Dollar movie

Persepolis
Thursday, Sept. 18
8 10 12
Persepolis is an Oscar-nominated, animated, autobiographical film that tells the story of a young girl’s experiences during the Iranian Revolution in 1979. The movie, which has been denounced by the Iranian government, follows 10-year-old Marjane Satrapi and her family as the revolution gathers steam. Satrapi, who also co-directed the movie, must deal with a restrictive government in a time when openness isn’t exactly applauded. Based on the graphic novel of the same name, Persepolis is a coming-of-age story set against one of the most important revolutions in Middle Eastern history.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Friday, Sept. 19
7:30 10 12:30
In the newest installment of the franchise, we find Indiana Jones 21 years older, but still ready to take on all comers. This time, the Soviets, led by Cate Blanchett, are Indy’s main foes, rather than the usual Nazis, and they are searching for a magical crystal skull that holds all knowledge. Indy is joined by the very popular Shia LaBeouf, who may hold a secret of his own. While many have complained this film “jumped the shark” (or rather “nuked the fridge”) in terms of its absurdities, it did allow networks to re-run all the Indy movies over the months leading up the premiere of this continuation of a dead — yet classic — franchise.

Jurassic Park
Saturday, Sept. 20
10 12:30
Based on Michael Crichton’s best-selling book of the same name, Jurassic Park is a sci-fi thriller about a theme park 65 million years in the making. Jurassic Park was the most financially successful film of all time upon its release, but has since fallen to 10th. Jurassic Park has been ranked by many publications as one of the most influential films of our time for its breathtaking use of both animatronics and CGI — seriously, see the movie and try to tell me the dinosaurs don’t look astoundingly more real than CGI things in today’s films. Definitely a must-see film, along with a must-read for those of you who haven’t read the book.

The Devil’s Rejects
Sunday, Sept. 21
8 10 12
The plot: A family of hooligans avoids capture by murdering their would-be captors and lying low (while killing a bunch of people, of course). A sequel to House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects picks up right where the last one left off with more brutal and random deaths. The film was screened eight times before finally receiving an R rating. (The previous times all garnered an NC-17 rating.) The movie has been praised for being well written and has good performances from some otherwise lesser-known actors, and that’s what you can tell yourself when you go see this gore-laden fiesta of a movie.