http://arborweb.com/ Ann Arbor online: news and reference community resource, with the area's best events calendar, Ann Arbor Observer City Guide, comprehensive information on housing, restaurants, government, education, and more, and free classified ads. en-us 2010 Ann Arbor Observer. All Rights Reserved. http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100906.html#event51708 Sep. 7, 4:30 p.m. -- (Aaron Schneider, 2010). Drama that stars Robert Duvall as a hermit who comes to town one day to demand a living funeral. Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100906.html#event51715 Sep. 7, 4:45, 7:15, & 9:45 p.m. -- Sept. 3-9. (Bruce Beresford, 2009). Drama based on Chinese ballet dancer Li Cunxin's autobiography about his efforts to stay in the U.S. without defecting. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100906.html#event51405 Sep. 7, 7 p.m. -- Sept. 5 & 7. Victor Fleming's 1939 classic Civil War soap opera, centered on the spitfire belle Scarlett O'Hara. Clark Gable, Vivian Leigh. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100906.html#event51439 Sep. 7, 7:30 p.m. -- (Victor Fleming, 1939). Classic film musical based on L. Frank Baum's beloved children's fantasy. In conjunction with the U-M LSA theme semester "What Makes Life Worth Living?" Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100906.html#event51716 Sep. 8, 4:15, 6:45, & 9:30 p.m. -- Sept. 3-9. (Bruce Beresford, 2009). Drama based on Chinese ballet dancer Li Cunxin's autobiography about his efforts to stay in the U.S. without defecting. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100906.html#event51709 Sep. 8, 4:30 & 9:45 p.m. -- (Aaron Schneider, 2010). Drama that stars Robert Duvall as a hermit who comes to town one day to demand a living funeral. Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100906.html#event51385 Sep. 8, 7 p.m. -- Sept. 1, 8, 15, & 22. Documentaries about local and organic food and environmental activism. Living Downstream (Sept. 1) is Chanda Chevannes' 2010 documentary based on renowned ecologist and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber's book about environmental causes of cancer. Followed by a Q&A wit... Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100906.html#event52453 Sep. 8, 7 p.m. -- Screening of this film documentary about the life and work of Bertolt Brecht that features commentary and scenes from the recent production of Mother Courage in Central Park starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline. Films Theater, Dance, & Opera http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100906.html#event46310 Sep. 8, 8:30 p.m. -- Penelope Spheeris's 1980 documentary about the late-70s L.A. punk scene. Black Flag, X, Circle Jerks. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100906.html#event51717 Sep. 9, 7:15 & 9:30 p.m. -- Sept. 3-9. (Bruce Beresford, 2009). Drama based on Chinese ballet dancer Li Cunxin's autobiography about his efforts to stay in the U.S. without defecting. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100906.html#event51710 Sep. 9, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m. -- (Aaron Schneider, 2010). Drama that stars Robert Duvall as a hermit who comes to town one day to demand a living funeral. Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100906.html#event51407 Sep. 10, Time TBA -- Sept. 10-16. (Christian Carion, 2009). Drama based on the true story of a KGB officer who, fed up with Communism, decides to become a double agent at the height of the Cold War. Emil Kusturica, Guillaume Canet. French, English, Russian; subtitles. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100906.html#event51408 Sep. 11, Time TBA -- Sept. 10-16. (Christian Carion, 2009). Drama based on the true story of a KGB officer who, fed up with Communism, decides to become a double agent at the height of the Cold War. Emil Kusturica, Guillaume Canet. French, English, Russian; subtitles. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100906.html#event49798 Sep. 11, 1:30 & 2:30 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (1:30 p. m.) is an exploration of the current night sky. It is preceded by Autumn Splendor, a 4-minute movie, set to seasonal music, about Mother Nature in all her fall color. Expanded View (2:30 p.m.) is an explora... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100906.html#event51414 Sep. 11, 2 p.m. -- (Yu Ha, 2004). Drama about a teenager who undertakes martial arts training to defeat the bullies at his new school. Korean, subtitles. Part of the U-M Center for Korean Studies "Coming of Age in Korean High School" film series. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100906.html#event51409 Sep. 12, Time TBA -- Sept. 10-16. (Christian Carion, 2009). Drama based on the true story of a KGB officer who, fed up with Communism, decides to become a double agent at the height of the Cold War. Emil Kusturica, Guillaume Canet. French, English, Russian; subtitles. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100906.html#event48862 Sep. 12, Noon -- Zingerman's Chef Rodger Bowser demonstrates how to prepare 3 kinds of this popular Valencian dish, chicken/chorizo, seafood, and vegetarian. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100906.html#event49799 Sep. 12, 1:30 & 2:30 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (1:30 p. m.) is an exploration of the current night sky. It is preceded by Autumn Splendor, a 4-minute movie, set to seasonal music, about Mother Nature in all her fall color. Expanded View (2:30 p.m.) is an explora... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100906.html#event51415 Sep. 12, 1:30 p.m. -- Sept. 12 & 14. (Fritz Lang, 1927). This landmark futuristic silent film has been restored to its original length after a longer copy--with 30 extra minutes of original footage--was recently located in Argentina, making it possible to synchronize the film with its original score. With live organ ... Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100913.html#event51410 Sep. 13, Time TBA -- Sept. 10-16. (Christian Carion, 2009). Drama based on the true story of a KGB officer who, fed up with Communism, decides to become a double agent at the height of the Cold War. Emil Kusturica, Guillaume Canet. French, English, Russian; subtitles. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100913.html#event51173 Sep. 13, Noon-2 p.m. -- Filmmaker Jean Marie Offenbacher screens and discusses her film about her decision to move to Syria and document ordinary life there. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100913.html#event51417 Sep. 13, 7 p.m. -- (Robert Wiene, 1920) Sinister, surreal classic about a traveling hypnotist who unleashes a somnambulistic murderer on a small German village. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100913.html#event51411 Sep. 14, Time TBA -- Sept. 10-16. (Christian Carion, 2009). Drama based on the true story of a KGB officer who, fed up with Communism, decides to become a double agent at the height of the Cold War. Emil Kusturica, Guillaume Canet. French, English, Russian; subtitles. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100913.html#event51437 Sep. 14, 1 p.m. -- (Joel & Ethan Coen, 2009). Darkly comic modern Job story set in 1967 about a midwestern professor whose life unravels when his schlemiel of a brother won't move out of his house. Snacks. Childcare available with advance notice. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100913.html#event48058 Sep. 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m. -- Eric Temple's award-winning 2009 documentary featuring mystics and scholars from different spiritual traditions. Followed by discussion led by Interfaith Round Table of Washtenaw County member Carol Blotter. Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100913.html#event51416 Sep. 14, 7 p.m. -- Sept. 12 & 14. (Fritz Lang, 1927). This landmark futuristic silent film has been restored to its original length after a longer copy--with 30 extra minutes of original footage--was recently located in Argentina, making it possible to synchronize the film with its original score. With live organ ... Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100913.html#event51412 Sep. 15, Time TBA -- Sept. 10-16. (Christian Carion, 2009). Drama based on the true story of a KGB officer who, fed up with Communism, decides to become a double agent at the height of the Cold War. Emil Kusturica, Guillaume Canet. French, English, Russian; subtitles. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100913.html#event48057 Sep. 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m. -- Screening of clips from Buddy Moorehouse & Brian Kruger's forthcoming documentary, currently in production, about Carolyn King, who in 1973 as a 12-year-old Ypsilanti resident, with the support of the Ypsilanti Little League, successfully challenged the National Little League's restriction of it... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100913.html#event51386 Sep. 15, 7 p.m. -- Sept. 1, 8, 15, & 22. Documentaries about local and organic food and environmental activism. Living Downstream (Sept. 1) is Chanda Chevannes' 2010 documentary based on renowned ecologist and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber's book about environmental causes of cancer. Followed by a Q&A wit... Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100913.html#event51413 Sep. 16, Time TBA -- Sept. 10-16. (Christian Carion, 2009). Drama based on the true story of a KGB officer who, fed up with Communism, decides to become a double agent at the height of the Cold War. Emil Kusturica, Guillaume Canet. French, English, Russian; subtitles. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100913.html#event48196 Sep. 16, 7 p.m. -- Screening of this documentary that promotes nutritional therapy over conventional medical treatments. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100913.html#event50468 Sep. 16, 7 p.m. -- Sept. 2 & 16. Local adventure tour guide Heather O'Neal presents a video of her latest trip to the Himalayas. Followed by a "Himalayan Bazaar in the Garage" sale of Nepali gift items. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100913.html#event51418 Sep. 17, Time TBA -- Sept. 17-23. (Ruba Nadda, 2009). Awaiting her husband in Cairo, a middle-age American woman unexpectedly falls for his friend, a retired cop. Patricia Clarkson. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100913.html#event51376 Sep. 17, 7 p.m. -- Festival director Marian Tanau and U-M German and comparative literature lecturer and Romanian cinema expert Ramona Uritescu-Lombard introduce the films and lead Q&A sessions after each screening. Sept. 17: "California Dreamin'" (Cristian Nemescu, 2007). Drama, set against the backdrop of the 19... Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100913.html#event51419 Sep. 18, Time TBA -- Sept. 17-23. (Ruba Nadda, 2009). Awaiting her husband in Cairo, a middle-age American woman unexpectedly falls for his friend, a retired cop. Patricia Clarkson. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100913.html#event49800 Sep. 18, 1:30 & 2:30 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (1:30 p. m.) is an exploration of the current night sky. It is preceded by Autumn Splendor, a 4-minute movie, set to seasonal music, about Mother Nature in all her fall color. Expanded View (2:30 p.m.) is an explora... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100913.html#event51435 Sep. 18, 7 p.m. -- Screenings of experimental films from this year's Ann Arbor Film Festival. Followed by discussion with AAFF director Donald Harrison and U-M screen arts & cultures faculty members. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100913.html#event51377 Sep. 18, 7:30 p.m. -- Festival director Marian Tanau and U-M German and comparative literature lecturer and Romanian cinema expert Ramona Uritescu-Lombard introduce the films and lead Q&A sessions after each screening. Sept. 17: "California Dreamin'" (Cristian Nemescu, 2007). Drama, set against the backdrop of the 19... Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100913.html#event51087 Sep. 18, 8 p.m. -- Screening of a feature film or several shorts TBA with spiritual themes. Followed by discussion. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100913.html#event51420 Sep. 19, Time TBA -- Sept. 17-23. (Ruba Nadda, 2009). Awaiting her husband in Cairo, a middle-age American woman unexpectedly falls for his friend, a retired cop. Patricia Clarkson. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100913.html#event49801 Sep. 19, 1:30 & 2:30 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (1:30 p. m.) is an exploration of the current night sky. It is preceded by Autumn Splendor, a 4-minute movie, set to seasonal music, about Mother Nature in all her fall color. Expanded View (2:30 p.m.) is an explora... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100920.html#event51421 Sep. 20, Time TBA -- Sept. 17-23. (Ruba Nadda, 2009). Awaiting her husband in Cairo, a middle-age American woman unexpectedly falls for his friend, a retired cop. Patricia Clarkson. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100920.html#event51425 Sep. 20, 7 p.m. -- (Akira Kurosawa, 1950). Classic about four contradictory views of a rape-murder. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100920.html#event51422 Sep. 21, Time TBA -- Sept. 17-23. (Ruba Nadda, 2009). Awaiting her husband in Cairo, a middle-age American woman unexpectedly falls for his friend, a retired cop. Patricia Clarkson. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100920.html#event51423 Sep. 22, Time TBA -- Sept. 17-23. (Ruba Nadda, 2009). Awaiting her husband in Cairo, a middle-age American woman unexpectedly falls for his friend, a retired cop. Patricia Clarkson. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100920.html#event51387 Sep. 22, 7 p.m. -- Sept. 1, 8, 15, & 22. Documentaries about local and organic food and environmental activism. Living Downstream (Sept. 1) is Chanda Chevannes' 2010 documentary based on renowned ecologist and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber's book about environmental causes of cancer. Followed by a Q&A wit... Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100920.html#event51424 Sep. 23, Time TBA -- Sept. 17-23. (Ruba Nadda, 2009). Awaiting her husband in Cairo, a middle-age American woman unexpectedly falls for his friend, a retired cop. Patricia Clarkson. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100920.html#event49041 Sep. 23, 6:30-8:30 p.m. -- Mascha and Manfred Poppenk's award-winning 2009 documentary about the urban gardening efforts managed by a public school of pregnant and parenting students in Detroit. Followed by a discussion led by U-M Community Scholars Program faculty and students and representatives from Slow Food Huron Valley. Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100920.html#event48795 Sep. 23, 6:30-8 p.m. -- Film screenings, followed by discussion. Popcorn. Sept. 23: The Time Traveler's Wife, Robert Schwentke's 2009 romantic drama based on Audrey Niffenegger's novel about a Chicago librarian who travels through time. Oct. 21: The Lovely Bones, Peter Jackson's 2009 adaptation of Alice Sebold's haunting n... Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100920.html#event51426 Sep. 24, Time TBA -- Sept. 24-30. (Jan Kounen, 2009). Drama about the 1920 affair between Chanel and Stravinsky. French, Russian, English; subtitles. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100920.html#event47750 Sep. 24, 7 p.m. -- Yojiro Takita's 2008 drama about a newly unemployed cellist who gets a job as an undertaker. Japanese, subtitles. Discussion follows. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100920.html#event51378 Sep. 24, 7 p.m. -- Festival director Marian Tanau and U-M German and comparative literature lecturer and Romanian cinema expert Ramona Uritescu-Lombard introduce the films and lead Q&A sessions after each screening. Sept. 17: "California Dreamin'" (Cristian Nemescu, 2007). Drama, set against the backdrop of the 19... Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100920.html#event51438 Sep. 24, 7 p.m. -- Every Fri., Sept. 24-Nov. 12. Screenings of several Akira Kurosawa films. Japanese, subtitles. Sept. 24: "Rashomon" (Akira Kurosawa, 1950). Classic about four contradictory views of a rape-murder. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100920.html#event48188 Sep. 24, 7:30 p.m. -- Sneak preview of Christina Morales Hemenway's film, shot primarily in Ann Arbor, about a man plagued by self-doubt and social anxiety whose life changes when he meets his guardian angel. Followed by a Q&A with the director and cast members. The film is preceded at 6:30 p.m. by a gala reception (... Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100920.html#event51427 Sep. 25, Time TBA -- Sept. 24-30. (Jan Kounen, 2009). Drama about the 1920 affair between Chanel and Stravinsky. French, Russian, English; subtitles. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100920.html#event49802 Sep. 25, 1:30 & 2:30 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (1:30 p. m.) is an exploration of the current night sky. It is preceded by Autumn Splendor, a 4-minute movie, set to seasonal music, about Mother Nature in all her fall color. Expanded View (2:30 p.m.) is an explora... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100920.html#event51379 Sep. 25, 4 & 7:30 p.m. -- Festival director Marian Tanau and U-M German and comparative literature lecturer and Romanian cinema expert Ramona Uritescu-Lombard introduce the films and lead Q&A sessions after each screening. Sept. 17: "California Dreamin'" (Cristian Nemescu, 2007). Drama, set against the backdrop of the 19... Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100920.html#event51436 Sep. 25, 7 p.m. -- (E.A. Dupont, 1929). Silent film about a Chinese dishwasher at a Piccadilly nightclub who becomes the toast of London when the nightclub owner recruits her as a performer. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100920.html#event51428 Sep. 26, Time TBA -- Sept. 24-30. (Jan Kounen, 2009). Drama about the 1920 affair between Chanel and Stravinsky. French, Russian, English; subtitles. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100920.html#event49803 Sep. 26, 1:30 & 2:30 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (1:30 p. m.) is an exploration of the current night sky. It is preceded by Autumn Splendor, a 4-minute movie, set to seasonal music, about Mother Nature in all her fall color. Expanded View (2:30 p.m.) is an explora... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100927.html#event51429 Sep. 27, Time TBA -- Sept. 24-30. (Jan Kounen, 2009). Drama about the 1920 affair between Chanel and Stravinsky. French, Russian, English; subtitles. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100927.html#event51433 Sep. 27, 7 p.m. -- (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954). Stylish thriller-romance about a news photographer who makes a sordid discovery while using binoculars to snoop on his neighbors. James Stewart, Grace Kelly. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100927.html#event51430 Sep. 28, Time TBA -- Sept. 24-30. (Jan Kounen, 2009). Drama about the 1920 affair between Chanel and Stravinsky. French, Russian, English; subtitles. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100927.html#event51431 Sep. 29, Time TBA -- Sept. 24-30. (Jan Kounen, 2009). Drama about the 1920 affair between Chanel and Stravinsky. French, Russian, English; subtitles. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100927.html#event51432 Sep. 30, Time TBA -- Sept. 24-30. (Jan Kounen, 2009). Drama about the 1920 affair between Chanel and Stravinsky. French, Russian, English; subtitles. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100927.html#event51434 Sep. 30, Time TBA -- Screening of the 2010 finalists from arguably the largest short film festival in the world. Followed by a chance to vote for your favorite. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100927.html#event49732 Sep. 30, 7-8:30 p.m. -- Tim O'Brien & Andrew Bare's 2009 documentary about the national demise of record stores and its consequences. Followed by discussion with the directors. Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100927.html#event52359 Oct. 2, 11:30 a.m. and 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 & 3:30 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Saturdays and 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. both days) is an exploration of the current night sky. Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope (2:30 p.m. both days) explores how telescopes work and what they... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100927.html#event52488 Oct. 2, 2-4 p.m. -- Screening of this documentary, produced by the Ann Arbor Human Rights Commission and the Washtenaw County Health Organization, exploring the impacts of mental illness and the local resources that offer hope for recovery. Followed by discussion led by a peneal discussion with director Pat Cowan and o... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100927.html#event52562 Oct. 2, 7 p.m. -- Zhang Yang's 2007 film about an aging construction worker carries the body of his fallen friend hundreds of miles to a burial site in China's Three Gorges region. Mandarin, subtitles. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_100927.html#event52360 Oct. 3, 1:30, 2:30 & 3:30 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Saturdays and 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. both days) is an exploration of the current night sky. Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope (2:30 p.m. both days) explores how telescopes work and what they... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_101004.html#event52493 Oct. 4, 7-8:30 p.m. -- Martha Stewart Ann Arbor natives Michael and Christopher Farah discuss the making of their film, set and made in Ann Arbor, which opens at the Michigan Theater on Oct. 8 (see listing). Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_101004.html#event52494 Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m. -- Sneak preview of Michael & Christopher Farrah 2010 film made and set in Ann Arbor in the world of competitive bar trivia, where a group of frustrated academics finally get a shot at beer, women and nerdy redemption when they enter the most important contest of their lives...the First Annual Ann... Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_101004.html#event52361 Oct. 9, 11:30 a.m. and 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 & 3:30 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Saturdays and 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. both days) is an exploration of the current night sky. Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope (2:30 p.m. both days) explores how telescopes work and what they... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_101004.html#event52362 Oct. 10, 1:30, 2:30 & 3:30 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Saturdays and 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. both days) is an exploration of the current night sky. Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope (2:30 p.m. both days) explores how telescopes work and what they... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_101011.html#event52284 Oct. 11, 7-8:30 p.m. -- This hour-long documentary explores the grassroots effort organized by U-M students to push for the creation of the Peace Corps after Senator John F. Kennedy-s inspiring late night speech on the steps of the Michigan Union on October 14, 1960. The film will make its national television debut in Octo... Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_101011.html#event46315 Oct. 13, 8:30 p.m. -- Wim Wenders' poetic, exhilarating 1999 documentary about a Cuban music ensemble that mixes music with glimpses of urban Cuban life. English and Spanish, subtitles Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_101011.html#event52363 Oct. 16, 11:30 a.m. and 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 & 3:30 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Saturdays and 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. both days) is an exploration of the current night sky. Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope (2:30 p.m. both days) explores how telescopes work and what they... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_101011.html#event51088 Oct. 16, 8 p.m. -- Screening of a feature film or several shorts TBA with spiritual themes. Followed by discussion. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_101011.html#event52364 Oct. 17, 1:30, 2:30 & 3:30 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Saturdays and 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. both days) is an exploration of the current night sky. Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope (2:30 p.m. both days) explores how telescopes work and what they... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_101018.html#event52526 Oct. 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m. -- Screening of Patrick Shen's 2009 documentary about 8 custodians at prestigious colleges and universities around the country. Followed by a discussion led by U-M Community Scholars Program faculty and students. Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_101018.html#event48796 Oct. 21, 6:30-8 p.m. -- Film screenings, followed by discussion. Popcorn. Sept. 23: The Time Traveler's Wife, Robert Schwentke's 2009 romantic drama based on Audrey Niffenegger's novel about a Chicago librarian who travels through time. Oct. 21: The Lovely Bones, Peter Jackson's 2009 adaptation of Alice Sebold's haunting n... Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_101018.html#event52365 Oct. 23, 11:30 a.m. and 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 & 3:30 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Saturdays and 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. both days) is an exploration of the current night sky. Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope (2:30 p.m. both days) explores how telescopes work and what they... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_101018.html#event52564 Oct. 23, 7 p.m. -- Wu Wenguang's 1995 documentary about 5 Beijing artists featured in Wenguang's acclaimed Bumming in Beijing who are now scattered around the world. Mandarin, subtitles. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_101018.html#event52366 Oct. 24, 1:30, 2:30 & 3:30 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Saturdays and 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. both days) is an exploration of the current night sky. Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope (2:30 p.m. both days) explores how telescopes work and what they... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_101025.html#event51739 Oct. 28, 4:15 p.m. -- Screening of Vladimir Perisic's 2009 drama about a soldier faced with the mission of executing prisoners. Serbian, subtitles. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_101025.html#event52552 Oct. 29, 7 p.m. -- Robert Redford's 2000 drama about a mysterious caddy who helps a once promising golfer, his career derailed by the trauma of WW I, regain his composure during an exhibition match with golf legends Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen. Matt Damon, Will Smith. Followed by discussion. Films http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_101025.html#event52367 Oct. 30, 11:30 a.m. and 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 & 3:30 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Saturdays and 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. both days) is an exploration of the current night sky. Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope (2:30 p.m. both days) explores how telescopes work and what they... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_101025.html#event52368 Oct. 31, 1:30, 2:30 & 3:30 p.m. -- Every Sat. & Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows. The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Saturdays and 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. both days) is an exploration of the current night sky. Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope (2:30 p.m. both days) explores how telescopes work and what they... Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_101108.html#event49996 Nov. 8, 2-4 p.m. -- Premiere screening of this documentary based on oral histories of Chelsea area veterans. Films Lectures, Readings, Discussions, & Forums http://arborweb.com/calendar/films_101108.html#event46316 Nov. 10, 8:30 p.m. -- Lance Mungia's 1998 comic-book-flavored post-apocalyptic tale about an America that has devolved into a ragtag tribal confederation ruled over by King Elvis Presley. Soundtrack by the Russian American rock 'n' roll band Red Elvises. Films