SESSION: Wednesday 26th August at 7:30pm


One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

(1975, dir. Milos Forman, w/ Michael Berryman, Peter Brocco, Dean R. Brooks, Alonzo Brown)

McMurphy has a criminal past and has once again gotten himself into trouble and is sentenced by the court. To escape labor duties in prison, McMurphy pleads insanity and is sent to a ward for the mentally unstable. Once here, McMurphy both endures and stands witness to the abuse and degradation of the oppressive Nurse Ratched, who gains superiority and power through the flaws of the other inmates. McMurphy and the other inmates band together to make a rebellious stance against the atrocious Nurse. (IMDB)

FILM INFO 55555(Astor rating)

My Own Private Idaho

(1991, dir. Gus Van Sant, w/ River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo, William Richert)

My Own Private Idaho will start at approximately 10:09pm, and finish at approximately 11:59pm.

Surreal character study focusing on the friendship between two male hustlers, Mike and Scott, in Portland, Oregon. They live on the streets, do drugs, and sell themselves to men and women. Mike is quiet, gay and suffers from narcolepsy. Abandoned as a child, he is obsessed with finding his long-lost mother. Scott is the rebellious son of a high-ranking family, who lives this life mostly to embarrass his father. Mike is in love with Scott, who still maintains he is straight and insists that his wild lifestyle on the streets is only temporary. Together, they embark on a quest to find Mike's mother, traveling from Portland to Idaho to Italy, with Scott picking up a beautiful girl along the way. (IMDB)

FILM INFO 4444(Astor rating)