UW Union South The Marquee
Friday, Dec 12, 6 pm & Saturday, Dec. 13, 8:30 pm
Daniel Radcliffe stars as a medical school dropout who's suffered through a series of bad relationships only to form a close friendship with a woman (Zoe Kazan) who naturally already has a steady boyfriend. Though the premise sounds derivative, the film won the adapted screenplay category at 2014's Canadian Screen Awards.
Meet Me in St. Louis
4070 UW Vilas Hall
Friday, Dec. 12, 7 pm
For its fall finale, Cinematheque founder and former director Lea Jacobs selected and will introduce a 35mm screening of this classic Vincente Minnelli/Judy Garland musical, which debuted "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" with its release in 1944.
Pinney Library
Saturday, Dec. 13, 2 pm
Take a break from the stress of shopping and seasonal socializing with a movie filled with real holiday cheer. Elf tells the silly and surprisingly touching story of Buddy (the sophomorically charming Will Ferrell), who leaves the North Pole, where he was raised among Santa's elves, to search for his real father in New York.
4070 UW Vilas Hall
Saturday, Dec. 13, 7 pm
UW film, video and animation instructors curate this fall semester showcase, where student filmmakers will screen their works for the first time.