Do you like to chat about movies? Participants view each film on their own and then join a group discussion and critique via Zoom. Movies are selected through discussion and a decision of Chat participants. Join the Movie Chat and bring your recommendations! Here are the movies for November 3rd:

Seven Samurai    1954

Original title: Shichinin no samurai

IMDb RATING: Not Rated

A veteran samurai–on hard times, answers a village's request for protection from bandits and he gathers 6 other samurai to help him.  The film culminates in a giant battle when 40 bandits attack the village.

• Director: Akira Kurosawa

• Writers: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni

• Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura and Keiko Tsushima

The Magnificent Seven   1960

IMDb RATING:   7.7

A bandit gang terrorizes a Mexican farming village each year. Some village elders go to the US to find gunmen to defend them. They end up with seven, each arriving for his own reason. The film culminates in a giant battle when the bandits attack the village.

• Director: John Sturges

• Writers: William Roberts, Akira Kurosawa and Walter Bernstein

• Stars: Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson 

Copies of these movies are often available on DVD at the Edgewater Branch library for checkout with your library card or you can watch them online through a streaming service of your choice.

Registration is required. You will receive an email with the link to join the online Zoom discussion group.

This program is offered in partnership with the Edgewater Branch Library.