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Loveable Losers, Part 1
Friday, January 13, 2023, 10am
John and Jeanne Rowe Performance and Learning Center
Rick Harris, lecturer
The Academy is not always right. The winners of Best Picture and Best Performance Oscars have all too frequently not been the best. Let’s agree to disagree with the Academy and look at some of the injustices that have haunted Hollywood.
Loveable Losers, Part 2
Monday, January 16, 2023, 10am
John and Jeanne Rowe Performance and Learning Center
Rick Harris, lecturer
The Academy is not always right. The winners of Best Picture and Best Performance Oscars have all too frequently not been the best. Let’s agree to disagree with the Academy and look at some of the injustices that have haunted Hollywood.
The Films of Myrna Loy and William Powell, Part 1
Friday, February 10, 2023, 10am
John and Jeanne Rowe Performance and Learning Center
Rick Harris, lecturer
As the perfect wife, or as the perfect gentleman, together or separately, Loy and Powell embodied a kind of stylish elegance matched by no other duo. She began as an exotic vamp and became an American ideal. Powell, whether he was a thief or a butler, was ever debonair. Together as Nick and Nora, they sparkled; apart, they remained stellar.
The Films of Myrna Loy and William Powell, Part 2
Monday, February 13, 2023, 10am
John and Jeanne Rowe Performance and Learning Center
Rick Harris, lecturer
As the perfect wife, or as the perfect gentleman, together or separately, Loy and Powell embodied a kind of stylish elegance matched by no other duo. She began as an exotic vamp and became an American ideal. Powell, whether he was a thief or a butler, was ever debonair. Together as Nick and Nora, they sparkled; apart, they remained stellar.
Welcome to the Big Celluloid City, Part 1
Friday, April 14, 2023, 10am
John and Jeanne Rowe Performance and Learning Center
Rick Harris, lecturer
Whether it be Oz, New York or Hollywood, the ambition to go to the big town was both a cinematic liberation and a cautionary danger. The City can be a dream come true or a noir nightmare. In On the Town, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Naked City and innumerable noirs, the Big City lures. Be careful what you wish for.
Welcome to the Big Celluloid City, Part 2
Monday, April 17, 2023, 10am
John and Jeanne Rowe Performance and Learning Center
Rick Harris, lecturer
Whether it be Oz, New York or Hollywood, the ambition to go to the big town was both a cinematic liberation and a cautionary danger. The City can be a dream come true or a noir nightmare. In On the Town, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Naked City and innumerable noirs, the Big City lures. Be careful what you wish for.