DFS film series kicks off at Hop

Everybody's feeling it -- the freshmen at college, the princes who find themselves paupers, even the girls who realize they're not in Kansas anymore. Tragic heroes such as these, thrown out of their elements and left to fend for themselves, are the focus of the Dartmouth Film Society's (DFS) fall series, "A Fish Out of Water." The series, which opened yesterday with a double feature of "Something Wild" and "Breakdown," will feature 28 movies throughout the term -- from "Memento" to the 1934 classic "Tarzan and His Mate" -- that focus on people living outside their comfort zones. "If something were to happen to you, and your regular life totally ended," said Sydney Stowe, manager of Hopkins Center Film, "would this [change] do you a favor?" Such a question provided Stowe with the inspiration for developing the series, which she planned nearly two terms ago.Film selection for each DFS series is an ongoing process.