See Smoke Signals in November

Screening Party: Sunday, Nov. 9 @ 2:30 p.m.

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Chocolat for October

''It is an amazement of riches. . . . Try me. Test me. Taste me.''

Read a review.
Read the first chapter.

Our Adaptations title for October is Chocolat by Joanne Harris. We have copies of the book available for check out at the Avondale circulation desk and our screening party is scheduled for Oct. 12th at 2:30 p.m.

The Monuments Men

Our Adaptations title for September is The Monuments Men by Robert M. Edsel. We have copies of the book available for check out at the Avondale circulation desk and our screening party is scheduled for Sept. 14th at 2:30 p.m.

Ender's Game

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Screening Party: Sunday, July 13 @ 2:30 p.m.
AfterParty: Tuesday, July 22nd @ 6:30 p.m.

Copies of the acclaimed science fiction novel are available for check out at the Avondale circulation desk.

Super Summer is the "Talk of Alabama"

ABC 33/40 - Birmingham News, Weather, Sports

Super Summer Continues this Sunday!

It's web-slinging time again!

Get Ready for a Super Summer!

It's that time again! Join us every Sunday afternoon in June at 2:30 for a free comic book-to-film movie matinee.

Mary Poppins and Mr. Banks

Our title for May is Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers.

Mary Poppins & Mr. Banks Mash-Up
Mary Poppins Screening Party: Sat., May 10th @ 2:30 p.m.
Saving Mr. Banks Screening Party: Sun., May 11th @ 2:30 p.m.
AfterParty: Tuesday, May 20th @ 6:30 p.m.

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Shakespeare's Birthday Bash

We're celebrating Shakespeare's 450th birthday this month! If you've always wanted to see what a Shakespearean play would look like with mind-blowing special effects, or wondered what Joss Whedon could do with the Bard, now's your chance!

Shakespeare's Birthday Bash Screening Parties:
Saturday, April 12th @ 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 13th @ 2:30 p.m.

AfterParty Discussion of Shakespeare in film (with birthday cake):
Tuesday, April 22nd at 6:30 p.m.

Rediscover the great American novel

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Screening Party: Sun., Mar. 16th @ 2:30 p.m.
AfterParty: Tuesday, Mar. 18th @ 6:30 p.m.

About the book
About the film
Reading guide

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Can you get a life and discover love, all in one day? Two women are about to find out.

Screening Party: Sun., Feb. 16th @ 2:30 p.m.
AfterParty: Tuesday, Feb. 25th @ 6:30 p.m.

Read more about the film.
Read an excerpt from the novel.

Take a trip to Middle Earth . . .

Screening Party: Sunday, Jan. 12 @ 2:30 p.m.
AfterParty: Tuesday, Jan. 28th @ 6:30 p.m.

All Aboard for The Polar Express!

On Christmas Eve, a boy boards a magical train that's headed to the North Pole.

Screening Party:  Sunday, Dec. 8th @ 2:30 p.m.
Discussion:  Tuesday, Dec. 10th @ 6:30 p.m.

Read a sample of the book.
(Then scroll down and read "Amazon Exclusive: A Letter from Chris Van Allsburg."
Listen to the story read aloud by the author, courtesy of Barnes & Noble's online storytime. (p. 3)
Check out the book's official website for more information, games, activities and recipes.  For those who truly believe, send free polar express e-cards!

Adaptations Enters the World of Jane Austen

Sparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class. Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice?

Screening Party: Sunday, Nov. 17th @ 2:30 p.m.
AfterParty: Tuesday, Nov. 19th @ 6:30 p.m.

Read more about it on the Focus Features site.
Download/Read the free ebook.
Breaking news: Pride & Prejudice reimagined as a computer game!

Celebrate the season with a good old-fashioned haunting!

Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House was a finalist for the National Book Award and one of the best literary ghost stories of the century. The film, produced in 1963, is the gold standard of haunted house movies, and can still spook an audience 50 years later.

Screening Party: Sunday, Oct. 13th @ 2:30 p.m.
AfterParty: Tuesday, October 22nd @ 6:30 p.m.

Dr. Markway, doing research to prove the existence of ghosts, investigates Hill House, a large, eerie mansion with a lurid history of violent death and insanity. With him are the skeptical young Luke, who stands to inherit the house, the mysterious and clairvoyant Theodora and the insecure Eleanor, whose psychic abilities make her feel somehow attuned to whatever spirits inhabit the old mansion. As time goes by it becomes obvious that they have gotten more than they bargained for as the ghostly presence in the house manifests itself in horrific and deadly ways.

The Lincoln we only thought we knew . . .

Steven Spielberg directs two-time Academy Award® winner Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln, a revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President’s tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. His choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.

Screening Party: Sunday, Sept. 15th @ 2:30 p.m.
AfterParty: Tuesday, Sept. 24th @ 6:30 p.m.

The Dream Lives

Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Miserables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption--a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. Jackman plays ex-prisoner Jean Valjean, hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert (Crowe) after he breaks parole. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine's (Hathaway) young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever.

Screening Party: Sun., Aug. 11th @ 2:30 p.m.
AfterParty: Tuesday, August 20th @ 6:30 p.m.

Get Jurassic in July!

Join Adaptations this month for an all-expenses-paid trip to Jurassic Park, where the popcorn is fresh and the dinosaurs are hungry -- It's an adventure 65 million years in the making!

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Screening Party: Sun., July 14th @ 2:30 p.m.
AfterParty: Tuesday, July 23rd @ 6:30 p.m.

It's a bird . . . It's a plane . . .

We wrap up Super Summer 2 with a screening of the iconic 1978 Superman movie starring Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, and Gene Hackman. Showtime is 2:30 p.m. June 30th!