TUESDAY FILM PARLOR SERIES
Starting in January, the Drexel will begin a special Tuesday Film Parlor program designed to create a conversation around films with significant artistic and cultural impact. This program will consist of a FREE screening of a selected film followed by a meet-up to discuss the film in an open forum. It’s our version of a book club, but with movies and popcorn!
The initial schedule for Tuesday Film Parlor includes:
VERTIGO (1958)
Tuesday, June 18 at 6:30 pm
Video Essays will start at 6:30 pm
Free Screening will begin immediately after the video essays
No post-screening discussion will be held for this film
A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.
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DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)
Free Screening is on Tuesday, January 23 at 6:30 pm
Discussion is on Tuesday, January 30 at 6:30 pm
An insane American general orders a bombing attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.
MALCOLM X (1992)
Free Screening is on Tuesday, February 20 at 6:30 pm
Discussion is on Tuesday, February 20 after the film
Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.
CCAD Film Professor Maya Dixon will introduce the film as well as host the discussion and audience Q&A afterward.
JEANNE DIELMAN, 23, QUAI DU COMMERCE, 1080 BRUXELLES (1975)
Free Screening is on Tuesday, March 19 at 6:30 pm
No post-screening discussion will be held for this film
A lonely widowed housewife does her daily chores, takes care of her apartment where she lives with her teenage son, and turns the occasional trick to make ends meet. However, something happens that changes her safe routine.
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (2000)
Free Screening is on Tuesday, April 9 at 6:30 pm
Discussion is on Tuesday, April 9 after the film
Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.
Wexner Center Director of Marketing Erik Pepple, CCAD Film Professor Maya Dixon, and Drexel Theatre Director Jeremy Henthorn will host the discussion and audience Q&A afterward.
DRESSED TO KILL (1980)
Tuesday, May 21 at 6:30 pm
Video Essays (discussion between Brian De Palma and Noah Baumbach) will start at 6:30 pm
Free Screening will begin immediately after the video essays
No post-screening discussion will be held for this film
A mysterious blonde woman kills one of a psychiatrist’s patients, and then goes after the high-class call girl who witnessed the murder.
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