Film Series

Start time is 7:30 PM for all screenings.

All movie screenings are free and open to the public. Reservations are not needed.

Sponsored by the Leon and Helen Church Family Foundation.

This season’s free Film Art Series explores two themes: Music in Film, and The Hopeful and The Hopeless. All are free and open to the public. An informal audience discussion follows each screening. Some films contain adult themes or language and may not be appropriate for everyone.

music in film


KoyaanisqatsiKoyaanisqatsi (1982): Film Art Series

Tuesday, October 2, 2012 @ 7:30 p.m.


A visual concert of expertly photographed scenes with an environmental theme, set to the haunting music of Phillip Glass. Not rated; 86 min.

Art show in the Hett lobby


FREE!
  All movie screenings are free and open to the public. Reservations are not needed.

 



PsychoPsycho (1960): Film Art Series

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 @ 7:30 p.m.


Director Alfred Hitchcock won an Oscar for this suspenseful classic about a young motel proprietor too long under the domination of his mother. Rated TV-14; 109 min.

FREE!  All movie screenings are free and open to the public. Reservations are not needed.






The PianistThe Pianist (2002): Film Art Series

Tuesday, January 29, 2013 @ 7:30 p.m.


A brilliant Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto during World War II. Rated R; 150 min.

FREE!  All movie screenings are free and open to the public. Reservations are not needed.

 

 



The ArtistThe Artist (2011): Film Art Series

Thursday, April 4, 2013 @ 7:30 p.m.

As a 1920s silent movie star wonders if talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with a young dancer set for a big break. Rated PG-13; 100 min.


FREE!  All movie screenings are free and open to the public. Reservations are not needed.




The Hopeful and the Hopeless


MoneyballMoneyball (2011): Film Art Series

Wednesday, October 17, 2012 @ 7:30 p.m.


Brad Pitt stars as Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane, who put together a competitive baseball team on a budget using computer analysis to acquire new players. Rated PG-13; 133 min.


FREE!  All movie screenings are free and open to the public. Reservations are not needed.

 



Slumdog MillionaireSlumdog Millionaire (2008): Film Art Series


Tuesday, November 13, 2012 @ 7:30 p.m.


A teenager from the Mumbai slums is suspected of cheating when he becomes a successful contestant on the Indian version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" Rated R; 120 min.

FREE!  All movie screenings are free and open to the public. Reservations are not needed.

 



Winter's BoneWinter’s Bone (2010): Film Art Series

Wednesday, November 28, 2012 @ 7:30 p.m.

Jennifer Lawrence is convincing as a tough Ozark Mountain teenager trying to keep her family intact as she risks her life to track down her drug-dealing dad. Rated R; 100 min.

FREE!  All movie screenings are free and open to the public. Reservations are not needed.

 



Brokeback MountainBrokeback Mountain (2005): Film Art Series

Wednesday, February 13, 2013 @ 7:30 p.m.

A raw, powerful story about a forbidden, secretive lifelong bond between a young Wyoming ranch hand and a rodeo cowboy. Rated R; 134 min.

FREE!  All movie screenings are free and open to the public. Reservations are not needed.

 



The Wages of FearThe Wages of Fear (French, 1953): Film Art Series

Wednesday, March 19, 2013 @ 7:30 p.m.

In a South American village, men must transport an urgent nitroglycerine shipment without the equipment that would make it safe. Not rated; 131 min.

FREE!  All movie screenings are free and open to the public. Reservations are not needed.