Fall 2003 Film Series
All films begin at 6pm in Jonas 305.
All films shown on DVD. Free and Open to the Public.
The series is sponsored by the BHSU Honors Program.

Bonus Film: Saturday, September 6

"Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977) dir. Steven Spielberg

The now-classic science fiction film about extra-terrestrial connections to the earth and its inhabitants. Planes reported missing in 1945 suddenly appear in the Mojave Desert. A commercial flight is buzzed by a "bright" object that the pilot "wouldn't know how to describe." Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss), while working one night, has a Close Encounter. The US Government determines where the visitors plan to land and creates an elaborate cover-up to keep people away. However, a group of people, including Neary, share a vision which draws them to the place and a meeting with new, and old, friends. A good portion of this film was shot around and on Devils Tower. For many people, this film was their first glimpse of Devils Tower. Don't miss it! (Shown on DVD). Go to Devils Tower that day (see the Adventure Center) and see the film that night. Rated PG. 130 min.

Thursday, September 18

"The Pianist" (2002) dir. Roman Polanski

Wladyslaw Szpilman, a brilliant pianist and a Polish Jew, witnesses the restrictions Nazis place on Jews in the Polish capital. As his family is rounded up to be shipped off to the Nazi labor camps, he escapes deportation and eludes capture by living in the ruins of Warsaw. Winner of 5 Oscars. Rated R. 150 min.

Thursday, October 16

“Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” (2002) dir. George Clooney

Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" is the story of a legendary showman's double life--television producer by day, CIA assassin by night. At the height of his TV career, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said. Directed by George Clooney from a screenplay by Charlie Kaufman (“Being John Malkovich” and “Adaptation”), this film is guaranteed to have you wondering where truth ends and fiction begins. Rated R. 113 min.

Thursday, November 13

"Skins" (2002) dir. Chris Eyre

An inspirational tale about the relationship between two Lakota Sioux Indian brothers living on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation. Filmed on and around Pine Ridge and the Black Hills by the director of “Smoke Signals.” A film of both humor and integrity, based on Adrian C. Louis’ 1995 novel. Rated R. 84 min.

Thursday, December 4

"Real Women Have Curves" (2002) dir. Patricia Cardoso

This is the story of Ana, a first generation Mexican-American teenager on the verge of becoming a woman. Just graduated from high school, Ana receives a full scholarship to Columbia University, but her traditional, old-world parents feel that now is the time for Ana to help provide for the family, not the time for college. Torn between her mainstream ambitions and her cultural heritage, she works to find her place in the world as an American and a Chicana. Rated PG-13. 90 min.

All films begin at 6pm and are shown at Black Hills State University in Jonas Hall 305 unless otherwise noted. Questions or comments? Contact Professor David A. Salomon at davidsalomon@bhsu.edu or 642-6249.