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! This week’s movies will be announced in advance.

Elmer Gantry- rated 7.7/10 (1960) - A fast-talking traveling salesman with a charming, loquacious manner is taken with a lay preacher whose revivalism has attracted quite a following, but his past soon catches up with him.

•  Director: Richard Brooks

•  Stars: Bert Lancaster, Jean Simmons and Arthur Kennedy

Guys and Dolls - rated 7.1/10 (1955) - All the hot gamblers are in town for the Greatest Floating Crap Game in New York, but they need a venue. Enter Sarah Brown, who’s short on sinners at the mission she runs. A deal is struck for 12 ‘sinners.’

• Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

• Writers: Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows, Damon Runyon and Ben Hecht

• Stars: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons and Frank Sinatra

Copies of these movies are usually 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.