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This Meetup has a special place in its heart for films outside of mainstream Hollywood. We’re talking indie gems, cult films, foreign (yes, with subtitles), some arthouse, forgotten classics; anything off the beaten path or fresh (for its time). We host in-person screenings at public libraries across Northern Virginia and there are plenty of online offerings too. Join us for the entertainment, and stick around for thoughtful discussions.
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· Shortcut to Happiness · by Alec Baldwin ☼ online event
Nowhere , King Street, Alexandria, VA, USIn this freewheeling take on The Devil and Daniel Webster, a mediocre writer who craves literary success and fame makes the diabolical deal. After the bargain is struck, his books sell by the millions despite being even worse than before. The plot is predictable with scenes worthy of a made-for-TV movie, but an outstanding cast raises the production to a higher level than the screenplay deserves: Alec Baldwin, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Anthony Hopkins, Dan Aykroyd, and Kim Cattrall hold the viewer’s interest all the way to the end.
■ Title — Shortcut to Happiness
■ Director — Alec Baldwin
■ Cast —Alec Baldwin, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Anthony Hopkins
■ Rating — PG-13
■ ©2003 | 1h 46m | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy■ Watch free with ads on Fandango:
https://athome.fandango.com/content/browse/details/Shortcut-to-Happiness/1050559
■ Watch free with ads on Fawesome:
https://fawesome.tv/movies/10317639/shortcut-to-happiness
■ Watch free with ads on Tubi:
https://tubitv.com/movies/462515/shortcut-to-happiness
■ Available free without ads to Amazon Prime members: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.0cb2f9d0-ac8c-62ca-78d5-3ca3c8fcddcc■ As with most of our online features, you can watch this one whenever you like. Members who watch at the scheduled time may enjoy exchanging comments with other members on this page. If you post a comment before the show, please avoid spoilers. Comments posted after the show may contain any content, but Oddball Cinema encourages members to always avoid spoilers unless there’s some particularly important details you need to mention.
■ Many of the movies on our online events from as far back as March 2020 are still available for viewing. However, titles sometimes move
from one streaming service to another. If you find that the links on an old event no longer work, you can search for the current providers of any title here: https://justwatch.com3 attendees
· From Prada to Nada · by Angel Gracia ☼ online event
Nowhere , King Street, Alexandria, VA, USThis feature translates Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility into fluent Latinx, with the rigid class structure of 18th-century Britain replaced by the ethnic mosaic of 21st-century Los Angeles. Two twenty-something sisters have enjoyed posh and privileged lives in a palatial Beverly Hills mansion since birth. Although of Mexican descent, they have little awareness of their heritage, no knowledge of its history and customs, and they don’t even speak Spanish. When their father dies, his secret overwhelming debt comes crashing down on them, and they’re forced to sell everything, including their home. A kind relative in east L.A. takes them into her crowded household, and there they get a crash course in Mexican-American culture.
■ Title — From Prada to Nada
■ Director — Angel Gracia
■ Cast — Camilla Belle, Alexa PenaVega, Kuno Becker
■ Rating — PG-13
■ ©2011 | 1h 47m | Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance■ Watch free with ads on Fawesome:
https://fawesome.tv/movies/10464698/from-prada-to-nada
■ Watch free with ads on Tubi:
https://tubitv.com/movies/569442/from-prada-to-nada■ As with most of our online features, you can watch this one whenever you like. Members who watch at the scheduled time may enjoy exchanging comments with other members on this page. If you post a comment before the show, please avoid spoilers. Comments posted after the show may contain any content, but Oddball Cinema encourages members to always avoid spoilers unless there’s some particularly important details you need to mention.
■ Many of the movies on our online events from as far back as March 2020 are still available for viewing. However, titles sometimes move from one streaming service to another. If you find that the links on an old event no longer work, you can search for the current providers of any title here: https://justwatch.com
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