CAL Film Series Fall 2025
NAU and the Flagstaff community are invited to come together in front of the big screen for the College of Arts and Letters Film Series.
Discussions and screenings take place most Tuesdays at 7 PM in Cline Library Assembly Hall
All screenings are free and open to the public.
Each classic movie will be preceded by a short introduction from NAU faculty and followed by a community discussion.
The film series promotes understanding and appreciation of cinema through Northern Arizona University and the greater Flagstaff community. The CAL Film Series blends well-known audience favorites along with lesser-known films, as well as a mix of genres, directors, and actors.
This semester we are focused on directors who were on the outside of the industry in some way—the outsiders of film.
The film series is made possible with the support of the College of Arts and Letters, and NAU’s Cline Library, and under the direction of professors Paul Helford and Paul Donnelly.
Free weeknight parking is available for community members behind Cline Library and requires a special free permit.
A Hard Day's Night
1964 | Directed by Richard Lester
December 2 | 7 PM
This NAU tradition continues with Film screenings and discussions hosted by NAU’s own Paul Donnelly and Paul Helford on most Tuesday evenings in Cline Library Auditorium. This year we are celebrating directors on the outside of the mainstream. Free and Open to the Public
Lester’s breakthrough film, starring The Beatles and released during the height of Beatlemania, portrays 36 hours in the lives of John, Paul, George, and Ringo as they prepare for a television performance.
The film is credited as being one of the most influential of all musical films, with Village Voice critic Andrew Sarris deeming it, “the Citizen Kane of jukebox musicals.”
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