Cinema Sampler, Tri-State University’s free movie series, begins its fall 2006 schedule at 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 14 in Wells Theatre in Taylor Hall.  The theme of the fall series is “Family.” Focusing on the concept of family, these films will explore a wide range of family structures and relationships. The series will continue on most Thursday nights at 7 p.m. through November 30.

The first film, Junebug, was critically acclaimed by the New York Times writer Stephen Holden as being a “wise, bittersweet, beautifully acted comedy.” Starring Oscar-nominated actress Amy Adams, the drama is about a dealer in outsider art who travels from Chicago to North Carolina to meet her new in-laws, challenging their middle class Southern home. The R rated film contains sexual content and language. 

Cinema Sampler is sponsored by the TSU Humanities Institute, a campus affiliate of the Indiana Humanities Council.  The institute will present eight free films throughout the fall.  The public is invited to the 75-seat theater, which features widescreen projection and surround sound. 

For more information on the movies or the series, call or e-mail Dr. Dennis Petrie, professor of English and Humanities, at 260.665.4204 or petried@tristate.edu.

Following is a complete schedule of films in the “Family” Cinema Sampler:

September 21– “Duma,” 2005, Rated PG, running time 1:40.

October 5 – “Tsotsi,” 2005, Rated R, running time 1:34. 

October 12 – “Kinky Boots,” 2006, Rated PG-13, running time 1:47. 

November 2 – “Match Point,” 2005, Rated R, running time 2:04.   

November 9 – “A Prairie Home Companion,” 2006, Rated PG-13, running time 1:45. 

November 16 – “Crash,” 2005, Rated R, running time 2:02. 

November 30—“An Inconvenient Truth,” 2006, Rated PG, running time 1:30.