But, That's My Library

 


Yeah, maybe not any longer after watching a horror movie which was filmed IN MY LIBRARY!

A few years ago I had heard our street was going to be closed off for a few hours because some filmmakers were in town. I then discovered it was going to be some religious, enlightening movie, so I completely dismissed it, then forgot about it.

But, last night, after the usual bout of insomnia, I got curious and googled to see if anything came of it. What I found was, 'What Happened to Dorothy Bell?' 


Well, let me tell you- nothing good. There's references to religion but not the good stuff. Jesus must have left the building. So, I watched this movie at 2am, alone- in the dark, where nothing good happens after midnight.

I won't give away the plot, but it's actually a fairly decent movie which I found on Tubi. It's not bloody gory, but has the low budget props, except for one scene which is all human and pretty darn powerful. It has an 86% on Rotten Tomatoes. The majority of the movie is filmed within the library. The acting is pretty good, especially with the lead character, the psychologist and the library maintenance man. Usually in low budget films friends and family are used. Not here. These are real actors who've been around the theater block. Don't expect bells and whistles. This is what in the movie biz they call, a slow-burn. As for the interior of the library, the main star, they didn't change a thing with the exception of the two librarians. I wonder if the two actors tried to portray the actual employees because they were pretty close. 

 They used to do tours of the library, areas that are off limits to patrons, like the basement where employees claim ghosts still linger. It really is a pretty place, designed by the famous architect, Daniel Burnham, who also designed the Flatiron building in New York and many beautiful buildings in Chicago. It's always fun to see places we are familiar with in movies, although, I will never be able to walk in my library and not see Dorothy Bell. 

E-books it is!

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