Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents Film Forum Coronado this month, occurring on the first and fourth Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the library’s Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterward, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story.
On Wednesday, August 5 at 6 p.m., the featured film will be State Secret (1950, PG-13, 100 min). A saucy noir thriller from Hitchcock screenwriter Sidney Gilliat stars Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as a celebrated surgeon tricked into traveling to a Balkan country to treat the nation’s leader. He soon finds himself a hunted man when he learns a secret that could crumble the government. With Glynis Johns and Jack Hawkins.
VOL. 116, NO. 30 – July 29, 2026