Fact vs Fiction & “Road to Perdition”

Film Screening & Discussion

A mob enforcer’s son in 1930s Illinois witnesses a murder, forcing him and his father to take to the road, and his father down a path of redemption and revenge. Nominated for six Academy Awards and winner of the Academy Award for Cinematography. Directed by Sam Mendes, “Road to Perdition” is based on a graphic novel, which is in turn based on the true story of 1920s Quad City gangster John Looney.

For the first time, Max Allan Collins and Roger Ruthhart will share the stage for a riveting post-screening discussion and Q&A. Collins is the author of the graphic novel and Ruthhart is the co-author of “Citadel of Sin”, a non-fiction account of the John Looney gangster story. Find out what parts of the movie story are based on real events, and hear how one writer uncovered a stranger-than-fiction local true story and how the other adapted the true story into a Rock Island-to-Hollywood Oscar-winning work of fiction.

Sunday October 6, 2024
GIANT Screen Theater
1 PM – 1:45 PM Live 1920’s Jazz Performance
2 PM – 4:30 PM Movie & Discussion

Admission is FREE, but reservations are required.

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