| Cinema |
 |
Wednesday |
Spring Films 2005
Showings at 7 and 10 pm
GC140
|
The Student Programming Council's Film Committee, The Green Library, Campus Life, and the Graham Center present a series of award winning recent films for the fall.
Descriptions and summaries compiled by Bob Mead-Donaldson, the film cataloger, FIU Libraries.
January 26th: Clerks, 1994 92 min.
Written and directed by Kevin Smith
Cast: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Lisa Spoonhauer, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes
A day in the life of two nowhere-bound convenience and video store clerks (Dante and Randal), and the two eccentric drug dealers (Jay and Silent Bob) who constantly hang out outside the stores. The director's first film.
February 16th Mallrats, 1995 94 min.
Written and directed by Kevin Smith
Cast: Shannen Doherty, Jeremy London, Jason Lee, Claire Forlani, Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith
Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall.
March 2nd Chasing Amy, 1997 111 min.
Written and directed by Kevin Smith
Cast: Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Jason Lee, Dwight Ewell, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith
Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything's going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian
March 9th Dogma, 1999 130 min.
Written and directed by Kevin Smith
Cast: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Chris Rock,
The last known descendant of Christ is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels trying to exploit a loophole
March 16th Jay and Silent Bob strike back, 2001 104 min.
Written and directed by Kevin Smith
Cast: Jason Mews, Kevin Smith, Jeff Anderson, Brian O'Halloran, Shannon Elizabeth, Eliza Dushku, Ali Larter
The comic 'Bluntman and Chronic' is based on real-life stoners Jay and Silent Bob, so when they get no profit from a big-screen adaptation they set out to wreck the movie.
April 13th Jersey girl, 2004 102 min.
Written and directed by Kevin Smith
Cast: Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, George Carlin, Raquel Castro,
After his career is sidelined from an unexpected tragedy and a personal blowup, a single man must take care of his precocious daughter.
Presenter, Bob Mead-Donaldson, The Film Cataloger
|