The Squid and the Whale
Cancelled
The Squid and the Whale centers around a father and a son (Jeff Daniels and Jesse Eisenberg). Their story is based on the childhood of writer/director Noah Baumbach, who co-wrote The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. The film takes place in 1986, when father and mother separated, when the older brother was discovering girls, when the younger brother was discovering masturbation, and when mom was starting to enjoy more success than dad. As insufferable as he is, Daniels' fraying character is fascinating. His abrasive personality is borne of insecurity and smugness. It's the kind of role that could easily carry the movie. Add in the characters who have to put up with him, and you get a wonderful, well-acted observation of a dysfunctional family. (M. Mapes, Movie Habit)
The Squid and the Whale
Cancelled:
Due to the theatrical re-release of this film, our distributor cancelled our play date. Please come see Steve Martin's Shopgirl instead.
Tickets
10 films for $60 with punch card
$9 general admission.
$7 w/UCB student ID,
$7 for senior citizens
$1 discount to anyone with a bike helmet
Free on your birthday! CU Cinema Studies students get in free.
Parking
Pay lot 360 (now only $1/hour!), across from the buffalo statue and next to the
Duane Physics tower, is closest to Muenzinger. Free parking can be found after 5pm at the meters
along Colorado Ave east of Folsom stadium and along University Ave west of Macky.
RTD Bus
Park elsewhere and catch the HOP to campus
International Film Series
(Originally called The University Film Commission)
Established 1941 by James Sandoe.
First Person Cinema
(Originally called The Experimental Cinema Group)
Established 1955 by Carla Selby, Gladney Oakley, Bruce Conner and Stan Brakhage.
C.U. Film Program
(AKA The Rocky Mountain Film Center)
First offered degrees in filmmaking and critical studies in 1989 under the guidance of Virgil
Grillo.
Celebrating Stan
Created by Suranjan Ganguly in 2003.
C.U. Department of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts
Established 2017 by Chair Ernesto Acevedo-Muñoz.