Next Film:

Philadelphia

Starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington

6:00 PM, Friday, August 28, 2009

Lawrence Public Library Auditorium

Free and Open to the Public

When a man with AIDS (Hanks) is fired by a conservative law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer (Washington) as the only advocate willing to file a wrongful dismissal suit. The film won two Academy Awards in 1994, Best Actor in a Leading Role for Hanks and Best Music, Original Song, for Bruce Springsteen, for the song Streets of Philadelphia.

The program will include an appearance by local attorney Martin L. Miller, who will give commentary on the film and on how accurately the film portrays the legal system.

Because of a conflict, this film will be screened on the fourth Friday of August instead of on the usual third Friday.

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The Douglas County Law Library is sponsoring the Reels of Justice Film Series as a public service in its education and outreach program to promote a better understanding of the legal system in the community at large. The series will feature films that have been selected for their overall quality and for their portrayal of the legal system. Most of the films in the series are classics and feature major motion picture stars of the past and present. Films are screened four times per year, in February, May, August, and November, usually on the third Friday of the month.

In addition to the screening of a film, each program will include commentary on the main theme of the film and the accuracy of the film in portraying the legal system. Whenever possible, the commentary will be provided by a local attorney familiar with the film who will also take questions from the audience.

This free film series is shown in the Lawrence Public Library Auditorium.

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Some Other Films in the Series:

Anatomy of a Murder

November 2009

A Few Good Men

February 2010

Dial M for Murder

May 2010

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For more information, contact the Law Library at: info@douglascolawlibrary.org.

Comments to: Webmaster: Kerry Altenbernd, Law Librarian, Douglas County Law Library, Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, 111 East 11th Street, Lawrence, KS  66044.

Created: May 19, 2006; Revised: June 4, 2009