Kimball Film Series Spring 2006 Schedule

The following films will be shown at Kimball Theatre at the College of the Holy Cross. All films are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. For additional information, please call the Kimball Theatre Box Office at 508-793-2455.

"The Constant Gardener" - Rated R.
Wed., Jan. 18: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Starring Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz. A diplomat’s wife is murdered and he wants to find out why. Could it be because she found out about a pharmaceutical company’s Third World practices?

"The 40 Year-Old Virgin" - Rated R.
Fri, Jan. 20 and Sat., Jan. 21: Showing at 7 p.m. Starring Steve Carell and Catherine Keener. The question of virginity and when - or if - to lose it is, as always, complicated.

"Separate Lies" - Rated R.
Wed., Jan. 25: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Starring Emily Watson and Tom Wilkinson. A woman cheats on her husband and the affair inevitably leads to trouble in this decent British film about indecent people.

"The Legend of Zorro" - Rated PG.
Fri., Jan. 27 and Sat., Jan. 28: Showing at 7 p.m. Starring Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Our swashbuckling hero continues to fight evil where it exists and, of course, that’s everywhere.

"Shopgirl" - Rated R.
Wed., Feb. 1: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Starring Claire Danes and Steve Martin. In this mood piece, a young woman is pursued by an older man and a young directionless man. Will she find love?

"Jarhead" - Rated R.
Fri., Feb. 3 and Sat., Feb. 4: Showing at 7 p.m. Jake Gyllenhaal and Jamie Foxx. Based on a memoir of the 1991 Gulf War, it’s an account of soldiers coming to terms with their own obsolescence as they do the dirty work on the ground that’s the infantry’s lot.

"North Country" - Rated R.
Wed., Feb. 8: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Starring Charlize Theron and Woody Harrelson. A woman takes a job in a Minnesota mine and is harassed by the male miners. She takes them to court and wins the lawsuit.

"Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" - Rated G.
Fri., Feb. 10 and Sat., Feb. 11: Showing at 7 p.m. Can Wallace and his dog save Britain’s vegetable gardens from a marauding monster bunny?

"Proof" - Rated PG-13.
Wed., Feb. 15: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Starring Anthony Hopkins and Gwyneth Paltrow. A genius math professor’s daughter cares for him during his long descent into darkness. Is she, without knowing it, at least as great a genius?

"Prime" - Rated PG-13.
Fri., Feb. 17 and Sat., Feb. 18: Showing at 7 p.m. Starring Meryl Streep and Uma Thurman. What does a therapist do when she finds out her son is in love with one of her patients?
 
"Oliver Twist" - Rated PG-13.
Wed., Feb. 22: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Starring Ben Kingsley and Barney Clark. Roman Polanski’s expert adaptation of the Dicken’s tale about a boy who falls in with a gang of thieves.

"Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" - Rated R.
Fri., Feb. 24 and Sat., Feb. 25: Showings at 7 p.m. Starring Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer. A murder mystery involving a private-eye, a struggling actress and a thief masquerading as an actress that will keep you laughing.

"A History of Violence" - Rated R.
Wed., March 1: Showing at 3 and 8 p.m. Starring Viggo Mortensen and Maria Bello. A small-town family man’s life changes unexpectedly after he kills two thugs who try to rob his diner. Is he really who he appears?

"Pride and Prejudice" - Rated PG.
Wed., March 15: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfayden. This is an excellent adaptation of the Austen masterpiece in which love and values unfold in the class-conscious England of the late 18th century.

"Zathura" - Rated PG.
Fri., March 17 and Sat., March 18: Showings at 7 p.m. Starring Tim Robbins. Fantasy intersects with the human dimension in this film based on the Van Allsburg story. Two brothers discover an old board game which propels them into space and all kinds of danger.

"Syriana" - Rated R.
Wed., March 22: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Starring George Clooney and Matt Damon. The film tells several stories linked by the oil business, all of which will keep you thinking.

"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" - Rated PG-13.
Fri., March 24 and Sat., March 25: Showings at 7 p.m. Starring Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson. The latest adventures of the young wizards as they confront evil Lord Voldemort.

"Good Night and Good Luck" - Rated PG.
Wed., March 29: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Starring David Strathairn and George Clooney. This docudrama recounts the events of the mid-1950s leading up to CBS journalist Edward R. Murrow’s decision to stand up against Senator Joseph McCarthy, who was out to rid the country of communism.

"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" - Rated PG.
Fri., March 31 and Sat., April 1: Showings at 7 p.m. Starring Tilda Swinton and Jim Broadbent. Can the courageous Pevensies children save Narnia and Aslan from the White Witch?

"Brokeback Mountain" - Rated R.
Wed., April 5: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal. This powerful drama gives a very different view of the 1960 American West when two cowboys fall in love with each other.

"Walk the Line" - Rated PG-13.
Fri., April 7 and Sat., April 8: Showings at 7 p.m. Starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon. This account of Johnny Cash’s early career focuses on the intense love affair between him and June Carter Cash as they work their way toward marriage.

"Paradise Now" - Rated PG-13.
Wed., April 19: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Two Palestinian loafers are conscripted into a suicide bombing plot.

"The Ice Harvest" - Rated R.
Fri., April 21 and Sat., April 22: Showings at 7 p.m. Starring John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton. A couple of locals pull off the perfect crime - and then the bodies start piling up and things get ugly.

"The New World" - Rated PG-13.
Wed., April 26: Showings at 3 and 8 p.m. Starring Colin Farrell and Q’Orianka Kilcher. This drama explores John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.

"King Kong" - Rated PG-13.
Fri., May 5 and Sat., May 6: Showings at 7 p.m. Starring Naomi Watts and Jack Black. Set in 1930s New York, this epic is a fun reworking of the monster ape/maiden in distress story.