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Upcoming FilMS - Winter 26 SERIES
O Brother, Where Art thou? (2000)
O Brother, Where Art thou? (2000)
O Brother, Where Art thou? (2000)
7 p.m. Friday, April 10
Bar and Doors at 6
The Coen brothers (writer-director Joel and writer Ethan) score again with this comic homage to "The Odyssey" set in Depression-era Mississippi. George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson star as escapees from a chain gang who embark on a quest for a hidden treasure. John Goodman, Holly Hunter.
Runtime: 106 minutes
Rated PG-13
Doors and Varsity Bar & Concessions open at 6 -- for a 7 PM showtime.
TRON (1982) & the Advent of AI
O Brother, Where Art thou? (2000)
O Brother, Where Art thou? (2000)
7 p.m. Thursday, April 16
Bar and Doors at 6
SIU Philosophy and the GPU present:
Tron and the Advent of AI, with a special talk by Dr. Andrew Youpa, PhD.
The original Tron, with its dazzling visuals and inventive depiction of cyberspace, captured the world's imagination of the future of Artificial intelligence. Please join us in returning to the cinematic roots of AI to help not only understand our present, but also the future of our relationship between programs and programmers.
Doors & Varsity Bar open at 6 -- for a 7 PM event.
FREE Admission
More about the film:
TRON (1982)
Tron is a 1982 American science fiction adventure film written and directed by Steven Lisberger from a story he co-wrote with Bonnie MacBird. The film stars Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn, a computer programmer and video game developer who is transported inside the software world of a mainframe computer where he interacts with anthropomorphic programs in his attempt to escape. It also stars Bruce Boxleitner (in the eponymous role), David Warner, Cindy Morgan and Barnard Hughes. Tron was one of cinema's earliest films to use extensive computer-generated imagery (CGI).
Runtime: 96 minutes
Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
O Brother, Where Art thou? (2000)
SPECIAL SCREENING & CONVERSATION with WALTER THOMPSON-HERNÁNDEZ in person
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7 p.m. Friday, April 10
Bar and Doors at 6
*Kellee's Emo Night*
Bella Swan finds herself living dangerously when her vampire boyfriend Edward Cullen leaves her. She soon reconnects with a childhood friend and learns there are more supernatural beings living in her town, and they may be the only ones who can protect her from a vampire seeking vengeance.
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Rachelle Lefevre
Runtime: 106 minutes
Rated PG-13
Doors and Varsity Bar & Concessions open at 6 -- for a 7 PM showtime.
SPECIAL SCREENING & CONVERSATION with WALTER THOMPSON-HERNÁNDEZ in person
SPECIAL SCREENING & CONVERSATION with WALTER THOMPSON-HERNÁNDEZ in person
SPECIAL SCREENING & CONVERSATION with WALTER THOMPSON-HERNÁNDEZ in person
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7 p.m. Monday, April 20
Bar and Doors at 6
Special Screening of short films: If I Go Will They Miss Me + Pipas (Kites), and an in-person Conversation with filmmaker WALTER THOMPSON-HERNÁNDEZ
About the films:
If I Go Will They Miss Me
A boy sees ghostly figures of other boys in his neighborhood as he grapples with his father's distance. These visions uncover hidden connections between them and their shared heritage.
Pipas (Kites)
A 25-year-old Rio gangster named Duvo seeks redemption through conversations with his guardian angel in this magical realist tale of life in the favelas.
About the filmmaker:
Thompson-Hernández has written for The New York Times, where he was a multimedia subculture reporter. At The Times, Thompson-Hernández wrote about the Compton Cowboys, who eventually wrote a book revolving around them, The Compton Cowboys: The New Generation of Cowboys in America's Urban Heartland, published in 2020 by HarperCollins. His work has additionally been featured in NPR, BuzzFeed, The Guardian, and Remezcla.
In 2022, Thompson-Hernández directed the short film If I Go Will They Miss Me which had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Sundance Film Festival Short Film Jury Award. It was then expanded into a feature-length film of the same name starring J. Alphonse Nicholson and Danielle Brooks, and premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
In 2025, Thompson-Hernández directed the documentary Untold: Shooting Guards for Netflix, revolving around an incident involving Washington Wizards teammates Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton. That same year, he made his narrative directorial debut with Kites, which premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Festival, where it received a Special Jury Mention for Viewpoints
Doors & Varsity Bar open at 6
FREE Admission - Sponsored by the Fine Arts Activity Fee, School of Media Arts.
Stand By Me (1986)
SPECIAL SCREENING & CONVERSATION with WALTER THOMPSON-HERNÁNDEZ in person
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
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7 p.m. Friday, April 10
Doors and Bar at 6
A coming-of-age tale about four 12-year-old boys who hear that there is a dead body in the woods near where they live and proceed to try to find it. In the process, their friendship is tested.
Starring: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland
Runtime: 87 minutes
Rated R
Doors and Varsity Bar & Concessions open at 6 -- for a 7 PM showtime.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
SPECIAL SCREENING & CONVERSATION with WALTER THOMPSON-HERNÁNDEZ in person
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
7 p.m. Friday, April 10
Doors and Bar at 6
In 1960s Los Angeles, silver screen actor Rick Dalton and his stunt double turned best friend, Cliff Booth, struggle to keep pace with the swiftly evolving entertainment industry. They both work to continue their notoriety while facing the demise of Hollywood's Golden Age.
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch, Margaret Qualley
Runtime: 161 minutes
Rated R
Doors and Varsity Bar & Concessions open at 6 -- for a 7 PM showtime.
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