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The Business of Strangers
SHOW DATE: 12/16
SPEAKER(S): Paul Zinder
Here's some information about the film:
Who wrote and directed it? This is the debut of Patrick Stettner
Who is in it? Stockard Channing and Julia Stiles
What is it about? The Business of Strangers is a tightly drawn drama about Julie Styron (Stockard Channing), a successful business woman and her new assistant Paula Murphy (Julia Stiles), stuck in an airport hotel locked in a game of power and control.
Why should I see it? The Business of Strangers is "a maliciously funny and keenly observant movie."
--Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Who is this week's guest speaker? Paul Zinder, Baltimore-born filmmaker who is on hiatus from his stint teaching film at the American Unversity in Rome.
Va Savoir
SHOW DATE: 12/9
SPEAKER(S): Max Weiss
Here's some information about the film:
Who directed it? Jacques Rivette (The Nun, La Belle Noiseuse, Divertimento)
Who is in it? Sergio Castellitto, Jeanne Balibar, Marianne Balsar, Jacques Bonaffe
What is it about? "Va Savoir" is a romantic comedy which follows three men and three women as they become entangled in each other's lives during a brief run of a play in Paris. As these six characters are drawn into an ever-increasing series of interlocking love triangles, the city of Paris serves as a sumptuous backdrop for their romanticmisadventures. Sexy and wise, "Va Savoir" explores the vagaries of love without ever losing its sense of fun.
Why should I see it? "Mr. Rivette's gracious--and graceful--character comedy...is droll and lovable, a piece that has earned all the wrinkles on its brow and around its mouth."
--Elvis Mitchell, New York Times
Who is this week’s guest speaker? Max Weiss, Senior Editor at Baltimore Magazine and co-host of the nationally syndiucated “Movie Show on Radio.”
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