Diocesan News

Father Lauder Hosts 50th Friday Film Festival

Father Robert Lauder and the Office of Faith Formation, School of Evangelization will present the 50th Friday Film Festival at the Immaculate Conception Pastoral Center, Douglaston, on six Fridays in the fall. The schedule includes:

Sept. 11 – Sidney Lumet’s “Network,” starring William Holden, Faye Dunaway and Peter Finch

Sept. 18 – John Huston’s “The Maltese Falcon,” with Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sidney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre

Sept. 25 – Arthur Hiller’s “The In-Laws,” starring Alan Arkin and Peter Falk

Oct. 2 – Brian Percival’s “The Book Thief,” with Geoffrey Rush, Sophie Nelisse and Emily Watson

Oct. 16 – Sam Wood’s “Kings Row,” with Ronald Reagan, Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings and Claude Rains

Oct. 23 – Preston Sturges’ “Christmas in July,” with Dick Powell, Ellen Drew and Raymond Walburn

For tickets, send $25 for the series to Friday Film Festival, RC Diocese of Brooklyn, Attn. School of Evangelization, 310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, NY 11215, with a self-addressed, self-stamped envelope.