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In order to foil an extortion plot, an FBI agent undergoes a facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity and physical appearance of a terrorist, but the plan turns from bad to worse when the same terrorist impersonates the FBI agent. RFC's Friday Night Freakout series brings you the best of modern and classic cult movies, art films, and generally freaky films. These are the films you've asked for and our programmers love, but are too dangerous for a full run.
PG-13
An upstart television producer accepts the challenge of reviving a struggling morning show program with warring co-hosts. Heels & Reels tickets are available to purchase online, in person, and over the phone. Theater seats will be reserved. Dinner seats will not be reserved. To book theater seats together, either purchase your party’s tickets in one transaction or please tell the members of your party the seats you purchased. Dinner will be served at 6:00 in RFC’s events space on the second floor — doors open at 5:45. The movie will follow in Theater 1, RFC’s 124-seat capacity theater.
A legendary New York poet rediscovers his artistic passion after befriending an eccentric group of young creatives.
PG-13
Join LSU Shreveport for a Constitution Day celebration with the deeply inspiring and moving drama Selma on the big screen. Experience Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s courageous campaign to secure equal voting rights, then join a community discussion. Although the Civil Rights Act of 1964 legally desegregated the South, discrimination was still rampant in certain areas, making it very difficult for Blacks to register to vote. In 1965, an Alabama city became the battleground in the fight for suffrage. Despite violent opposition, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his followers pressed forward on an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, and their efforts culminated with President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
NR
A failed screenwriter falls into a mercenary romance with a faded silent-film star. This matinee and luncheon for senior citizens showcases a classic film and provides an opportunity to explore the best of Hollywood’s past. Silver Screenings aims to offer a place for moviegoers to both celebrate classic film and discuss its value to their personal lives. Selections are drawn from the Hollywood classics generally made before 1975. RFC presents the series on the third Thursday of each month. The movie begins at 10:30 a.m. and is followed immediately by a buffet lunch.
PG
A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.
The Roots that Bind Us explores the origins of non-unanimous juries in Louisiana and the impact of this racist law today. The film focuses on three men - Jermaine, Herman and Lloyd - whose fates were sealed before they were ever born. Through their stories, as well as expert testimony, archival research, animation, and poetry, the film exposes a system grown from the roots of slavery to incarcerate Black people. The film elevates the voices of those who fought and continue to fight for the Justice that's owed to hundreds of people incarcerated all over Louisiana today. Documentary, 1h 34m, NR. Featuring a post-screening Q&A with Director Sara Gozalo, Professor Angela Bell (Associate Professor B.K. Agnihotri Endowed Professor, Southern University), Professor Will Snowden (Director, The Juror Project), Claude-Michael Comeau (Promise of Justice Initiative Staff Attorney), and Jermaine Hudson (Exonerated Survivor, star of the film).
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A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.