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Utica College Film Series A Great Night Out!
Written By C. Leogrande
Contact - cleogrande@utica. edu
Utica, NY (01/12/2006) - Going to the movies is a great night out. The public is invited to Utica College on Thursday nights to enjoy “FILM@UC.” All films take place at 7 p.m. in Macfarlane Auditorium and are free of charge. Call 792-3055 for more information.Coming up are:
January 19
Cool Hand Luke
[Stuart Rosenberg, USA, 1967, 126 min.]
This timeless American classic is a study in defiance and non-conformity.
January 26
15
[Royston Tan, Singapore, 2005, 90 min.]
This audacious, intense, and visually stunning tour de force portrays the struggles of five rebellious and profoundly disaffected teenagers living in Singapore’s overlooked
fringes.
February 2
Buffalo Boy
[Minh Nguyen-Vô, Vietnam/Belgium/France, 2004, 102 min.]
A lyrical, beautifully filmed story of a young man who must adopt the life of a nomadic buffalo herder in the lowlands of southern Vietnam when his father becomes too ill to work.
February 9
University of Laughs
[Momoru Hosi, Japan, 2004, 121 min.]
A young playwright in pre-WWII Japan must get his comedy script approved by a humorless government censor whose job it is to ensure the patriotism of the plays in the theater district in this timely political satire of homeland security and blind patriotism.
February 16
The Battle of Algiers
[Gillo Pontecorvo, Algeria/Italy, 1965, 117 min.]
This vivid recreation of the Algerian insurgency against French occupation is a case study in modern warfare – with its terrorist attacks and the brutal techniques used to combat them – that is startling relevant today.
February 23
The Take
[Avi Lewis, Canada, 2004, 87 min.]
Following the 2001 collapse of Argentina’s economy, 30 unemployed auto-parts workers occupy the dormant Forja San Martin auto plant in the compelling documentary about power, work, dignity, and the consequences of global capitalism.
March 2
The Yes Men
[Dan Ollman, USA, 2004, 80 min.]
Two anti-corporate activists, Mike Bonnano and Andy Bichlbaum, launch increasingly absurd pranks against the WTO in this comic documentary with a serious agenda.
March 9
This Divided State
[Steven Greenstreet, USA, 2005, 89 min.]
Contrasting ideologies collide when Michael Moore and Sean Hannity are invited to speak at the largely Mormon Utah Valley State College in this debut documentary about the growing national political divide and its consequences for civil discourse.
About Utica College – Founded in 1946, Utica College is a comprehensive private institution that grants the Syracuse University baccalaureate degree and the Utica College master’s and doctoral degrees. The College, located in central New York, approximately 90 miles west of Albany and 50 miles east of Syracuse, currently enrolls an approximated 2,300 undergraduate and 350 graduate students in 30 undergraduate majors, 24 minors, 12 master’s and two doctoral degree programs.
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