March 2006
Brooklyn Center Cinema
In Association with
UNIVERSAL PICTURES
Presents
SNEAK PREVIEW
of a major Hollywood Motion Picture
Friday, March 10th
6:30p
Walt Whitman Theatre
Free Admission with Sneak Preview Ticket
A Universal Pictures Release
Starring
Hugh Grant * Dennis Quaid * Mandy Moore * Marcia Gay-Harden
Chris Klein * Jennifer Collridge and Willem DafoeFrom the Director of AMERICAN PIE Paul Weitz
The country has gone bananas over the hit TV show American Idol. It's not at all surprising that a movie spoof by veteran comic genius Paul Weitz who gave us the hilarious AMERICAN PIE, ABOUT A BOY and IN GOOD COMPANY, comes this wild irreverent look at what has now turned into a cultural phenomenon -- the "I wanna be a Superstar" dream.
With Dennis Quaid cast as the President of the United States and Willem Dafoe as
the Vice President and Hugh Grant as the maniacal host of the talent show, you know this is going to be one side-splitting romp. Opens everywhere on April 21st
This is a Dolby Stereo Picture and will be presented in
and in
See the Trailer at the AMERICAN DREAMZ Official Website
Monday, March 20th
3:00p
Walt Whitman Theatre
Free Admission
A Warner Independent PictureStarring
David Strathairn * Patricia Clarkson * George Clooney * Jeff Daniels
Robert Downey Jr. * Frank Langella
Music by Dianne Reese
Cinematography by Robert Elswitt
Directed by George Clooney
Written by George Clooney and Grant Heslov
For those who did not live through the abuse of power that was so devastating to American core values that it became known as the McCarthy Era, there is no better way to understand how important a free press is and how lucky we were to have the journalists at that time in history who were not just pretty faces to anchor the news, but men with the courage and bravery to confront a bully -- a bully who welded the power of the government to terrorize its own people. "We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home," is just one of the powerful lines the legendary Edward R. Murrow used against the tyranny that was Joseph McCarthy. He and his staff did this while risking their careers as well as the security of the entire CBS News organization.
George Clooney wrote and directed this incredible piece of filmmaking which itself has the same
near-noir, pseudo-documentary feel as CITIZEN KANE, with it's moody black and white photography and deep shadows contrasting bright glaring foregrounds, so symbolic of shining the light of truth in the murky lies and threats of McCarthy's Constitution-be-damned power-mongering.
The mood is heightened by the soulful songs of the sultry jazz vocals of Grammy-winner Dianne Reeves which Clooney picked and most of which were recorded especially for the film..
Special effects that combine actual new footage of McCarthy with the live action adds to the very powerful impact that creates the feeling that we are watching this drama unfolding moment by moment.
Over 250 Top Ten lists of 2005
Rolling Stone: "An Electrifying Movie Event"
Los Angeles Times: "A marvel....Clooney has made all the right choices."
National Board of Review, CNN, USA Today: WINNER - Best Film of the Year
Making History -- Making Movies:
The Story Behind "Good Night and Good Luck"
5:10pm --immediately after the film, stay for what promises to be a spirited and very enlightening round-table discussion with two people who were part of these historic events -- Brooklyn College alumni Joe Wershba (class of '41) and Shirley Wershba (class of '43). They were former CBS employees who worked with Edward R. Murrow and lived through these tumultuous times. On hand to talk with the Wershbas will be Professor Anthony Mancini, director of the Journalism Program at Brooklyn College and eminent film scholar and historian, Foster L. Hirsch of the Brooklyn College Department of Film.
This is a Dolby Stereo Picture
and will be presented in
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This event is sponsored by the Brooklyn College Offices of Alumni Affairs, Development, Institutional Advancement, and Human Resource Services; the Journalism Program of the Department of English; the Departments of Film and Television and Radio and hosted by Brooklyn Center Cinema
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