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Welcome to Hopkins Center Film

As the film exhibition arm of the Hopkins Center, Hop Film presents 4-5 movies a week in two theaters. With a rich and diverse slate of over 200 titles a year, Hop Film hopes to enlighten, inspire and entertain the Dartmouth and community audience. See "Program Overview" on the right for more information about our series, specials and tickets.

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LOEW SERIES

Thursday, May 8 @ 7:00 PM

The Big Lebowski

D: Joel & Ethan Coen, USA, 1998, 117 minutes
Jeff Bridges plays Jeff Lebowski, aka the Dude, a laid-back burnout who happens to have the same name as a millionaire whose wife owes money to some dodgy bad guys. Consequently the Dude's rug is ruined, and he is spiraled into the Los Angeles underworld. Mixing Leninist philosophy, mistaken identity, crazy characters, a kidnapping plot and a deep love of bowling, LEBOWSKI is a modern Coen classic.

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LOEW SERIES

Saturday, May 10 @ 7:00/9:30 pm

Youth Without Youth

D: Francis Ford Coppola, USA, Var w/subtitles, 2007, 124 minutes
Coppola returns to the screen with an exploration of human consciousness. An aging professor of linguistics finds his youth miraculously restored after surviving a cataclysmic event. This apparent immortality is matched by a highly evolved intellect, but soon he is forced to choose between his life's work and the great love of his life.

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DFS SERIES

Sunday, May 11 @ 7:00 PM

Bladerunner: The Final Cut

D: Ridley Scott, USA, 1982/2007, 117 minutes
Released 25 years ago, this cult classic established a pervasive view of the future that has shaped science fiction films ever since (TOTAL RECALL, A.I., BRAZIL). Harrison Ford is a futuristic cop who hunts rogue replicants (human-like robots), but comes to wonder what it means to be human. After numerous versions, Scott's final and definitive cut deletes the voice-over narration, tweaks the ending and scrubs the sound and visuals to a new technical standard.

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DFS SERIES

Loew Auditorium

Wednesday, May 14 @ 7:00 PM

Flanders

D: Bruno Dumont, FR, Fr. w/subtitles, 2006, 91 minutes
Known for his anti-intellectual pretensions and the use of non-actors, director Dumont (HUMANITE) is a festival darling whose FLANDERS took the 2006 Grand Jury Prize at Cannes. Here he delivers a raw, stripped down film about human nature. A farmer leaves his wife to go to war in unnamed country. He commits atrocities and returns home to a find a changed woman. Dumont's unsettling and searing vision of humanity feels profoundly truthful.

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LOEW SERIES

Thursday, May 15 @ 7:00 PM

The Man Who Wasn't There

D: Joel & Ethan Coen, USA, 2002, 116 minutes
Billy Bob Thornton stars as a slow-moving barber who doesn't want much out of life. But when a strange character lets it be known that he's looking for a silent partner to finance his dream business (something he calls dry cleaning), Ed sees a possible way out of his doldrums. Blackmail, deceit, violence and murder ensue, all framed in gorgeous black-and-white cinematography.

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FILM SPECIAL

Friday, May 16 @ 7:30 PM

Meeting Resistance

D: Steve Connors & Molly Bingham, USA, 2007, 84 minutes
What would you do if America was invaded? RESISTANCE raises the veil of anonymity surrounding the Iraqi insurgency by meeting face to face with individuals who are passionately engaged in the struggle, and documenting for the very first time, the sentiments experienced and actions taken by a nation's citizens when their homeland is occupied. Voices that have previously not been heard, male and female, speak candidly about their motivations, hopes and goals, revealing a kaleidoscope of human perspectives. Featuring reflective, yet fervent conversations with active insurgents, RESISTANCE is the missing puzzle piece in understanding the Iraq war.

Directed by Steve Connors and Molly Bingham, this daring, eye-opening film provides unique insight into the personal narratives of people involved in the resistance exploding myth after myth about the war in Iraq and the Iraqis who participate. Through its unprecedented access to these clandestine groups, RESISTANCE focuses the spotlight on the "other side", clarifying why the violence in Iraq continues to this day and providing a deeper understanding of both the toll of occupation and the human condition of resistance.

Directors Molly Bingham and Steve Connors introduce the film and conduct a Q&A afterward.

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Loew Auditorium
General Public $8/ Dartmouth IDs $5
Tickets on sale now at the Hopkins Center Box Office and online.
For tickets, call 603-646-2422; for information, call 603-646-2576

LOEW SERIES

Saturday, May 17 @ 7:00/9:15 pm

The Orphanage

D: Juan Antonio Bayona, MEX/SP, Span. w/subtitles, 2007, 100 minutes
Laura purchases her beloved childhood orphanage, planning to re-open it as a home for disabled children. Before long though, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend. Guillermo del Toro (PAN'S LABYRINTH) produced this chilling tale about the perilous passage between the living and the dead.

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FILM SPECIAL

Sunday, May 18 @ 2:00 PM

ET: The Extra-Terrestrial

D: Steven Spielberg, USA, 1982, 115 minutes
E.T. is a story about friendship, loyalty and family. But most of all it is about love, and how powerful love is. Steven Spielberg's 1982 hit about a stranded alien and his remarkable relationship with a fatherless boy (Henry Thomas) struck a chord with audiences everywhere, and it furthered Spielberg's reputation as a director of equally strong commercial sensibilities and classical leanings. Thomas, Robert MacNaughton and Drew Barrymore give terrific performances while E.T. himself won the hearts of millions. A gripping, intelligent story mixed incredible symbolism produced one of the best films ever made. The special effects almost look a bit quaint now in light of modern computer capabilities, but they also have more heart behind them than much of what we see today. Don't miss this beloved and deservedly classic movie on the big screen. You'll understand why E.T. is apart of a small collection of films that will stay in our hearts forever.

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Spaulding Auditorium
General Public $8/ Dartmouth IDs $5
Tickets on sale now at the Hopkins Center Box Office and online.
For tickets, call 603-646-2422; for information, call 603-646-2576

DFS SERIES

Sunday, May 18

Sullivan's Travels @ 7:00 PM

O Brother Where Art Thou? @ 8:40 PM

D: Preston Sturges, USA, 1941, 90 minutes
D: Joel & Ethan Coen, USA, 2000, 107 minutes
Experience the road trip as a metaphor for the human condition in this spirited and related pair. In TRAVELS, a director of escapist films takes to the road as a hobo to learn about life. / The Coens transport Homer's ODYSSEY to the depression-era South in BROTHER. A trio of escaped convicts (led by George Clooney) searches for hidden treasure while under the relentless pursuit of the law.

Watch the trailer for SULLIVAN'S.
Watch the trailer for BROTHER.

DFS SERIES

Wednesday, May 21 @ 7:00 PM

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

D: John Huston, USA, 1948, 126 minutes
“We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinking badges!” This iconic declaration epitomizes Huston's Oscar-winning fable about the search for gold and salvation in the Mexican wilderness. A good Joe, a bad egg (Humphrey Bogart) and a fast-talking old coot (the director's father Walter) join forces until the gold begins to flow. For once, Bogart shines as a paranoid prospector and vicious bastard.

LOEW SERIES

Thursday, May 22 @ 7:00 PM

Intolerable Cruelty

D: Joel & Ethan Coen, USA, 2003, 100 minutes
Brilliant divorce attorney Miles Massey (George Clooney) meets his match in the beautiful but ruthless Marylin Rexroth (Oscar-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones). Underhanded tactics, deception and an undeniable attraction escalate as Marylin and Miles square off in this classic battle of the sexes. Inventive and hilarious, CRUELTY is a mix of Beverly Hills high glamour and maliciously competitive fun.

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LOEW SERIES

Saturday, May 24 @ 7:00/9:00 pm

The Counterfeiters

D: Stefan Ruzowitzky, AUS/GER, Ger. w/subtitles, 2007, 98 minutes
This year's Best Foreign Language winner tells the true story of history's greatest counterfeit scam. During WWII, professional printers, fastidious bank officials and simple craftsmen in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp worked round the clock to produce millions in fake currency. For these prisoners, forced to the brink of extinction, success meant survival.

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DFS SERIES

Sunday, May 25

The Fellowship of the Ring @ 12:00 PM

The Two Towers @ 3:30 PM

The Return of the King @ 7:00 PM

D: Peter Jackson, NZ, 2001, 178 minutes
D: Peter Jackson, NZ, 2002, 179 minutes
D: Peter Jackson, NZ, 2003, 201 minutes
With his astonishing adaptation of Tolkien's trilogy, Peter Jackson masterfully delivers one of literature's greatest quests to the big screen. Earning multiple Oscars, glowing reviews and packed theaters, this cinematic triple treat remains unsurpassed in breadth, camera work, technical wizardry and sheer emotional power. Join the heroic hobbits of Middle Earth for their journey into the heart of darkness.

Watch the trailer for FELLOWSHIP.
Watch the trailer for TOWERS.
Watch the trailer for KING.