Forbes Library. Grab a chair, or bring your own cushion and get comfy. 

Tonight we're showing Pom Poko.

About the film:

From acclaimed director Isao Takahata. Celebrate the magic of the forest and the beauty of the creatures that live among us. An extraordinary tale of transformation and hope is told as the human world begins to encroach upon the animal world. 

Welcome the unruly and enigmatic creatures of the season with Spring Peepers, an extravaganza of Studio Ghibli movies shown at Forbes Library. Grab a chair, or bring your own cushion and get comfy.

Tonight we're showing The Boy and the Heron.

About the film:

A young boy named Mahito yearning for his mother ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning. A semi-autobiographical fantasy about life, death, and creation, in tribute to friendship, from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.

Welcome the unruly and enigmatic creatures of the season with Spring Peepers, an extravaganza of Studio Ghibli movies shown at Forbes Library. Grab a chair, or bring your own cushion and get comfy.

Today we're showing Spirited Away. 

About the film:

When a young girl gets trapped in a strange new world of spirits, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free herself and rescue her parents. Chihiro and her parents accidentally wander into another world ruled by witches and monsters. When her parents are captured by the ruler of the world, she tricks the witch into hiring her so she can figure out how to free them.