Winter film series: Join the Edmonds Library and the Edmonds Arts Commission on Sunday afternoons for a new film series featuring four films adapted from literature. Following each screening, a moderated discussion will be held about the filmmakers’ interpretation of the original novels. All screenings begin at 1 p.m. in the Edmonds Plaza Room, above the Edmonds Library, 650 Main St. The events are free. Feb. 23: “The Age of Innocence,” a 1993 film co-written and directed by Martin Scorsese that adapted the Edith Wharton novel of the same title. March 1: “25th Hour,” a 2002 film adaptation directed by Spike Lee of David Benioff’s novel. Call 425-771-1933.
Sunday Films at the Library: 2 p.m. Feb. 23, Everett main library, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett. Showing is “The Sower” from 2017. The film is set in 1851, when France’s autocratic President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte ordered the arrest of all the men of a remote mountain farming village following a Republican uprising.
Edmonds Diversity Film Series: The third season continues at the Edmonds Theater, 415 Main St., Edmonds. Free. Next up is “In the Family” on March 21. Beginning with her story of testing positive for the familial breast cancer mutation, filmmaker Joanna Rudnick chronicles the lives of several women currently undergoing the process of genetic testing, following them from their decision to seek testing, through the testing process, and in the aftermath when they are coming to terms with the information they receive. The final films in the series are “Fat Boy Chronicles” and “On Beauty” on April 18. More at www.diversity.edmondswa.gov.
Silent Movie and Pipe Organ Series: 7:30 p.m. March 27, Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave., Everett. Watch Alfred Hitchcock’s 1928 film “The Lodger,” starring Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney and Ivor Novello. It’s about the hunt for a “Jack the Ripper”-like serial killer in London. Tickets are $15. Some of the top 100 silent movies of all time are shown at the historic theater every other month. More at tinyurl.com/EvSilentMovie.
Everett Film Festival: The 23rd annual festival will screen 12 films — including documentaries, animated shorts and full-length features — April 10-11 at the Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave., Everett. Tickets are $40-$60 for both Friday and Saturday, $25-$30 Friday only and $30-$35 for Saturday only. More at www.everettfilmfestival.org.
Film Cabaret Series: The 1963 film, “The Pink Panther,” will be shown at 8 p.m. April 23. Interpol’s Inspector Jacques Clouseau has been so obsessed with catching a notorious jewel thief nicknamed ”The Phantom” for the past 15 years that he is not even aware that the thief’s lover is Mme. Clouseau. Tickets are $20 cabaret plus film, $10 film only. Cabaret opens at 6:30 p.m., the film begins at 8 p.m. Call 425-275-9595. More at www.edmondscenterforthearts.org.
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