Summer Film Series - News of the World
Sunday, July 21, 2024 from 01:00pm to 04:00pm
The Briscoe Western Art Museum
210 West Market Street
Beat the Heat with this year's Summer Film Series at the Briscoe!
Join us again in the beautiful, relaxing, and cool Jack Guenther Pavilion for this year's sizzling selections. This summer, we dive into the pages of amazing literary works that were crafted into amazing cinema. Come see your favorite novel brought to life on the big screen!
Based on the 2016 novel by Paulette Jiles, News of the World is a 2020 American Western film co-written and directed by Paul Greengrass. Starring Tom Hanks and introducing Helena Zengel in her international film debut, the film follows an aging Civil War veteran who must return a young girl, taken in by the Kiowa and raised as one of them, to her last remaining family.
The film is included with general museum admission and FREE for museum members.
Enjoy complimentary popcorn, candy, and beverages, including beer and wine for guests 21+. Beer courtesy of Ranger Creek Brewery.
About the Film
News of the World is the story of a journey across Reconstruction-Era Texas from Wichita Falls to San Antonia for two unlikely companions. Captain Kidd is an older war veteran, and Johanna is a ten-year-old girl who has been recaptured from the Kiowa people, a Native American tribe that has been raising her as a captive.
It's a gentle but engrossing narrative about the Texas frontier and a bond between two lonely survivors.
