What: “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen” (1988)

Where: Pioneer Room of the Memorial Union

When: 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday

Sponsored by: SUB Films

Director: Terry Gilliam

Starring: Uma Thurman, Jonathan Pryce, Sarah Polley, Eric Idle

Length: 126 minutes

Rating: PG

Awards and nominations: Academy Award nominee for Best Art Direction-Set Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Effects-Visual Effects and Best Makeup; British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards winner for Best Costume Design, Best Makeup Artist and Best Production Design; BAFTA nominee for Best Special Effects.

Why you should see it:

Terry Gilliam of Monty Python fame follows in true parody form in this film. A 17th-century aristocrat is a European legend, living a life of tall tales. Along with his cohorts and a young girl, he embarks on a series of absurd adventures, including a trip to the moon, while trying to save a town from the Turks.

What: “Chicken Little” (2005)

Where: Design 101

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

Sponsored by: Free Friday Flicks

Director: Mark Dindal

With the voice talent of: Zach Braff, Steve Zahn, Patrick Stewart, Joan Cusack

Length: 81 minutes

Rating: G

Why you should see it:

The movie picks up where the original story leaves off. Not only is the sky literally falling on Chicken Little’s head, it’s succumbing to gravity because of aliens that look like animated versions of Steven Spielberg’s creatures in “War of the Worlds.” However, the story is really about the relationship between parent and child. Zach Braff voices the title character and proves his versatility and appeal as an actor.

– Jill Blackledge