SBC continues free film series
By Casey Gillis on Feb. 07, 2008
From staff reports
Sweet Briar College’s spring film series began last month with a showing of Ang Lee’s “Lust, Caution.”
Continuing this weekend and running through May, the series features a crop of movies that, for the most part, haven’t shown up in Lynchburg movie theaters yet.
The best part? It’s free. Shows are on Friday and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. in Sweet Briar’s Tyson Auditorium.
Up next: “Margot At the Wedding,” which stars Nicole Kidman as a woman who goes home for her estranged sister’s (Jennifer Jason Leigh) wedding to a man (Jack Black) she doesn’t approve of. The film was written and directed by Leigh’s husband, Noah Baumbach, who got an Oscar nomination a few years ago for writing “The Squid and the Whale.”
The rest of the Film Series schedule:
Feb. 29 and March 1: ‘Control,’ a drama that tells the story of Ian Curtis, the lead signer of British band Joy Division. Sam Riley star as Curtis, whose personal, professional and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at age 23. (R)
March 21 and 22: ‘Lake of Fire,’ an unrated documentary that chronicles both sides of the abortion debate.
April 4 and 5: ‘Sweeney Todd,’ Tim Burton’s adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s award-winning musical. Johnny Depp stars as the barber who seeks revenge on those who unjustly sent him to prison. Helena Bonham Carter stars as Mrs. Lovett, who finds an interesting way to dispose of Sweeney’s victims. The film and star Depp won Golden Globes last month for Best Musical or Comedy and Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy. (R)
April 11 and 12: ‘Atonement,’ in which a 13-year-old girl tells a lie that ruins the lives of her sister (Keira Knightley) and her sister’s lover (up-and-comer James McAvoy). It won Best Drama Picture at the Golden Globes. Based on a novel by Ian McEwan. (R)
April 25 and 26: ‘The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,’ which won the Best Foreign Film and Best Director Golden Globes. It tells the story of Elle France editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body, except his left eye, at age 43. Using that eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby described his interior world, from the psychological torment of being trapped inside his body to his imagined stories from lands he’d only visited in his mind.
May 2 and 2: ‘I’m Not There,’ Todd Haynes’ biopic about Bob Dylan. The film follows six distinct characters, each played by a different actor, depicting different stages of Dylan’s life and embodying a different aspect of his life story and music. Those playing Dylan include the late Heath Ledger, Richard Gere, Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett, who won the Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe for her role.
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