Lily Tomlin's 'Grandma' Among February Movies At Stamford Library

In addition to the Library’s Second Saturday Cinema and Third Thursday @ One, the Andrew Gale Film Series continues.

Beyond the Lights -- Andrew Gale Film Series is at 1 p.m. Wednesday. The pressures of stardom nearly destroy a young musician. With Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Minnie Driver and Danny Glover, and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. It's rated PG-13 and has a 116-minute runtime.

Grandma -- 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24. A lesbian poet coping with the recent death of her partner is visited unexpectedly by her granddaughter. This stars Lily Tomlin, Marcia Gay Harden and Judy Greer and is directed by Paul Weitz. It's rated R, and runs for 79 minutes.

Red Hook Summer -- Second Saturday Cinema is at 2 p.m. Saturday. An Atlanta teen experiences a new side of life while spending the summer in Brooklyn with his grandfather -- a fire-and-brimstone preacher who’s determined to save his soul. The movie features Clarke Peters, Jules Brown and Toni Lysaith. It's directed by Spike Lee, is rated R and has a runtime of 121 minutes.

Amy -- Third Thursday @ One is at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18. This documentary is about British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, who died in 2011 at the age of 27. The movie features Amy Winehouse, Yasiin Bey, Mark Ronson and Tony Bennett, and Asif Kapadia directs. It's rated R and runs for 128 minutes.

Films screen in the Main Library's DiMattia Building's Third Floor Auditorium, One Public Library Plaza , Stamford. For more information, call 203-351-8231.

All programs are supported by the Friends of The Ferguson Library.

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