LSC Weekly Schedule
LSC Events for Wednesday, September 03 through Tuesday, September 09
- Friday, September 05
and Sunday, September 07
- Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Professional hitman Martin Blank (John Cusack) returns to Grosse
Pointe for his ten-year high-school reunion, another chance at love
with his high-school sweetheart Debi Newberry (Minnie Driver), bouts
of soul-searching regarding his chosen career, and a deadly showdown
with rival hitman Grocer (Dan Aykroyd).
107 min, rated R, with Dolby Spectral Recording sound
Times:
7 & 10pm on 9/5 in 26-100
4:00pm on 9/7 in 26-100
- Friday, September 05
- Cabaret (1972)
Desire and ambition play important roles in this jazzy snapshot of
1930's Berlin, based on the Broadway musical. Sally Bowles (Liza
Minnelli) and Brian Roberts (Michael York) are nearly overwhelmed by
the strong currents that revolve around the dancers nad patrons of the
Kit Kat Club. Bob Fosse's stylish choreography accentuates the
staccato tempo of the story. Winner of Eight Academy Awards,
including Best Actress (Liza Minelli), Best Supporting Actor (Joel
Grey) and Best Director (Bob Fosse).
124 min, rated PG
Times:
7:30pm in 10-250
- Saturday, September 06
and Sunday, September 07
- Con Air (1997)
Parolee Cameron Poe (Nicholas Cage) hitches a ride on a "Con Air"
flight transferring a group of the most dangerous and notorious
prisoners in the U.S. penal system to a new super-maximum security
facility, only to find himself embroiled in a meticulously planned
mid-air hijacking masterminded by Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom (John
Malkovich). On the ground, U.S. Marshal Vince Larkin (John Cusack)
faces impossible odds as he tries to avert the takeover and, at the
same time, keep his overzealous superiors from blowing the aircraft
and its passengers into oblivion.
115 min, rated R, with Dolby Spectral Recording sound
Times:
7 & 10pm on 9/6 in 26-100
7:00pm on 9/7 in 26-100
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