LSC Events for Wednesday, October 29 through Tuesday, November 04

Wednesday, October 29

Red Corner (1997) A FREE sneak preview!
Times:
8:00pm in 26-100

Thursday, October 30

An Evening with John Deutch Institute Professor John Deutch will discuss his experiences as former Director of Central Intelligence. An MIT ID will be required for admission to this lecture. This is a free event.
Times:
7:00pm in 10-250

Friday, October 31 and Sunday, November 02

Female Perversions (1996) Voyeurism, fetishism, exhibitionism, necrophilia - why do men have all the fun? It tells the story of Evelyn Stevens, a high powered lawyer trying to win a judgeship while trying to be the perfect woman. She is also a perfect disaster. Shop-a-holic and bulimic, she's also addicted to lipstick, codependant on her dry cleaner, manipulative, and deeply superstitious. Based on the book by psychoanalyst Louise Kaplan, this film studies the obsessions of "normal" women with all things feminine.
119 min, rated R
Times:
7 & 10pm on 10/31 in 26-100
4:00pm on 11/2 in 26-100

Friday, October 31

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919) A fascinating exercise in psychological horror, this German classic focuses on the mysterious Dr. Caligari and his sideshow attraction Cesare, a somnambulist whom he keeps in a coffin-like box by day and sends out at night to kidnap or kill. The sets, costumes, make-up and acting, all reflecting the prefailing influence of expressionism, combin to express the disturbed mental states of the characters. With LIVE piano accompanyment by Prof. Marty Marks. This movie is playing as a double feature with with Sherlock, Jr.
106 min, rated NR
Times:
7:30pm in 10-250

Friday, October 31

Sherlock, Jr. (1924) Buster Keaton plays a projectionist, upset at being blamed for the theft of his father's watch. To vent his frustrations, he daydreams as he projects a Sherlock holmes movie, imagining that he himself is Sherlock. Keaton brings his romantic rival (the true watch thief) to justice, wins the heart of Kathryn McGuire, and performs yet another set of insane stunts. With LIVE piano accompanymernt by Prof. Marty Marks. This movie is playing as a double feature with The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
56 min, rated NR
Times:
7:30pm in 10-250

Saturday, November 01 and Sunday, November 02

A Clockwork Orange (1971) Winner of the New York Film Critics Award for Best Picture and Best Director, and nominated for Academy Awards in both areas, A Clockwork Orange is a mind-shattering experience of brilliant artistry. Stanley Kubrick, creator of "Dr. Strangelove" and "2001: A Space Odyssey" has reconfirmed his technical mastery in this merciless vision of the near future based on Anthony Burgess' chilling novel.
137 min, rated R
Times:
7 & 10pm on 11/1 in 26-100
7:00pm on 11/2 in 26-100

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