Catch a Movie This Rainy WeekendThe snow melting from my roof has sounded like rainfall for the last few days. Now they say that heavy rains are coming for the weekend -– and even more snow – all likely to produce flooding. But don’t spend another weekend shut in. Break out the raingear, slide your feet into those snow boots and get out this weekend!
The African American Film Festival
Relive the Lincoln Theatre’s heyday as a first-run movie house for African-American films at this weekend’s African American Film Festival. Co-sponsored by the Smithsonian Associates and the theater, the two-day festival will spotlight a few of the most entertaining African-American films screened at the Lincoln Theatre during its 80-year history. The Festival will also feature contemporary independent films and panel discussions with film historians, critics and filmmakers. Films to be shown include That’s Black Entertainment, Imitation of Life, Black Buckaroo, and Cornbread, Earl and Me. Topics to be addressed include “The Changing Image of African Americans in Film” and “Today’s Challenge of Making Black Films.”
The Lincoln Theater is on U between 12th and 13th Streets NW. The festival will be held Saturday, Feb. 22, noon to 9 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 23, 1 to 9 p.m.
Tickets are $3.00 for classical films, $9.00 for independent films or $20.00 for a full weekend pass, which includes a reception and panel discussion.
Click here for a full schedule.
When Israel Attacked the US
During the Six-Day War, Israel hit and nearly sank the USS Liberty. Thirty-four American servicemen were killed in the two-hour assault by Israeli warplanes and torpedo boats. Israel claimed the whole affair was a tragic accident based on mistaken identification of the ship. The American government accepted that explanation.
Yet for more than 30 years, many people did not believe the official explanation but were unable to rebut it convincingly. Now, the BBC documentary Dead in the Water uses startling new evidence to reveal the truth behind the seemingly inexplicable attack. The film will be shown at http://www.visionsdc.com/dyno/index.asp Visions Cinema on Saturday, Feb. 22, at 1 p.m. In attendance will be survivors of the Liberty giving their eyewitness descriptions of what really happened. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased here. This event is sponsored by the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee.
