Downtown Huntsville Library
Christmas, Technically: A Film Series
Monday, December 15, 2025 5:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
The Apartment (1960) [PG]
An ambitious but meek insurance clerk allows his bosses to use his apartment for trysts in the hopes of ingratiating himself with them for a promotion, but when an unforeseen near-tragedy on Christmas Eve leads to him making a close connection with a woman he finds in his apartment, he finds that arrangement becoming increasingly difficult to sustain.
At the Academy Awards, The Apartment won the Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director (Billy Wilder), and Best Screenplay (Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond), and stars Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine received nominations for Best Actor and Actress.
Christmas, Technically: A Celebration of Unconventional Holiday Films
Almost all films considered “Christmas movies” fall within a set range of seasonal conventions, but there are always outliers that don’t fit the mold. This film series celebrates films that go against yuletide expectations and put their own unusual stamp on the holiday season.
December 1: Gremlins (1984) [PG]
December 8: Batman Returns (1992) [PG-13]
December 15: The Apartment (1960) [PG]