“Sometimes a Great Movie” by Matt Love.

SEAVIEW, Wash. — The Sou’wester Lodge will host a public screening of “Sometimes a Great Notion” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30.

The movie, adapted from Ken Kesey’s epic novel about a defiant family of loggers, starred Paul Newman and was filmed on the Central Oregon Coast during the summer of 1970. The film was released in 1971 to an indifferent nationwide audience but remains a cult classic in the Pacific Northwest.

Astoria writer Matt Love, author of “Sometimes a Great Movie: Paul Newman, Ken Kesey and the Filming of the Great Oregon Novel,” will introduce the movie and take questions after the screening. He will also discuss new revelations about the legend of whether Newman cut the legs off a tavern pool table with a chainsaw during the production.

The screening will also feature home movie footage of the production as well as “Sometimes a Great Notion” trivia and prizes.

Love lives in Astoria on the Oregon Coast and is the publisher of Nestucca Spit Press. He’s the author/editor of 14 books about Oregon. In 2009, Love won the Oregon Literary Arts’ Stewart H. Holbrook Literary Legacy Award for his contributions to Oregon history and literature. His latest books are “A Nice Piece of Astoria: A Narrative Guide” and his debut novel, “The Great Birthright.” His website is www.nestuccaspitpress.com

The Sou’Wester Lodge is located at 3728 J Place. For more information, call 360-642-2542 or email souwesterlodge@gmail.com