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The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
SHOW DATE: June 16
SPEAKER(S): Rafael Alvarez, writer and ship worker
Here's some information about the film:
What is this week's film?
The Dangerous Lives of Alter Boys
U.S., 2002, 105 min., dir. Peter Care, (R.E.M.
RoadMovie)
What is it about?
Based on novel of the same title by Chris Fuhrman, who
died of cancer before the book, his first, was
published in 1994. A gang of Catholic school 8th
grade students (Culkin is one of the two leaders of
the group) in 1974 Savannah get caught drawing an
obscene comic book featuring priests and nuns. As
revenge for the punishment they received, they plan a
prank on a mean nun played by Jodie Foster, who also
co-produced the film. The film features animated
sequences by Todd McFarlane (Spawn).
Who is in it?
Kieran Culkin, Jena Malone, Jodie Foster, Vincent
D'Onofrio
Why should I see it?
"The notion that children can shed their mortal flesh
(in their imaginations and dreams) is fantastically
suggested via the film's many animated sequences.
Faith and the possibility of mortal transcendence is
particularly potent in these escape-from-reality
scenarios though the director spends equal time
authenticating the simple joys and brutal horrors of
youth with walks through abandoned homes, bashful
evocations of first-kisses and awkward, ethereal
declarations of love." --Ed Gonzalez, © slant magazine
How much does it cost?
Individual tickets are a bargain at the door for a
mere $15. A price that includes a bottomless cup
o'delicious COFFEE MILL coffee and a whole bevy of
SAM'S BAGELS.
What else comes with this?
A post screening q&a session with this week's guest
speaker Rafael Alvarez, author of Storyteller and Orlo
and Leini. Alvarez was educated in Catholic schools
and as a child spent many hours reading the World Book
Encylopedia. He decided, without knowing exactly why,
to become a writer while in the 3rd grade at Linthicum
Elementary School, having been moved by teacher Jean
Ortgies and her narration of "Stuart Little," by E.B.
White. In 2001, Alvarez left the Baltimore Sun after
some 20 years on the City Desk and joined the
Seafarers Internatinal Union to work on ships
Season Finale! Cinema Sundays will be back in
September 2002. Have a great Summer.
Promises
SHOW DATE: 6/9
SPEAKER(S): Marc Steiner
Here's some information about the film:
Doors open at 9:45AM. Film begins at 10:35.
What is this week's film?
Promises
U.S./Israel/France, 2001, 106 min., dirs. B.Z.
Goldberg, Carlos Bolado, Justine Shapiro
http://www.promisesproject.org/
What is it about?
This Academy Award nominated documentary interviews
several Israeli and Palestinian children from various
backgrounds over the course of a three year period of
relative calm in the Middle East. Rather than focusing
on political events, the seven children featured in
Promises offer a compelling human portrait of the
Israeli & Palestinian conflict. The film draws viewers
into the hearts and minds of Jerusalem's children by
giving voice to those captured by the region's hatreds
as well as those able to transcend them.
Why should I see it?
(96% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/Promises-1112764/?rtp=
"Beautifully crafted and brutally honest, Promises
offers an unexpected window into the complexities of
the Middle East struggle and into the humanity of its
people."
-- Loren King, BOSTON GLOBE
How much does it cost?
Individual tickets are a bargain at the door for a
mere $15. A price that includes a bottomless cup
o'delicious COFFEE MILL coffee and a whole bevy of
SAM'S BAGELS.
What else comes with this?
A post screening q&a session with this week's guest
speaker, WYPR's Marc Steiner, who, in addition to his
work on air and behind the scenes at Baltimore's
Public Radio station, continues to espouse to his
ideals and beliefs in democracy, human justice and the
eradication of poverty.
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