A Dangerous Method
Rated R, 99 min - Biography/Drama/Thriller. Directed by David Cronenberg. Starring Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley and Viggo Mortensen. A look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis.
Albert Nobbs
Rated R, 113 min, Drama, Directed by Rodrigo García and starring Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska and Aaron Johnson. Glenn Close plays a woman passing as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland. Some thirty years after donning men's clothing, she finds herself trapped in a prison of her own making.
Blood Simple
Rated R, 99 min., Drama, Directed by Joel Coen (1984). Starring John Getz, Frances McDormand, and Dan Hedaya. Based on Dashiell Hammett’s book “Red Harvest,” the Coen Brothers’ debut film features Julian Marty (Hedaya), who hires a private detective to trail his wife Abby (Frances McDormand).
The Descendants
Rated R, 115 min, Comedy/Drama , Directed by Alexander Payne. Starring George Clooney, Shailene Woodley and Amara Miller. A land baron tries to re-connect with his two daughters after his wife suffers a boating accident.
Fuel
112 min., Documentary, Directed by Josh Tickell (2008). This film explores America’s use of oil over the course of twelve years, and offers alternatives to move away from this dependency. The director of the Campus Greening Initiative Dina El-Mogazi will lead a post-screening discussion.
Headless Woman
Unrated, 87 min., Drama, Directed by Lucrecia Martel (2008). Starring Maria Onetto, Claudia Cantero, and Cesar Bordon. Veronica (Onetto) runs something over with her car, which precipitates a mental breakdown. The film will be introduced by Bucknell University Professor of Comparative Humanities John Hunter. Spanish with English subtitles.
In Cold Blood
Not Rated, 134 min., Drama, Directed by Richard Brooks (1967). Starring Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, and John Forsythe. Based on the Truman Capote’s nonfiction book, this film recreates the 1959 murder of the Clutter family in Holcumb Kansas, and the ensuing investigation and aftermath.
Liquid Assets
90 min., Documentary, Directed by Mark Cooper and Stephanie Ayanian. This documentary, produced by Penn State Public Broadcasting, explores the state of water in the United States. The film will be introduced by Cathy Myers, the Executive Director of the Bucknell Environmental Center.
Shame
Rated NC-17, 101 min, Drama, Director: Steve McQueen; Staring Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan and James Badge Dale. In New York City, Brandon's carefully cultivated private life -- which allows him to indulge his sexual addiction -- is disrupted when his sister Sissy arrives unannounced for an indefinite stay.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Rated R, 127 min, Drama/Mystery/Thriller, Directed by Tomas Alfredson. Starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth and Tom Hardy. In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6.