The picks: 

The Reduced Shakespeare Company 
Fast-paced enough to engaged anyone's attention, this hilarious film is Shakespeare like you've never seen it performed. 

Jules et Jim
The love-triangle theme, a classic audience-pleaser, is treated here with subtlety and taste (the absence of sex scenes seems almost revolutionary by today's standards). After more than 40 years, this movie still holds up. It is a classic, and watching it again, I realized how often it has been ripped off by other filmmakers. 

The tips:
In order to be able to provide the best viewing experience, the show times for some movies may be adjusted to accommodate their length. Be sure to check the schedule carefully. Also, please remember the new ticket price of 50 pesos. Discount cards are 400 pesos for 10 shows. 

On Monday after 4pm buy your tickets for any selection of the week. Don't take the risk of being locked out! 
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Blackboards (Takhté Siah, 2000)
Monday, November 6, 6:30pm
Tuesday, November 7, 7pm
Kurdish with English subtitles, 85 minutes
Cast: Said Mohamadi, Behnaz Jafari, Rafat Moradi, Bahman Ghobadi 
Director: Samira Makhmalbaf
Wandering teachers travel to Iranian Kurdistan, near the border of Iraq. They carry blackboards on their backs so they can take cover from army helicopters hovering overhead. An old man asks one of them, Said (Saeed Mohamadi), for help reading a letter from his son. His colleague, Reeboir (Bahman Ghobadi), attempts to persuade a band of young thieves to allow him to teach them. Both find their lives taking unexpected turns.

Jules and Jim (Jules et Jim, 1961)
Tuesday, November 7, 5pm
Wednesday, November 8, 7pm
French with English subtitles, 105 minutes
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Henri Serre, Oskar Werner
Writers Jules (Oskar Werner) and Jim (Henri Serre) are close friends who fall in love with the same woman, the unpredictable Catherine (Jeanne Moreau), amid the turbulence of World War I Paris. What results is a decades-long love triangle that both tests and strengthens the bond between the two men. One of director François Truffaut's best-loved films, Jules and Jim is adapted from the French novel by Henri-Pierre Roché.

The Hidden Half (2001)
Friday, November 10, 5pm
Tuesday, November 14, 7pm
Farsi with English subtitles, 103 minutes
Director: Tahmineh Milani
Cast: Mohammad Nikbin, Niki Karimi, Afarin Obeisi, Soghra Abissi, Akbar Moazezi
A female death row prisoner in Iran is making a final attempt at clemency. Only days before she's to be executed, a political appointee, Khosro (Mohammad Nikbin), is sent to hear her final appeal. But when Khosro arrives, he discovers that his wife (Niki Karimi) has left him a long letter divulging her radical political past and asking that her husband be understanding in hearing the political prisoner's plea.

Comedy Special
The I Love Lucy 50th Anniversary (2001)
Wednesday, November 8, 5pm
Thursday, November 9, 7:30pm
Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Dick Van Dyke, Vivian Vance, William Frawley
Director: Gary Smith
English, 85 minutes
All the classic comedic and musical moments of the I Love Lucy show—along with rare, vintage footage from the series—are packed into this unforgettable 50th anniversary special. In addition to the inimitable hijinks of Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel, this fun-filled film includes original musical performances by Lucy Arnaz, Desi Arnaz Jr. and Antonio Banderas.


The Reduced Shakespeare Company (2000)
Friday, November 10, 3pm
Tuesday, November 14, 5pm
English, 90 minutes
Director: Paul Kafno
Cast: Adam Long, Reed Martin, Austin Tichenor
The complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare—37 plays—are performed here by The Reduced Shakespeare Company in only 90 minutes. The trio warms up with a hilarious send-up of Romeo and Juliet and then breezes through all 17 Shakespeare comedies at once to allow more time for lampooning his tragedies and historical plays. Why truncate some of the greatest drama in history? Because life is short and the complete works of The Bard are long.

Kids' movie
Science Fiction Series
Presented by Guillermo Galindo
Saturday, November 11, noon, Free
Musical Saturdays
This series will resume in January.