NAU’s College of Arts and Letters Film Series, which is co-sponsored by the Cline Library and the School of Communication, promotes understanding and appreciation of cinema through Northern Arizona University and the greater Flagstaff community.
Before each movie, a local film expert offers a short introduction to set the film in its historical, artistic, and cultural context. Each film is followed by a discussion.

The CAL film series blends well-known audience favorites along with lesser-known movies, as well as a mix of genres, artists, and decades, moving chronologically from past to present so that audiences can see the evolution of the art form.

Backbeat chronicles the early career of the Beatles in Hamburg Germany and the conflicted relationship between John Lennon and founding Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe. Directed by Iain Softley; Starring Stephen Dorff, Sheryl Lee, Ian Hart; 1994. 100 min. R