August film/book club highlights...

Film club discussed the two biopics (Capote and Infamous) about Truman Capote's experience of researching and writing his "nonfiction novel" about a 1959 murder of a Kansas family, entitled In Cold Blood. We thought that both actors did a fabulous job of portraying Capote, and both films were very good. The overall feeling was that Capote was much more darker than Infamous, while we had varying opinions on which we liked better, which portrayed Capote as more emphathetic versus manipulative, and so on. If you haven't seen either, or read In Cold Blood, they are definitely worth the time - but be prepared for a disturbing but fascinating exploration of the minds of killers.

Book club finished off the summer by reading Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons - lighter fare but still poignant in its portrayals of the day-to-day tribulations, rebellions, and laughter of a group of Minnesotan housewives spanning the late 1960s through 1990s.

September's Film: Modern Times (Wednesday, September 17, at 7pm)

September's Book: Confederacy of Dunces (Thursday, September 18, Noon)