{"id":2238,"date":"2016-08-12T12:20:08","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T17:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/?p=2238"},"modified":"2016-10-11T09:17:36","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T14:17:36","slug":"2016-maryville-talks-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/2016-maryville-talks-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 Lineup: Maryville Talks Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"

91ÖÆƬ³§ has announced the fall schedule for Maryville Talks Movies. The series brings together students and the St. Louis community to watch and discuss significant films in a variety of genres. The goal is to expand participants\u2019 understanding of contemporary events, history, ideas, and art. Although this is a for-credit course, the public is invited to attend the movie screenings and participate in the accompanying faculty-led discussions.<\/p>\n

All films are shown in the University Auditorium, 6\u201310 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
\nThis series is free and open to the public.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Maryville Talks Movies
\n<\/strong>Fall\/Winter 2016<\/h4>\n

\nSept. 1<\/strong><\/h5>\n

This evening provides an introduction to film literacy and the aims of the course.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Sept. 8
\n<\/strong>In the Heat of the Night<\/em> <\/strong>(1967)<\/h5>\n

Director: <\/strong>Norman Jewison
\n<\/strong>Faculty: <\/strong>Mark Lombardi,\u00a0PhD, and
\nGermaine Murray, PhD<\/p>\n

In the Heat of the Night\u00a0<\/em>is a hallmark film, a whodunit detective story, and a thriller that takes on the issue of race and prejudice unabashedly in the racially charged era of the 1960s. In the Heat of the Night<\/em>, starring Sidney Poitier,\u00a0was nominated for seven Academy Awards and received five Oscars. Quincy Jones composed the memorable musical score.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Sept. 15
\n<\/strong>Dreams\u00a0<\/em>(1990)<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Director: <\/strong>Akira Kurosawa
\n<\/strong>Faculty: <\/strong>Dana Levin<\/p>\n

Regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, Japan\u2019s Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998) released\u00a0Dreams\u00a0<\/em>in 1990. The film is based on dreams Kurosawa actually had, and was made with assistance from George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, and Steven Spielberg. Moving through magic and apocalyptic realms, Dreams\u00a0<\/em>offers entry into the psychic landscape of a cinematic great.<\/p>\n

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\"What-Dreams-May-Come-cover\"<\/a>Sept. 29
\n<\/strong>What Dreams May Come<\/em> (1998)<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Director: <\/strong>Vincent Ward
\n<\/strong>Faculty: <\/strong>Peter Green,\u00a0PhD<\/p>\n

Based on the book by Richard Matheson, What Dreams May Come<\/em> is a story about heaven, the after-life, and the meaning and purpose of human suffering. The movie, which earned the Academy Award for special effects, is shot on Fuji Velvia film. Director Vincent Ward used that film to depict the vivid painterly visions in the main character\u2019s mind, Chris Nielsen, played by Robin Williams.<\/p>\n

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\"MPW-40720\"<\/a>Oct. 6
\n<\/strong>Touch of Evil<\/em> (1958)<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Director: <\/strong>Orson Welles
\n<\/strong>Faculty: <\/strong>Jessica Bowers, PhD<\/p>\n

Considered one of the great examples of film noir,\u00a0Touch of Evil\u00a0<\/em>was a box office failure in the U.S. However, it earned rave reviews in Europe and won Best Picture at the Brussels Film Festival. It\u2019s now considered one of the most innovative and creative films ever made. The film\u2019s challenging themes include racism, betrayal, drug abuse, sexual abuse, and police corruption.<\/p>\n

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\"1325304118-ok322adka\"<\/a>Oct. 20
\n<\/strong>The Manchurian Candidate<\/em> (1962)<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Director: <\/strong>John Frankenheimer
\n<\/strong>Faculty: <\/strong>Geri Brandt<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Manchurian Candidate<\/em>\u00a0suggests a surrealistic plot centered on the brainwashing of a Korean War hero who was captured by the Chinese communist and hypnotized to be an unwitting participant in a post-Cold War struggle between the two countries. Upon his return to the U.S., the psychological trigger is purposefully placed before him, with hope the assassination of a presidential nominee will come to fruition.<\/p>\n

(NOTE: This film will be shown in Walker Hall #105)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"Shane-1953-movie-poster\"<\/a>Oct. 27
\n<\/strong>Shane\u00a0<\/em>(1954)<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Director: <\/strong>George Stevens
\n<\/strong>Faculty: <\/strong>John Wickersham,\u00a0PhD<\/p>\n

Shane\u00a0<\/em>is one of the great American movies, and arguably among the best Westerns. The Grand Teton Range is the setting for much of the dramatic action. The story takes place amidst the turbulence of the Homestead Act. The Johnson County War of 1892, a conflict between the ranchers and homesteaders, illustrated the worst aspects of this land use controversy, and provides the movie\u2019s back story.<\/p>\n

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\"th-4\"<\/a>Nov. 3
\n<\/strong>Macbeth<\/em> (1948)<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Director: <\/strong>Orson Welles
\n<\/strong>Faculty: <\/strong>Art\u00a0Santirojprapai,\u00a0PhD<\/p>\n

Shakespeare\u2019s brooding tale of weird witches and bloody regicide has always sparked the imagination of readers and theatergoers. This is especially true with Orson Welles\u2019 1948 film,\u00a0Macbeth<\/em>. Welles, who took artistic license with the narrative, brought his trademark style of theatrically conscious filmmaking: expressionistic set design that is both haunting and moody, coupled with meticulous camerawork and deeply stylized editing.<\/p>\n

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\"mburning\"<\/a>Nov. 8 <\/strong>
\nMississippi Burning <\/em>(1988)<\/strong><\/h5>\n

* Note: 7 pm start time<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Director:<\/strong> Alan Parker
\n<\/strong>Faculty: <\/strong>Jesse Kavadlo, PhD, Linda Pitelka, PhD, and Germaine Murray, PhD<\/p>\n

Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning and Maryville Talks Movies<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

By no means should Mississippi Burning be taken as an historical depiction of the famous civil war case in which three civil rights workers were killed by the KKK. However, Alan Parker does create the atmosphere and violence of the time and the place: 1964, Philadelphia, Miss. Chris Geralmo’s screenplay used dialogue from the FBI investigation and many incidents of violence in the film by white southerners and FBI agents are allegedly inspired by real incidents. The film won four Academy Awards, including one for Best Picture.<\/p>\n

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\"1957<\/a>Nov. 10
\n<\/strong>Throne of Blood<\/em> (1957)<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Director:\u00a0<\/strong>Akira Kurosawa
\n<\/strong>Faculty: <\/strong>Linda Pitelka, PhD<\/p>\n

Akira Kurosawa\u2019s 1957 film,\u00a0Throne of Blood<\/em>, sets Shakespeare\u2019s\u00a0Macbeth\u00a0<\/em>in the world of the samurai in sixteenth-century Japan, yet captures the spirit of the original play. A remarkable film that is both beautiful and terrifying,\u00a0Throne of Blood<\/em> shows Kurosawa\u2019s mastery of atmosphere, action, and the savagery of war. This film is \u201cpossibly the finest Shakespearean adaptation ever committed to the screen,\u201d according to\u00a0The Guardian<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\"th-6\"<\/a>Nov. 17
\n<\/strong>Apocalypse Now<\/em> (1979)<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Director:\u00a0<\/strong>Francis Ford Coppola
\n<\/strong>Faculty: <\/strong>John Marino, PhD, and Kent Bausman,\u00a0PhD<\/p>\n

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Released in 1979,\u00a0Apocalypse Now<\/em> is an epic war film known for its production and artistic brilliance. The film garnered eight Academy Award nominations and is listed by The American Film Institute as one of the greatest films ever made. Inspired by Joseph Conrad\u2019s novella,\u00a0Heart of Darkness<\/em>, the film tells the story of the quagmire that became the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n

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\"th-7\"<\/a>Dec. 1
\n<\/strong>The Mission<\/em> (1986)<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Director: <\/strong>Roland Joffe
\n<\/strong>Faculty: <\/strong>Scott Angus<\/p>\n

The Mission<\/em> is set in eighteenth-century South America, when Jesuit missions are threatened by political developments and violence. The Mission\u00a0<\/em>won the Best Film Award at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival, and Chris Menges won the Academy Award for best cinematography. The movie is a powerful example of how music, costume design, cinematography, and direction work together to illustrate a complicated narrative.<\/p>\n

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\"th-8\"<\/a>Dec. 8
\n<\/strong>Kiss Me Deadly<\/em> (1955)<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Director: <\/strong>Robert Aldrich
\n<\/strong>Faculty: <\/strong>Jason Telford, PhD<\/p>\n

Based on Mickey Spillane\u2019s book of the same name, Kiss Me Deadly<\/em> is director Robert Aldrich\u2019s 1955 film noir masterwork and commentary on Cold War paranoia. The cinematography is classic German neo-expressionism in black and white. Kiss Me Deadly<\/em> juxtaposes gritty dime-store noir with villains who quote Shakespeare. When Hammer, a private detective, picks up a hitchhiker, he sets off a string events that climax in an apocalyptic ending.<\/p>\n

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