The College of Arts and Letters and Cline
Library Present
The Lady with the Torch: 15 Films from Columbia Pictures
The Tuesday night classic film series is celebrating its fifth year! Come join us every Tuesday during the school year, 7 p.m. at the Cline Library Assembly Hall. Free Admission! Free Parking is available in lot P13 (behind the library) or in the parking garage, 96A.
Listen
to Professors Paul Helford and Paul Ferlazzo discuss the films
in the series (and kibbitz about movies in general) every Monday
morning at 8:20 on The
Eagle, 103.7. Read film reviews by the Pauls about the series every Friday in the Arizona
Daily Sun. For more information contact Paul Ferlazzo 523-7800.
August
25
LOST HORIZON
Directed by: Frank Capra
Starring: Ronald Coleman
1937
134 minutes (Not Rated)
Oscars:
7 Nominations, including Best Picture
Won 2 for Editing and Art Direction
"... a truly startling experience...” SIGHT AND SOUND
September
1
THE AWFUL TRUTH
Directed by Leo McCarey
Starring Cary Grant, Irene Dunne
1937
93 minutes
(Not Rated)
Oscars
6 nominations, including Best Picture
Won Best Director, Leo McCarey
"...A lively, ever-surprising tribute to human perversity, it’s one
of the most remarkable pictures of Tinseltown's golden age..." — PREMIER
September 8
GILDA
Directed by Charles Vidor
Starring Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford
1946
110 minutes
(Not Rated)
“Sexiest. Girl. Ever.”
-FLIPSIDE MOVIE EMPORIUM
“The definitive Rita Hayworth vehicle
is this film, Gilda, her most famous film...
Whether dancing, singing, or tempting a pair of men in an Argentine casino, Hayworth
is a burning presence in every scene...” –AMC FILMCRITIC
September 15
BORN YESTERDAY
Directed by George Cukor
Starring: Judy Holliday, William Holden, Broderick Crawford
1950
103 minutes
(Not Rated )
Oscars:
5 Nominations, including Best Picture
Won Best Actress, Judy Holiday
“... an enchanting, brilliantly executed film... the beauty
is in the details. The script sparkles. The performances shine.”
- AT-A-GLANCE FILM REVIEWS
September 22
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Directed by David Lean
Starring Peter O’Toole, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quinn, Alec Guinness
1962
221 minutes
(Rated PG)
Oscars:
10 Nominations
Won 7 including Best Picture and Best Director, David Lean
"...It's pretty damned good..." — ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
September 29
DR. STRANGELOVE
Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott
1964
93 minutes
(Rated PG)
5 Oscar nominations
"Remarkably fresh and undated. A clear-eyed, irreverent, dangerous
satire.” - Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN TIMES
October 6
OLIVER!
Directed by Carol Reed
Starring Ron Moody,
Oliver Reed
1968
148 minutes
(Rated G)
Oscars:
11 Nominations
Won 5 including Best Picture and Best Director, Carol Reed
“OLIVER! is a great experience . . . ” — NEWSWEEK
October 13
FIVE EASY PIECES
Directed by Bob Rafelson
Starring Jack Nicholson, Karen Black
1970
96 minutes
(Rated R)
Oscars:
4 nominations including Best Picture and Best Actor
"One of the most complex and interesting films of its time.” - Colin Jacobson, DVD MOVIE GUIDE
October 20
THE WAY WE WERE
Directed by Sydney Pollack
Starring Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford
1973
118 minutes
(Rated PG)
Oscars:
5 Nominations
Won for Best Music and Best Song
“Ultra glossy soaper that's frankly
irresistible.” – MOUNTAIN EXPRESS
October 27
Halloween Show
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS
Of the Third Kind
Directed by Stephen Spielberg
Starring Richard Dreyfus, Teri Garr
1977
135 minutes
(Rated PG)
Oscars:
8 Nominations, including Best Director
Won Best Cinematography, Special Achievement for Sound Effects Editing
“... one of the great movie-going experiences. “
ROGER EBERT
November 3
Shampoo
Directed by Hal Ashby
Starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn
1975
109 minutes
(Rated R)
Oscars:
4 Nominations
Won Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Lee Grant
“.... written by Robert Towne and Warren Beatty... one of the best scripts
in the last three decades.” – LOS ANGELES TIMES, 2008
November 10
ALL THAT JAZZ
Directed by Bob Fosse
Starring Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange
1979
123 minutes
(Rated R)
Oscars:
9 Nominations, including Best Picture, Director, and Actor
Won Best Editing, Best Art & Set Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Music
“The dancing is frenzied, the dialogue piercing, the photography superb,
and the acting first-rate, with non-showman Scheider an illustrious example of
casting against type.” –TV GUIDE MOVIES
NOVEMBER 17
TOOTSIE
Directed by Sydney Pollack
Starring Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Bill Murray
1982
116 minutes
(Rated PG)
Oscars:
10 Nominations, including Best Picture, Director, and Actor
Won Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Jessica Lange
”Remarkably funny and entirely convincing...” - VARIETY
November 24
Philadelphia
Directed by
Starring Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington
1993
125 minutes
(Rated PG-13)
Oscars:
5 Nominations
Won Best Actor, Tom Hanks & Best Song, Bruce Springsteen
“... compassionate, compelling and emotionally devastating.” WASHINGTON
POST
December 1
MEN IN BLACK
Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld
Starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Rip Torn
1997
98 minutes
(Rated PG-13)
Oscars:
3 Nominations
Won Best Makeup
“To quote the film's wisest alien, who just happens to be occupying the
body of an ugly-ass pug dog, ‘If you don't like it, you can kiss my furry
little butt.’” – PETER TRAVERS, ROLLING STONE