Event

Just Announced

This screening includes STUDY BREAK MEGA MARATHON

Still image from Study Break Mega Marathon.

Date and time:: Sun, Dec 11, 2022, 12 pm; Free, no ticket required

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12 hours of back-to-back movies to give you a break from studying, or celebrate the end of the semester, or just because you want to watch some awesome movies.

Finals got you down? Swing by the IU Cinema and take a break from studying! Doors open at 11:30am with films screening back-to-back, starting at 12pm. There will be no intermissions, but we are scheduling a five-minute bathroom break between the start of each film. You can stay for as long or as little as you like!

And, this is big: we’re breaking our own rules… that’s right, SNACKS WILL BE ALLOWED! Snacks, drinks in resealable/enclosed containers (there are no cupholders in the Cinema!), and finger foods that do not emit a strong odor will be allowed for this event. Alcohol, cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and illicit drugs are prohibited at IU Cinema.

Please note that all start times are approximate.

School Daze (1988) | Dir. Spike Lee | R | 12pm: Spike Lee (who also stars as Half-Pint) injects musical numbers into this tale of discord at an all-Black college. Featuring Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell, Ossie Davis, and Bill Nunn. [120 mins; comedy, drama, musical; English]

Better Luck Tomorrow (2002) | Dir. Justin Lin | R | 2:10pm: Justin Lin directed and co-wrote this drama about a group of Asian-American scholars turned gangstas in affluent Orange County, Cal. A scathing look at teen hubris and moral disintegration. Lin maxed out 10 credit cards to finance the film, then received a cash advance from MC Hammer. The story is loosely based on a 1992 murder case. [101 mins; drama, crime; English]

Blockers (2018) | Dir. Kay Cannon | R | 3:55pm: Meddling parents who discover that their three teenage daughters have made a pact to lose their virginities on prom night decide to intervene and stop them by following the girls during the night's various wild festivities. [102 mins; comedy; English]

Summer School (1987) | Dir. Carl Reiner | PG-13 | 5:45pm: A gym teacher (Mark Harmon) is conned into handling a remedial English class in exchange for a Hawaiian vacation. [98 mins; comedy; English]

The Faculty (1998) | Dir. Robert Rodriguez | R | 7:30pm: High schoolers face an onslaught of aliens who have taken over the bodies of their teachers. [105 mins; horror, sci-fi; English]

Rushmore (1998) | Dir. Wes Anderson | R | 9:20pm: A precocious, preoccupied 15-year-old develops a crush on a teacher and befriends an eccentric tycoon who falls in love with the same woman. Soon, the prep-schooler and the millionaire do battle in an escalating war of dangerous pranks. [93 mins; comedy, drama; English]

The Craft (1996) | Dir. Andrew Fleming | R | 11pm: Entertaining horror yarn about four high-school witches who practice sorcery on fellow students. Marked by a brisk pace and gruesome effects. [100 mins; horror, drama; English]