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                        LAW SCHOOL FILMS SPRING 1996

All showings are held at the Law School Auditorium, located at
1121 East 60th Street, next to the Burton-Judson Courts, on the M Bus Route.
Admission is $3 for adults, children under 12 $1.50.
Quarterly passes are available for a mere --> $11 <-- at the door.
The Law School Films Information Line can be reached at:  312-702-1113.

You can access the Law School Films World Wide Web Page at
"http://http.bsd.uchicago.edu/lsf/"  For more information on using this
page, send mail to slgentge@midway.uchicago.edu.


Wednesday, April 24th, 8:00 PM 
THE BIG HEAT
Fritz Lang, 1953 - 90m 
Starring: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame
This is a definitive film noir; the light and shadows, underworld
atmosphere, possibilities of sadism, and masterfully formulated
violent scenes all combine in a film as concise and to the point as a
handgun.  Ford, a police lieutenant, is unofficially investigating a
big-time gangster when his wife is killed by a bomb planted in his
car. Overcome with hate, he seeks his revenge. Audiences at the time
regarded it as a new low in violence for the scene in which the
gangster throws coffee in his mistress' face. "The dialogues is
functional. Every shot is composed with economy and exactitude, no act
gratuitous." -- Wally Hammond, Time Out

Thursday April 25th, 8:00 PM 
RIO BRAVO
Howard Hawks, 1959 - 141m 
Starring: John Wayne, Dean Martin
A semi-satirical western that may be Hawks' best film. Wayne, a
wandering cowboy helps out a marshal who needs help fending off
villains determined to get a murderer out of jail. Everyone else in
town is too young, too old, female, or alcoholic, but the group
coheres into a study of pride and prejudice.  "Beautifully acted,
wonderfully observed, and scripted with enormous wit and generosity,
it's the sort of film, in David Thomson's words, which reveals that
'men are more expressive rolling a cigarette than saving the world.'"
-- Geoff Andrew, Time Out

Saturday, April 27th, 7:30 & 10:00 PM 
Sunday, April 28th, 8:00 PM
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, 1952 - 102m 
Starring: Gene Kelly, Rita Moreno
The king of the musical comedies starring and choreographed by the
greatest screen dancer, no matter what Astaire fans may say. With the
advent of talkies, the career of an obnoxious blond bombshell falls
because of her bad voice, while the career of another, initially the
bombshell's voice-over, flourishes. The film never claims to be more
than a friendly, funny, lavish and tuneful example of the pinnacle of
Hollywood musicals, and that's exactly what it delivers.  "Brilliant
comic musical, the best picture by far of Hollywood in transition,
with the catchiest tunes, the liveliest choreography, the most
engaging performances, and the most hilarious jokes of any musical."
-Halliwell.