Student Life Cinema at Florida State University

Micmacs

Aug. 30 + 31 (Mon. + Tue.)
7:30 + 10:15PM
Sept. 1 (Wed.)
10:15PM
(R) (105 min)
In French with English subtitles

Micmacs à tire-larigo ("Non-stop shenanigans") is a quirky revenge story, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amelie, Delicatessen), that tells the story of Bazil and the stray bullet that finds its way to his head. After he recovers with a band of outcasts, he vows to seek revenge on those who manufactured the bullet.

Letters to Juliet

Sept. 1 (Wed.) 7:30PM
Sept. 2 (Thu.) 7:30 + 10:15PM
Sept. 3 (Fri.) 7:00 + 9:45PM
(PG) (105 min)

Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) goes on a pre-honeymoon to Verona with her neglecting fiance (Gael Garcia Bernal). On one of her lonely outings she finds a letter in "Juliet's Wall" from fifty years ago. She gets in touch with the author and her boorish son, Charlie, and attempts to help her find her long lost love.

Dead Alive

Sept. 3 (Fri.)
Doors open at 11:59PM
(R) (85 min)

Before Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson made delightful movies with exploding sheep and zombies. This is that zombie movie! Going against any zombie survival plan, Lionel Cosgrove has to keep his undead mother and equally rotten friends hidden in the basement. Check out what is certainly the bloodiest Freudian complex ever.

The Secret of Kells

Sept. 7 + 8
(Tue. + Wed.)
8:00 + 10:15PM
(NR) (75 min)

Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, this film (created by Cartoon Saloon) is an epic story of intrigue, mystery, and magic. Brendan, a young apprentice in the scriptorium of a monastery, is granted the great task of finishing the Book of Kells and has to face his greatest fears while on this fantastic quest.

Get Him To The Greek

Sept. 9 + 11 (Thu. + Sat.)
7:30 + 10:15PM
Sept. 10 (Fri.)
7:00 + 9:45PM
(R) (109 min)

In this hilarious pseudo-sequel to Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Russell Brand reprises his role as Alduous Snow. After releasing one of the worst albums of all time and falling back into an old drug habit, Snow's at a low point. It's up to aspiring record exec Aaron (Jonah Hill) to shepherd the notorious lothario to a gig at the Greek Theater and revive the rocker's career. Rub the furry wall all the way to the SLC.

Blue Velvet

Sept. 10 (Fri.)
Doors open at 11:59PM
(R) (120 min)

Following the discovery of a severed ear in an abandoned cornfield, Jeffrey Beaumont is thrown into the seedy underbelly of his idyllic suburban town. He traces the ear to Dorothy Vallens, where he encounters the violent PBR drinker Frank Booth (Dennis Hopper). What follows proves director David Lynch (Twin Peaks, Eraserhead) is nuts.

Film School Documentaries

Sept. 12 (Sun.)
2:00PM

Produced by the FSU Film School's BFA students, these films cover a wide array of subject matter. Go to http://film.fsu.edu for details.

Concert Doc. Series: The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights

Sept. 13 (Mon.)
7:00 + 10:00PM
(NR) (93 min)

Every single one's got a story to tell... directed by Emmett Malloy, this documentary follows the legendary Meg & Jack White as they trek across Canada and play eccentric venues (from buses to bowling alleys). Join us as we kick off our new Concert Documentary Series with Union Productions.

Babies

Sept. 14 + 15 (Tue. + Wed.)
8:00 + 10:15PM
In English, Japanese & Mongolian
(PG) (79 min)

Four babies, Bayar, Hattie, Mari and Panijao, were born in different corners of the world. In this gorgeous French documentary, we follow them through their first year on Earth. This film is sweet and smart, you don't want to miss it.

Open Mic Night

Sept. 15 (Wed.)
8:00PM
SLC Courtyard

Come and jam with us in the wilderness... or, you know, in our new courtyard. Show off your talents like you always do and blow us away. Sign up at the info desk anytime before 8:00PM Wednesday.

Splice

Sept. 16 (Thu.)
7:30 + 10:15PM
Sept. 17 (Fri.)
7:00 + 9:45PM
(R) (104 min)

Produced by Guillermo Del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy), Splice is a science fiction horror film movie about Clive Nicoli (Adrian Brody) and Elsa Kast (Sarah Polly) who have been splicing different DNAs together to create new animals. However, when they secretly splice human DNA with different animal DNAs, things start to go horribly wrong.

Robocop

Sept. 17 (Fri.)
Doors open at 11:59PM
(R) (102 min)

Red from That '70s Show totally grounded Buckaroo Banzai with a shotgun, but never fear! Our hero is brought back to life by the corporately-controlled OCP as RoboCop. Half robot, half man, all cop. We're showing it at midnight, make your move and see this movie, creep.

Psycho

Sept. 20 + 21 (Mon. + Tue.)
7:30 + 10:15PM
Sept. 22 (Wed.)
7:30PM
(R) (109 min)

Panel discussion - following Wed. showing. Co-sponsored by Honor Student Association.
Before Jaws made us scared to go in the water, Hitchcock did his best to make us afraid of the shower. Looks like we will be needing to find an alternative to bathing after watching this classic, followed by a sweet panel with Dan Wester, Jessica Critten, and Dr. Andrew Syder.

Macgruber

Sept. 22 (Wed.)
10:15PM
Sept. 23 + 24 (Thu. + Fri.)
7:30 + 10:00PM
(R) (90 min)

Remember when MacGyver made a bomb out of rubber bands and paper clips? Well, what if you base a SNL skit off of that and then make a feature length movie with Val Kilmer? Easy, you get AWESOME. Start growing your mullets now and don't forget your Dad's old plaid button down for this movie.

The Blues Brothers

Sept. 24 (Fri.)
Doors open at 11:59PM
(R) (133 min)

Starring comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, this musical/action/comedy/more musical features the only intense car chase scene in movie history that puts Michael Bay to shame. Bring your sunglasses man, you're on a mission from God to see this movie.

8: The Mormon Proposition

Sept. 27 (Mon.)
8:00 + 10:15PM
(R) (80 min)
Pride Student Union Co-Sponsorship

FSU Queer Film Series - Narrated by Dustin Lance Black, "8" goes in depth on how The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints went about funding and bringing about the passing of Proposition 8 in California. This important documentary explores influential dynamics, and follows a recent movement in US history that successfully retracts human rights.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Sept. 28 + 29 (Tue. + Wed.)
7:00 + 10:30PM
(R) (152 min)
In Swedish with English subtitles

Awaiting a 3 month jail stint, journalist Mikael Blomvist is hired by the patriarch of the Vanger group to investigate the disappearance of his niece. Computer hack Lisbeth Salander is also commissioned to the case. Working together, Blomvist and Lisbeth unravel a web of murder and deceit within the Vanger family, which could cost them their lives. Part one of Stieg Larsson's sprawling thriller trilogy.

Toy Story 3

Sept. 30 + Oct. 2
(Thu. + Sat.)
7:30 + 10:15PM
(G) (103 min)

The TOYS are back in town. It's the next installment in the series we've all waited 15 years for and want to see again and again. This time around, Andy's heading to college and the toys find themselves trapped in a daycare. Can the toys make 'a great escape' and be reunited with Andy? Warning: will make grown men cry.

Toy Story Triple Feature: Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3

Oct. 1
(Fri.)
7:00 + 9:30 + 11:59PM
(G) (80-103 min)

There's a snake in my boot, and it's shaped like a triple feature at the SLC! Join us for games and prizes as we turn back the clock and watch the trilogy that grows up with us. Whether you're a potato head or a slinky dog, this event is definitely not to be missed! Somebody's poisoned the waterhole!

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FSU's Student Life Cinema is one of the nation's leading campus movie programs, featuring movies selected by all-student committees: five to six nights a week of everything from the most recent blockbuster movies to documentaries, indies, and foreign films, to restored cinema classics.

Movies are FREE for FSU students with valid FSUid, $5 for general admission, and $3 for TFS members.

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