What: “Unforgiven” (1992)

When: 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday

Where: Pioneer Room of the Memorial Union

Director: Clint Eastwood

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris

Length: 131 minutes

Rating: R

Awards and nominations: Academy Awards for Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor and Editing; Academy Award nominations for Best Actor, Art Direction, Cinematography, Sound and Original Screenplay; British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award for Best Supporting Actor; BAFTA nominations for Best Film, Director, Cinematography, Original Screenplay and Sound; Golden Globes for Best Director and Supporting Actor; Golden Globe nominations for Best Picture and Screenplay.

Why you should see it: The small Western town of Big Whisky is shaken when a prostitute is murdered by some cowboys. Sheriff “Little Bill,” played by Eastwood, tries to keep order, but the other prostitutes are dissatisfied with his justice, so they put a bounty on the cowboys. The sheriff is a reformed gunslinger who reverts to his old ways when he hears about the money and leaves to commit one more murder. Eastwood’s critically acclaimed film explores the fine line between being a villain and a hero in the legendary Old West.

What: “Rent”

When: 6:30 and 9 p.m. Friday

Where: Room 101 in the College of Design Building

Director: Chris Columbus

Starring: Rosario Dawson, Jesse L. Martin, Idina Menzel, Taye Diggs

Length: 135 minutes

Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material involving drugs and sexuality, and for some strong language

Awards and nominations: Satellite Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress; Satellite Award nominations for Outstanding Director, Picture and Sound; Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards nominations for Best Acting Ensemble, Song and Soundtrack

Why you should see it: Jonathan Larson’s rock opera garnered him a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award in 1996. Columbus directs this film version of Larson’s story, based on Puccini’s opera “La Boheme.” “Rent” covers one year in the lives of New York bohemians who struggle internally and with each other as they deal with the AIDS epidemic.