Free Movies

What: “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”

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

Where: Design 101

Sponsored by: Free Friday Flicks

Director: Mike Newell

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson

Length: 157 minutes

Rating: PG-13

Awards and nominations: Academy Award nominee for Best Art Direction; British Academy of Film and Television Arts nominee for Best Special Visual Effects and Makeup; BAFTA Award for Best Production Design

Why you should see it: The original cast is back for the latest adaptation of J. K. Rowling’s wildly popular series. The fourth book is the pivotal one, and not only do Harry and his friends face their biggest fear yet – Voldemort’s return – but they also have to deal with personal changes. Newell, the first British director of the films, leads Harry, played by Daniel Radcliffe, as he battles beasts and personal demons in the Triwizard Tournament.

What: “The Big Sleep” (1946)

When: 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday

Where: Pioneer Room of the Memorial Union

Sponsored by: SUB Films

Director: Howard Hawks

Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall

Length: 114 minutes

Rating: not rated

Awards and nominations: National Film Registry Award

Why you should see it: Screen legends Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall star in this film noir adaptation of one of Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe detective stories. Bogart plays Marlowe, who is summoned to help a general follow his daughter but finds himself attracted to her sister, Vivian, played by Bacall. Marlowe soon finds himself entangled in a cover that involves the general’s employee and the mob.

– Jill Blackledge