LSC Event Descriptions

April 16 & 17, 2005

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Rated R
123 minutes

Sideways (2004)
April 16, 2005 at 7:00 and 10:00pm in 26-100, and
April 17, 2005 at 10:00pm in 26-100.

A wine tasting road trip to salute Jack's (Thomas Haden Church) final days as a bachelor careens woefully sideways as he and Miles (Paul Giamatti) hit the gas en route to mid-life crises. The comically mismatched pair, who share little more than their history and a heady blend of failed potential and fading youth, soon find themselves drowning in wine and women (Sandra Oh and Virginia Madsen). Emerging from a haze of pinot noir, wistful yearnings and trepidation about the future, the two inevitably collide with reality. [rottentomatoes.com]

2004 Oscar Nominations:
Best Picture
Best Director (Alexander Payne)
Best Adapted Screenplay - WON
Best Supporting Actor (Thomas Haden Church)
Best Supporting Actress (Virginia Madsen)

"With the skillfully framed, beautifully written, delicately acted Sideways, Alexander Payne may just have found his golden ticket to Oscar glory."
      -- Kit Bowen, Hollywood.com. Read this review.

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