Fenimore Art Museum, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Glimmerglass Opera present the fourth annual Cabin Fever Film Series every Friday in January and February at 7 p.m. This season’s Cabin Fever Film Series, “Books on the Big Screen,” features films inspired by literature, including To Kill a Mockingbird, Peter Pan and Shakespeare in Love.
The film screenings are free and open to the public and run January 4 through February 29 at either the Fenimore Art Museum Auditorium or the National Baseball Hall of Fame Grandstand Theater. To complement the literary theme, Augur’s Bookstore is sponsoring a book raffle at each film: three winners will receive copies of the book that inspired the evening’s film. Augur’s Bookstore is located at the corner of Pioneer and Main streets in Cooperstown.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and patrons should use the main entrances at both locations. Refreshments will
be available for purchase, with proceeds benefiting area organizations.
January 4: Nobody’s Fool (R, 1994)
Running time: 118 minutes
Location: Fenimore Art Museum
Based on the novel of the same name by New York State author Richard Russo, Nobody’s Fool imparts a rich portrait of life in small-town America. Academy Award-winner Paul Newman stars as Sully, a local ne’er-do-well, who has been squeaking by all his life through minor construction jobs in his depressing hometown in Upstate New York. The late, great Jessica Tandy, in her final role, splendidly plays his eternally cheerful landlady who may just be able to turn Sully’s life around. Nobody’s Fool is sure to warm your heart against a New York winter.
This film is rated R for language and some nudity.
January 11: Much Ado About Nothing (PG-13*, 1993)
Running time: 111 minutes
Location: Fenimore Art Museum
Two love stories intermingle, one mischievously funny and the other sweetly poignant, in Shakespeare’s
sexy and sparkling comedy. Kenneth Branagh, Michael Keaton, Emma Thompson and Denzel
Washington star in this critically-acclaimed hit fraught with mistaken identity and amusing adventures.
*This movie is rated PG-13 for brief nudity.
January 18: The Indian in the Cupboard (PG, 1995)
Running time: 96 minutes
Location: National Baseball Hall of Fame
Adapted from the first of a series of children’s books by Lynne Reid Banks, this amazing fantasy adventure tells of a boy who secretly creates a world of living characters when he discovers that with a turn of a key, he can magically bring to life a three-inch toy Indian. Frank Oz directs this engaging motion picture that mixes brilliant special effects with live action.
January 25: To Kill a Mockingbird (NR, 1962)
Running time: 129 minutes
Location: Fenimore Art Museum
Winner of three Academy Awards, To Kill a Mockingbird tells the story of one family’s struggle in the Depression-era South. Two children watch as their principled father Atticus Finch takes a stand against intolerance and racism by defending a poor black man accused of rape. Brilliantly adapted from the semiauto biographical novel by Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird will make you laugh, cry and think.
February 1: Shakespeare in Love (R*, 1998)
Running time: 122 minutes
Location: Fenimore Art Museum
William Shakespeare, a struggling young playwright, suffers from writer’s block in this witty, fastmoving romantic comedy set in London in 1593. When Shakespeare meets and falls instantly in love with the startlingly beautiful Viola (Gwyneth Paltrow), his creative powers are unleashed as he completes Romeo and Juliet, one of the greatest and most tragic love stories of all time.
*This movie is rated R for nudity and sexual situations.
February 8: Peter Pan (G, 1952)
Running time: 77 minutes
Location: National Baseball Hall of Fame
“When there's a smile in your heart, there's no better place to start” than with Walt Disney's animated family classic, Peter Pan. A wish...a pinch of pixie dust...and you're whisked away to the second star on the right and Neverland, where you can relive the magical adventures of Peter, Wendy, the Island of Lost Boys, the villainous Captain Hook and the deadly "ticking" crocodile.
February 15: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (PG-13*, 2000)
Running time: 93 minutes
Location: Fenimore Art Museum
In the Depression-era deep South, three escapees from a Mississippi prison chain gang: Everett Ulysses McGill (George Clooney), sweet and simple Delmar (Tim Blake Nelson), and the perpetually angry Pete (John Turturro) attempt to return home. Still in shackles, they make a hasty run for their lives and end up on an incredible journey filled with challenging experiences and colorful characters in this modern-day spin on Homer’s The Odyssey.
*This movie is rated PG-13 for mild violence and adult humor.
February 22: 10 Things I Hate About You (PG-13*, 1999)
Running time: 97 minutes
Location: Fenimore Art Museum
Pretty and popular Bianca wants a date. But her dad won’t let her date until her older, odious sister, Kat, has a date of her own. Bianca’s friends hatch a convoluted scheme to match Kat with her male equivalent: a guy whose reputation is so infamous, Kat might rise to the challenge and find him worthy of her concealed charms. 10 Things I Hate About You brings Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew to life for a new generation of movie watchers.
*This movie is rated PG-13 for language and adult humor. -- www.glimmerglass.org
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