Archive for the 'Film Screenings' Category

For the Bible Tells Me So

Neils Science Center, room 234, 8 pm.–TONIGHT! (Wed, 4/22)

In connection with National Day of Silence, there will be a screening and discussion of the film “For the Bible Tells Me So,” sponsored by Alliance.

The movie is an exploration of the intersection between religion and homosexuality in the U.S., and how the Bible has been used in the debate over homosexuality. This discussion will be tied in with the recent campus workshop on sexual orientation and will also explore new issues within this overall topic.

Education and Teacher-Activism in Modern Mexico

This Wednesday, Prof. Blacker-Hanson, Department of History, will be hosting an event as part of the year-long FOLA  (Focus on Latin America) activities. She’ll give a short introductory lecture on the history of education and teacher-activism in Modern Mexico, and then there will be a 60 minute film, “Granito de Arena,” which depicts government efforts to privatize education and teacher and community response to it.

This should be of particular interest to possible education majors and anyone interested in social activism and Latin America!

Wednesday, March 18 at 7 pm, in Kallay-Christopher 112

Philadelphia: Screening and Discussion

Still need a fifth hour before the end of the semester?  Join the student body for a free screening of the academy award winning feature film Philadelphia this Thursday, December 4th, at 7 pm in Neils Science Center Auditorium (234). In the film, a lawyer (played by Tom Hanks) with AIDS is fired by a conservative law firm because of his condition, and he hires a homophobic small time lawyer (played by Denzel Washington) as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit. Following the film members of VU’s Alliance will lead a conversation covering the issues raised in the film, how the film relates to today, the issues of homophobia and race relations, and the facts and myths of AIDS in America and around the globe.

Sponsored by Alliance.

Published in:Alliance, Film Screenings, Upcoming 5th Hour Events |on December 3rd, 2008 |No Comments »

International Film Festival: Persepolis

The film version of the Core text Persepolis will be screened tonight (10/21) at 7 pm in Neils Science Center 234 as the latest installment in VU’s International Film Festival. It is a 2007 French film, directed by Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film of the Year.

The film is free to VU students, faculty and staff, but you will need a ticket. Tickets are available at the Union Information Desk (219-464-5415). Free refreshments will be served and there will be a discussion of the film led by Prof. Timothy Tomasik (Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures).

More info on the film Persepolis: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808417/
More info on the International Film Festival: http://www.valpo.edu/foreignlang/filmfestival.html

Good Will Hunting Film Screenings

Next week we will screen the film Good Will Hunting (1997, dir. Gus Van Sant) for all Core students. It is required that all Core students see this film as part of the course syllabus. Please plan to attend one of the screenings listed below.

Screening schedule (all screenings take place in Neils Science Center 234):

Tues, 10/14, 8 pm
Thurs, 10/16, 8 pm
Sun, 10/19, 3 pm
Sun, 10/19, 8 pm

Please note the film’s rating, given by the Motion Picture Association of America: “Rated R for strong language, including some sex-related dialogue.”

As always, be respectful of others around you during the film screenings. This includes turning off your cell phones, not opening them up during the screening (the bright light is distracting), and refraining from conversation while the film is showing. The film is a course text. Therefore we expect you to take the screening as seriously as you would your normal classroom time. You may be asked to leave if you do not uphold this standard.

You will receive a notecard or small piece of paper as you enter the auditorium. Use this to record your name, your professor’s name, and a question, observation, or quote from the film that you think would serve as a good point of discussion in class. If your professor gives you more specific instructions, you should of course follow those. Leave the card/paper with one of the professors present or on the table just inside or outside the auditorium doors.

For more information on the film: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119217/

Published in:Core 5th Hour Policy, Film Screenings, Visual Arts |on October 10th, 2008 |No Comments »

Fighting Goliath

The movie “Fighting Goliath” will be shown in the Crusader Room in the Union at 7 pm on Thursday, September 18th. “Fighting Goliath” is a film created by the Redford Center (of Robert Redford fame) at Sundance and Alpheus Media and tells the story of a Texas community which fought the creation of new coal power plant. The film deals with the moral issues involved in the coal industry, the need to preserve our natural resources and the ways in which those working together were able to put aside their differences to fight for their beliefs and their community. More information is available at: http://www.fightinggoliathfilm.com/.

There will be a discussion of the issues in the film following the movie that will focus on such things as who is responsible for protecting creation (the earth), where the government’s role is as opposed to the individual’s role, and the universality of the issue (e.g., groups working together who usually might seem opposed to each other).

Sponsored by Residential Life.

Gattaca Film Screenings

All screenings take place in Neils Science Center, Room 234. The dates and times are as follows:

Tuesday, 9/9, 8 pm

Thursday, 9/11, 8 pm

Sunday, 9/14, 3 pm

Sunday, 9/14, 8 pm

It is required that all Core students attend one of these screenings.

Gattaca page on Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119177/

“Where Do I Put the Bookmark?”: Reading Films as Text

This lecture by Prof. Bridget Kies is an introduction to film terminology and basic cinematic technique to help you talk and write about film in CORE and other classes.

When: Monday, September 8, 2008 at 7 pm

Where: Urschel Hall, Room 202

Flyer: Where Do I Put the Bookmark?

The Undertaking: Film screening and discussion

Wednesday, April 23, at 7 pm in CCLIR 205

The Core Program will offer a screening and discussion of the one-hour PBS Frontline video _The Undertaking_. It is an insightful documentary made about funeral director and author Thomas Lynch and his sons. In this film, you’ll get behind-the-scenes access to the business and meaning of serving the living by caring for the dead.

Link to official website:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/undertaking/

International Film Festival: Tsotsi

The award-winning South African film Tsotsi, will be shown Friday, Feb. 15, as Valpo’s International Film Festival continues.

In the slums of Johannesburg, 19-year-old Tsotsi’s life has no meaning beyond survival until, after stealing a woman’s car one night, he discovers a baby in the back seat. The film follows Tsotsi as he brings the baby back to his home and finds his sense of empathy and humanity renewed. Tsotsi won the 2005 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

The screening will begin at 7 p.m. in Neils Science Center. Tickets are free for faculty and staff.

Dr. Charles Schaefer, associate professor of history, will lead discussion of Tsotsi following the screening.

LINK to more information on this film and the rest of the International Film Festival:

http://www.valpo.edu/foreignlang/filmfestival.html 

Published in:Film Screenings, Upcoming 5th Hour Events |on February 15th, 2008 |No Comments »