Schedule / Film Guide

Newcomb Hall

Easier With Practice / Newcomb Hall

Easier with Practice (2009)
Thursday 5:30, Newcomb

Discussion with Professor Susan Fraiman

On a road trip to promote his unpublished novel, Davy Mitchell answers a random phone call in a motel room. More...
5:30 PM Thu 11 Nov '10

Adult
$6.50

Hairspray / Newcomb Hall

Hairspray (1988)
Friday 7:00, Newcomb

Introduction by the director John Waters as part of UVa’s Arts in Action program.

Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the More...
7:00 PM Fri 12 Nov '10

Adult / Senior / Student / Faculty
$15.00 / $12.50 / $12.50 / $12.50

Monty Python & the Holy Grail / Newcomb Hall

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Thursday 10:00, Newcomb
King Arthur and his knights embark on a low-budget, slapdash quest for the Holy Grail, encountering many very silly obstacles on their More...
10:00 PM Thu 11 Nov '10

Adult
$6.50

Pachamama w/ Kavi (short) / Newcomb Hall

Pachamama (2009)
Sunday 4:30, Newcomb

Introduced by Hector Amaya (UVa)

A spiritual docudrama set in Bolivia about a 13-year-old boy who lives a traditional life with his family near Uyuni, a salt lake. More...
4:30 PM Sun 14 Nov '10

Adult
$6.50

Pink Flamingos / Newcomb Hall

Pink Flamingos (1972)
Friday 10:00, Newcomb

Introduction by the director John Waters as part of UVa’s Arts in Action program.

Director John Water’s notorious cult classic stars Divine, as Babs Johnson who lives More...
10:00 PM Fri 12 Nov '10

Adult / Senior / Student / Faculty
$15.00 / $12.50 / $12.50 / $12.50

Police Academy / Newcomb Hall

Police Academy (1984)
Saturday 10:30, Newcomb

Introduction by director Hugh Wilson

Social misfit Mahoney joins the Police Academy as the only alternative to a jail sentence, and it doesn't take long before he More...
10:30 PM Sat 13 Nov '10

Adult
$6.50

Pulp Fiction / Newcomb Hall

Pulp Fiction (1994)
Saturday 5:00, Newcomb

Introduced by Harry Chotiner

What do two hit men, a mob boss, his wife, two diner burglars, and a boxer have in common? Absolutely nothing, until More...
5:00 PM Sat 13 Nov '10

Adult
$6.50

Somer's Town / Newcomb Hall

Somer's Town (2008)
Sunday 7:00 and 9:30, Newcomb
Tomo is a troubled youth who has run away to London, where he meets Marek. Marek agrees to let Tomo live with him, More...
7:00 PM Sun 14 Nov '10

Adult
$3.00

Somer's Town / Newcomb Hall

Somer's Town (2008)
Sunday 7:00 and 9:30, Newcomb
Tomo is a troubled youth who has run away to London, where he meets Marek. Marek agrees to let Tomo live with him, as More...
9:30 PM Sun 14 Nov '10

Adult
$3.00

Splinterheads / Newcomb Hall

Splinterheads (2009)
Saturday 8:15, Newcomb
Justin Frost is an every way an ordinary guy: he wakes up late in the afternoon, works for his friend’s landscaping company, and practices karate in his More...
8:15 PM Sat 13 Nov '10

Adult / Senior / Student / Faculty
$10.00 / $6.50 / $6.50 / $6.50

Tenure / Newcomb Hall

Tenure (2009)
Friday 5:00, Newcomb

Q&A with director Mike Million and producer Brendan McDonald

English professor Charlie Thurber (Wilson) is up for tenure at Grey College and the timing couldn't be worse. More...
5:00 PM Fri 12 Nov '10

Adult
$6.50

True Adolescents / Newcomb Hall

True Adolescents (2009)
Thursday 8:00, Newcomb
Jobless, apartment-less, washed-up Indie rocker Sam has hit rock bottom. His girlfriend has kicked him out of his apartment, and he has nowhere and no More...
8:00 PM Thu 11 Nov '10

Adult / Senior / Student / Faculty
$10.00 / $6.50 / $6.50 / $6.50