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  • Joined: August 30, 2022
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Scorsese’s Film Foundation launches free virtual theater

NEW YORK (AP) — Film Foundation, the nonprofit founded by Martin Scorsese dedicated to film preservation, is launching a virtual theater to stream classic films free of charge. The film organization announced Friday that the Film Foundation Restoration Screening Room will launch May 9 with the presentation of “I Know Where I’m Going!,” Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s Scotland-set romance, recently restored by the Film Foundation and the British Film Institute’s National Archive. The screening room will present films in a live-event manner, with movies playing at a specific time and accompanied by introductions and conversations.

TODAY

Today is the 116th day of 2022 and the 38th day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1865, John Wilkes Booth, President Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, was killed by Union troops in Virginia.

Earth First Expo

The Ardmore Beautification Council hosted the Earth First Expo at Thompson Square on Saturday, April 23. The event included recycling for electronics and tires, plant giveaways, and merchants. Pictured: Barbara Santee of ABC and James Thompson, owner of Thompson Square. Drew Butler

Olivia Harrison writes poems about late George Harrison

NEW YORK (AP) — Olivia Harrison, widow of Beatle George Harrison and a philanthropist and film producer, has a few words of her own to share. She has written 20 original poems about her late husband for the book “Came the Lightening,” which comes out June 21.

When the student becomes the teacher

Martial arts movies and westerns are both known for showing students learning from the best, and eventually surpassing their teacher in knowledge, skill, and understanding. This is a triumph of both the student and the teacher.

The First Amendment

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

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