LSC Weekly Schedule

LSC Events for Wednesday, February 25 through Tuesday, March 03

Thursday, February 26 Krippendorf's Tribe (1998) movie picture: A FREE Sneak Preview! In this comedy Richard Dreyfuss returns to the classroom as an anthropology professor whose wife has recently passed away. Besought with difficulties, he decides to raise his family using grant money, all the while pretending his youngsters are New Guinea tribeschildren.; with Dolby Spectral Recording sound
Times:
8:00pm in 26-100

Friday, February 27 McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971): Robert Altman's characteristically quirky take on the Western casts Warren Beatty as a self-inflated entrepreneur who opens a brothel in the Great North. Julie Christie plays the madame who stabilizes the haphazard operation. Unfortunately, success comes at a high price, and when gunmen arrive to enforce a business proposition, Beatty must become the man he has, presumably, merely pretended to be. A poetic, moving work, and a classic of the genre.; 120 min, rated R
Times:
7:30pm in 10-250

Friday, February 27 and Sunday, March 01 The Rainmaker (1997) movie picture: Rudy Baylor (Matt Damon) is young, jobless, and just out of law school. He is also the only hope for an elderly couple whose insurance company will not pay for an operation that could save their son's life. In this courtroom drama, Rudy learns the ugly truth about corporate America with the help of an ambulance-chasing attorney (Danny DeVito) and falls in love with a young, battered woman (Claire Danes).; 135 min, rated PG-13, with Dolby Spectral Recording sound
Times:
7 & 10pm on 2/27 in 26-100
7:00pm on 3/1 in 26-100

Saturday, February 28 and Sunday, March 01 Boogie Nights (1997) movie picture: Boogie Nights is the story of an extended family of filmmakers who struggle to redefine and revolutionize the adult entertainment industry in the late 70's and early 80's. Led by Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds), an idealistic producer, who dreams of elevating his craft to an art form, this film takes a behind-the-scenes journey into the turbulent lives of those who rise and fall in the misunderstood underworld.; 152 min, rated R, with Dolby Spectral Recording sound
Times:
7 & 10:30pm on 2/28 in 26-100
10:00pm on 3/1 in 26-100

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