Several evenings on the big-screen TV in the Graduate Student Lounge – all welcome! We look forward to sharing our favorite films with you at Dudley House. Contact Susan Zawalich (
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“There is really no such thing as an “old” movie – just wonderful films you may not have discovered yet.” -- Peter Bogdanovich
Olympics 1924
Chariots of Fire (1981), Friday, September 14, 6:30 p.m.
We all have a bit of “Olympics withdrawal” this month, so please come and join us at Dudley to watch this classic story of two skilled British track athletes who strive to compete in the 1924 Games in Paris. The film features strong character development, historical settings, sportsmanship, struggles with class structure, and an unforgettable music score that will make you want to run right out of the Graduate Student Lounge when it is finished! (124 min.)
A Great American Musical
Singin’ in the Rain (1952), Friday, September 21, 6:30 p.m.
The year is 1927 and a major star of the silent cinema is in crisis when sound movies begin. No, it’s not last year’s Academy Award-winning film, The Artist, it’s a magnificent Technicolor musical starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O’Connor. This film is considered to be one of the greatest film musicals ever made and it is tremendous fun. “Come on with the rain, I’ve a smile on my face.” (103 min.)
Sight and Sound’s Greatest Film: #1
Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958), Friday, October 5, 6:30 p.m.
Voted the greatest film of all time by Sight and Sound this year, this film about obsession, deception, manipulation and domination is one of Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpieces. James Stewart and Kim Novak are the stars. (128 min.)
Sight and Sound’s Greatest Film: #2
Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane (1941), Friday, October 19, 6:30 p.m.
Still considered to be the most influential film ever made, it was knocked off its 50-year #1 status this year by Vertigo. See what you think. Orson Welles’ masterpiece about a rich newspaper baron and his difficulties with relationships is an exhilarating trip through the wonders of cinema. (119 min.)
Spooky Classics
The Mummy, Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolfman, Wednesday, October 31
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Outside of the 3rd Floor Office we’ll be running Universal Studio Classics from the 1930s… all day. Come up and relax with the great monsters of the past and prepare for Halloween.
Hitchcock Suspense
Rear Window (1954), Friday, November 9, 6:30 p.m.
Hitchcock’s wonderfully entertaining story of voyeurism, murder, fashion, and fun. James Stewart and Grace Kelly are the marvelous stars of this suspense classic. (112 min.)
Holiday Film Evening
The Sound of Music (1965), Friday, December 7, 6 p.m.
Crisp apple strudel, Julie Andrews, Captain von Trapp, nuns, nazis, alps, a scheming baroness…and all those children! Irresistible for so many of us…we can’t help it. Great fun for everyone! (174 min.)