From: Phil deHaan (dehp@calvin.edu)
Date: Thu Dec 26 2002 - 11:53:03 EST
December 26, 2003 == FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
West Michigan film buffs will soon have one more place to satisfy their movie
appetites.
Several Calvin College faculty have created a new group at the college which
will offer regular screenings of movies followed by a faculty-led discussion.
As a bonus the Calvin Film Forum will show all of its offerings in the new
Bytwerk Video Theatre at Calvin (located in the DeVos Communication Center).
"The (Bytwerk) Theatre is an amazing place to see a movie," says Calvin film
professor Carl Plantinga, one of the prime movers behind the new Film Forum.
"It's got custom-made seats from American Seating, theatre-style lighting,
complete surround-sound. It's a perfect venue for this new series."
Each month this spring will see some sort of focus on movies followed by a
discussion. For example, February will feature a series on an icon of American
movie making: the Western. Plantinga says the topic of "Myth and History in
the Western" was a natural first choice for Calvin.
"It's a classic kind of American film," he says, "but beyond that we have a
western studies program at Calvin, so there's a natural point of connection
between what we're doing in western studies and what we're doing in film
studies. We really want this project (the Film Forum) to bring together
academic departments at Calvin. There is incredible expertise at Calvin. The
Film Forum will give people a chance to benefit from it."
The series is free of charge. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. followed by a
discussion. February's slate is as follows:
Feb. 7 - Stagecoach - Introduction and discussion led by James Bratt,
professor of history at Calvin
Feb. 14 - High Noon - Introduction and discussion lead by Will Katerberg,
professor of history at Calvin
Feb. 21 - The Outlaw Josey Wales - Introduction and discussion led by Carl
Plantinga, professor of communication arts and sciences at Calvin
Feb. 28 - McCabe and Mrs. Miller - Introduction and discussion led by Peggy
Goetz, professor of communication arts and sciences at Calvin
Plans for the rest of the spring include "Films We Love" and screenings led by
visiting filmmakers and scholars.
Contact Carl Plantinga at 616-957-8664
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