Movie: Men In Black

Join us for Men In Black, the third of our three Saturday morning Scary but Funny movies!

2000;

Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent

D'Onofrio, Rip Torn, and Tony Shalhoub; Rated PG-13; 98 minutes

This sci-fi adventure comedy follows the exploits of Agents K and J,

members of a top-secret organization established to monitor alien

activity on Earth. Their current assignment: to locate and exterminate

an intergalactic terrorist (a villainous bug inhabiting the body of a

farmer) who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from

opposing galaxies. If they fail, the Earth will be destroyed. It's all

in a day's work for the Men In Black.

This series is hosted by Dan Kimmel, professional film critic and past

president of the Boston Society of Film Critics. Dan will offer brief

introductory remarks before each film, and

there will also be time afterwards for and comments, questions, and

discussion.

Dan’s books on film include The Dream Team: The Rise and Fall of DreamWorks:

Lessons from the New Hollywood; I'll Have What She's Having: Behind the Scenes

of the Great Romantic Comedies; and most recently, Jar Jar Binks Must Die... and

Other Observations About Science Fiction Movies, which has been nominated for a

2012 Hugo Award. He lives in Somerville.

This free film series is sponsored by the Friends of the Library and all

are welcome. We hope you can join us! Look for more Community Curated

film series in the weeks and months to come