Spring 2002 Film Series
All films begin at 6pm in Jonas 305 unless otherwise noted
All on DVD unless otherwise noted

Thursday, January 17

"The Great Dictator" (1940) dir. Charlie Chaplin

Chaplin’s first full talkie; an unusual comedy that combines slapstick, satire, and social commentary, as Chaplin plays the dual roles of Jewish ghetto barber and dictator Adenoid Hynkel of Tomania.

Thursday, January 31

"Citizen Kane" (1941) dir. Orson Welles

Multimillionaire news-paper tycoon Charles Foster Kane dies alone in his extravagant mansion, Xanadu, speaking a single word: "Rosebud." Considered by many the greatest film ever made.

Tuesday, February 5

"The Graduate" (1967) dir. Mike Nichols

Landmark film of the late 60s that’s still just as pungent–and funny–as ever. Dustin Hoffman, in his first major film role, plays ultra-naive college grad who’s seduced by a middle-aged woman, and then falls in love with her daughter. Perfect song score by Simon and Garfunkel.

Thursday, February 7

"Apocalypse Now Redux" (1979/2001) dir. Francis Ford Coppola

Coppola’s controversial Vietnam war epic, based on Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. This is the recent re-release with added footage.

Tuesday, February 19

"Breathless" ("A bout de souffle") (1960) dir. Jean-Luc Goddard

Michel is a young thug who romantically models himself on Humphrey Bogart. Penniless and on the run from the police, he turns to his American girlfriend Patricia, a student and aspiring journalist. Patricia agrees to hide him, and the two spend their time evading the police, making love and stealing cars to raise money for a trip to Italy. The classic film of the French New Wave.

Rescheduled: Thursday, April 11

"All the President's Men" (1940) dir. Alan Pakula

The story of Woodward and Bernstein’s exposure of the Watergate scandal that led up to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974.

Wednesday, March 6, Special Time: 3pm

War by its nature is brutal. Young people answer their country’s call and are asked to engage in the business of war: killing. How does it affect a human being to kill another human being, especially a child? Shown on VHS.

Thursday, March 21

"The Great Escape" (1963) dir. Sturges

Based on a true story, a group of allied escape artist type prisoners of war are all put in an ‘escape proof’ camp.

Thursday, April 4 (New Date)

"Chicken Run" (2000) dir. Lord and Park

Rocky and Ginger, hopelessly repressed and facing eventual certain death at the chicken farm where they are held, decide to rebel. Rocky and Ginger lead their fellow chickens in a great escape from the murderous farmers and their farm of doom.

Thursday, April 18

"Pollock" (2000) dir. Harris

This Academy-Award nominee chronicles the life of Jackson Pollock, abstract expressionist American artist (1912-1956).

Thursday, April 25

"Some Like It Hot" (1959) dir. Wilder

Two Struggling musicians witness the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre and try to find a way out of the city before they are found and killed by the mob. The only job that will pay their way is an all-girl band so the two dress up as women. In addition to hiding, each has his own problems; one (Tony Curtis) falls for another band member (Marilyn Monroe) but can’t tell her his gender, and the other (Jack Lemmon) has a rich suitor who will not take "No," for an answer.

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.