REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL REVIEW The late Stanley Kubrick had a fan- dents. Churchill explained that the festi tastic vision for the year 2001. He saw val is promoted on a website and may aid man in deep space, exploring the bound- in bringing in film fans outside of the aries of our universe and interacting with Penn State community. artificial intelligence. While this notion Of the students that did attend the seems far-fetched, so does the idea of an screening, reviews were positive. Drew International Film Festival at the Capital Ames, communications major, said, "I Campus. But, the Film Festival is hap- think it's cool that they're bringing these pemng. The Student Activity Fund and the Faculty Senate Committee on International and Cultural Affairs have sponsored the festi val through two grants. Most of the grant money pays for performance rights, which can be as much as $5OO per showing. The Committee on International and Cultural Affairs worked with Mr. Eton Churchill, pro fessor of humanities and resident film guru. Churchill approached the group nearly two years ago with the idea of a film festival. The committee liked the idea and began sug gesting possible films. After an arduous screening process, the committee nar rowed it down to 10 films. The first film, Run Lola Run, pre miered last week to a small crowd in the Olmsted auditorium. Churchill hopes that the absence of Hollywood glam doesn't discourage students from attending the films, "We put up 10 really good, inter esting movies, but no one is going because they don't have a designer label on them." Several of the people at the premier of Lola weren't even PSH stu- Bryan Kapschull For the Capital Times films in." Ames had already seen Lola, but was excited to see it again, as he explained, "It's like Groundhog Day, only better." Ames wasn't the only one impressed with Lola, "I think it's one of my favorite movies now," said Louie Hallman, also a com- munications major. "I had no idea what to expect, but it was great." weeks, titles from around the globe will be shown. Included are Afterlife, a film from Japan which addresses the journey from life to death and Poland's The Dekalog series, which examines the con frontation between our desires and the rules many claim to live by (the Ten Commandments). Also being shown are John Woo's The Killer and Ireland's lighthearted Waking Ned Divine. While you may have missed Run Lola Run or Koyla, which premiered Feb. 12, you still have the opportunity to see eight more excellent films. Admission is free and there are films to meet all tastes. See the display in front of the Olmsted auditorium for movie titles, descriptions and show times. In the coming \WE WANT You REA Come up with 10 good, reasons to not come to the film festival and we'll give you a really BIG COOKIE! Here are the top 10 reasons why I don't go to the International Film Festival: I OW+ have the time. Bah. like paying $.7.Q.Q for a 2 There's no popcorn, and I ■ There are no happy endings or cheap emotions. 4 . 5I an cutfcrtable with. try . ethroa-tricity. 7I miss the sticky floors—carpet static • can killyou. 8 Entertainment? At school? • That's SICKI n I jut ctnt. get. it. 9 . 1 0 • These are now off-limits, but bring your own to the Humanities suite W 356, and drop them in the "Gripes" box. Thanks! Sank March 13 February 21 February 26 & 28 12:00 Noon 8:30 P.M OZ€A4tvios4, -4 , t 4) movie. 0 I don't DO subtitles. 3 . 6 It's not like Titanic. 1-1 Y POG Pi 6 i East is E 3:00 P.M Afterlife March 14
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