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| Vol. 17, No. 3 | Sept. 18, 1997 |
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| Vol. 17, No. 3 | Sept. 18, 1997 |
All screenings will be in the Trabant University Theatre.
Newer than new
A chance to view five not-yet-released new movies and join in a group discussion led by nationally televised film critic Patrick Stoner is available on Tuesday nights this fall.
"Hollywood: The Way We Are" is the name of this new film appreciation program, being offered by the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Division of Continuing Education.
Because release dates and marketing plans are subject to change, it is not possible to announce what movies will be shown, but examples of films under consideration are Oscar and Lucinda with Ralph Fiennes, The Truman Show with Jim Carrey, Alien Resurrection with Sigourney Weaver and Winona Ryder, and Woody Allen's Deconstructing Harry.
As today's most popular art form, films make up a vital part of American culture. This UD course is designed to illuminate both the art and the business of filmmaking and to offer a clear-eyed view of the modern world of cinema. When possible, a participant in the creation or marketing of the film will be present.
Films are the heart of a dynamic industry, which is dominated around the world by a handful of major studios based within a few miles of each other in Hollywood.
"Hollywood The Way We Are" seeks to educate students about the aesthetic and economic realities that drive modern cinema by examining current releases from both a critical and an economic perspective.
Stoner is the film critic for WHYY-TV and host of the PBS-syndicated shows Flicks and Quick Pics. His weekly interview program with movie stars, Flicks, airs on 102 public television stations around the country, and Quick Pics is designed to recommend films.
Stoner has taught introductory theatre and drama courses at UD since 1978 and is a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association. His web address is http://whyy.org/flicks.
Films for "The Way We Are" will be shown from 7-10 p.m., Oct. 14, Oct. 21, Nov. 4, Nov. 18 and Dec. 2.
Cost is $20 per film or $75 for five; $60 for UD students.
For more information, contact Susan Matsen at 831-3063, or via e-mail at Susan.Matsen@mvs.udel.edu
Oscar winners
A series of Oscar-winning films are being presented free this month and next at 7:30 p.m., Wednesdays.
September's Oscar-winners include 1987's The Last Emperor, with Peter O'Toole, on Sept. 17, and Chariots of Fire, the 1981 film with Ben Cross, on Sept. 24.
Showings in October will be Platoon, with Charlie Sheen and Tom Berenger, Oct. 1; Midnight Cowboy, with Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, Oct. 8; Silence of the Lambs, with Jodi Foster and Anthony Hopkins, Oct. 15; The Godfather, with Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, Oct. 22; and The English Patient, with Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas, Oct. 29.
The series is sponsored by the UD Student Center Program Advisory Board. For more information, call 831-2428.
From Spain and Cuba
The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures is presenting a series of films from Spain and Cuba as an extension of regularly scheduled courses in Spanish.
All films are free and open to the public and will be shown at 7 p.m., Thursdays.
Tonight, the 1986 subtitled film La Mitad del Cielo will be shown. Manuel Gutierrez Aragón directed this story of three generations of extraordinary women, one mystical, one practical and one very dangerous.
Antártida, a 1995 Spanish film will be screened on Sept. 25. In this film, Maria, 25-year-old rock singer addicted to heroin, and her boyfriend mistakenly steal nine kilos of the drug from a powerful drug lord.
Their escape becomes a "trip to the unknown, a voyage toward their last chance."
Carlos Saura is the director of the Oct. 2 film, El Amor Brujo. Set in Spain, this 1986 film is a sizzling tale of young lovers separated by fate, forced to live with others but with a deep desire to be reunited.
On Oct. 9, El Dorado, a 1987 film by Saura will be shown. Set in 1560, this is the tale of a Spanish expedition making its way up the Amazon River in search of the mythical city of gold.
The series concludes Oct. 16 with Guantanamera, a 1996 Cuban film that follows the relatives of Aunt Yoyita, who has died in her hometown of Guantanamera, as they carry her coffin to Havana through the dusty villages of Cuba.
For information on the series, call 831-3070.
