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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