LSC Events for Wednesday, November 19 through Tuesday, November 25

Thursday, November 20

Media and Imagination: Readings in Science Fiction Readings and discussions with Orson Scott Card (author of Ender's Game) and Allen Steele (author of Orbital Decay). This is a free event.
Times:
7:00pm in 26-100

Friday, November 21 and Sunday, November 23

Air Force One (1997) James Marshall, the President of the United States (Harrison Ford), delivers a stirring speech outlining the U.S.A.'s new "Zero Tolerance" policy for dealing with terrorism. On the flight home, Air Force One is highjacked, and the passengers, including the President's family, become the pawns in a high-stakes plan to win the release of the terrorists' leader. But Medal of Honor winner James Marshall has other plans... Also starring Glen Close and Gary Oldman.
124 min, rated R, with Dolby Spectral Recording sound
Times:
7 & 10pm on 11/21 in 26-100
4:00pm on 11/23 in 26-100

Friday, November 21

Strangers on a Train (1951) Alfred Hitchcock's favorite "doubles" theme is throroughly explored in this story of two men who meet on a train and whose destinies are henceforth linked together. Bruno, a psychopathic killer, proposes to exchange murders with his new friend, Guy, thus binding the two in a web of guilty secrets that is only resolved by death.
100 min, rated PG
Times:
7:30pm in 10-250

Saturday, November 22 and Sunday, November 23

Pulp Fiction (1994) This critically acclaimed film is Quentin Tarantino's follow-up to his first film Reservoir Dogs. Tarantino creates the ultimate crime drama through the stories of a series of people whose paths intertwine as the story progresses. The explosive violence provides for great action, and the crafty dialogue is the source for many enertaining one-liners and conversations between characters. Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, John Travolta, Ving Rhames, Tim Roth, and Uma Thurman.
154 min, rated R, with Dolby Spectral Recording sound
Times:
7 & 10:30pm on 11/22 in 26-100
7:00pm on 11/23 in 26-100

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