Canada, 2007 | 104 min | Denys Arcand | DVD | Not Rated Jean-Marc Leblanc is a depressed civil servant fed up with his meaningless existence. Each new day presents the same tedious routine as the day before. To escape the crushing boredom that is his life, Jean-Marc turns to a fantasy world where he is the imaginary hero in an array of extraordinary adventures. In this dark comedy from one of Canada's best directors, we see that sometimes fantasy is just as important as reality.
General Public $20;
Sr. Citizen (62 and over) $18;
Friend of UT $16;
17 and younger $14;
UW Student $14
by Federico Garcia Lorca, adapted by Lillian Groag
Directed by Norma Saldivar
"Better dead with the blood drained away than alive with it rotting." Passions run high in this visceral and brooding tragedy. Set in the Spanish countryside, Blood Wedding chronicles a tragic couple as they navigate social mores, economic hardship, and generational expectations, ultimately facing insurmountable odds in their desire to live and love.
South Korea, 2008 | 88 min | Yoon Hong-Seung | DVD | Not Rated Twenty students in a special honors class are taking their midterms. All of a sudden a voice comes in over the loudspeaker telling them that for every question they get wrong, one person will die. Now the students and their teacher must race against the clock to get the right answers to save the lives of their fellow classmates! Fans of the SAW series will find the bloody torture scenes are even more gruesome than the best of Jigsaw's traps.