Merrill Film Society
Wednesday, January 10th @ 7 pm: 12 Angry Men
Our collaboration with Yarmouth Historical Society continues with a screening of the classic deliberation room drama: 12 Angry Men.
Upon release this twelve-men-arguing-in-a-room movie saw little reward at the box office but the critics loved it. It went on to be nominated for Best Picture, Best Director (Sidney Lumet), and Best Screenplay (Reginald Rose, who also wrote the original 1954 teleplay). If you haven’t seen it, you are missing out on an absolute classic.
Wednesday, January 24th @ 7 pm: Coherence
Paired with 12 Angry Men, an old-Hollywood, philosophical, dramatic film about twelve people arguing in a deliberation room, we have Coherence, a small-budget, big thinking, science fiction picture about eight people arguing in a living room.
Chances are you haven’t even heard of this film, and to tell you anything about it would spoil it, but if you like to solve mysteries, watch relationship drama, and/or like stories about comets, this movie will not let you down. It sits at 89% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and is the definition of a “hidden gem”. Come see it!
