LSC Events for Wednesday, October 21, through Tuesday, October 27

Wednesday, October 21

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

This faithful adaptation of the powerful Harper Lee novel, told through the eyes of the young female narrator, is both an evocative portrayal of childhood innocence and a denunciation of bigotry. Gregory Peck's performance as Atticus Fitch, a white southern lawyer defending a black man accused of raping a white woman is flawless. What will be the outcome in this racially divided Alabama town? Robert Duval makes his film debut as the dim-witted Boo Radley. Winner of the 1962 Academy Award for Best Actor (Gregory Peck). This is a free event cosponsored by LSC and the Large Events Funding Board.

129 min, not rated

Times:
8:00 in 26-100 on 10/21

Thursday, October 22

Salut cousin! (1996)

Cultures collide in Salut Cousin!, a vibrant film from Algerian director Merzak Allouache. A boy from the old country, Alilo, arrives in Paris to pick up a suitcase of women's dresses that will be sold back in North Africa. Naive in the ways of the European capital, he is taken in by his worldly cousin Mok. Mok dreams of being a rap star and recites the fables of La Fontaine with a hip-hop beat. The two have a variety of misadventures involving racial attacks, nasty debt collectors and romance. The subject is serious, though the tone stays relatively light. Local color is vivid,and the movie brims with life. In French with English subtitles. This is a free event cosponsored by LSC and the Large Events Funding Board.

98 min, not rated

Times:
8:00 in 26-100 on 10/22

Friday, October 23, and Sunday, October 25

In this adaptation of the classic Hitchcock thriller Dial M for Murder, Michael Douglas plays a wealthy tycoon who pays to have his cheating wife (Gwyneth Paltrow) killed. He weaves an apparently foolproof plan, but how perfect will the murder turn out to be?

107 min, rated R, with DTS digital sound

Times:
7 & 10 in 26-100 on 10/23
7:00 in 26-100 on 10/25

Saturday, October 24, and Sunday, October 25

She's back, and this time it's the nineties! Borne of a nuclear explosion, Godzilla awakens and for a change heads west to Tahiti and on to New York. Dr. Niko Tatopoulos (Matthew Broderick) and his ex-girlfriend combine forces to save the city, battling not only the monstrous forces of Godzilla, but also the far more insidious red-tape issues of the chain-of-command. Watch for La Femme Nikita references.

140 min, rated PG-13, with DTS digital sound

Times:
7 & 10:30 in 26-100 on 10/24
10:00 in 26-100 on 10/25