Relax and join some friends at Dudley’s annual awards season spectacular! Films are selected by Dudley staff and fellows and shown on the big-screen TV in the Graduate Student Lounge. 

Here's the lineup:

Defiance (2008). A compelling World War II drama based on the true story of four Jewish brothers who escape into the Belarussian forests in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe, where they take on the responsibility of protecting more than a thousand Polish Jews. Starring Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, and Jamie Bell. Friday, February 1,  6:30 p.m. (Beth Smoot)

Groundhog Day (1993). Bill Murray’s life becomes stuck one Groundhog Day, and it’s a joy to see if or how he gets out of it. Saturday, February 2, 7 p.m. (Beth Smoot) 

The Lives of Others (2006). In 1980s Berlin, a Stasi officer finds that the more he listens, the more he cares. A powerful film about betrayal and its consequences. Tuesday, February 5, 7 p.m. (Donal Cahill) 

Everything is Illuminated (2005). Based on the book by Jonathan Safran Foer, this film — at turns darkly comic and dramatic — tells the story of an eccentric Jewish man who embarks on an adventure in search of the story behind his grandfather's tragic past in a remote Ukrainian village. Thursday, February 7, 8 p.m. (Anna Leshinskaya) 

Can’t Miss Double Feature:  Troll 2 (1990) and Best Worst Movie (2009). There are no trolls in Troll 2. Troll 2 isn’t even a legitimate sequel to Troll 1; it’s an amateur attempt at exploiting a franchise by a delusional Italian director who hired mostly non-actor locals for his “masterpiece.” The result is a magnificent train-wreck that has gained a reputation as the best bad movie of all time. Bad enough to inspire an award-winning documentary entitled, “Best Worst Movie.” Troll 2–themed drinks and snacks provided.  Friday, February 8, 6:30 p.m. (Jeff Chenette)

Kate and Leopold (2001). Treat yourself to a pre-Valentine’s Day romance starring Hugh Jackman as a 19th-century nobleman suddenly transported to 21st-century Manhattan (where he falls in love with Meg Ryan). Wednesday, February 13, 6:30 p.m. (Susan Zawalich) 

Black Narcissus (1947) A Classic of British cinema from director Michael Powell. A group of nuns is given a “House of Women” to use as a convent in the Himalayas. Gradually their discipline is undermined by the eroticism and exoticism of the surroundings. Friday, February 15, 6:30 p.m. (Susan Zawalich)

Memento (2000) Intriguing story of an amnesiac trying desperately to remember what happened to him. Tuesday, February 19, 7 p.m. (Gregory Malecha) 

Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé (Not Here to Be Loved)  (2005) A charming French love story about a lonely middle-aged man who enrolls in a dance class, meets a special someone, and then complications and romance follow. Friday, February 22, 7 p.m. (Tom Wisniewski)