Holy Cross Kimball Film Series Spring 2008 Schedule

The following films will be shown at Kimball Theatre at the College of the Holy Cross. All films are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. For additional information, please call the Kimball Theatre Box Office at 508-793-2455.

Eastern Promises - Rated R Wed., Jan. 16: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Starring Viggo Mortensen and Naomi Watts. A ruthless Russian mobster named Nikolai crosses paths with Anna, an innocent midwife, who, in trying to right a wrong, is led along a harrowing trail of murder, deceit and corruption.

The Kingdom - Rated R Fri., Jan. 18 and Sat., Jan 19: Showing at 7 p.m. Starring Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner. After an American facility in the Middle East is bombed, a team of FBI agents is sent to Saudi Arabia to complete a secret mission that turns into a fight for their own lives.

No End in Sight – This film is not rated. Wed., Jan. 23: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Narrated by Campbell Scott, with members of the Bush administration.  The film examines the Bush Administration’s conduct surrounding the fall of Baghdad in 2003, including how behind-the-scenes decisions were made.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Rated PG-13 Fri., Jan. 25 and Sat., Jan. 26: Showing at 7 p.m. Starring Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush. At a time of political and religious turmoil — and as she is about to go to war with the Spanish King — Elizabeth is enchanted by the dashing Sir Walter Raleigh, a forbidden love.

Gone Baby Gone - Rated R Wed., Jan. 30: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Starring Casey Affleck and Michelle Monaghan. Based on a novel by Denis Lehane (Mystic River), two detectives investigate the disappearance of a four-year-old girl in the rough city of Dorchester, Mass.. The two Boston-area detectives risk everything — including their lives — to save her.

In The Valley of Elah - Rated R Fri., Feb. 1 and Sat., Feb. 2: Showing at 7 p.m. Starring Tommy Lee Jones and Charlize Theron. A career officer goes searching for his son, an exemplary soldier reported AWOL after returning from Iraq, and soon he discovers the truth behind his son’s disappearance.

American Gangster - Rated R Wed., Feb. 6: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. Based on a true story, Richie Roberts, an outcast cop, tries to bring down Frank Lucas, a Harlem drug boss who is protected by the mafia, in 1970 New York.

Bee Movie - Rated PG Fri., Feb. 8 and Sat., Feb. 9: Showing at 7 p.m. Starring the voices of Jerry Seinfeld and Renee Zellweger. A college-educated bee is disillusioned with his only job prospect— making honey. He soon discovers that humans have been stealing honey for years and he decides to sue.

Into The Wild - Rated R Wed., Feb. 13: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Starring Emile Hirsch and Vince Vaughn. Based on a true story, a top student leaves his education, wealth and bright future behind to head into the Alaskan wilderness. The film traces the events and people who shaped his life.

Beowulf - Rated PG-13 Fri., Feb. 15 and Sat., Feb. 16: Showing at 7 p.m. Starring Ray Winstone and Angelina Jolie. Beowulf, the mighty warrior, battles the demon Grendel and incurs the hellish wrath of the beast’s seductive mother. Their titanic clash transforms a warrior into a legend.

Michael Clayton - Rated R Wed., Feb. 20: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Starring George Clooney and Tilda Swinton. An attorney who is known as a “fixer” at his New York law firm is burned out, getting divorced and has to face his biggest challenge yet — another lawyer in the firm is sabotaging his multi-million dollar class action suit.

We Own the Night – Rated R Fri., Feb. 22 and Sat., Feb. 23: Showing at 7 p.m. Starring Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Wahlberg. The film is about two brothers, Joseph Grusinsky, a New York cop who followed in his father’s footsteps, and Bobby Green, a manager at a night club owned by a Russian mobster. During a bloody struggle between the NYPD and Russian mob, Bobby tries to save his brother and father from being murdered by the mafia.

No Country for Old Men - Rated R Wed., Feb. 27: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Starring Tommy Lee Jones and Javier Bardem. In the aftermath of a botched drug deal, a cowboy finds dead bodies and $2 million. He makes off with the money and is pursued by an aging sheriff and a psychopathic killer.

Atonement - Rated R Wed., March 12: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Starring Keira Knightly, Saoirse Ronan and James McAvoy. A 13-year-old accuses her older sister’s lover of a crime he didn’t commit and in turn, it changes the course of several lives forever.

Margot at the Wedding - Rated R Fri., March 14 and Sat., March 15: Showing at 7 p.m. Starring Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Jason Leigh. A self-absorbed Manhattan novelist comes home to attend the wedding of her estranged sister to a good-hearted loser in this comic tale of family dysfunction.

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead - Rated R Wed., March 26: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke. In this absorbing suspense thriller, an overextended broker lures his younger brother into robbing their parent’s jewelry store. No victims, no violence, it should be no problem. Find out what happens when the perfect crime goes wrong.

3:10 to Yuma - Rated R Fri., March 28 and Sat., March 29: Showing at 7 p.m. Starring Christian Bale and Russell Crowe. When an outlaw is captured in a small town, a rancher, desperate for money, volunteers to guard him until the train for Yuma arrives. Find out if the outlaw will out-smart the rancher.

The Savages - Rated R Wed., April 2: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney. Two middle-aged siblings cope with their father’s decline in this humane comic drama about failing parents and faded hopes.

The Kite Runner - Rated PG-13 Fri., April 4 and Sat., April 5: Showing at 7 p.m. Starring Khalid Abdalla and Atossa Leoni. Based on the best-selling novel, after spending years in California, a man returns to Afghanistan to help a friend whose son is in trouble in this epic tale of fathers and sons.

Sweeney Todd - Rated R Wed., April 9: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter. Based on the hit Broadway musical, after years in exile for a crime he didn’t commit, Sweeney Todd moves back to London, opens a barber shop and teams up with a meat pie maker to rid London of all who have done him wrong.

I Am Legend - Rated PG-13 Fri., April 11 and Sat., April 12: Showing at 7 p.m. Starring Will Smith. A scientist, the sole survivor of a plague, tries to outlast the mutated plague victims who have become blood-thirsty creatures. He seeks a cure while searching for other survivors.

Juno - Rated PG-13 Wed., April 16: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Starring Ellen Page and Jennifer Garner. In this dark comedy, 16-year-old Juno becomes pregnant and makes a strange decision about the fate of her unborn baby.

Enchanted - Rated PG Fri., April 18 and Sat., April 19: Showing at 7 p.m. Starring Amy Adams and James Marsden. A storybook princess is thrust into contemporary Manhattan by an evil queen. Her prince tries to come to the rescue, but her journey causes her to change her views on life and love after she meets a handsome lawyer. Find out if a fairytale ending can happen in the real world.

The Great Debaters - Rated PG-13 Wed., April 23: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Starring Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker. This film is based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas in 1935. He started the first debate team at the small all-black school, which would eventually go on to challenging an all-white elite university in the national championship.

Charlie Wilson's War - Rated R Fri., April 25 and Sat., April 26: Showing at 7 p.m. Starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. “Good-time Charlie” Wilson, a fun-loving but flawed Texas congressman persuades the CIA to train and arm Islamic resistance fighters against the Soviets in Afghanistan. His efforts have some unforeseen results.

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story - Rated R Fri., May 2 and Sat., May 3: Showing at 7 p.m. Starring John C. Reilly.  It’s a hilarious spoof on the music industry as Dewey, a country rocker, finds success while surrounded by the usual sex, drugs and rock and roll.