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Cinema Politique

During the spring semester, movies will be shown the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Miller Learning Center. Mudde noted that, while the primary audience for the program is students, all members of the UGA and Athens communities are welcome to attend. He said that this semester will be a trial run to work out structural and logistical issues. The first film on Wednesday Feb. 15 Tsotsi (2005), will be introduced by…

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Neupert book explores Pixar revolution

Animation in modern storytelling is the focus of a new book by Wheatley Professor of the Arts in the Department of Theatre and Film Studies Richard Neupert on Pixar's "Chief Creative Officer," John Lasseter: Lasseter films from Luxo Jr. to Toy Story and Cars 2 highlighted his gift for creating emotionally engaging characters. At the same time, they helped launch computer animation as a viable commercial…

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'12 Years a Slave' Roundtable

Heads up for a great event next Friday, Franklin College faculty headline what's sure to be a substantive discussion in the lead up to this year's Academy Awards: A roundtable panel on director Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" on Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. in Room 148 of the Miller Learning Center will bring together University of Georgia faculty members to discuss the Academy Award-nominated 2013 film. The event is the latest in an ongoing series of…


Cinecittà 5 - Contemporary Italian Cinema

Beginning next week, Italian section of the department of Romance Languages presents its Italian movie night series, Cinecittà 5 - Contemporary Italian Cinema. All movies are in Italian with English subtitles and suited for the general public. Free admission. 1. Tuesday Feb. 26 at 7:00 pm in MLC 0148: La prima cosa bella / The First Beautiful Thing (2010), by Paolo Virzì. Comedy/Drama. 122 minutes.     The film…


'Django Unchained' roundtable

Was the recent Quentin Tarantino film 'Django Unchained' a revenge fantasy? Revisionist history? Harmless escapism? The only thing not in doubt is that Tarantino is a controversial filmmaker. These and other points will be taken up at the next Cinema Roundtable on the film Feb. 22 at 4 p.m. in room 248 of the MLC: organized by the UGA Institute for African American Studies in cooperation with the department of theatre and film studies in…
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