"Environmental Struggles": A Film Series
Christine Walley, Jean Jackson
Tue Jan 20, Wed Jan 21, Thu Jan 22, 05-07:00pm, 16-220
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
In this activity, we'll view three films ("Containment: Life after Three Mile Island." "Blue Vinyl" and "Trinkets and Beads") that explore community conflict over the environment in relation to the nuclear power industry, environmental toxins, and oil pollution. Two of the films take place in the US and one in Latin America.
Contact: Christine Walley, 16-231, x8-7908, cwalley@mit.edu
Sponsor: Anthropology
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"Saturday Night Fever" and Other Great Movies of the 1970s
Meg Jacobs, Christopher Capozzola
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None
Saturday Night Fever instantly brings to mind stereotypical images of the 1970s -- bell bottoms, night clubs, partying. But it is also a classic story about making it in America and the struggle for social mobility. Participants will watch celebrated movies of the 1970s -- "Saturday Night Fever", "Taxi Driver," "All the President's Men" -- and talk about how they capture specific struggles of that decade as well as deeper dilemmas of American society.
Contact: Meg Jacobs, E51-188, x3-7895, mjacobs@mit.edu
Sponsor: History
"Taxi Driver"
Meg Jacobs, Christopher Capozzola
Mon Jan 12, 07-10:00pm, 2-105
"All the President's Men"
Meg Jacobs, Christopher Capozzola
Wed Jan 14, 07-10:00pm, 2-105
"Saturday Night Fever" Rescheduled to January 15, note new location
Meg Jacobs, Christopher Capozzola
Thu Jan 15, 07-10:00pm, 2--139
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"Searching for the Origami Unicorn": The Matrix and Transmedia Storytelling
Henry Jenkins
Thu Jan 15, 07-10:00pm, 6-120
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Does The Matrix phenomenon represent the future of entertainment? If so, what will it look like? Drawing on research from his new book, Comparative Media Studies Professor Henry Jenkins offers his insights into the films, the video games, the comics, and the anime as embodying some significant trends in American popular culture, including media convergence, transmedia storytelling, and globalization. Following his lecture, we will screen The Animatrix, a unique collaboration between a western media franchise and Asian animators.
Contact: Susan Stapleton, 14N-207, x3-5038, susanj@mit.edu
Sponsor: Comparative Media Studies
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"The Battle of Algiers"
Prof. Stephen Van Evera
Thu Jan 15, 02-04:30pm, 2-105
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
"The Battle of Algiers" is possibly the best film ever made on insurgency and counterinsurgency. It is now being screened in the Pentagon for clues on how to defeat the current insurgency against the US forces in Iraq.
Come and watch the film and then stay for a discussion of the tactics and ethics of counter-insurgency.
Contact: Prof. Stephen Van Evera, E38-610, vanevera@mit.edu
Sponsor: Political Science
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Becoming a Giant in College Radio (Learn To Be a DJ)
Generoso Fierro
Wed Jan 7, 06-07:00pm, 50-030
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 20-Dec-2003
Limited to 15 participants.
Single session event
Get to know your campus radio station (WMBR)! DJ Generoso walks you through various aspects of life at a radio station, including the many possible ways to screw up on the air and still sound entertaining! WMBR membership information as well as freshly baked cookies and milk will be provided.
Contact: Generoso Fierro, 13-2090, x3-5965, generoso@mit.edu
Sponsor: WMBR Radio
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Biology Movies Gone Bad
Dina Gould Halme
Thu Jan 15, 22, 29, 06:30-09:00pm, 68-181
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
Haven't you always wanted to watch a movie that consisted of a really bad representation of biological principles with some of the world's biggest biology nerds? Join us for a very short lecture (15 minutes max) on the topic covered/abused in each movie followed by movie snacks and a viewing. Movies TBA but possibly include: "Outbreak", "GATACA", "Andromeda Strain", etc. Movie requests welcomed.
Contact: Dina Gould Halme, 68-120c, 452-2557, dghalme@mit.edu
Sponsor: Biology
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Chocolate Movie Series
Kelsey Byers
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
A series of chocolate-related films, screened with cocoa and chocolate snacks.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/chocolatiers/www
Contact: Kelsey Byers, kbyers@mit.edu
Sponsor: Laboratory for Chocolate Science
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Kelsey Byers
Tue Jan 6, 07-11:00pm, 1-135
TBA: Chocolate-Themed Film
Kelsey Byers
Tue Jan 13, 07-11:00pm, 1-135
Chocolat
Kelsey Byers
When a single mother (Juliette Binoche) and her six-year-old daughter move to rural France and open a chocolate shop - with Sunday hours - across the street from the local church, they are met with some skepticism. But as soon as they coax the townspeople into enjoying their delicious products, they are warmly welcomed.-IMDB.com
Tue Jan 20, 07-11:00pm, 1-135
Like Water for Chocolate
Kelsey Byers
In a forgotten Mexico Tita and Pedro fall in love, but are forbidden to marry. Mama Elena sees Tita's role as her caretaker for life - no youngest daughter has ever married and her daughter will not be the first to break tradition. Tita's heart breaks when her mother instead offers to Pedro her other daughter, and he accepts. Now they live in the same house, and Mama Elena cannot forbid their love as she did their marriage. -IMDB.com
Tue Jan 27, 07-11:00pm, 1-135
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Donnie Darko
Rob Radez
Fri Jan 30, Sat Jan 31, 08-10:00pm, 26-100
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Fee: 3.00 for Admission fee pays for film rental.
One of the IMDB top 100 movies of all time, Donnie Darko defies explanation. Its unique vision of 1980's high school life is just the beginning of its ingenuity. To say that it is about a high-school kid (Jake Gyllenhaal) who has visions of a giant rabbit who orders him to commit acts of violence and predicts the end of the world does not do this bizarre film justice. It is a social commentary, a dark mood piece, a puzzle waiting to be solved, and demands repeat viewing to fully appreciate.
Web: http://lsc.mit.edu/schedule/current/desc-marathon.shtml#donniedarko
Contact: MIT Lecture Series Committee, W20-469, x3-3971, lsc@mit.edu
Sponsor: LSC
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Fellini's 8 1/2
Stephen Brophy
Wed Jan 21, Fri Jan 23, Wed Jan 28, Fri Jan 30, 02-05:00pm, 2-105
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Almost everyone who has watched Federico Fellini's "8 1/2" more than once agrees that it is one of the major texts of the 20th Century, one which demonstrates conclusively that cinema can represent subjective psychological states as well as, if differently than, print fictions. In this set of four three hour sessions, we will watch the film nearly three times. Straight through in the first session, selected sequences interspersed with discussion in the second and third, and straight through again in the last. A booklet of related readings will be distributed at the first section, and an e-mail to stephbr@mit.edu will be answered with a suggested bibliography.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/lit/www/iap.html
Contact: Stephen Brophy, 14N-407, x3-3581, stephbr@mit.edu
Sponsor: Literature
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Film: "Enlightenment Guaranteed"
Daniela Reichert
Thu Jan 15, 07-08:45pm, 10-250, film is 109 minutes long
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
“Enlightenment Guaranteed”("Erleuchtung Garantiert"), released in 2000 and directed by Doris Doerrie is a sweet, funny and absolutely delightful film about two middle-aged brothers who search for enlightenment in a Japanese Zen monastery. The movie is about brotherly love, the meaning of life and the importance of a sense of humor in the face of adversity. Languages: German, Japanese, English (we will be showing the version with English subtitles). Open to the MIT community, and organized by the MIT-Japan Program and the MIT-Germany Program
Contact: Monika Pinto, E38-762B, x2-1483, mpinto@mit.edu
Sponsor: Center for International Studies
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LSC 26th Annual Science Fiction Marathon
Rob Radez, Erica Peterson
Sat Jan 24, 07pm-06:00am, 26-100
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Fee: 6.00 for Admission fee pays for film rental.
The 26th Annual Sci-Fi Marathon will feature the following films:
Lilo & Stitch (7:00 pm)
Minority Report (9:00 pm)
Donnie Darko (12 midnight)
The Fly (2:00 am)
WarGames (4:00 am)
The marathon also features special shorts, fun activities, and extra refreshments. Admission at 7pm is $6, and drops to $3 at 2am. Special group discount of $4.50/person available for groups larger than 20.
Web: http://lsc.mit.edu/schedule/current/desc-marathon.shtml
Contact: MIT Lecture Series Committee, W20-469, x3-3971, lsc@mit.edu
Sponsor: LSC
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Lilo & Stitch
Rob Radez
Sun Jan 25, 07-09:00pm, 26-100
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Fee: 3.00 for Admission fee pays for film rental.
Disney's most unusual animated comedy returns to LSC. It features two Hawaiian sisters trying to be a family, a social services worker looking for an excuse to tear them apart, and one indestructible, experimental super-creature who has escaped execution on a far-off world. Disguised as a dog (or perhaps an evil koala?) the creature is adopted by the girls and proceeds to learn about love, family, and Elvis. Meanwhile, the alien government from which he escaped is still looking to capture and kill him. They'll sure be surprised when they find out he's become a little girl's fun-loving pet - that is, if the girls can keep their family together as long as it takes for the incompetent officials to find their way to Earth.
Web: http://lsc.mit.edu/schedule/current/desc-marathon.shtml#liloandstitch
Contact: MIT Lecture Series Committee, W20-469, x3-3971, lsc@mit.edu
Sponsor: LSC
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MIT Anime Club Showing
MIT Anime Club
Fri Jan 9, 16, 23, 30, 07-11:45pm, 6-120
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
The MIT Anime Club will resume its weekly series of showings on Friday, 9 January.
This month, we will be continuing our Fall Series "One Piece", along with selections from recent anime such as "Shingetsutan Tsukihime", "Full Metal Alchemist", "Ikkitousen", "Scryed" and "Angelic Layer".
For full details of our schedule, see our web-page.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/anime/www
Contact: Any anime club officer, anime-inquiry@mit.edu
Sponsor: Anime Club
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MIT Cable Television Facilities Open House
Randy Winchester
Wed Jan 7, 02-03:00pm, 9-058
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 05-Jan-2004
Limited to 8 participants.
Single session event
The staff at MIT Cable Television is offering an inside look at the Technical Operations Center (TOC) of the campus television system. Register at the website listed. (We will add additional Wednesday dates as needed.)
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitcable
Contact: Randy Winchester, randy@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Systems
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Minority Report
Rob Radez
Sun Jan 25, 10pm-12:00am, 26-100
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Fee: 3.00 for Admission fee pays for film rental.
Detective John Anderton (not to be confused with Mr. Anderssssen) works in the Department of Pre-Crime where three gifted people capable of predicting future violence are kept in a futuristic whirlpool where they are isolated from society and hooked to a machine that reads their precognitions. When they see a crime about to occur, Anderton and his associates arrest the perpetrator before anyone gets hurt. Anderton is on the verge of discovering a terrible secret about the Pre-Cogs when suddenly he is named as a predicted murderer and finds himself on the run from his own coworkers. This 2002 Philip K. Dick thriller, directed by Steven Spielberg, stars Tom Cruise, features music by John Williams, and is considered as a modern-day classic.
Web: http://lsc.mit.edu/schedule/current/desc-marathon.shtml#minorityreport
Contact: MIT Lecture Series Committee, W20-469, x3-3971, lsc@mit.edu
Sponsor: LSC
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SAVE Movie Night-- The Lorax
Jessica Lee
Thu Jan 22, 08-09:00pm, 2-105
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Participate in a SAVE tradition! We're showing The Lorax, the animated musical adaptation of Dr. Seuss's masterpiece. The Lorax lasts approximately 50 minutes. Home-made cookies (vegan and traditional) and milk (soy, nut, and cow) will be served.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/save/
Contact: Jessica Lee, W70 6-203, 225-7661, jalee@mit.edu
Sponsor: SAVE
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Selections from Middle Eastern Cinema
Charles Wilkins
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None
This film series highlights critically acclaimed films in the national Arabic, Persian, and Turkish cinema traditions. Including both comedy and drama, the three feature length films address issues of national and religious identity, cultural differences, and the pressures of modernity.
Contact: Charles Wilkins, E51-173, x3-4126, cwilkins@mit.edu
Sponsor: History
"Terrorism and Kebab" (1992)
Charles Wilkins
Tue Jan 13, 07-10:00pm, Room 4-270
"Bashu, the Little Stranger" (1988)
Charles Wilkins
Tue Jan 20, 07-10:00pm, Room 4-270
"Yol" (1981)
Charles Wilkins
The third and final film of this series has been changed to the the Turkish film, "Yol" (1981), length 111 minutes.
Tue Jan 27, 07-09:00pm, Room 2-105
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Storytelling and Games in the Digital Age
Prof. Henry Jenkins, Sande Scoredos and Thomas Hershey, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Mon Jan 19 thru Fri Jan 23, 09am-05:00pm, 1-190
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 10-Jan-2004
Limited to 40 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: None
Student teams develop story concepts for various media, including motion picture visual effects and computer games. Sponsored by MIT Comparative Media Studies (CMS) and Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI), this non-technical activity focuses on the theoretical, historical, cultural, social, and aesthetic elements of interactive narrative and game structures. Morning lectures explore linear and non-linear storytelling across media, audio-visual elements, game theory, and techniques to increase the depth of interactive console games and enhance storytelling. Afternoons run as workshops where participants collaborate in teams to design interactive story scenarios to be presented during a final session on Friday afternoon.
Contact: Susan Stapleton, 14N-207, x3-5038, susanj@mit.edu
Sponsor: Comparative Media Studies
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The Aesthetics of Mythmaking in Film
Irving Singer
Wed Jan 28, 02-05:00pm, 1-390
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Professor Singer's presentation will include a showing of John Huston's film The Dead, based on James Joyce's story of the same title.
Contact: Irving Singer, 1-390, 253-2469, bis@mit.edu
Sponsor: Comparative Media Studies
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Trembling Before G-d
Adrien Uretsky, Allen Rabinovich, Rabbi Benjamin Lanckton
Wed Jan 21, 08-11:00pm, 4-270
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
"Trembling Before G-d" is an unprecedented feature documentary that shatters assumptions about faith, sexuality, and religious fundamentalism. Built around intimately-told personal stories of Hasidic and Orthodox Jews who are gay or lesbian, the film portrays a group of people who face a profound dilemma - how to reconcile their passionate love of Judaism and the Divine with the drastic Biblical prohibitions that forbid homosexuality. A discussion about Judaism and sexuality will follow.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/hillel/www/
Contact: Adrien Uretsky, W11-040, x3-2982, jcsc@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hillel
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