Contemporary Films
Iron Man (PG-13 / 126 min) After an accident, billionaire industrialist Tony Stark creates a suit that sustains his life. When he heals, he decides to use his technology to fight crime and leads a double life as Iron Man in this comic book adventure. January 13 at 1:30 pm / MU
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (R / 108 min) In another mind-bending screenplay from Charlie Kaufman, Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet play a couple who have a terrible breakup. Joel can't take the loss and undergoes an experimental treatment which erases harsh memories from the human brain. February 2 at 1:30 pm / CC
Bigger Than the Sky (PG-13 / 106 min) Mike (Corbett) only wants to perform in great productions. So when a clueless amateur (Marcus Thomas) is given the lead in Cyrano de Bergerac Mike decides he must personally train him. But when real life begins to mimic the play's love triangle and his prot g falls for the girl Mike loves but can't commit to (Smart) suddenly it's Mike's turn to learn not how to act but how to live. February 10 at 1:30 pm / CC
Independent Films
The Trap (Serbia, Germany, Hungary / Subtitled / 115 min) A modern film noir reflecting the true face of Serbian "society in transition," It's a story that could happen to you. An ordinary man is forced to choose between life and death of his own child. The Trap is a film about post-Milosevic's Serbia, in which there is no more war, only a moral and existential desert. This is Serbia in transition, in which human life is worth little, and normal life remains almost unreachable. January 9 at 6 pm / PA January 27 at 6 pm / CC
Under the Bombs (France, Lebanon, UK / Subtitled / 98 min) During a cease-fire in the Lebanon-Israel conflict of 2006, a Christian taxi driver brings a Shiite woman from Beirut to the heart of the conflict in the country's south. While they scour the rubble of local towns for her son, they discover that despite their very different backgrounds they have much in common and develop a deep bond. February 13 at 6 pm / PA February 25 at 6 pm / CC
The Pope’s Toilet (Uruguay, France, Brazil / Subtitled / 90 min) It's 1988, and Melo, an Uruguayan town on the Brazilian border, awaits the visit of Pope John Paul II. 50,000 people are expected to attend, and the most humble locals believe that selling food and drink to the multitude will just about make them rich. Petty smuggler Beto thinks he has the best idea of all--he decides he will build a WC in front of his house and charge for its use. His efforts bring about unexpected consequences, and the final results will surprise everyone. March 13 at 6 pm / PA March 31 at 6 pm / CC
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