Free Movies
March 30, 2006
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