WRL's Art House Cafe Film Series

About this event

This film series brings art house cinema to your Tuesdays. Join fellow film lovers for a few interesting insights before the screening and experience exceptional films together.

Nov. 3: The Inventor (2019)

This HBO documentary charts the rise and fall of Theranos, the multibillion dollar health tech company founded by Elizabeth Holmes, the youngest self-made female billionaire, and the massive fraud that took it down. 1 hr, 59 min (TV-14)

Nov. 10: Pressure (2026)

In the 72 hours before the planned launch of D-Day, General Dwight D. Eisenhower (Brendan Fraser) faces an impossible decision. Does he go ahead with the plan, despite questionable weather, or hold off, which risks the invasion being discovered by the Nazis? Anthony Maras directed this tense drama that costars Andrew Scott and Kerry Condon. 1 hr, 40 min (PG-13)

Nov. 17: Jazz on a Summer’s Day (1959)

The Newport Jazz Festival in 1958 boasted a legendary lineup of musicians, from Louis Armstrong, Chuck Berry, and Thelonious Monk to Mahalia Jackson singing “The Lord’s Prayer” at midnight. Directed by Bert Stern, this classic music documentary has been called “the greatest jazz film ever made.” 1 hr, 25 min (NR)

Nov. 24: Fanny’s Journey (Le Voyage de Fanny) (2016)

A young Jewish girl in a French orphanage is tasked with a dangerous responsibility when she must lead her friends from Nazi-occupied France to the safety of Switzerland. This amazing true story of courage in dire circumstances stars Léonie Souchaud and Fantine Harduin under the direction of Lola Doillon. In French with English subtitles. 1 hr, 34 min (NR)