Bryn Mawr Classic Film Lovers Meetup Group

When a puppeteer (John Cusack) discovers a portal leading into the head of John Malkovich, his wife (Cameron Diaz) and work-crush (Catherine Keener) see a way to use the star for their own ends. Twenty-five years later, this dazzlingly odd dramedy from Spike Jonze (Her) and Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) remains totally unique.

Double feature Saturday! Choose between this film and Conclave and join us first for dinner at Sunrise 2 Thai restaurant in Bryn Mawr at 5 PM on Saturday! As always, please RSVP for dinner by 6 PM Friday in the comment section - TY! Oscar nominees Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield will charm you and break your heart as a young couple facing the ups-and-downs of life, from their unconventional meet-cute to their journey through parenthood to their companionship through a sobering medical diagnosis. Leaping back and forth across three timeframes, this intricate romantic drama from John Crowley (Brooklyn) examines what it means to make the most of our time on Earth.

Double feature Saturday! Choose between this film and We Live in Time and join us first for dinner at Sunrise 2 Thai restaurant in Bryn Mawr at 5 PM on Saturday! As always, please RSVP for dinner by 6 PM Friday in the comment section - TY! Following the pope’s death, the world’s Catholic cardinals gather in Rome to elect a new pontiff, with four contenders looming large—a progressive (Stanley Tucci), a reactionary (Sergio Castellitto), a Vatican insider (John Lithgow), and a charismatic but hardline clergyman (Lucian Msamati). As the conflicted conclave dean (Ralph Fiennes) tries to guide the assembly toward a scandal-free outcome, a series of intrigues, twists, betrayals, and shocking revelations upend all expectations for the race.

Hoping to identify a suitable girlfriend, a lonely widower holds auditions for a bogus film. When demure Asami shows up, the plan seems to have worked. At first. This notorious J-Horror landmark begins as a gentle romantic drama and develops into something else entirely.

This screening will be introduced by John Crodian of Viva Video. Stick around for a post-film conversation!