Thursday, December 18, 2025, 1:00pm.

Three timeless films, one unforgettable star. Thursdays in December, celebrate James Dean’s brief but blazing career in this special series of film screenings on the Library’s big screen.

This week, Giant, Dean’s final role as Jett Rink, a ranch hand whose rise to power reshapes Texas. An epic saga of love, rivalry, and the changing American dream. (1956, 201 min, G)