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SAC Films has the short week off, but returns Wednesday, April 27th with No Strings Attached starring Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman. In the meantime if you want to get your free film fix you can catch Ang Lee’s Ride With the Devil in the PSU Theater on Monday, April 25th at 6:30 PM.

Starring Tobey Maguire and Skeet Ulrich, this 1999 film tells the story of Jake Roedel and Jack Bull Chiles, two Missouri friends at the onset of the Civil War. After Jack Bull’s father is killed by jayhawkers from Kansas, the two friends join the Missouri “bushwhackers”. As the two face the travesties of a civil war they must decide what honor means. The film is a gritty, military, romantic drama.

The movie is currently tracking at 63% on Rotten Tomatoes with a consensus of:

“Critics say Ride With the Devil is both well-acted and directed, and also beautifully filmed. It is one of the best of the Civil War movies.”

This event is part of Springfield-Greene County Public Library’s 2011 Big Read Celebration commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. See it Monday at 6:30 PM in the PSU Theater. Admission is free.

If that doesn’t satisfy your need for Civil War drama, be sure to check out the student film South of Black Drink Crier, which premieres at the Electronic Arts Student Showcase on May 9th.