The Spring 2012 Film Series

 The Augusta State Film Series is presented by The ASU Department of Communications and Professional Writing. The Fall and Spring Film series is a screening of interesting movies selected by ASU faculty, students, and staff. The film screening takes place every Monday at 7 PM in University Hall room 170. General public, $2.00; free with valid JagCard. For more information call 706-729-2416.

 

MONDAY NIGHT FILM SERIES SPRING 2012:

"Cave of Forgotten Dreams (Rated G)" - January 23, 2012

(2010, Documentary, Director Werner Herzog, 90 mins, English/German with English subtitles)

The spring film series season begins with a documentary directed by Werner Herzog that follows an exclusive expedition into a nearly inaccessible cave in France, home to the most ancient visual art known to have been created by man. The film provides a unique glimpse of the pristine artwork dating back over 30,000 years ago - almost twice as old as any previous discovery. [Note: this film is in 2-D.]

"Revanche" - January 30th, 2012

(2008, Crime/Drama/Romance, Director Gotts Spielmann, 121 mins, German/Russian w/ English subtitles)

Austria's 2009 Academy Awards official submission to the Foreign-Language Film category follows an ex-con whose plans to escape after a robbery are altered by a terrible event.

"El Bulli: Cooking in Progress" - February 6, 2012

(2010, Documentary, Director Gereon Wetzel, 108 mins, Spanish/Catalan w/English subtitles)

For six months of the year, renowned Spanish chef Ferran Adria closes his restaurant El Bulli and works with his culinary team to prepare the menu for the next season. "Food lovers can now salivate via celluloid." – Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press

"Veer" - February 13th, 2012

(2010, Director Anil Sharma, 2 hrs 2 mins, historical drama, Hindi w/English subtitles)

A Hindi film to put us in the mood for Valentine's Day: Fearless Pindari Veer wages a valiant battle against the British Empire and his own tribe in a bid to win the love of a beautiful Princess. The film's music lyrics were written by Oscar-winning lyricist Gulzar.

"For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots" - February 20, 2012

(2010, Director Frank Martin, 45 mins, documentary, English language)

For Black History Month, the documentary by Frank Martin tells the story of America's black patriots through the centuries. This is an abridged version of the multi-hour documentary chronicling the history of black Americans in the military, from the Revolutionary War through to the inauguration of Barack Obama. The screening will be followed by a Black Student Union discussion panel.

"The Future" - February 27, 2012

(2011, Director Miranda July, 91 mins, drama, English language)

When a couple decides to adopt a stray cat their perspective on life changes radically, literally altering the course of time and space and testing their faith in each other and themselves.

"! Women Art Revolution" - March 5, 2012

(2011, Director Lynn Hershman-Leeson, 1 hr 23 mins, documentary, English language)

For over forty years, Director Lynn Hershman-Leeson has collected hundreds of hours of interviews with visionary artists, historians, curators and critics who shaped the beliefs and values of the Feminist Art Movement. !Women Art Revolution is our International Women's Week screening, and it elaborates the relationship of the Feminist Art Movement to the 1960s anti-war and civil rights movements and explains how historical events sparked the first of many feminist actions against major cultural institutions.

"Howl" - Howl" - March 12, 2012

(2010, Director Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein, drama/animation, 1hr 25 mins, English language)

Starring James Franco as a young Allen Ginsberg - poet, counter-culture adventurer and chronicler of the Beat Generation. Ginsberg recounts the road trips, love affairs and search for personal liberation that led to the most timeless and electrifying work of his career, the poem HOWL. The film tells the story of its landmark 1957 public obscenity trial.

"13 Assassins (Rated R)" - March 19, 2012

(2011, Director Takashi Miike, action/adventure 2 hrs 6 mins, Japanese w/English subtitles)

An action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era. A group of unemployed samurai are enlisted in a fight to bring down an evil ruler. Takashi Miike's electric remake of Eiichi Kudo's 1963 film is an action spectacle executed with killer, almost dizzying panache.

"The Trip" - March 26, 2012

(2010, Director Michael Winterbottom, comedy, 107 mins, English language)

Edited down from the original BBC comedy series, The Trip features Steve Coogan , heading
out on the road to tour England's finest restaurants as commissioned by The Observer
newspaper. Initially seeing it as a perfect getaway with his girlfriend, Coogan is forced to pursue
an alternate option when she backs out of the trip. Cue Rob Brydon, a comedian and Coogan's
best pal, who joins his friend on the road for a journey of fine dining and introspection — the
best kind of journey there is, really.

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