The Middleburg Film Festival recently launched the Middleburg Virtual Cinema – offering the opportunity to see first-run (and first-rate) films in the comfort of your own home.

Like the films that screen at the annual mid-October festival, the Middleburg Virtual Cinema offers a superbly curated, diverse selection -- with new titles added each week. Many of these films include a "Zoom conversation" with the filmmakers.

To pre-order and/or purchase a ticket, go to MiddleburgFilm.org and click on "Films and Events". Ticket prices range from $6.99 to $12 – with half the ticket sales going to the festival.

Films currently playing include:

MISS JUNETEENTH -- A former beauty queen and single mom prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the "Miss Juneteenth" pageant. 97% Rotten Tomatoes score.

MY DARLING VIVIAN -- The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters.

SOMETIMES ALWAYS NEVER – Award-winning, British character actor Bill Nighy stars as a father whose love of words helps him reconnect with his missing son.

SHIRLEY -- Featuring Elisabeth Moss as the horror writer Shirley Jackson, on the verge of writing her next masterpiece when a young couple arrives to stay at her home.

And be sure to check out these upcoming films:

Opening June 26:

ELLA FITZGERALD: JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS -- She was a 15-year old street kid when she won a talent contest in 1934 at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. Within months, Ella was a star.

THE LAST TREE -- After a happy childhood in the countryside, a teenager moves to London, where he must navigate an unfamiliar environment on his way to adulthood. Exquisitely told!

THE AUDITION -- Nina Hoss is magnificent as a violin teacher who, against the opposition of her colleagues, drives through the admission of a boy in whom she sees remarkable talent.

Opening July 3:

JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE -- Present day interviews and rare archival footage explore Congressman John Lewis' 60 plus years of social activism and legislative action.

To view the trailers and read more about these films, go to Middleburgfilm.org