Film History: Screening “The Public Enemy” Come along and celebrate the history of Cinema and the legacy of the Town Hall with this exciting retrospective programme, a rare opportunity to see these films on the big screen.
Join us at Naas Library & Cultural Centre as we celebrate the history of cinema with a season of monthly film screenings. This programme is curated by our own (also author/film historian) Wayne Byrne in honour of our building’s past as the Naas Town Hall Cinema, with a series of films programmed from the era in which the building operated as a popular picture house from 1902 to 1940. One Friday per month we will screen feature films released across those four decades, from silent epics to early talkies, from musicals to comedies, crime to horror, adventures to westerns.
First up on Friday 20th September is The Public Enemy, the 1931 pre-code Warner Bros. crime picture starring James Cagney and Jean Harlow that set the standard for all gangster films to follow. It was a controversial release in its day for its unflinching depiction of the criminal underworld, with themes and storylines ripped straight from the sensationalist newspaper headlines.
So, come along and celebrate the history of Cinema and the legacy of the Town Hall with this exciting retrospective programme, a rare opportunity to see these films on the big screen.
Join us for tea and coffee before the feature presentation!
All welcome. No booking required.