Film Art Series
ALL MOVIE SCREENINGS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
All screenings begin at 7:30 PM
Some films contain adult themes and may not be suitable for everyone. Reservations are not needed.
Dystopia: The speculative fiction of Philip K. Dick
Total Recall (1990) Mon., 9/21 - What would you do if someone stole your mind? Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone. Rated R
Blade Runner (1982) Thurs., 11/19
A rare public screening of Ridley Scott’s groundbreaking and mesmerizing detective thriller. Starring Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer. Rated R
A Scanner Darkly (2006) Tues., 2/9
Digitally filmed and then animated, this distinctive looking film is set in the near future when drug addiction and hi-tech police action rock the nation. Starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Keanu Reeves, directed by Richard Linklater. Rated R
Minority Report (2002) Sat., 4/17
The system knows what you are thinking - they can arrest and sentence you for a murder you have yet to commit. What happens when they come after you? Starring Tom Cruise, directed by Stephen Spielberg. Rated PG-13
Unseen Worlds: Walk a mile in their shoes
Murderball (2005) Wed., 10/7
Wheelchair rugby, as played some particularly competitive American and Canadian men. Oscar nominated documentary, winner at Sundance in 2005. Rated PG-13
The Color of Paradise (1999) Sun., Oct. 25
This Iranian film is heartbreaking in its beauty and simplicity. A young blind boy struggles to find his place in the world and for his father’s love. (In Persian with English subtitles) Rated PG
Memento (2000) Fri., 1/29
A man, suffering from short-term memory loss, uses notes, photos, tattoos and anything else that can help him remember, to hunt for the man he thinks killed his wife. But some memories are best forgotten. Starring Guy Pierce, Carrie-Ann Moss and Joe Pantoliano. Directed by Christopher Nolan (Dark Knight). Rated R
Water (2005) Tues., 3/16
Academy Award nominated Canadian film directed and written by Deepa Mehta. Set in 1938, the film explores the lives of widows at an ashram in Varanasi, India. (In Hindi with English subtitles) Rated PG-13
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) Mon., 4/26
The true story of Elle France editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, in 1995 at the age of 43, suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body, except his left eye. Using that eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby eloquently described the aspects of his interior world, from the psychological torment of being trapped inside his body to his imagined stories from lands he'd only visited in his mind. Directed by famed American painter, Julian Schnabel. (In French with English subtitles) Rated PG-13