The Magic Lantern Film Society of Cameron University presents the 40th Annual Classic Film Series 2023-2024

All films are DVD presentations, screened at 7:30 p.m. in Comm 114, EXCEPT FOR THE 29 SEPTEMBER SCREENING, WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 6:30 P.M. and presented free though donations are gratefully accepted. For more information about the society and the films, see our website: www.cameron.edu/magiclantern. In addition, please like us on Facebook. Made possible by the Lectures and Concerts Committee.

Upcoming Events

8 September

The Outsiders: The Complete Novel (U.S. 1983; reissued 2017, 116 mins.)

Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Stars: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke
Mason grows from a boy into early adulthood. A landmark movie filmed over twelve years with the same cast.

NOTE EARLY 6:30 P.M. START TIME

27 September

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (U.S. 1948, 128 mins.)

Dir.: John Huston

Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt

Two down-on-their-luck Americans searching for work in 1920's Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains.

25 October

Clue (U.S. 1985, 94 mins.)

Dir.: Jonathan Lynn

Anonymously invited to a strange mansion for dinner, six guests must cooperate with the staff after their host is killed to identify the murderer. Bodies start to pile up. Our Halloween feature based upon the popular board game. 

15 November

Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams (U.S. 1990, 119 mins.)

Dir.: Akira Kurosawa and Ishiro Honda

Stars: Akira Terao, Matsuko Baisho, Toshie Negishi

A salesman hires thugs to kidnap his wife for the ransom, but doesn’t count on their bickering and on persistent police work.

17 January

The Truman Show (U.S., 1998 ,103 mins.)

Dir.: Peter Weir

Stars: Jim Carey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney

An insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.

7 February

Four Weddings and a Funeral (U.S. 1994, 117 mins.)

Dir.: Mike Newell  

Stars: Hugh Grant, Andie McDowell, James Fleet

During five social occasions, a bachelor considers whether he has discovered true love. Our Valentine’s offering. 

21 February

Raisin in the Sun (U.S. 1961, 128 mins.)

Dir.: Daniel Petrie

Stars: Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee

A young family man has to decide between his dreams of owning a business and his family’s need for a new home when the family receives a substantial insurance payment. Based upon Lorraine Hansberry’s Pulitzer Prize winning play.

28 March

Interstellar (U.S. 2014, 159 mins.)

Dir: Christopher Nolan

Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain

The future Earth having become uninhabitable, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot pilots a spacecraft with researchers to find a new planet for humans.