3 Sept – Wednesday

The Furies
(1950 -- 1 hr. 49 min. -- novel Niven Busch  w Charles Schnee  d Anthony Mann)

Director Anthony Mann's dark, psychological western tells the story of a ranch owner T.C. Jeffords (Walter Huston) at odds with his upstart daughter Vanca (Barbara Stanwyck) over matters of marriage and ultimately land. The mythic grandeur of the Wild West is superimposed with the the soul-churning struggles of Greek tragedy in this unusually intense frontier film. THE FURIES' stark black-and-white cinematography was nominated for an Academy Award. (movies.yahoo.com)

Program begins at 7 PM.

4 Sept – Thursday

Rawhide
(1951 -- 1 hr. 19 min. -- w Dudley Nichols  d Henry Hathaway)

Four escaped killers hold a way-station keeper, his assistant and a beautiful passenger hostage as they await a coach containing gold. The keeper and the female passenger plan their escape and while the outlaws are arguing among themselves, the couple make their move. (movies.yahoo.com)

Program begins at 7 PM.

10 Sept – Wednesday

El Cid  
(1961 -- 3 hr. 4 min. -- w Frederic M. Frank, Philip Yordan  d Anthony Mann)

A legendary 11th century knight drives the Moors out of Spain. (movies.yahoo.com)

Program begins at 7 PM.

11 Sept – Thursday

Goya’s Ghosts
(2006 -- 1 hr. 53 min. -- w Milos Forman, Jean-Claude Carrière  d Milos Forman

A biographical tale told through the eyes of celebrated Spanish painter Francisco Goya, whose paintings are best known for their brutality and the colorful depictions of life during the Spanish Inquisition. The drama unfolds as Brother Lorenzo, an enigmatic member of the powerful Spanish clergy, becomes infatuated with Goya's beautiful teenage muse, Ines. (movies.yahoo.com)

Program begins at 7 PM.

17 Sept – Wednesday

Defining Moments in Cinema

Program begins at 7 PM.

18 Sept – Thursday

Defining Moments in Cinema

Program begins at 7 PM.

19 Sept – Friday
Association of Retired Faculty Screening

Belle de Jour
(1967 -- 1 hr. 41 min. -- novel Joseph Kessel  w Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière   d Luis Buñuel)

A bored wife of a wealthy doctor spends her afternoons exploring exciting escapades as a call-girl in a chic Paris brothel. (movies.yahoo.com)

Program begins at 2 PM.

23 Sept – Tuesday

Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist
(2008 -- STUDIO PRE-RELEASE SCREENING -- film not yet rated )

Starring: MICHAEL CERA, KAT DENNINGS, ARI GRAYNOR, RAFI GAVRON, & ALEXIS DZIENA

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist is a comedy about
two people thrust together for one hiliarious,
sleepless night of adventure in a world of mix tapes, late-night living and live, loud music. Nick
(Michael Cera) frequents New York's indie rock
scene nursing a broken heart and a vague ability to
play the bass. Norah (Kat Dennings) is questioning
pretty much all of her assumptions about the world.
Though they have nothing in common, except for
their taste in music, their chance encounter leads to
an all-night quest to find a legendary band's secret
show and ends up becoming the first date in a
romance that could change both their lives.

Program begins at 7 PM. Sponsored by Associated Students.

24 Sept – Wednesday

Afraid to Die [Karakkaze yarô]
(1960 -- 1 hr. 36 min. -- w Hideo Ando, Ryuzo Kikushima  d Yasuzo Masumura)

The notorious Japanese writer, Yukio Mishima, who committed suicide in 1970, stars in Yasuko Masumura's cult yakuza film, AFRAID TO DIE. Mishima plays Takeo, a youthful yakuza who turns back to his criminal ways after leaving prison. Embroiled in the business of assassinations, revenge, and violence, Takeo finds struggling to keep alive for the love of his family and girlfriend Yoshie. One of the great films of the Japanese New Wave, AFRAID TO DIE is a frenetic, visually stunning satire. (movies.yahoo.com)

Program begins at 7 PM.

25 Sept – Thursday

Classe tous risques [Consider All Risks]
(1960.  novel José Giovanni  w Claude Sautet, José Giovanni, Pascal Jardin  d Claude Sautet)

Lino Ventura (ARMY OF SHADOWS) and Jean-Paul Belmondo (BREATHLESS) star in this crackling gangster drama. After hiding out in Milan for years, crime boss Abel Davros (Ventura) is determined to return to France--even though he's been given a death sentence there in his absence. Along with his young guardian (Belmondo), Abel encounters old faces and new deceptions in the Parisian underworld. Though there's plenty of chases, shoot-outs, and tough-guy dialogue, the greatness of CLASSE TOUS RISQUES lies in its rich performances and the carefully drawn friendship between the leads. Neglected upon its initial release--and championed by directors John Woo, Bernard Travenier, and Jean-Pierre Melville--Claude Sautet's French noir is a worthy candidate for rediscovery. (movies.yahoo.com)

Program begins at 7 PM.

26 Sept – Friday

Reel Dilemmas

Program begins at 7 PM.

1 Oct – Wednesday
Giallo genre

The Girl Who Knew Too Much
(1964 -- 1 hr. 26 min. -- w Mario Bava, Enzo Corbucci  d Mario Bava)

The mystery of the Alphabet Murders in Rome was left unsolved ten years ago. When Nora Davis (Roman) travels there on vacation, she gets tangled in a web of death, starting with Edith, an old friend of the family. As Nora tries to find some help for Edith, she witnesses the stabbing murder of yet another woman. She soon discovers that the murder actually happened ten years ago, to Emily Craven, and that the Alphabet Murderer is looking for is still looking for the letter "D". (movies.yahoo.com)

Program begins at 7 PM.

2 Oct – Thursday
Giallo genre

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
6 PM start
(1970 -- 1 hr. 38 min. -- w d Dario Argento)

Sam, an American writer in Rome, is the only witness to an attempted murder. He launches his own personal investigation into the serial killings. (movies.yahoo.com)

Deep Red
8 PM start
(1975 -- 2 hr. 6 min. -- w Dario Agento, Bernardino Zapponi  d Dario Argento)

When a little girl's blood is altered with new blood elements called "Reds" which endow people with immortality, a streetwise detective must protect the girl from a power-crazed scientist out to capture her at any cost. (movies.yahoo.com)

Program begins at 6 PM.

7 Oct – Tuesday

Strength and Honour
(2007 -- 1 hr. 49 min. -- w d Mark Mahon)

A single father decides to break his dying wife's last wish to not box again in order to save his young son from certain death. (movies.yahoo.com)

Program begins at 7 PM. 35mm screening.
Guest: Mark Mahon

8 Oct – Wednesday

Defining Moments in Cinema

Program begins at 7 PM.

9 Oct – Thursday

Defining Moments in Cinema

Program begins at 7 PM.

15 Oct – Wednesday
Manoel de Oliveira Centenary Celebration

I’m Going Home
(2001 -- 1 hr. 30 min. -- w d Manoel de Oliveira)

Gilbert Valence, a seasoned actor with a long career, learns after one of his performances that his wife, daughter and son-in-law have all died in a highway accident. Valence eventually adopts his grandson and continues with his acting. He even comes close to a flirtation with one of his young co-stars but no longer has the courage to embark upon such an adventure. Valence also resists the offer of a lot of money to star in a commericial telefilm teeming with drugs, sex and violence but does accept a role to work with an American director shooting a new version of Ulysses. Valence is given very little rehearsal time since he is stepping in at the last minute for another actor. On the set, with the cameras rolling, he finally realizes it is time to quit. (movies.yahoo.com)

Program begins at 7 PM.

16 Oct – Thursday
Manoel de Oliveira Centenary Celebration

A Talking Picture
(2003 -- 1 hr. 36 min. -- w d Manoel de Oliveira)

A contemporary Odyssey from Portugal's finest cineaste, Manuel de Oliveira, this quiet, stirring drama of subtly epic proportions was made when director Oliveira was 96-years-old. Beautiful young history professor Rosa Maria (Oliveira veteran Leonor Silveira) is escorting her precocious eight-year-old daughter Maria Joana (Filipa de Almeida) on a cruise from their native Portugal to Bombay. The first half of the film is a history lesson illustrated through dialectical exchange between the two. Prompted by tourist attractions in France, Italy, Greece, and Turkey, Rosa weaves together a narrative of myth, legend, and fact, often blurring the line that separates them. The second half of the film is dominated by one long dinner conversation, when Rosa joins the captain of her ship (John Malkovitch, BEING JOHN MALKOVITCH, KLIMT) at his table. They are also accompanied by a successful French executive (Catherine Deneuve, DANCER IN THE DARK, 8 WOMEN), a former Italian model (Stefania Sandrelli), and a Greek actress (Irene Papas). As their discussion unfolds, with each speaking in his or her native language, the ship moves toward a startling conclusion that will reveal the director's bold message about the contemporary global community. (movies.yahoo.com)

Program begins at 7 PM.

17 Oct – Friday
Manoel de Oliveira Centenary Celebration /
Association of Retired Faculty Screening

Belle Toujours
(2006 -- 1 hr. 10 min. -- w d Manoel de Oliveira)

Henri Husson is older and wiser, but still every bit the sadist libertine who lusted after and callously taunted Severine, a frigid bourgeois wife of a Parisian surgeon who lived out her sexual fantasies through a day job at an exclusive brothel under the moniker "Belle de jour." Severine was found out by family "friend" Henri Husson, but when she refused to have sex with him during his unexpected visit to the brothel, he acrimoniously threatened to reveal Severine's secret to her husband, Pierre. Tragedy struck when Pierre was shot by one of Severine's jealous clients. Left mute and paralytic, Pierre took a visit from Husson, but what Husson told Pierre in their moment together is a secret through which Severine was left to suffer. Thirty-eight years later, Husson spots Severine sitting a few rows away from him at a concert in Paris. Anxious to engage her, Husson rushes after Severine at the concert's end, but she has no interest in revisiting her past and manages to elude her former adversary. Yet Husson is persistent and with a little investigative toil, he traces Severine back to her hotel. They come close to meeting again, but she avoids him by all means. That is, until Husson's stalking begins to wear on her. Eventually, he manages to gain her attention with the intention of revealing the secret that he alone can unfold. After years of lingering torment, Severine is finally offered an opportunity to uncover the truth about what her husband learned--or didn't learn--about her during that fateful visit with Husson so many years earlier. Now a widow, she agrees to meet with Husson over dinner, where she expects that all will be revealed. What she doesn't know is that Husson has his own agenda and that their dinner together will be much more than she bargained for. (movies.yahoo.com)

Program begins at 2 PM.

22 Oct – Wednesday

One from the Heart
(1982 -- 1 hr. 47 min. -- w Armyan Bernstein, Francis Ford Coppola  d Francis Ford Coppola)

In Las Vegas, Franny, a Fremont Street travel agent, dreams of taking off to the exotic locales to which she sends her clients. Meanwhile, her husband Hank is preoccupied with the purchase of their spacious, slightly seedy Spanish Moderne home as a good investment. Their anniversary forces the dreamy Franny to realize that neither she nor Hank has changed in the ways she hoped would bring them closer together. (movies.yahoo.com)

Program begins at 7 PM.

23 Oct – Thursday

Youth Without Youth
(2007 -- 2 hr. 4 min. --  novel Micea Eliade, Francis Ford Coppola d Francis Ford Coppola)

A professor's life changes after a cataclysmic incident during the dark years before WWII. Becoming a fugitive, he is pursued through far-flung locations including Romania, Switzerland, Malta and India. (movies.yahoo.com)

Program begins at 7 PM.

24 Oct – Friday

Reel Dilemmas

Program begins at 7 PM.

28 Oct – Tuesday

Selling Your Story in 60 Seconds seminar
(Guest: Michael Hauge)

Michael Hauge is a script consultant, screenwriter, author and lecturer. He has worked with filmmakers and executives at major studios and television networks including Warner Bros., Paramount, Disney, Columbia, New Line, Joel Silver Productions, CBS, and Lifetime. Michael has also consulted with major entertainers and their productions, including Morgan Freeman, Kirsten Dunst, Jennifer Lopez, Val Kilmer and Julia Roberts.

Hauge is on the Board of Directors of The American Screenwriters Association and the Advisory Board for Scriptwriter Magazine in London.

His book Writing Screenplays That Sell - now in its 28th printing for Harper Collins - has become a definitive reference book for the film and television industries, turning Hauge to a recognized screenwriting guru.

Program begins at 7 PM.

29 Oct – Wednesday

Conversations with Woody Allen by Eric Lax
(Guest: Eric Lax)

Program begins at 7 PM.

30 Oct – Thursday
Otto Preminger series

Le Corbeau
6 PM start
(1943 -- 1 hr. 32 min. -- w Louis Chavance, Henri-Georges Clouzot  d Henri-Georges Clouzot) 

This suspense thriller concerns a small French village whose everyday existence is badly shaken by a series of mysterious poison pen letters. The author of the letters, who signs himself "The Raven," has enough defamatory information to provoke tension and suicide. (movies.yahoo.com)

Laura
8 PM start
(1944 -- 1 hr. 28 min. -- novel Vera Caspary  w Jay Dratler, Samuel Hoffenstein, Betty Reinhardt  d Otto Preminger)

A detective investigating a murder falls in love with a dead woman's portrait -- only to find that she wasn't the woman who was murdered. (movies.yahoo.com)

Program begins at 6 PM.

5 Nov – Wednesday
Otto Preminger series

Fallen Angel
6 PM start
(1945 -- 1 hr. 38 min. -- novel Marty Holland  w Harry Kleiner  d Otto Preminger)

Otto Preminger's classic film noir offering captures the common postwar struggle to get ahead, and one man's balancing act between two women. Dana Andrews stars as a drifter named Eric Stanton, who, after landing in a small California town, falls in love with Stella (Linda Darnell), a diner waitress. She makes it clear that she'll have nothing to do with Eric unless he has some money, so he hatches a plan to marry June Mills (Alice Faye), a wealthy reclusive spinster who is in love with him. Unfortunately, right after the wedding, Stella turns up dead, and the blame is placed on Eric. (movies.yahoo.com)

Daisy Kenyon
8 PM start
(1947 -- 1 hr. 39 min. -- novel Elizabeth Janeway  w David Hertz  d Otto Preminger)

Based on a book by Elisabeth Janeway, this 1947 feature stars Joan Crawford, Dana Andrews, and Henry Fonda, and is directed by Otto Preminger. The film explores the romantic triangle that is formed when artist Daisy gets involved with married lawyer Dan O'Mara, whose wife Lucille is waiting at home. Meanwhile, Daisy also has a man in the wings, complicating matters even further. (movies.yahoo.com)

Program begins at 6 PM.

6 Nov – Thursday
"A Celebration of a Certain Kind of Blockbuster"

Blade Runner
(1982 -- 1 hr. 57 min. -- novel Philip K. Dick  w Hampton Fancher, David Webb Peoples  d Ridley Scott)

In the year 2019, ex-detective Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to track down and eliminate a team of humanoid androids that have escaped from an outer space mining colony and have taken refuge here on Earth. During his search for the fugitives, he discovers some disturbing secrets about the future plans of the androids' manufacturer, the Tyrell Corporation. (movies.yahoo.com)

Program begins at 7 PM.
In Person Guest:  Kenneth Turan, film critic for Los Angeles Times; author of Now in Theaters Everywhere

12 Nov – Wednesday
“Celebrating The National Endowment for the Arts Initiative:  The Big Read”

The Maltese Falcon
(1941 -- 1 hr. 40 min. -- novel Dashiell Hammett  w d John Huston)

Detective Sam Spade meet his unlikely match with a double-dealing client. (movies.yahoo.com)

Program begins at 7 PM.
In Person Guest: David Kipen, Big Read Director

13 Nov – Thursday
Otto Preminger Series

Anatomy of a Murder
(1959 -- 2 hr. 40 min. -- novel John D. Voelker  w Wendell Mayes d Otto Preminger)

A defense lawyer takes on a case of a man accused of murdering a bartender who apparently raped his wife. (movies.yahoo.com)

Program begins at 7 PM.

14 Nov – Friday
Otto Preminger Series

Bonjour Tristesse
(1958 -- 1 hr. 34 min. -- novel Françoise Segan  w Arthur Laurents d Otto Preminger)

A young girl vacations in the Riviera with her playboy, carefree father, but his lifestyle eventually causes them to reaximine the emptiness in their lives. (movies.yahoo.com)

Program begins at 2 PM.

17 Nov – Monday

Human Resources
(1999 -- 1 hr. 40 min. -- France -- d Laurent Cantet)

Program begins at 7 PM.

19 Nov – Wednesday
Otto Preminger Series

The Human Factor
(1979 -- 1 hr. 55 min. -- novel Graham Greene  w Tom Stoppard  d Otto Preminger)

A Cold War nail-biter based on Graham Greene's bestseller. (movies.yahoo.com)

Program begins at 7 PM.

21 Nov – Friday

Reel Dilemmas series

Program begins at 7 PM.

24 Nov – Monday

Le Samourai
(1967-- 1 hr. 45 min. -- France -- d Jean-Pierre Melville)

Program begins at 7 PM. CTVA 500 & Media Theory and Criticism Showcase – Introduction and Notes by Clifford Eide

25 Nov – Tuesday

Moscow Elegy – Andrei Tarkovsky
(1986-- 1 hr. 27 min. -- URSS -- d Alexandr Sokurov) 

The Anna Akhmatova File
(1990 -- 1 hr. 5 min. -- URSS -- d Semyon Aranovich)  

Program begins at 7 PM.

2 Dec – Tuesday

The Greatest Good
(2005 -- 2 hr. 0 min. -- co-dir Steve Dunsky)

Program begins at 7 PM. Guest: Steve Dunsky.

10 Dec – Wednesday

The Fire Within [Le feu follet]
(1963 -- 1 hr. 44 min. -- novel Pierre Drieu la Rochelle  w d Louis Malle)

Louis Malle's masterpiece of spiritual and moral decay is a spellbinding account of the last 48 hours in the life of an ex-alcoholic playboy heading relentlessly towards suicide. (movies.yahoo.com)

Program begins at 7 PM.

11 Dec – Thursday

Everything for Sale [Wszystko na sprzedaz]
(1969 -- 1 hr. 45 min. -- w d Andrej Wajda)

The leading man in a movie is killed in an accident on the set, bringing to the surface his own personal problems. (movies.yahoo.com)

Program begins at 7 PM.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
(1988 -- 1 hr. 50 min. -- w Dale Launer, Stanley Shapiro, Paul Henning  d Frank Oz)

A French conman working the Riviera meets his match when an American cuts in on his territory. (movies.yahoo.com)