UPCOMING EVENTS

AHA Movie Group

Date/Time
Date(s) - 03/08/2023
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

The Wife (2017) – Awards
Available on Netflix
Top Cast: Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce

The Wife is a 2017 drama film directed by Björn L. Runge and written by Jane Anderson, based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Meg Wolitzer. It follows an aging woman (Close) who questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm with her husband (Pryce), who is set to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.

The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) – Awards
Available on Amazon Prime and HBO MAX

The Banshees of Inisherin is a black tragicomedy film directed, written, and co-produced by Martin McDonagh. Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland, the film stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two lifelong friends who find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them; Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan also star. It reunites Farrell and Gleeson, who previously worked together on McDonagh’s directorial debut, In Bruges (2008).

The Banshees of Inisherin received nine nominations at the 95th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Farrell), Best Supporting Actor (Gleeson and Keoghan), Best Supporting Actress (Condon) and Best Original Screenplay.[13] At the 80th Golden Globe Awards, it achieved three wins from eight nominations: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Actor – Musical or Comedy (Farrell), and Best Screenplay. Additionally, at the 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards, the film received five nominations. It was also named one of the Top Ten Films of 2022 by the National Board of Review.

This is a Zoom event; to get the Zoom link, you must register on AHA Hub or to the AHA office at 703.231.0824 or AHA@AtHomeInAlexandria.org.