On Friday, January 7th, 2022 from 2-3:30pm on Zoom and streamed to the Kingsley Room, join us for an exploration of the history of movie comedy with returning presenter Brian Rose.
Since the beginning of motion pictures, making audiences laugh has been one of the film industry’s chief box office attractions. Join us for a look at the major highlights of screen comedy over the last 125 years, illustrated with more than 40 examples from Hollywood’s funniest films.
Brian Rose is a professor emeritus at Fordham University. He’s written several books on television history and cultural programming, and conducted more than a hundred Q&A’s with leading directors, actors, and writers for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the Screen Actors Guild, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and the Directors Guild of America.
Like all Southbury Public Library programs, this program is free to attend and open to anyone regardless of town of residency. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury Public Library. Registration is required. Zoom invitation links will be sent via email on the day of the program. Please visit the link below for more information and to register.
Registration Link:
Zoom https://www.southburylibrary.org/events/zoom-make-em-laugh-history-movie-comedy
In Person https://www.southburylibrary.org/events/person-make-em-laugh-history-movie-comedy