Join us for a special screening of Hal Ashby’s Coming Home! This special screening will be introduced by critic and essayist, Kristen Lopez, author of Popcorn Disabilities: The Highs and Lows of Disabled Representation in the Movies. Get there early at 6:00PM for a meet and greet with Kristen, who will be signing copies of her book in our lobby courtesy of our local book selling partner, Arvida Book Co.!

While her husband Bob (Bruce Dern) serves in Vietnam, Sally Hyde (Jane Fonda) volunteers at a VA hospital and forms a deep connection with Luke Martin (Jon Voight), a paralyzed veteran whose outlook on the war challenges everything she knows. When Bob returns home changed, all three must confront the emotional fallout of the conflict and the lives it has reshaped.

About the author: Kristen Lopez is a pop culture essayist, critic, and editor whose articles have appeared at Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, MTV, TCM, and Roger Ebert. She was previously the Film Editor for TheWrap and the TV Editor for IndieWire where she was nominated for a SoCal Journalism Award and National Journalism Award by the LA Press Club. She is the author of “But Have You Read the Book: 52 Literary Gems That Inspired Our Favorite Films.” Her first book, “But Have You Read the Book” debuted from TCM and Running Press in 2023. A California native, Kristen was raised in a small suburb near Sacramento and graduated with a Masters in English from CSU Sacramento. She is the creator of the classic film podcast, Ticklish Business.

Popcorn Disabilities: The Highs and Lows of Disabled Representation in the Movies is on sale at Arvida’s site by clicking here!