Dollar Movie

Waltz with Bashir Thursday April 23 8 10 12 Waltz with Bashir is a 2008 animated documentary from Israel that was written and directed by Ari Folman. The director is himself a veteran of the 1982 Lebanon War and interviews fellow retired Israeli soldiers as he tries to reconstruct his own memories of the conflict, in which he participated when he was just 19. Folman has been both praised and criticized the world over for the subject matter, with the harshest criticisms coming from most of the Arab countries, though Lebanon recently allowed it to be screened privately for the first time. The film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars and has received many other honors.

Slumdog Millionaire Friday April 24 7:30 10 12:30 The winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture, Slumdog Millionaire took home a grand total of eight Oscars at the most recent ceremony. The film follows Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) as he appears on India’s version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire, while at the same time tries to win the love of a girl (Freida Pinto). Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle weaves these two stories together seamlessly, along with allegations that Malik cheated on the show. Additionally, the film has not been without its fair share of controversy concerning its portrayals of Indian religions and its use of child actors, despite pulling in $300 million worldwide.

Student Film Festival Saturday April 25* All Night Long Rack Focus: A Bike-In Outdoor Film Festival will be showing for the 16th time this weekend. This year’s theme is technology-driven nostalgia and although entrants can submit any piece they wish, a grand prize winner will be selected from the entrants in this category out of the many performances, lectures, artworks, workshops, and various other works that have been submitted for the festival. A donation is suggested, but people who bike to the CFA lawn get in for free.

*McConomy Auditorium on April 25 is the rain site for the festival.

TBA Sunday April 26 8 10 12 Hey all you seniors out there who still haven’t seen one of Carnegie Mellon’s most sacred traditions: This is your last chance to ever see some naked flesh on the big screen. But really, this once-in-a-semester-event isn’t limited to just seniors — come one, come all those of you who love to see what others are wearing under their clothes. Seriously, make a night out of it, bring your girl/boyfriend, your friends, your friends’ friends (if you’re into that kind of stuff), and you may just find out a little bit more about each other — possibly more than you ever needed or wanted to know.