Next online films (May 8): Buster Keaton's "Seven Chances" & "The Three Ages"

[Michael L Ray]

LTATM meetings at the Del Mar Theatre are indefinitely suspended. Please join us online via Zoom video conferencing software (details below) where this week we'll be discussing a film streaming on Kanopy (anyone with a library card can join Kanopy for free and stream six to twelve movies a month). 

On Wednesday, May 8@ 7:00 PM, we will be discussing two Buster Keaton films: The Comedy/Romance - Seven Chances. Financial broker Jimmie Shannon is nearly bankrupt when an attorney presents him with his grandfather's will that leaves him seven million dollars. But in order to inherit all that money, Jimmie must get married before 7PM on his 27th birthday--today. 94% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes: 

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/seven-chances

and the Comedy/Romance/Satire - The Three Ages. In his first independently produced feature film Buster tells of love and romance through three historical ages: the Stone Age, the Roman Age, and the Modern Age. 93% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes:

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/three_ages

Attendees will need to download and install Zoom Client for Meetings (for laptops and desktops) or Zoom Mobile App (for smartphones). It's free, easy to use, and available here: https://zoom.us/download

To join, click on this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3822157479?pwd=RFFuWEZTL2ZTNmJtQ2NERmNKVDBEQT09

Or you can join by starting your Zoom app and entering the following Meeting ID and Passcode:

Meeting ID for 5/8: 382 215 7479

Passcode for 5/8: 665576

Creating a Zoom account is optional. You can join a meeting without one, or you can log onto Zoom with your Gmail or Facebook account.

Joining a meeting is easy. The instructions are the same for Mac and Windows:

NOTE: In order to join our online discussion, Zoom requires a unique Meeting ID to be entered by each attendee (below).

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That's all there is to it.