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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: "Being There" (Hal Ashby\, 1979)
DESCRIPTION:About the Film: \nChance\, an unworldly gardener mistaken for a genius of political policy\, is one of the most curious characters in American cinema. Director Hal Ashby’s film features a tour de force performance by actor Peter Sellers\, with the excellent Shirley MacLaine and Melvin Douglas as supporting cast. \nThe film will be introduced by Rick Warner\, associate professor of English and Comparative Literature and Director of Film Studies. \nAbout the Series: \nJoin the Ackland Film Forum every Tuesday evening in October for Politics on Film\, a timely series featuring five American films that explore the rise to political fame and power. The series will include A Face in the Crowd (Kazan\, 1957)\, Medium Cool (Wexler\, 1969)\, Being There (Ashby\, 1979)\, Election (Payne\, 1999)\, and Chisholm ’72: Unbought and Unbossed (Lynch\, 2004).  \nAll films will be screened at 7:30 p.m. at the Varsity Theatre (123 E. Franklin Street). Tickets are free\, but must be reserved on the Ackland’s website. UNC-Chapel Hill students can receive CLE credit for attending by scanning the QR code at the event. \nThe Fall 2024 Ackland Film Forum series Politics on Film is co-organized by the Ackland Art Museum and UNC Film Studies\, housed in the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of English and Comparative Literature.  \n 
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-being-there-hal-ashby-1979/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: "Medium Cool" (Haskell Wexler\, 1969)
DESCRIPTION:About the Film: \nRenowned cinematographer Haskell Wexler (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966); In the Heat of the Night (1967)) directed this film about a cynical Chicago TV news reporter (Robert Forster). Wexler anticipated the protests and riots outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention and wrote them into the script\, resulting in a startling fusion of documentary and fiction in this portrait of a pivotal moment in American politics. \nAbout the Series: \nJoin the Ackland Film Forum every Tuesday evening in October for Politics on Film\, a timely series featuring five American films that explore the rise to political fame and power. The series will include A Face in the Crowd (Kazan\, 1957)\, Medium Cool (Wexler\, 1969)\, Being There (Ashby\, 1979)\, Election (Payne\, 1999)\, and Chisholm ’72: Unbought and Unbossed (Lynch\, 2004).  \nAll films will be screened at 7:30 p.m. at the Varsity Theatre (123 E. Franklin Street). Tickets are free\, but must be reserved on the Ackland’s website. UNC-Chapel Hill students can receive CLE credit for attending by scanning the QR code at the event. \nThe Fall 2024 Ackland Film Forum series Politics on Film is co-organized by the Ackland Art Museum and UNC Film Studies\, housed in the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of English and Comparative Literature.  \n 
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-medium-cool-haskell-wexler-1969/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241008T193000
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SUMMARY:Voter Registration at the Varsity
DESCRIPTION:Before the start of this evening’s Politics on Film screening\, local volunteers will be on site at the Varsity Theatre to register folks to vote in this fall’s election\, which will be held on Nov 5\, 2024. \nLearn more about voter registration on the Carolina Votes webpage or on the North Carolina State Board of Elections’ website.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/voter-registration-oct8/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241001T193000
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: "A Face in the Crowd" (Elia Kazan\, 1957)
DESCRIPTION:About the Film: \nThe film debut of North Carolina’s own Andy Griffith\, Elia Kazan’s A Face in the Crowd tells the story of Arkansas drifter Larry “Lonesome” Rhodes\, who rises to national attention after radio journalist Marcia Jeffries (Patricia Neal) gives him a stint on the air. A brutal critique of celebrity populism\, Kazan’s film portrays how the shrewd Rhodes exploits a folksy persona to secure political influence and gain a foothold in presidential politics.  \nThe film will be introduced by Michelle Robinson\, associate professor of American Studies. \nAbout the Series: \nJoin the Ackland Film Forum every Tuesday evening in October for Politics on Film\, a timely series featuring five American films that explore the rise to political fame and power. The series will include A Face in the Crowd (Kazan\, 1957)\, Medium Cool (Wexler\, 1969)\, Being There (Ashby\, 1979)\, Election (Payne\, 1999)\, and Chisholm ’72: Unbought and Unbossed (Lynch\, 2004).  \nAll films will be screened at 7:30 p.m. at the Varsity Theatre (123 E. Franklin Street). Tickets are free\, but must be reserved on the Ackland’s website. UNC-Chapel Hill students can receive CLE credit for attending by scanning the QR code at the event. \nThe Fall 2024 Ackland Film Forum series Politics on Film is co-organized by the Ackland Art Museum and UNC Film Studies\, housed in the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of English and Comparative Literature.  \n 
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-a-face-in-the-crowd-elia-kazan-1957/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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SUMMARY:Voter Registration at the Varsity
DESCRIPTION:Before the start of this evening’s Politics on Film screening\, local volunteers will be on site at the Varsity Theatre to register folks to vote in this fall’s election\, which will be held on Nov 5\, 2024. \nLearn more about voter registration on the Carolina Votes webpage or on the North Carolina State Board of Elections’ website.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/voter-registration-oct1/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T213000
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: Filmmaker Fox Maxy Conversation and "Gush" Screening
DESCRIPTION:Hear 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 Diego-based artist and filmmaker whose work has screened at Sundance\, MoMA\, and Melbourne International Film Festival among others. Her feature film debut Gush\, which premiered last year at Sundance Film Festival\, is an embodied rumination of both male and female power\, healing and haunting\, all within an apocalyptic world. A transformation that courses through unknown terror to untamed collective joy. \nThis screening and discussion is co-organized by the Ackland Film Forum and UNC Film Studies Program and made possible by a Spark the Arts grant from the North Carolina Arts Council\, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. \nUNC-Chapel Hill Students can receive CLE Credit for this event. Look for the QR code sign at the screening! \n— \nPast Forward: Native American Art from Gilcrease Museum is co-organized by the American Federation of Arts and Gilcrease Museum. \nThe Ackland’s presentation of this exhibition has been made possible by the William R. Kenan\, Jr. Charitable Trust\, the Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation\, and Jeff and Liesl Wilke ’92 (JD). \nExhibition-related public programs are supported by a Spark the Arts Grant from the North Carolina Arts Council\, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. \nAdditional support for the Ackland’s presentation of Past Forward: Native American Art from Gilcrease Museum is provided by Kerry D. Bird & Ken Gahagan.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-filmmaker-fox-maxy-conversation-and-gush-screening/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: "The Legend of Drunken Master" (Lau Kar-leung\, 1994)
DESCRIPTION:The Legend of Drunken Master (also known as Drunken Master II) \nDir. Lau Kar-leung\, 1994  \nCo-sponsored by Carolina Asia Center and presented at the Nelson Mandela Auditorium\, FedEx Global Education Center\, 301 Pittsboro St\, Chapel Hill \nIntroduced by Prof. Rick Warner\, English & Comparative Literature\, Director of Film Studies \nJackie Chan\, the most highly skilled and daring combiner of comedy and martial arts in the history of cinema\, plays the historical figure Wong Fei-hong in this exuberant action showcase that Time magazine calls one of the 100 greatest films ever made. Set in early 20th century China\, the plot hinges on family conflicts and a national confrontation with British colonial rule. Will Wong Fei-hong be able to harness his remarkable command of the “drunken boxing” style of hand to hand combat\, despite the fact that this very style brings his family public embarrassment? A long-delayed sequel to a 1978 production that also starred Chan\, this anticolonial action comedy from Hong Kong elicits laughter and awe in equal measure as it sets out to reclaim for onscreen martial arts a sense of physical veracity and grace that had gotten lost on account of wirework and other special effects for which Chan and legendary director/action choreographer Lau Kar-leung have little use.  \nThis Fall’s Ackland Film Forum series\, Nineties Flashback\, is presented by the Ackland Art Museum and the UNC Film Studies Program\, part of the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of English and Comparative Literature. Tonight’s screening is co-sponsored by the Carolina Asia Center. \nDoors open at 6:45 p.m. \nAll Ackland Film Forum screenings are part of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Campus Life Experience program. Scan the QR code at the event for CLE credit.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-the-legend-of-drunken-master-lau-kar-leung-1994/
LOCATION:Nelson Mandela Auditorium\, FedEx Global Ed Center\, 301 Pittsboro St.\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231107T213000
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: "The Double Life of Veronique" (K. Kieślowski\, 1991)
DESCRIPTION:The Double Life of Véronique \nDir. Krzysztof Kieślowski\, 1991  \nIntroduced by Prof. Gregory Flaxman\, English & Comparative Literature \nThe most visually stunning film in our series this semester\, The Double Life of Véronique concerns the intersecting lives of two women who are unknown to one another: a French music teacher and a Polish singer who are both played by the same actress\, Irène Jacob. Kieślowski’s metaphysical style conveys their links through a system of doublings that never spells things out for us. Not unlike the protagonists\, we feel profundity without exactly knowing why. Prepare for an emotionally rapturous\, strangely suspenseful experience that the greatest art cinema provides. This film’s use of music and ambient sound makes it a feast for the ears no less than the eyes.  \nRegister for a FREE Ticket below! \n— \nThis Fall’s Ackland Film Forum series\, Nineties Flashback\, is presented by the Ackland Art Museum and the UNC Film Studies Program\, part of the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of English and Comparative Literature.  \nAll Ackland Film Forum screenings are part of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Campus Life Experience program. Scan the QR code at the event for CLE credit. \n 
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-the-double-life-of-veronique-k-kieslowski-1991-2/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231107T193000
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: "The Double Life of Veronique" (K. Kieślowski\, 1991)
DESCRIPTION:The Double Life of Véronique \nDir. Krzysztof Kieślowski\, 1991  \nIntroduced by Prof. Gregory Flaxman\, English & Comparative Literature \nThe most visually stunning film in our series this semester\, The Double Life of Véronique concerns the intersecting lives of two women who are unknown to one another: a French music teacher and a Polish singer who are both played by the same actress\, Irène Jacob. Kieślowski’s metaphysical style conveys their links through a system of doublings that never spells things out for us. Not unlike the protagonists\, we feel profundity without exactly knowing why. Prepare for an emotionally rapturous\, strangely suspenseful experience that the greatest art cinema provides. This film’s use of music and ambient sound makes it a feast for the ears no less than the eyes.  \nRegister for a FREE Ticket below! \n— \nThis Fall’s Ackland Film Forum series\, Nineties Flashback\, is presented by the Ackland Art Museum and the UNC Film Studies Program\, part of the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of English and Comparative Literature.  \nAll Ackland Film Forum screenings are part of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Campus Life Experience program. Scan the QR code at the event for CLE credit. \n 
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-the-double-life-of-veronique-k-kieslowski-1991/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231031T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231031T210000
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: "Ring" (Hideo Nakata\, 1998)
DESCRIPTION:Ring\nDir. Hideo Nakata\, 1998 \nCo-sponsored by Carolina Asia Center and presented at the Nelson Mandela Auditorium\, FedEx Global Education Center\, 301 Pittsboro St\, Chapel Hill \nIntroduced by Chapel Hill Film Society \nThis small\, modestly budgeted Japanese film caused an international sensation and inspired countless sequels\, remakes\, and rip-offs. Produced before “viral video” was a concept in our digital era\, Ring concerns a VHS tape that enchants and curses anyone who watches it\, marking them for death. As a spectator\, one feels almost physically exposed to the contagious media within the film by virtue of our perceptual relationship to the screen. Far more interesting than its over-the-top American remakes\, Ring makes use of low-key atmospheric stimuli\, slowing the pace and thinning out the expressive field so that the mere sound of wind or the crack of a doorway from offscreen raises the hair on your neck. Taking inspiration not only from Japanese ghost story traditions but also from Western films such as The Innocents\, The Haunting\, and Poltergeist\, this film is one of the standouts of the decade\, a must-see that launched “J-horror” as a global phenomenon. \nThis Fall’s Ackland Film Forum series\, Nineties Flashback\, is presented by the Ackland Art Museum and the UNC Film Studies Program\, part of the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of English and Comparative Literature. Tonight’s screening is sponsored by the Carolina Asia Center. \nDoors open at 6:45 p.m. \nAll Ackland Film Forum screenings are part of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Campus Life Experience program. Scan the QR code at the event for CLE credit.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-ring-hideo-nakata-1998/
LOCATION:Nelson Mandela Auditorium\, FedEx Global Ed Center\, 301 Pittsboro St.\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231024T193000
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: "Eve's Bayou" (Kasi Lemmons\, 1997)
DESCRIPTION:Eve’s Bayou \nDir. Kasi Lemmons\, 1997 \nIntroduced by new faculty member Prof. Daelena Tinnin-Gadson\, English & Comparative Literature \nA Southern Gothic thriller/coming-of-age drama set in 1960s Louisiana\, Kasi Lemmons’ first feature film follows a young girl (Jurnee Smollett) as she grapples with new knowledge of her charismatic father’s (Samuel L. Jackson) philandering. With its layered performances from a predominantly Black cast\, the film offers a portrait of a family unraveling internally\, within an environment marked by Creole folklore. In a decade that saw the renaissance of Black popular cinema\, Eve’s Bayou\, as an independent feature\, undertakes a subtler\, quieter exploration of African American subjectivity and memory through the eyes of a child whose sense of reality is thrown into crisis. Despite its modest budget\, the film found favor with both critics and audiences\, and was the most commercially successful independent film of 1997. Its reputation has only improved with age.   \nThis Fall’s Ackland Film Forum series\, Nineties Flashback\, is presented by the Ackland Art Museum and the UNC Film Studies Program\, part of the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of English and Comparative Literature.  \nAll Ackland Film Forum screenings are part of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Campus Life Experience program. Scan the QR code at the event for CLE credit. \n 
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-eves-bayou-kasi-lemmons-1997/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231010T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231010T193000
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: "Misery" (Rob Reiner\, 1990)
DESCRIPTION:Misery \nDir. Rob Reiner\, 1990  \nCo-sponsored by Playmakers Repertory Company in connection with their stage production of Stephen King’s Misery\, October 11-31 (https://playmakersrep.org/show/misery/) \nIntroduced by Henry Veggian\, English & Comparative Literature \nAdapted from Stephen King’s novel\, Misery is a tongue-in-cheek psychological horror film that explores the relationship between a bestselling romance novelist (played by James Caan) and his most devoted fan (played by Kathy Bates). Not unlike The Shining\, this film imparts a vivid feeling of confinement in a single\, snowy\, remote setting that dominates the narrative. Bates’ performance earned her Best Actress at that year’s Academy Awards. This film will frighten you but will also inspire grins and laughter. King has called it one of the best adaptations of his work\, which suggests that it captures his intended tone. See the film and then be sure to catch the stage adaptation by William Goldman over at Playmakers this October!\n \nRegister for a FREE ticket below! \n— \nThis Fall’s Ackland Film Forum series\, Nineties Flashback\, is presented by the Ackland Art Museum and the UNC Film Studies Program\, part of the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of English and Comparative Literature.  \nAll Ackland Film Forum screenings are part of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Campus Life Experience program. Scan the QR code at the event for CLE credit.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-misery-rob-reiner-1990/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231003T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231003T193000
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: "JFK" (Oliver Stone\, 1991)
DESCRIPTION:JFK \nDir. Oliver Stone\, 1991 \nIntroduced by Prof. Michelle Robinson\, American Studies \nAs one of the most epic conspiracy thrillers ever conceived\, JFK investigates the perpetually unsolved murder of an American president. Set largely in New Orleans\, this sprawling\, kaleidoscopic film bombards us with all manner of facts and paranoid theories while Robert Richardson’s highly complex cinematography alternates between the past and present\, between archival and newly shot material\, between sumptuous 35mm images and grainy 16 or 8mm images that look like newsreel footage. Featuring many actors you will recognize (Kevin Costner\, Sissy Spacek\, Joe Pesci\, Gary Oldman\, Tommy Lee Jones\, Kevin Bacon\, Donald Sutherland\, and even John Candy!)\, this film will no doubt provoke conversation with your friends and leave you wanting to see it again\, albeit after a long rest.   \nThis Fall’s Ackland Film Forum series\, Nineties Flashback\, is presented by the Ackland Art Museum and the UNC Film Studies Program\, part of the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of English and Comparative Literature.  \nAll Ackland Film Forum screenings are part of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Campus Life Experience program. Scan the QR code at the event for CLE credit. \n  \n 
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-jfk-oliver-stone-1991/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230926T193000
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: "Magnolia" (Paul Thomas Anderson\, 1999)
DESCRIPTION:Magnolia\nDir. Paul Thomas Anderson\, 1999  \nIntroduced by Aspect: Journal of Film & Screen Media  \nEverything uncannily intersects in Magnolia: the past\, the present\, emotional traumas\, diseases\, network television\, crimes\, false representations\, family disasters\, geography of the San Fernando Valley\, Biblical plagues\, whirling camera movements\, and more. P.T. Anderson’s operatic melodrama is one of the quirkiest and most audacious entries in 1990s American cinema\, with throwbacks to 1970s-era work by Sidney Lumet and Robert Altman. The star-studded ensemble cast includes Tom Cruise\, Philip Seymour Hoffman\, Julianne Moore\, John C. Reilly\, and other faces you will recognize. Along with Eyes Wide Shut from the same year\, Magnolia is one of the most curious and unsettling performances by Cruise\, who\, at least in 1999\, embraced vulnerability and self-critique. \nThis Fall’s Ackland Film Forum series\, Nineties Flashback\, is presented by the Ackland Art Museum and the UNC Film Studies Program\, part of the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of English and Comparative Literature.  \nReserve your FREE TICKET below! \nFor UNC Students: All Ackland Film Forum screenings are part of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Campus Life Experience program. Scan the QR code at the event for CLE credit.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-magnolia-paul-thomas-anderson-1999/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: "Thelma and Louise" (Ridley Scott\, 1991)
DESCRIPTION:Thelma & Louise\nDir. Ridley Scott\, 1991 \nIntroduced by Kino Corner \nThis gorgeously shot film is a rarity in Hollywood: a written-by-a-woman (Callie Khouri) action thriller/road movie with richly drawn female bonding at its center. Controversial in its day for its sensational depiction of violence\, Thelma & Louise has become a cult classic with a large fan base\, which includes members of the LGBTQ community who\, already in the 1990s\, saw in this narrative a quasi-lesbian romance that takes dead aim at patriarchy. Starring Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon\, this is also the film that made a young Brad Pitt famous\, despite his limited screen time. The closing shot is among the most famous and memorable of the decade.  \nThis Fall’s Ackland Film Forum series\, Nineties Flashback\, is presented by the Ackland Art Museum and the UNC Film Studies Program\, part of the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of English and Comparative Literature.  \nAll Ackland Film Forum screenings are part of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Campus Life Experience program. Scan the QR code at the event for CLE credit.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-thelma-and-louise-ridley-scott-1991/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230328T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230328T210000
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: "The Last Forest" (Luiz Bolognesi\, Brazil\, 2021)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the next screening in the Ackland Film Forum’s Spring 2023 series Do Something: Responding to Climate Change presented by UNC Film Studies and the Ackland Art Museum. \n“The Last Forest” (Luiz Bolognesi\, Brazil\, 2021)\nVarsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street | 7:30 p.m.\nFree Tickets at the Varsity Theatre \nIntroduction by Dr. Gustavo Furtado (Duke University) \nSYNOPSIS \nIn this urgent\, intimate film we see members of the Yanomami community\, a group of approximately 35\,000 indigenous people in Brazil who have struggled to preserve their traditional way of life for centuries\, fight off gold prospectors and others who are threatening their home in the Amazon rain forest. Combining documentary footage and reenactments\, this film gives us a rare insight into what our changing climate looks like from the prospective of those who are most affected by it.  \nTICKETS \nFree tickets are available the evening of the screening at the Varsity Theatre. UNC students can receive CLE credit for this event. \nABOUT THE SERIES \nDo Something: Responding to Climate Change\nAckland Film Forum | Spring 2023 \nWe are living in the age of the Anthropocene\, a geological epoch shaped by human activity. And yet\, we\, as individuals\, and as a society\, have difficulty addressing the climate change that we helped create. In this series\, we’ll consider films in which humans respond to climate change. We’ll see people who escape floodwaters\, fight off mining companies\, care for plants\, launch protests\, and simply take a walk in the woods. Instead of proposing a single way to address climate change\, these films will offer us ways to contemplate the relationship between ourselves\, the world we live in\, and the world we want it to be. \nPresented in connection with Ghost of a Dream: Aligned by the Sun (through the revolution) on view at the Ackland Art Museum through May 28\, 2023.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-lastforest/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230321T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230321T210000
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: "Old Joy" (Kelly Reichardt\, 2006)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the next screening in the Ackland Film Forum’s Spring 2023 series Do Something: Responding to Climate Change presented by UNC Film Studies and the Ackland Art Museum. \nOld Joy (Kelly Reichardt\, 2006)\nVarsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street | 7:30 p.m.\nFree Tickets at the Varsity Theatre \nIntroduction by Dr. Rick Warner (English and Comparative Literature\, UNC-Chapel Hill) \nSYNOPSIS \nKelly Reichardt’s second film\, released more than a decade after her underseen debut River of Grass (1994)\, is a landmark film in the short-lived mumblecore (Jay Duplass\, Greta Gerwig) film movement of the early 2000s. But unlike other Mumblecore films\, which focus on urban characters and urban problems\, Old Joy takes us into the woods\, where two friends reunite for a weekend camping trip. Based on a short story by Jonathan Raymond\, Old Joy is a quiet\, if complex\, meditation on friendship\, work\, and nature.  \nTICKETS \nFree tickets are available the evening of the screening at the Varsity Theatre. UNC students can receive CLE credit for this event. \nABOUT THE SERIES \nDo Something: Responding to Climate Change\nAckland Film Forum | Spring 2023 \nWe are living in the age of the Anthropocene\, a geological epoch shaped by human activity. And yet\, we\, as individuals\, and as a society\, have difficulty addressing the climate change that we helped create. In this series\, we’ll consider films in which humans respond to climate change. We’ll see people who escape floodwaters\, fight off mining companies\, care for plants\, launch protests\, and simply take a walk in the woods. Instead of proposing a single way to address climate change\, these films will offer us ways to contemplate the relationship between ourselves\, the world we live in\, and the world we want it to be. \nPresented in connection with Ghost of a Dream: Aligned by the Sun (through the revolution) on view at the Ackland Art Museum through May 28\, 2023.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-oldjoy/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230221T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230221T210000
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: "Woman at War/Kona fer í stríð" (Benedikt Erlingsson\, 2018)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the next screening in the Ackland Film Forum’s Spring 2023 series Do Something: Responding to Climate Change presented by UNC Film Studies and the Ackland Art Museum. \nWoman at War/Kona fer í stríð (Benedikt Erlingsson\, 2018)\nVarsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street | 7:30 p.m.\nFree Tickets at the Varsity Theatre \nIntroduction by Jean-Thomas Tremblay (York University\, Canada) \nSYNOPSIS \nThis Icelandic-Ukrainian comedy-drama tells the story of a conductor and eco-activist who decides to take matters into her own hands by attacking the power supply to disrupt the operations of the aluminum industry in Iceland. Soon after her successful act of eco-terrorism\, she learns that her application to adopt an Ukrainian orphan has been approved. With subtle humor\, the film deftly explores the character’s conflicting goals—do I continue the path of attempting to save the climate by myself\, or do I invest my hopes in the care of another human being? With delightful intervals of traditional Ukrainian music\, this film explores the complexity of political activism\, even when people are convinced that they are right. \nTICKETS \nFree tickets are available the evening of the screening at the Varsity Theatre. \nABOUT THE SERIES \nDo Something: Responding to Climate Change\nAckland Film Forum | Spring 2023 \nWe are living in the age of the Anthropocene\, a geological epoch shaped by human activity. And yet\, we\, as individuals\, and as a society\, have difficulty addressing the climate change that we helped create. In this series\, we’ll consider films in which humans respond to climate change. We’ll see people who escape floodwaters\, fight off mining companies\, care for plants\, launch protests\, and simply take a walk in the woods. Instead of proposing a single way to address climate change\, these films will offer us ways to contemplate the relationship between ourselves\, the world we live in\, and the world we want it to be. \nPresented in connection with Ghost of a Dream: Aligned by the Sun (through the revolution) on view at the Ackland Art Museum through May 28\, 2023.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-woman/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230216T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230216T193000
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: "Pushed Up the Mountain" (Julia Haslett\, 2020)
DESCRIPTION:Join the Carolina Asia Center and the UNC Department of Communication for a screening of the feature-length documentary Pushed Up the Mountain\, directed by UNC’s own Prof. Julia Haslett. \nPushed Up the Mountain (Julia Haslett\, 2020)\nFedEx Global Education Center\, UNC-Chapel Hill | 5:45 p.m.\nFree\, no tickets required. \nDoors open at 5:30pm\, with the screening starting at 5:45pm. At 7pm\, there will be a Q&A with Prof. Julia Haslett. \nSYNOPSIS \nPushed Up the Mountain is a poetic and personal film about plants and the people who care for them. Through the tale of the migrating rhododendron\, now endangered in its native China\, the film reveals how high the stakes are for all living organisms in this time of unprecedented destruction of the natural world. Beginning in the Scottish Highlands\, the film travels between conservationists in Scotland and China who devote their lives to the rhododendron’s survival. Patiently observed footage of conservationists at work combines with centuries-old landscape paintings and the filmmaker’s speculative voice to create a thought-provoking film about human efforts to protect nature for and from ourselves. \nDoors open at 5:30pm\, with the screening starting at 5:45pm. At 7pm\, we will have a Q&A with Prof. Julia Haslett. \nMore info: https://carolinaasiacenter.unc.edu/event/pushed-up-the-mountain/  \nTICKETS \nNo tickets are required for this event. \nABOUT THE SERIES \nDo Something: Responding to Climate Change\nAckland Film Forum | Spring 2023 \nWe are living in the age of the Anthropocene\, a geological epoch shaped by human activity. And yet\, we\, as individuals\, and as a society\, have difficulty addressing the climate change that we helped create. In this series\, we’ll consider films in which humans respond to climate change. We’ll see people who escape floodwaters\, fight off mining companies\, care for plants\, launch protests\, and simply take a walk in the woods. Instead of proposing a single way to address climate change\, these films will offer us ways to contemplate the relationship between ourselves\, the world we live in\, and the world we want it to be. \nPresented in connection with Ghost of a Dream: Aligned by the Sun (through the revolution) on view at the Ackland Art Museum through May 28\, 2023.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-pushed/
LOCATION:Nelson Mandela Auditorium\, FedEx Global Ed Center\, 301 Pittsboro St.\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230207T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230207T210000
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: Short Films by Ghost of a Dream
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the second screening in the Ackland Film Forum’s Spring 2023 series Do Something: Responding to Climate Change presented by UNC Film Studies Program and the Ackland Art Museum. \nShort Films by Ghost of a Dream and More\nVarsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street | 7:30 p.m.\nFree Tickets at the Varsity Theatre \nJoin the artist collective known as Ghost of a Dream – Lauren Was and Adam Eckstrom – as they present an evening of their own short films and select films by fellow artists\, including a collection made for the Little Sun Foundation. Ghost of a Dream will introduce their selections and hold an artist Q&A following the films.  \nTICKETS \nFree tickets are available the evening of the screening at the Varsity Theatre. \nABOUT THE SERIES \nDo Something: Responding to Climate Change\nAckland Film Forum | Spring 2023 \nWe are living in the age of the Anthropocene\, a geological epoch shaped by human activity. And yet\, we\, as individuals\, and as a society\, have difficulty addressing the climate change that we helped create. In this series\, we’ll consider films in which humans respond to climate change. We’ll see people who escape floodwaters\, fight off mining companies\, care for plants\, launch protests\, and simply take a walk in the woods. Instead of proposing a single way to address climate change\, these films will offer us ways to contemplate the relationship between ourselves\, the world we live in\, and the world we want it to be. \nPresented in connection with Ghost of a Dream: Aligned by the Sun (through the revolution) on view at the Ackland Art Museum through May 28\, 2023.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-ghost/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230124T211500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230124T223000
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: Beasts of the Southern Wild (late screening)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first screening in the Ackland Film Forum’s Spring 2023 series “Do Something: Responding to Climate Change” presented by UNC Film Studies Program and the Ackland Art Museum. \nBeasts of the Southern Wild (Behn Zeitlin\, 2012)\nVarsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street | 9:15 p.m. (late screening)\nFREE TICKET REQUIRED (below) \nIntroduction by Dr. Martin L. Johnson (English and Comparative Literature\, UNC-Chapel Hill) \nSYNOPSIS \nNominated for four Academy Awards\, Beasts of the Southern Wild was a breakout hit at the Sundance Film Festival and launched the career of actor Quvenzhané Wallis\, who plays the lead character\, Hushpuppy. In this film\, Hushpuppy and her father live in a close knit bayou community they call the “Bathtub\,” protected by the levees that shape the Mississippi Delta. When a storm arrives\, their lives are turned upside down\, reminding us of the fragility and importance of community. Behn Zeitlin’s directorial debut is a stunning and immersive film that captures the trauma of natural disaster\, and its connection to events that are far bigger than ourselves. \nTICKETS \nFree tickets are required\, as space is limited. Click below to get a free ticket for the 9:15 p.m. late screening. Free tickets are also available for the 7:30 p.m. early screening. \nABOUT THE SERIES \nDo Something: Responding to Climate Change\nAckland Film Forum | Spring 2023 \nWe are living in the age of the Anthropocene\, a geological epoch shaped by human activity. And yet\, we\, as individuals\, and as a society\, have difficulty addressing the climate change that we helped create. In this series\, we’ll consider films in which humans respond to climate change. We’ll see people who escape floodwaters\, fight off mining companies\, care for plants\, launch protests\, and simply take a walk in the woods. Instead of proposing a single way to address climate change\, these films will offer us ways to contemplate the relationship between ourselves\, the world we live in\, and the world we want it to be. \nPresented in connection with Ghost of a Dream: Aligned by the Sun (through the revolution) on view at the Ackland Art Museum through May 28\, 2023.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-beasts-915/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230124T210000
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: Beasts of the Southern Wild (early screening)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first screening in the Ackland Film Forum’s Spring 2023 series “Do Something: Responding to Climate Change” presented by UNC Film Studies Program and the Ackland Art Museum. \nBeasts of the Southern Wild (Behn Zeitlin\, 2012)\nVarsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street | 7:30 p.m. (early screening)\nFREE TICKET REQUIRED (below) \nIntroduction by Dr. Martin L. Johnson (English and Comparative Literature\, UNC-Chapel Hill) \nSYNOPSIS \nNominated for four Academy Awards\, Beasts of the Southern Wild was a breakout hit at the Sundance Film Festival and launched the career of actor Quvenzhané Wallis\, who plays the lead character\, Hushpuppy. In this film\, Hushpuppy and her father live in a close knit bayou community they call the “Bathtub\,” protected by the levees that shape the Mississippi Delta. When a storm arrives\, their lives are turned upside down\, reminding us of the fragility and importance of community. Behn Zeitlin’s directorial debut is a stunning and immersive film that captures the trauma of natural disaster\, and its connection to events that are far bigger than ourselves. \nTICKETS \nFree tickets are required\, as space is limited. Click below to get a free ticket for the 7:30 p.m. early screening. Free tickets are also available for the 9:15 p.m. late screening. \nABOUT THE SERIES \nDo Something: Responding to Climate Change\nAckland Film Forum | Spring 2023 \nWe are living in the age of the Anthropocene\, a geological epoch shaped by human activity. And yet\, we\, as individuals\, and as a society\, have difficulty addressing the climate change that we helped create. In this series\, we’ll consider films in which humans respond to climate change. We’ll see people who escape floodwaters\, fight off mining companies\, care for plants\, launch protests\, and simply take a walk in the woods. Instead of proposing a single way to address climate change\, these films will offer us ways to contemplate the relationship between ourselves\, the world we live in\, and the world we want it to be. \nPresented in connection with Ghost of a Dream: Aligned by the Sun (through the revolution) on view at the Ackland Art Museum through May 28\, 2023.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-beasts-730/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T193000
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: Peter Strickland\, "In Fabric" (2018\, UK)
DESCRIPTION:Peter Strickland\, In Fabric (2018\, UK) \nAn homage to the Italian giallo horror films of the 1970s\, In Fabric is the story of a spectacular red dress\, and the fate of those who fall under its spell. Funny\, strange\, and\, at times\, genuinely scary\, In Fabric is the kind of film that will stick with you for days afterward. Directed by Peter Strickland\, the film will have you digging through your closet\, wondering if something in your wardrobe might also be haunted.  \nPart of the Ackland Film Forum Fall 2022 series “Art and Artifice” co-organized by the UNC Film Studies Program and the Ackland Art Museum. \n— \nABOUT THE SERIES:  \nArt and Artifice \nIn movies we allow our imaginations to touch the realities of our world. The films that impact us most are often those that are not true\, but could be. Artists\, behind and in front of the camera\, give us license to dream and fear. In this series\, we explore films that engage and expand the idea of creativity. From sculptors to dressmakers\, performers to survivors\, these films all ask what it means to create art in the cinema. \nThe series is presented by the Ackland Art Museum and UNC Film Studies\, part of the Department of English and Comparative Literature\, in connection with Houseguests: American Art from the Art Bridges Collection Loan Partnership. \n7:30 p.m. at the Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill \nTuesday\, August 30: Ang Lee\, Life of Pi (2012\, US) \nWednesday\, September 7: Andre DeToth\, House Of Wax (1953\, US) \nTuesday\, September 13: Blake Edwards\, Victor/Victoria (1982\, US) \nTuesday\, September 20: Charles Allen\, Sidewalk Stories (1989\, US) \nTuesday\, October 4: Peter Strickland\, In Fabric (2018\, UK)
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-peter-strickland-in-fabric-2018-uk/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220920T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220920T193000
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: Charles Allen\, "Sidewalk Stories" (1989\, US)
DESCRIPTION:Charles Lane\, Sidewalk Stories (1989\, US)  In this nearly silent homage to Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid (1921)\, Charles Lane directs and stars in a film about a street artist who unexpectedly becomes the caregiver of a toddler. Set on the streets of lower Manhattan\, where Lane’s character is one of many unsheltered people struggling to get by\, the film effortlessly blends the gritty realism of 1980s New York with the slapstick sensibilities of films made sixty years earlier. \n Part of the Ackland Film Forum Fall 2022 series “Art and Artifice” co-organized by the UNC Film Studies Program and the Ackland Art Museum.  \n— \nABOUT THE SERIES:  \nArt and Artifice \nIn movies we allow our imaginations to touch the realities of our world. The films that impact us most are often those that are not true\, but could be. Artists\, behind and in front of the camera\, give us license to dream and fear. In this series\, we explore films that engage and expand the idea of creativity. From sculptors to dressmakers\, performers to survivors\, these films all ask what it means to create art in the cinema. \nThe series is presented by the Ackland Art Museum and UNC Film Studies\, part of the Department of English and Comparative Literature\, in connection with Houseguests: American Art from the Art Bridges Collection Loan Partnership. \n7:30 p.m. at the Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill \nTuesday\, August 30: Ang Lee\, Life of Pi (2012\, US) \nWednesday\, September 7: Andre DeToth\, House Of Wax (1953\, US) \nTuesday\, September 13: Blake Edwards\, Victor/Victoria (1982\, US) \nTuesday\, September 20: Charles Allen\, Sidewalk Stories (1989\, US) \nTuesday\, October 4: Peter Strickland\, In Fabric (2018\, UK)
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/aff-sidewalk-stories/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220913T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220913T193000
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: Blake Edwards\, "Victor/Victoria" (1982\, US)
DESCRIPTION:Blake Edwards\, Victor/Victoria (1982\, US) \nOne of the first mainstream Hollywood films to frankly discuss the complexity of gender and sexuality\, Blake Edwards’s Victor/Victoria is a backstage musical that continually calls into question what it means to perform. Set in Paris in the 1930s\, Julie Andrews plays the titular role\, an actor and singer who finds her breakout role as a female impersonator. Because she’s the presumed lover of an aging\, openly gay\, theater stalwart\, Caroll “Toddy” Todd (played by Robert Preston\, best known as the star of The Music Man)\, no one suspects that she’s a woman\, even the men who are pursuing her. Based on a 1933 German film\, Victor/Victoria is a delight to watch\, with a lively script and some spectacular musical numbers.  \nPart of the Ackland Film Forum Fall 2022 series “Art and Artifice” co-organized by the UNC Film Studies Program and the Ackland Art Museum. \n— \nABOUT THE SERIES:  \nArt and Artifice \nIn movies we allow our imaginations to touch the realities of our world. The films that impact us most are often those that are not true\, but could be. Artists\, behind and in front of the camera\, give us license to dream and fear. In this series\, we explore films that engage and expand the idea of creativity. From sculptors to dressmakers\, performers to survivors\, these films all ask what it means to create art in the cinema. \nThe series is presented by the Ackland Art Museum and UNC Film Studies\, part of the Department of English and Comparative Literature\, in connection with Houseguests: American Art from the Art Bridges Collection Loan Partnership. \n7:30 p.m. at the Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill \nTuesday\, August 30: Ang Lee\, Life of Pi (2012\, US) \nWednesday\, September 7: Andre DeToth\, House Of Wax (1953\, US) \nTuesday\, September 13: Blake Edwards\, Victor/Victoria (1982\, US) \nTuesday\, September 20: Charles Allen\, Sidewalk Stories (1989\, US) \nTuesday\, October 4: Peter Strickland\, In Fabric (2018\, UK)
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-blake-edwards-victor-victoria-1982-us/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: Andre DeToth\, "House of Wax" (1953\, US)
DESCRIPTION:Andre DeToth\, House Of Wax (1953\, US) \nAlthough best known as one of the few films that successfully exploited the 3D fad of the 1950s\, Andre DeToth’s film House of Wax begins as a sensitive portrait of a sculptor struggling to keep his small\, dignified wax museum afloat. After experiencing what appears to be a career-ending tragedy\, the sculptor has to change tact\, stopping at nothing to keep his museum operating.  \nPart of the Ackland Film Forum Fall 2022 series “Art and Artifice” co-organized by the UNC Film Studies Program and the Ackland Art Museum. \n— \nABOUT THE SERIES:  \nArt and Artifice \nIn movies we allow our imaginations to touch the realities of our world. The films that impact us most are often those that are not true\, but could be. Artists\, behind and in front of the camera\, give us license to dream and fear. In this series\, we explore films that engage and expand the idea of creativity. From sculptors to dressmakers\, performers to survivors\, these films all ask what it means to create art in the cinema. \nThe series is presented by the Ackland Art Museum and UNC Film Studies\, part of the Department of English and Comparative Literature\, in connection with Houseguests: American Art from the Art Bridges Collection Loan Partnership. \n7:30 p.m. at the Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill \nTuesday\, August 30: Ang Lee\, Life of Pi (2012\, US) \nWednesday\, September 7: Andre DeToth\, House Of Wax (1953\, US) \nTuesday\, September 13: Blake Edwards\, Victor/Victoria (1982\, US) \nTuesday\, September 20: Charles Allen\, Sidewalk Stories (1989\, US) \nTuesday\, October 4: Peter Strickland\, In Fabric (2018\, UK)
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-andre-detoth-house-of-wax-1953-us/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: Ang Lee\, "Life of Pi" (2012\, US)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first film in the Ackland Film Forum’s Fall 2022 series “Art and Artifice”! \nAng Lee\, Life Of Pi (2012\, US)\nWith a special introduction by Whitney Crothers Dilley\, author of The Cinema of Ang Lee: The Other Side of the Screen. \nA wild and improbable tale of a sixteen-year-old boy\, Pi Patel\, and a Bengal tiger\, who survive together on a raft in the Pacific Ocean for almost a year. Based on a novel\, early visual inspiration for the film was provided by Alexis Rockman\, whose paintings are now on display at the Ackland in Alexis Rockman: Shipwrecks.  \nPart of the Ackland Film Forum Fall 2022 series “Art and Artifice” co-organized by the UNC Film Studies Program and the Ackland Art Museum. \n— \nABOUT THE SERIES:  \nArt and Artifice \nIn movies we allow our imaginations to touch the realities of our world. The films that impact us most are often those that are not true\, but could be. Artists\, behind and in front of the camera\, give us license to dream and fear. In this series\, we explore films that engage and expand the idea of creativity. From sculptors to dressmakers\, performers to survivors\, these films all ask what it means to create art in the cinema. \nThe series is presented by the Ackland Art Museum and UNC Film Studies\, part of the Department of English and Comparative Literature\, in connection with Houseguests: American Art from the Art Bridges Collection Loan Partnership. \n7:30 p.m. at the Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill \nTuesday\, August 30: Ang Lee\, Life of Pi (2012\, US) \nWednesday\, September 7: Andre DeToth\, House Of Wax (1953\, US) \nTuesday\, September 13: Blake Edwards\, Victor/Victoria (1982\, US) \nTuesday\, September 20: Charles Allen\, Sidewalk Stories (1989\, US) \nTuesday\, October 4: Peter Strickland\, In Fabric (2018\, UK) \n 
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-ang-lee-life-of-pi-2012-us/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: "Om Shanti Om" (2007)
DESCRIPTION:A murder-mystery and romance combine in this Indian cult film that caps off our Global Cult Cinema series. \nOm Shanti Om\nFarah Khan\, 2007\, India\, 2h 42m \nIntroduction by Priya Shanker\, UNC-Wilmington \nFILM SYNOPSIS \nIn the 1970s\, Om\, an aspiring actor\, is murdered\, but is immediately reincarnated into the present day. He attempts to discover the mystery of his demise and find Shanti\, the love of his previous life. \nTICKETS \nFree tickets are available at the Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill \n— \nABOUT THE GLOBAL CULT CINEMA SERIES \nFrom Rocky Horror Picture Show to The Big Lebowski\, cult classics are movies that become objects of adulation for their most dedicated fans. While some cult classics are good movies by conventional standards\, others are famous precisely because the director was more interested in having a good time than winning awards. In this series\, we’ll show four global cult classics (or soon to-be classics)\, including Çetin İnanç’s 1982 science-fiction action film Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam (“The Man Who Saved the World”)\, which infamously “borrowed” special effects sequences from Star Wars and Lo Wei’s 1972 film The Big Boss\, which made Bruce Lee an international star. Tears of the Black Tiger pays homage to Thai action films and melodramas of the 1950s\, crossing that indelible line between reverence and parody. Om Shanti Om also pays tribute to a golden era of filmmaking\, only in this case it’s concerned with recreating the over-the-top dance numbers of 1970s Bollywood filmmaking. \nThe Spring 2022 Global Cult Cinema series\, co-organized by the Ackland Art Museum and the Film Studies Program in the Department of English and Comparative Literature\, is presented in connected with an installation in Ackland Upstairs\, the Museum’s second floor gallery featuring short term displays of works being used in conjunction with university classes. This semester\, visitors can find examples of posters from the Ackland’s collection on display for Research Methods in Film Studies: Histories of Moviegoing.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-om-shanti-om-2007/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: "The Big Boss" (1971)
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the next Global Cult Cinema screening to see the kung-fu classic that made Bruce Lee famous. \nThe Big Boss\nWei Lo\, Hong Kong\, 1971\, 1h 40m \nIntroduced by Martin Johnson\, UNC-Chapel Hill \nFILM SYNOPSIS \n\nCheng\, played by Bruce Lee\, is a city boy who moves with his cousins to work at a ice factory. He does this with a family promise never to get involved in any fight. However\, when members of his family begin disappearing after meeting the management of the factory\, the resulting mystery and pressures forces him to break that vow and take on the villainy of the Big Boss. —IMDB\n\n\nTICKETS \nFree tickets available at the Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin St. \n____________________________________________________________________________________________ \nABOUT THE GLOBAL CULT CINEMA SERIES \nFrom Rocky Horror Picture Show to The Big Lebowski\, cult classics are movies that become objects of adulation for their most dedicated fans. While some cult classics are good movies by conventional standards\, others are famous precisely because the director was more interested in having a good time than winning awards. In this series\, we’ll show four global cult classics (or soon to-be classics)\, including Çetin İnanç’s 1982 science-fiction action film Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam (“The Man Who Saved the World”)\, which infamously “borrowed” special effects sequences from Star Wars and Lo Wei’s 1972 film The Big Boss\, which made Bruce Lee an international star. Tears of the Black Tiger pays homage to Thai action films and melodramas of the 1950s\, crossing that indelible line between reverence and parody. Om Shanti Om also pays tribute to a golden era of filmmaking\, only in this case it’s concerned with recreating the over-the-top dance numbers of 1970s Bollywood filmmaking. \nThe Spring 2022 Global Cult Cinema series\, co-organized by the Ackland Art Museum and the Film Studies Program in the Department of English and Comparative Literature\, is presented in connected with an installation in Ackland Upstairs\, the Museum’s second floor gallery featuring short term displays of works being used in conjunction with university classes. This semester\, visitors can find examples of posters from the Ackland’s collection on display for Research Methods in Film Studies: Histories of Moviegoing.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-022422/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: "Tears of the Black Tiger" (2000)
DESCRIPTION:Our Global Cult Cinema series continues with this Thai cult film blending westerns and romance. \nTears of the Black Tiger\nWisit Sasanatieng\, Thailand\, 2000\, 1h 50m \nIntroduced by Martin Johnson\, UNC Dept. of English & Comparative Literature \nFILM SYNOPSIS \n“In the countryside of Thailand\, a gang of outlaws makes the region unsafe. Among them is the handsome hero Dum\, who became unwillingly involved in the bandit life. Dum made a promise to his upper-crust lover Rumpoey: despite the class difference\, they will get married. When the moment of reunion arrives\, Dum gets involved in a fire fight and cannot possibly reach Rumpoey in time. She is desperate: her father has married her off to a policeman. The taciturn Dum\, called the ‘Black Tiger’ by his co-conspirators\, does everything in his power to reach her\, but fate gets in the way: his gang leader suspects him of treachery and his blood brother turns into his greatest enemy. Will the two lovers ever meet up? This urgent question propels the melodrama forward\, supported by exciting music\, spectacular shootouts and heroic duels.” —Anonymous (IMDB) \nTICKETS \nFree tickets available at the Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin St. \n____________________________________________________________________________________________ \nABOUT THE GLOBAL CULT CINEMA SERIES \nFrom Rocky Horror Picture Show to The Big Lebowski\, cult classics are movies that become objects of adulation for their most dedicated fans. While some cult classics are good movies by conventional standards\, others are famous precisely because the director was more interested in having a good time than winning awards. In this series\, we’ll show four global cult classics (or soon to-be classics)\, including Çetin İnanç’s 1982 science-fiction action film Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam (“The Man Who Saved the World”)\, which infamously “borrowed” special effects sequences from Star Wars and Lo Wei’s 1972 film The Big Boss\, which made Bruce Lee an international star. Tears of the Black Tiger pays homage to Thai action films and melodramas of the 1950s\, crossing that indelible line between reverence and parody. Om Shanti Om also pays tribute to a golden era of filmmaking\, only in this case it’s concerned with recreating the over-the-top dance numbers of 1970s Bollywood filmmaking. \nThe Spring 2022 Global Cult Cinema series\, co-organized by the Ackland Art Museum and the Film Studies Program in the Department of English and Comparative Literature\, is presented in connected with an installation in Ackland Upstairs\, the Museum’s second floor gallery featuring short term displays of works being used in conjunction with university classes. This semester\, visitors can find examples of posters from the Ackland’s collection on display for Research Methods in Film Studies: Histories of Moviegoing.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-021722/
LOCATION:Varsity Theatre\, 123 E. Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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