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Fall 2001 Movie Descriptions
Most descriptions obtained from IMDB.
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The Mummy Returns (2001)
(PG-13) 130 minutesTuesday September 4, 7:00pm and 10pm in 26-100 |
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Ten years after the events of The Mummy, Rick O'Connell (Brendan
Fraser) is now married to Evelyn (Rachel Weisz), and the couple have
settled in London, where they are raising their 9-year-old son
Alex. When a chain of events finds the corpse of Imhotep resurrected
in the British Museum, the mummy Imhotep walks the earth once more,
determined to fulfill his quest for immortality. But another force has
also been set loose in the world...one born of the darkest rituals of
ancient Egyptian mysticism, and even more powerful than Imhotep. When
these two forces clash, the fate of the world will hang in the
balance, sending the O'Connells on a desperate race to save the world
from unspeakable evil, and rescue their son before it is too
late. Rated PG-13 for action adventure and violence.
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His Girl Friday (1940)
92 minutes Friday September 7, at 7:30pm in 10-250 |
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Walter Burns (Cary Grant) is the editor of a major Chicago newspaper.
In addition to his usual set of problems, he must also deal with Hildy
(Rosalind Russell) his ex-wife and star reporter's engagement. His
web of lies in an attempt to win her back entangles everyone including
Hildy's future mother in law.
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Moulin Rouge! (2001)
(PG-13) 127 minutes Friday September 7, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100 Sunday September 9, 7pm in 26-100 |
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Christian (Ewan McGregor) a young writer, journeys to Paris in order
to gain an audience for his writing. Before he knows it, a group of
actors has fallen in with him and he's fallen in love with t beautiful
courtesan Satine (Nicole Kidman). As his writing and love grow and
influence each other, he must also avoid a Duke who also loves Satine.
The sound track contains an impressive array of songs written or
performed by many popular artists, including a truly impressive love
medley. Rated PG-13 for sexual content.
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
(PG-13) 120 minutes Saturday September 8, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100 Sunday September 9, 10pm in 26-100 |
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The theft of a famous sword sends Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun-Fat) and Yu Shu
Lien (Michelle Yeoh) on a chase through Western China and some of the
most stunning Martial Arts fight scenes ever filmed. As they pursue,
the sword's thief comes of age and learns the consequences of their
actions. Rated PG-13 for martial arts violence and some
sexuality.
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Harvey (1950)
(Not Rated) 104 minutes Friday September 14, at 7:30pm in 10-250 |
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Ever feel like you have a 6 foot tall invisible rabbit as a friend?
Watch Elwood P. Dowd (James Stewart) as his sister Vita attempts to
have him committed, but ends up in the sanitarium herself.
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Star Wars Marathon (Special Edition versions)
Friday September 14 at 7, 9:30, and midnight in 26-100 Saturday September 15 at 7, 9:30, and midnight in 26-100 |
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Pay only $6 and watch Star Wars: A New Hope, then either stay
and watch The Empire Strikes Back or come back to see it on
Saturday or Sunday, then do the same for Return of the Jedi.
Tickets for individual movies will not be sold on Friday or
Saturday.
Star Wars: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return Of The Jedi
(Special Edition versions) Sunday September 16 at 4, 7, and 10 in 26-100 (note the corrected times, the printed calendars are incorrect) Come see any one of the movies for a $3 admission. Marathon tickets will not be sold on Sunday, but Marathon tickets from earlier in the weekend will be honored.
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How to Steal a Million (1966)
(Not Rated) 123 minutes Friday September 21, at 7:30pm in 10-250 |
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A young woman enlists the help of a detective to recover a sculpture
that her father, a dealer in phony art, sold to a Paris museum for
fear that it will be uncovered as a hoax.
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Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
(R) 98 minutes Friday September 21, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100 Sunday September 23, 7pm in 26-100 |
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This is the story of 365 days in the life of one single British woman
in her 30's who works in the publishing industry. She gains 74 pounds
(and loses 72), smokes over 5,000 cigarettes, has an affair she might
regret, and does other things people do, including going to parties
where married friends by the bus-load worry about her state of
"Singleton".
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Blow (2001)
(R) 124 minutes Saturday September 22, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100 Sunday September 23, 10pm in 26-100 |
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Blow is a high-velocity look at George Jung's spectacular rise and
fall - based on the true story of how powder cocaine turned into
America's biggest drug problem and how one man from the blue-collar
suburbs became the 35 billion dollar a year conduit to the Colombian
cartels.
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A Knight's Tale (2001)
(PG-13) 132 minutes Friday September 28, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100 Sunday September 30, 7pm in 26-100 |
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When his master meets an untimely demise, a young English squire
(Ledger) in 14th century France takes his identity, working his way up
the jousting circuit, earning nobility that should be impossible for
someone not nobly born.
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A.I. (2001)
(PG-13) 145 minutes Saturday September 29, 7pm and 10:30pm in 26-100 Sunday September 30, 10pm in 26-100 |
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Sometime in the future of the 21st century, Man has found new friends
in A.I., in the form of robots that are used for a variety of
functions. This story is about a boy robot, David, and the emotional
journey he makes toward becoming... something more.
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Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
(Not Rated) 132 minutes Friday October 5, at 7:30pm in 10-250 |
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In this story of the early days of daylight bombing raids over
Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a "hard luck"
bomber group. Much of the story deals with his struggle to whip his
group into a disciplined fighting unit in spite of heavy losses, and
withering attacks by German fighters over their targets. At first
encountering resistance, Savage eventually shows the pilots how to
take pride in their unit and serve above and beyond the standards of
the Army Air Corps. Actual combat footage is used in this tense war
drama.
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Pearl Harbor (2001)
(PG-13) 182 minutes Friday October 5, 6pm and 10pm in 26-100 Sunday October 7, 6pm and 10pm in 26-100 |
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The classic story of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is told
through the eyes of two boyhood friends, now serving as officers in
the Army Air Corps. Rafe (Ben Affleck) is an energetic young pilot who
is selected to fly with the British in Europe before America enters
the war. After Rafe is shot down and presumed killed, however, Danny
(Josh Hartnett) comforts Rafe's former lover, Evelyn, and the two draw
closer. But, when Rafe turns up alive, the two former friends become
enemies, and it is through the turmoil of Pearl Harbor that the two
may reconcile their differences. Rated PG-13 for sustained intense
war sequences, images of wounded, brief sensuality and some
language.
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An Evening with Neil Gaiman, Harlan Ellison, and Peter David
Saturday October 6 in Kresge Auditorium |
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Peter David, Harlan Ellison, and Neil Gaiman are a trio of hugely
popular authors whose most-recognized works include the Sandman
comics, Babylon 5, best-selling Star Trek novel Imzadi,
and original script for the legendary Star Trek episode "City
on the Edge of Forever". Ticket Sales and Additional Information |
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FREE Sneak Preview Mulholland Drive (2001) (R) 146 minutes Tuesday October 9, at 8:00pm in 26-100 (Addition to printed calendar) |
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A woman (Herring) is abandoned on Mulholland Drive, following a car
accident, suffering from amnesia. She makes her way to an apartment
where she meets an aspiring actress (Watts) who helps her put the
pieces of her life, and the mystery of it all, back
together. Elsewhere, other stories and characters weave into this
ensemble piece, including a director (Theroux) with mobster problems,
and a man whose dream comes true... (Michael J. Anderson plays a
studio executive; Ann Miller plays the manager of the apartment
complex). Rated R for violence, language and some strong
sexuality. Tickets at 6pm in Lobby 16.
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The Great Escape (1963)
(Not Rated) 169 minutes Friday October 12, at 7:30pm in 10-250 |
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The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison
camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them
to a high-security "escape-proof" camp to sit out the remainder of the
war. Their leader decides to try to break out all seventy or so of
them at once. The first half of the film is played for comedy as the
prisoners mostly outwit their jailers to dig the escape tunnel. The
second half is high adventure, as they use boats, trains and planes to
get out of occupied Europe while dodging the German Gestapo. Based on
a true story.
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Tomb Raider (2001)
(PG-13) 100 minutes Friday October 12, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100 Sunday October 14, 7pm in 26-100 |
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Based on the popular video game series, Tomb Raider features the
adventures of Lara Croft, an antiquities hunter-for-hire. She travels
to exotic locales in search of treasures and artifacts in the
catacombs of ancient tombs and ruins remaining from age-old empires. A
female Indiana Jones, Croft's expeditions are always chock full of
action, danger, intrigue, suspense and her omnipresent knack for
defying death in tight outfits.
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Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
(PG) 95 minutes Saturday October 13, 4pm, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100 Sunday October 14, 10pm in 26-100 |
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It's 1914 and Milo Thatch (Michael J Fox), grandson of the great
Thaddeus Thatch works in the boiler room of a museum. He knows that
Atlantis was real, and he can get there if he has the mysterious
Shephards journal, which can guide him to Atlantis. But he needs
someone to fund a voyage. His employer thinks he's dotty, and refuses
to fund any crazy idea. He returns home to his apartment and finds a
woman there. She takes him to Preston B. Whitmore, an old friend of
his Grandfathers. He gives him the shepherds journal, a submarine and
a 5 star crew. They travel through the Atlantic ocean, face a large
lobster called the Leviathan, and finally get to Atlantis. But does
the Atlantis crew have a lust for discovery, or something else?
Rated PG for action violence.
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LSC and the Ford Nobel Laureate Series Present "The Philosophy of Conflict Resolution" with Peace Prize Winner John Hume Monday October 15, at 7pm in Kresge Auditorium |
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Mr. Hume is a member of the British and European Parliaments, and
received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998 for "... efforts to find a
peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland."
The lecture is sponsored by the Ford Motor Company. In cooperation with the MIT Lecture Series Committee, Graduate Student Council, Undergraduate Association, Community Services Office, and the Office of the Chancellor. |
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The Wizard of Oz (1939)
(Not Rated) 101 minutes Friday October 19, at 7:30pm in 10-250 |
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When a nasty neighbor tries to have her dog put to sleep, Dorothy
takes her dog Toto, to run away. A tornado appears and carries her to
the magical land of Oz. Wishing to return, she begins to travel to the
city of Oz where a great wizard lives. On her way she meets a
Scarecrow who needs a brain, a Tin Man who wants a heart, and a
cowardly lion who desperately needs courage. They all hope the Wizard
of Oz will help them, before the Wicked Witch of the West catches up
with them.
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Evolution (2001)
(PG-13) 101 minutes Friday October 19, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100 Sunday October 21, 7pm in 26-100 |
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Chaos breaks out when a meteor crashes on Earth, bearing one-celled
organisms. The problem is that they begin evolving at a pace much
faster than what happened on our world. Changes that took billions of
years happen in one month. As the film starts, they're kept within
the confines of a cave, but what's going to happen when they get out?
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Shrek (2001)
(PG) 89 minutes Saturday October 20, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100 Sunday October 21, 10pm in 26-100 |
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Shrek (Myers) is a cynical, no-nonsense ogre whose swamp has been
overrun by annoying fairy tale creatures. He sets out to save his home
and along the way, is befriended by a wise-cracking donkey (Murphy),
sent to slay a fire-breathing dragon and save a beautiful princess
(Diaz) with a deep, dark secret. In the end, Shrek learns to love and
be loved.
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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
(Not Rated) 120 minutes Friday October 26, at 7:30pm in 10-250 |
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Alfred Hitchcock brings us the story of Dr. Ben McKenna (James
Stewart), his wife Jo (Doris Day), and their son Hank. They are on a
touring holiday of Africa when they meet the mysterious Louis Bernard
on a bus. The next day Bernard is murdered in the local marketplace,
but before he dies he manages to reveal details of an assassination
about to take place in London. Fearing that their plot will be
revealed, the assassins kidnap Hank in order to keep the McKenna's
silent. Ben and Jo go to London and take matters into their own hands.
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Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
(R) 98 minutes Friday October 26, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100 Sunday October 28, 7pm in 26-100 |
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Martial arts and cinema action superstar Jet Li and visionary
filmmaker Luc Besson (The Professional, The Fifth Element) join
forces. Li plays Liu Jiuan, China's top government agent, who arrives
in Paris from Shanghai to carry out a sensitive, top-secret mission.
Liu is in Paris to assist Richard, an unorthodox police officer with a
small army to back him up. The mission goes horribly wrong, as the
man Liu had come to help betrays him. Liu becomes trapped in a vast
and deadly conspiracy -- accused of murder he didn't commit, and on
the run in a city he doesn't know. With nowhere to turn, Liu is
thrown together with an American woman, Jessica (Bridget Fonda), who
Richard has forced into prostitution. As Jessica and Liu go up
against the cunning and ruthless adversary who set their respective
traps in motion, Liu makes a promise to Jessica that could compromise
his career -- and even his life. Rated R for strong violence,
language, some sexuality, and drug content.
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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
(PG-13) 106 minutes Saturday October 27, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100 Sunday October 28, 10pm in 26-100 |
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In the year 2065, the next great assault against an invading race of
phantom-like aliens is about to be launched. Dr. Aki Ross, a brilliant
young scientist, races to find the invaders' secrets. In addition to
trying to save the planet, she must also save herself, since her body
has been infected by alien particles. She teams up with the
prestigious Deep Eyes military squadron, led by her old friend Grey
Edwards. But as Grey, Aki, and her mentor Dr. Sid work toward a
peaceful end, the scheming General Hein devises a plot to eradicate
the aliens in one swift, destructive blow ... even if it destroys the
Earth right along with them. Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action
violence.
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Nosferatu (1922)
(Not Rated) 75 min Friday November 2, at 7:30pm in 10-250 |
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See the film that inspired Malkovich's recent Shadow of the
Vampire which takes place on the scene of Nosferatu.
Nosferatu is an unauthorized production of Bram Stoker's work with
enough preserved to recognize, but enough changed to be legal (names
changed to protect the innocent?). Count Orlok's move to Bremen brings
the plague traceable to his dealings with the realtor Thomas Hutter,
and the Count's obsession with Hutter's wife, Ellen the only one with
the power to end the evil.
Co-sponsored by MISTI Germany |
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America's Sweethearts (2001)
(PG-13) 102 minutes Friday November 2, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100 Sunday November 4, 7pm in 26-100 |
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After they've broken up, a married movie star couple (John Cusack,
Catherine Zeta-Jones) still have to go out and promote the movie they
made together while they were in love, even though they now hate each
other. To keep the junket from falling apart when the print of their
film doesn't show up, the film's publicist (Billy Crystal) tries to
divert attention by concocting the story of the couple's reunion, that
everything's still hunky-dory between them... when in fact, the actor
is actually in love with his wife's formerly fat assistant (Julia
Roberts), and the actress has found a new beau named Hector (Hank
Azaria). Rated PG-13 for language, some crude and sexual
humor.
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Jurassic Park III (2001)
(PG-13) 92 minutes Saturday November 3, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100 Sunday November 4, 10pm in 26-100 |
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Anxious to fund research for his new theory of velociraptor
intelligence, renowned paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) is
persuaded by a wealthy adventurer (William H. Macy) and his wife (Tea
Leoni) to accompany them on an aerial tour of Isla Sorna. This
infamous island, once InGen's site B, has become both a primordial
breeding ground for John Hammond's magnificent creations and a magnet
for thrill-seekers eager to encounter them. When a tragic accident
maroons the party of seven, Grant discovers the true reason his
deceptive hosts have invited him along. In their perilous attempt to
escape with their lives, the dwindling group encounters terrifying new
creatures undisclosed by InGen, and Grant is forced to learn the
dreadful implications of his raptor intelligence.
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Windtalkers
CANCELEDWednesday November 7, at 8:00pm in 26-100 |
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La Regle du jeu aka: The Rules of the Game (1939) (Not Rated) 110 minutes Friday November 9, at 7:30pm in 10-250 |
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Andre Jurieux has flown over the Atlantic to set up a new record.
When he arrives in Paris he is very sad about the fact that his lover,
Christine, isn't there. His friend Octave persuades him to remain
reasonable, and arranges for him to be invited to the great hunt at the
residence of Christine's husband, the Marquis de la Chesnaye. Also
invited is the Marquis' lover Genevive. Things spiral out of control
rapidly when various players start to discover each others' roles, or
mistake each others' identities.
Co-sponsored by MISTI France |
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Planet of the Apes (2001)
(PG-13) 119 minutes Friday November 9, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100 Sunday November 11, 7pm in 26-100 |
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It is the year 2029: Astronaut Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) boards a
pod cruiser on a Space Station for a "routine" reconnaissance mission,
but an abrupt detour through a space time worm-hole lands him on a
strange planet where talking apes rule over the human race. With the
help of a sympathetic chimpanzee activist named Ari (Helena
Bonham-Carter) and a small band of human rebels, Leo leads the effort
to evade the advancing Gorilla Army led by General Thade (Tim Roth)
and his most trusted warrior Attar (Michael Clarke Duncan). Now the
race is on to reach a sacred temple within the planet's Forbidden Zone
to discover the shocking secrets of mankind's past - and the key to
its future. Rated PG-13 for some sequences of
action/violence.
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Legally Blonde (2001)
(PG-13) 96 minutes Saturday November 10, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100 Sunday November 11, 10pm in 26-100 |
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Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) has it all. She's the president of her
sorority, a Hawaiian Tropic girl, Miss June in her campus calendar,
and, above all, a natural blonde. She dates the cutest fraternity boy
on campus and wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington
III. But, there's just one thing stopping Warner (Matthew Davis) from
popping the question: Elle is too blonde. Growing up across the
street from Aaron Spelling might mean something in LA, but nothing to
Warner's East-Coast blue blood family. So, when Warner packs up for
Harvard Law and reunites with an old sweetheart from prep school, Elle
rallies all her resources and gets into Harvard, determined to win him
back. But law school is a far cry from the comforts of the mall and
her pool. Elle must wage the battle of her life, for her guy, for
herself and for all the blondes who suffer endless indignities
everyday.
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MISTI Foreign TBA 3
CANCELEDFriday November 16, at 7:30pm in 10-250 |
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American Pie 2 (2001)
(R) 105 minutes Friday November 16, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100 Sunday November 18, 7pm in 26-100 |
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After a year apart - attending different schools, meeting different
people - the guys rent a beach house and vow to make this the best
summer ever. As it turns out, whether this happens or not has a lot to
do with the girls. Between the wild parties, outrageous revelations
and a trip to band camp, they discover that times change and people
change, but in the end, it's all about sticking together. Rated R
for strong sexual content, crude humor, language and drinking.
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Rush Hour 2 (2001)
(PG-13) 90 minutes Saturday November 17, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100 Sunday November 18, 10pm in 26-100 |
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Chief Inspector Lee of the Hong Kong Police and LAPD detective James
Carter go to Hong Kong on a much-needed vacation, where Carter is
looking forward to discovering the city for the first time. But when
they arrive, they discover a bomb has exploded in the American
Embassy, killing two U.S. customs agents who had been investigating a
counterfeiting ring. The Hong Kong police suspect that a Triad called
Ricky Tan is behind the blast and put Lee on the case. Inspector Lee
is assigned to crack the case, much to the chagrin of Carter who is
annoyed as he feels his vacation slipping away, While for Lee the case
is personal -- Tan was once his father's police partner and played a
direct role in his death. The two cops set off in pursuit of Tan, but
this time around it is Detective Carter who is a fish out of water,
and Lee now has the chance to teach him some lessons. But of course,
as the pair chase Tan from Hong Kong to Los Angeles and beyond, Carter
has a few things to teach the locals as well.
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FREE Sneak Preview Spy Game (2001) (R) ?? minutes Tuesday November 20, at 8:00pm in 26-100 (Addition to printed calendar) |
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There was a time when CIA operative Nathan Muir (Robert Redford) and
his protege Tom Bishop (Brad Pitt) were inseparable, travelling the
world and tasting everything it had to offer ... from Vietnam to
Berlin to Beirut. In a profession fraught with danger and uncertainty,
Muir and Bishop forged an uncommonly close friendship based on mutual
respect and affection.
But that was years ago. . . Now, on the brink of his retirement from the agency, Muir learns that Bishop has gone rogue. His one-time protege has been jailed in Beijing on espionage charges after attempting to break a prisoner out of China. Years of bad blood and hurt feelings are washed away in a flood of memories of adventures shared by the two men as Muir takes on his most dangerous - and personal - mission ever. Rated R for language, some violence and brief sexuality. Tickets at 6pm in Lobby 16. |
MISTI Foreign TBA 4
CANCELEDFriday November 30, at 7:30pm in 10-250 |
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
(PG) 91 minutes Friday November 30, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100 Sunday December 2, 7pm in 26-100 |
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The Monty Python team's best known movie follows King Arthur and his
knights in their search for the Holy Grail. This isn't your average
medieval knights and horses story - for a start, due to a shortage in
the kingdom, all the horses have been replaced by servants clopping
coconuts together!
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The Score (2001)
(R) 123 minutes Saturday December 1, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100 Sunday December 2, 10pm in 26-100 |
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Nick Wells (Robert De Niro), a professional criminal, decides to leave
the business for good, since he nearly got caught on his last job. His
plan is to live in peace with his girl Diane (Angela Basset), running
his Montreal jazz club NYC. Soon Max (Marlon Brando), his good friend
and financial partner in the illegal affairs, comes along with an
offer Nick can't refuse: A historical and priceless French scepter has
been discovered while being smuggled into the country. It is now under
massive surveillance in the Montreal Customs House, and soon to be
returned to France. Nick has to team up with Max's man inside, the
young, talented and aggressive thief Jack Teller (Edward Norton) to
get the precious item, and suffer no more financial problems
ever. Only one question remains: Who will trick whom out of their
share? Rated R for language.
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FREE Sneak Preview Not Another Teen Movie (2001) (R) ?? minutes Wednesday December 5, at 7:00pm in 26-100 (Addition to printed calendar) |
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This spoof of teen movies has all of the ingredients, including, the
popular jock, the nasty cheerleader, the foreign exchange student, the
undercover reporter, the desperate virgin, the token black guy and
more. Rated R for strong crude sexual content and
humor, language and some drug content. Tickets at 6pm in Lobby 16. |
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Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
(G) 144 minutes Friday December 7, at 7:30pm in 10-250 |
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In 1941 the Japanese are at odds with the United States on a number of
issues which they are attempting to resolve via their Washington
embassy. In case this diplomacy fails, the military is hatching plans
for a surprise early Sunday morning air attack on the U.S. base at
Pearl Harbor. American intelligence is breaking the Japanese
diplomatic messages but few high-ups are prepared to believe that an
attack is likely, let alone where or how it might come.
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The Princess Diaries (2001)
(G) 114 minutesFriday December 7, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100 Sunday December 9, 7pm in 26-100 |
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A socially awkward but very bright 15-year-old girl (Anne Hathaway)
being raised by a single mom discovers that she is the princess of a
small European country. It turns out that her long-absent father was,
unbeknownst to her, the crown prince of Genovia and has recently
passed away. She must make a choice between continuing the life of a
San Francisco teen or stepping up to the throne. While Mia makes up
her mind, she's pressed into taking princess lessons from her
grandmother (Julie Andrews).
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
(R) 99 minutes Saturday December 8, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100 Sunday December 9, 10pm in 26-100 |
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is a tale of adventure on the open
road. When Dante and Randal (of Clerks fame) get a restraining order
to keep the punchy Jay and his hetero life-mate, Silent Bob, from
selling drugs in front of the Quick Stop convenience store, their
lives are suddenly empty. They find new purpose when their friend,
Brodie, informs them a movie is being made featuring two infamous
characters based on their likenesses. After visiting one of the
creators of the Bluntman and Chronic, Holden McNeil, they set out to
get what fat movie cash they deserve and hopefully put an end to
people slandering them on the Internet. Along the way, they learn the
rules of the road from a hitchhiking George Carlin, ride with a group
of gorgeous jewel thieves, and incur the wrath of a hapless wildlife
marshal for liberating an orangutan named Suzanne. The quest takes
them from New Jersey to Hollywood where a showdown involving the
police, the jewel thieves, and the Bluntman and Chronic filmmakers
will decide the fate of Suzanne, Jay, Silent Bob, and their good
names. Rated R for nonstop crude and sexual humor, pervasive strong
language, and drug content.
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Ghost World (2001)
(R) 111 minutesThursday December 13, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100 Saturday December 15, 7pm in 26-100 |
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Ultra-hip and cynical best friends Enid (Thora Birch) and Becky
(Scarlett Johansson) face an uncertain future after graduating from
high school. Their seemingly endless list of possibilities for life
together after high school shrinks alarmingly as Becky takes a job at
a coffeehouse and Enid heads to college to become an art student in
this quirky drama based on the comic book by Daniel Clowes. Rated R
for strong language and some sexual content.
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Rat Race (2001)
(PG-13) 112 minutes Friday December 14, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100 Saturday December 15, 10pm in 26-100 |
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A group of billionaires led by a Las Vegas casino owner (John Cleese)
search for things to bet on. They decide to pull a group of six
strangers together to race from Vegas to Silver City, NM to retrieve
$2 million hidden in a locker. The first one there gets all of the
money. The first team is two addled brothers (Seth Green and Vince
Vieluf) who end up in a hot air balloon chase into a monster truck
competition. The second team is an estranged mother (Whoopi Goldberg)
reunited with her daughter (Lanai Chapman), who is struggling to start
a business. They face an insane squirrel-selling woman (Kathy Bates)
and steal a rocket car scheduled for an attempt at the land speed
record. A hated NFL referee (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) is stranded in the
desert by an irate cabbie (Paul Rodriguez) and hijacks a bus load of
Lucille Ball look-alikes on the way to a convention. The Jewish family
man (Jon Lovitz) on a family vacation joins the race without telling
his wife (Kathy Najimy) why they are rushing across the country. A
narcoleptic Italian (Rowan Atkinson) gets a ride with an ambulance
driver (Wayne Knight), who is carting a human heart for a
transplant. The final race member (Breckin Meyer) is a straight-laced
future lawyer who at first declines to participate in the race, but
re-thinks his position after he meets a smart and beautiful, but
slightly unstable woman (Amy Smart) who is flying a helicopter to New
Mexico. Dave Thomas also appears as Cleese's humorless attorney.
Rated PG-13 for sexual references, crude humor, partial nudity and
language.
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