Ackland Film Forum
Ackland Film Forum: “Thelma and Louise” (Ridley Scott, 1991)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThelma & Louise Dir. Ridley Scott, 1991 Introduced by Kino Corner This gorgeously shot film is a rarity in Hollywood: a written-by-a-woman (Callie Khouri) action thriller/road movie with richly drawn…
Ackland Film Forum: “Magnolia” (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesMagnolia Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999 Introduced by Aspect: Journal of Film & Screen Media Everything uncannily intersects in Magnolia: the past, the present, emotional traumas, diseases, network television, crimes,…
Ackland Film Forum: “JFK” (Oliver Stone, 1991)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJFK Dir. Oliver Stone, 1991 Introduced by Prof. Michelle Robinson, American Studies As one of the most epic conspiracy thrillers ever conceived, JFK investigates the perpetually unsolved murder of an…
Ackland Film Forum: “Misery” (Rob Reiner, 1990)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesMisery Dir. Rob Reiner, 1990 Co-sponsored by Playmakers Repertory Company in connection with their stage production of Stephen King’s Misery, October 11-31 (https://playmakersrep.org/show/misery/) Introduced by Henry Veggian, English & Comparative…
Ackland Film Forum: “Eve’s Bayou” (Kasi Lemmons, 1997)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesEve’s Bayou Dir. Kasi Lemmons, 1997 Introduced by new faculty member Prof. Daelena Tinnin-Gadson, English & Comparative Literature A Southern Gothic thriller/coming-of-age drama set in 1960s Louisiana, Kasi Lemmons’ first…
Ackland Film Forum: “Ring” (Hideo Nakata, 1998)
Nelson Mandela Auditorium, FedEx Global Ed Center 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesRing Dir. Hideo Nakata, 1998 Co-sponsored by Carolina Asia Center and presented at the Nelson Mandela Auditorium, FedEx Global Education Center, 301 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill Introduced by Chapel Hill…
Ackland Film Forum: “The Double Life of Veronique” (K. Kieślowski, 1991)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe Double Life of Véronique Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1991 Introduced by Prof. Gregory Flaxman, English & Comparative Literature The most visually stunning film in our series this semester, The Double…
Ackland Film Forum: “The Double Life of Veronique” (K. Kieślowski, 1991)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe Double Life of Véronique Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1991 Introduced by Prof. Gregory Flaxman, English & Comparative Literature The most visually stunning film in our series this semester, The Double…
Ackland Film Forum: “The Legend of Drunken Master” (Lau Kar-leung, 1994)
Nelson Mandela Auditorium, FedEx Global Ed Center 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe Legend of Drunken Master (also known as Drunken Master II) Dir. Lau Kar-leung, 1994 Co-sponsored by Carolina Asia Center and presented at the Nelson Mandela Auditorium, FedEx Global Education…
Ackland Film Forum: Filmmaker Fox Maxy Conversation and “Gush” Screening
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesHear from filmmaker Fox Maxy (Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians and Payómkawish) in a conversation at the Varsity Theatre and see Maxy’s film Gush (2023). Maxy is a San…