LSC Weekly Schedule

LSC Events for Wednesday, January 15 through Tuesday, January 21.

Wednesday, January 15
Vertigo (1958) Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller has a San Francisco police detective (James Stewart) drawn into a complex plot when a friend hires him for a routine assignment. As Hitchcock obscures the boundary between reality and illusion, the detective's obsession with Madeleine (Kim Novak) takes him to the brink of insanity.
7 & 10pm in 10-250, 128 min, rated NR

Friday, January 17
F/X (1985 A special effects man is paid to stage a phony assassination, then finds himself the target of hit men. Stars Brian Dennehy.
7 & 10pm in 26-100, 109 min, rated R

Saturday, January 18
The Right Stuff (1983) A factual account of the Mercury space program, The Right Stuff tells the story of the test pilots who were recruited and trained as the first astronauts. Stars Sam Shepard, Ed Harris, and Dennis Quaid.
8:00pm in 10-250, 180 min, rated PG

Sunday, January 19
The Color Purple (1985) Steven Spielburg directs Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, and Oprah Winfrey in this evocative story of a girl growing up in the 1900's. We watch thirty years of her life, of the men in her life, and of the way they treat her. Nominated for numerous Academy Awards, including best picture, best actress, and best supporting actress.
7 & 10:30pm in 26-100, 152 min, rated PG-13


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MIT Lecture Series Committee lsc@mit.edu
For more information you can call the LSC Movieline at 258-8881