Basketball Spirit Night
OSHR-700.98
January 11
I’ll See You in My Dreams PG-13 92 minutes Comedy, Drama, Romance 2015
With her well-ordered life thrown out of balance by the death of her beloved canine companion, aging widow Carol Petersen, who hasn’t dated in 20 years, unexpectedly finds herself involved with two very different men.
Blythe Danner, Sam Elliott, Martin Starr
January 25
Up PG 102 minutes Animated 2009
After a lifetime of dreaming about traveling the world, 78-year-old homebody Carl flies away on an unbelievable adventure with Russell, an 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer. Family action movie that any age will enjoy.
Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer
February 1
The Hurricane 2 hours 26 minutes Sports Biography, Drama 1999
The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned 19 years for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
Denzel Washington
Note: This film is being shown as background for the February 9 lecture by Judge H. Lee Sarokin, who ultimately freed Carter, invalidating his conviction on the ground that it was “predicated upon an appeal to racism rather than reason, and concealment rather than disclosure.”
February 8
Mustang PG-13 92 minutes Comedy, Drama, Romance 2015
Oscar-nominated Foreign Film from Turkey. Enraged by her granddaughters’ flirtations with some male classmates, a strict Turkish grandma refuses to let her young charges out of the house to keep them from ruining their marriage chances. But the girls find ways to circumvent the restraints. Joyful, sad, cute, and funny.
February 22
Hologram for the King R 97 minutes Drama 2016
Teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, U.S. businessman Alan Clay tries to reverse his fortunes by landing a lucrative contract in Saudi Arabia. As Alan attempts to navigate his way through an unfamiliar culture, he finds romance. Director: Tom Tykwer.
Tom Hanks, Alexander Black, Sarita Choudhury
March 8
Learning to Drive R 89 minutes Comedy 2015
Soon-to-be-divorced Wendy signs up for driving lessons; her instructor is Darwan, a Sikh immigrant to America. Though their cultural perspectives are poles apart, the two begin to develop a bond that transcends their differences.
Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley, Grace Gummer