***PLEASE NOTE: This event will be posted on several meetups and is also open to the public -- it is not strictly a "meetup" for this particular group.***

Our film this week doesn't fit into our usual rotation of genres, but we're looking forward to seeing it and hope you'll join us. We're sorry to say that this screening will be the last in our Sunday evening series. Starting July 12th, Sunday evenings will be Open Mic Nights hosted by Java Joe's. We're tentatively planning to pick up the film series on Sunday afternoons, but will probably wait until Autumn, when people may be more inclined to spend some time indoors.

Netflix.com synopsis of Revolutionary Road: Based on the novel by Richard Yates and set in the mid-1950s, this story helmed by Sam Mendes follows the Wheelers (Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslett, in a Golden Globe-winning role), a young couple in suburban Connecticut who tries desperately to confront the problems in their relationship while raising two children. Despite their best intentions, the couple's intense arguments send them into a downward spiral. Michael Shannon co-stars in an Oscar-nominated role.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times, 5 stars...
'This film is so good it is devastating. A lot of people believe their parents didn't understand them. What if they didn't understand themselves? ... DiCaprio and Winslet... are so good, they stop being actors and become the people I grew up around.'

119 minutes, Rated R, 2008

Additional Info

The venue is owned by Donna, an assistant organizer of this group, and we frequently have a variety of social events at the cafe which we let meetup members know about.

The film viewing is FREE. Cafe Libertalia's offerings will be available for purchase: French-press coffee, espresso, lattes, frappes, 'snack meals', desserts, organic pizza from Pizza Fusion and sandwiches from Which 'Wich (both across the street; all items to be ordered at Cafe Libertalia). We request that you make a purchase or a donation.

People often hang out after the film to talk about it and socialize -- everyone is welcome to join in.

PARKING:

On-street spots can usually be found, although not frequently available right on the block of the cafe; no meter charges after 6pm; best locations 4th, 3rd, 2nd Avenues, toward Pennsylvania Avenue (a couple of blocks from the cafe).

$3 parking lots for all day or evening:

John's Luggage, 3833 Fourth Ave, from 5:30 Mon-Fri, 4:30 Sat., all day Sun; walk through Washington Mutual parking lot to get from 4th Ave. to the cafe on 5th.

California Bank & Trust Co., 3737 Fifth Avenue (between Robinson and Pennsylvania Avenues), east side of 5th Avenue, after business hours.

$4 parking lot for all evening:

Un-named lot across the street from California Bank & Trust Co. and a few doors down from The Hillcrest Inn Hotel (not the lot next to the hotel) on 5th Ave. between Robinson and Pennsylvania, west side of 5th (a block from the cafe).

Union Bank, west side of Fifth Avenue, between University and Washington (about a block north of the cafe).

$2 per hour lots:

Rite Aid, Robinson and 5th Avenue (half-block from the cafe)

Public lot across Robinson from Rite Aid and next to Jamba Juice

Most convenient, but $8 for the day or evening:

Washington Mutual, two doors south of the cafe.