Movie update: Film Salon, Cinema Novo seasons announced

Fresh from the success of the Plaza Classic Film Festival, Charles Horak turns his attention to his classic movie series: the free Film Salon series at Trinity-United Methodist Church, 801 N. Mesa.

The fall season is a tribute to actress Barbara Stanwyck. 

It starts at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 4 with “Stella Dallas,” followed by “Ball of Fire” (Oct. 2), “Sorry, Wrong Number” (Nov. 6) and “The Furies” (Dec. 4).

Go to filmsalon.org for more info.

In other movie news, UTEP's Cinema Novo film series has picked up to locally connected films that showed at this year's Plaza Classic — Omar Rodriguez Lopez's "The Sentimental Engine Slayer" and the immigration drama "Ilegales."

"Engine Slayer" is firm for Oct. 1. "Ilegales" is tentative for Oct. 2

The sked so far is heavy on documentaries, including "More Than a Game," about LeBron James' journey to the NBA, "Waking Sleeping Beauty," about Disney's return to animated blockbuster film prominence, and "Striking a Chord," which deals with post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by American military personnel.

All shows will be at 7 p.m. in the UTEP Union Cinema on the first floor of the Union East Building.

Here's a rundown of firm and tentative titles that follow:

Aug. 27-28: "Babies"

Sept. 10-11: "Winter's Bone"

Oct. 1: "The Sentimental Engine Slayer"

Oct. 2: "Ilegales" (tentative)

Oct. 15-16: "More Than a Game"

Oct. 29-30: "Waking Sleeping Beauty"

Nov. 12-13: "Striking a Chord"

Nov. 19-20: Oliver Stone's "South of the Border" (tentative)

Keep an eye on utepspecialevents.com for details.

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Hey man, that look like going to be a good screenings, i loved the list of movies. Can't come but hope you all will enjoy.