MOVIE PREVIEW COURSE--Enroll in the Fall, 2008, semester of William Wolf's Movie Preview Course offered by the New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies, Division of Entertainment, Technology, Digital Arts and Design. Saturdays, 10 a.m.
Oct. 18, Oct. 25, Nov. 1, Nov. 15, Nov. 29, Dec. 6 and Dec. 13.
The Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center165 West 65th Street, New York City
SEE FILMS AS THE CRITICS DO. Be among the first to preview the Spring's new movies selected by critic and author William Wolf and privately screened in the luxurious, state-of-the-art Walter Reade Theater at New York's Lincoln Center. In this all-in-one format each of the seven selected screenings is followed immediately by critical discussion led by Professor Wolf. Participants have the opportunity to critique films before reviews appear, allowing original insights and independent, spirited analysis. On occasion Professor Wolf is joined by a guest. Films shown during past semesters have included Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Married Life, My Brother Is an Only Child, A Previous Engagement, Elsa and Fred, Brick Lane, The Children of Huang Shi, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Love in the Time of Cholera, Cassandra's Crossing, La Vie en Rose, Pierrepoint--the Last Hangman, Becoming Jane, Pan's Labyrinth, Water, Black Book, The Valet, Catch a Fire, Copying Beethoven, Off the Black, Flannel Pajamas, The Italian, Pan's Labyrinth, Water, Russian Dolls, Wordplay, Find Me Guilty, A Prairie Home Companion, and Heading South. Previous semesters have included Pride and Prejudice, Mrs. Henderson Presents, Brokeback Mountain, The Matador, Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont, Go For Zuckor! and Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story. Previous films shown have included Dear Frankie, Kung Fu Hustle, Look at Me, Happily Ever After, 3-Iron, Heights, Kinsey, The Sea Inside, The Merchant of Venice, The Assassination of Richard Nixon, Conspiracy of Silence, Lost Embrace, The Chorus, Bon Voyage, Broken Wings, Saved, Since Otar Left, The Story of the Weeping Camel, The Door in the Floor and such other diverse films as Sylvia, The Triplets of Belleville, Shattered Glass, 21 Grams, The Cooler, Girl With a Pearl Earring and Calendar Girls, Laurel Canyon, The Guys, Bend It Like Beckham, Winged Migration, Confidence, Carnage and Camp, Far From Heaven, Rabbit-Proof Fence, The Pianist, Chaos, Gosford Park, Sunshine State, Nine Queens, The Man Who Wasn't There, The Business of Strangers, Lantana, Monsoon Wedding, Beijing Bicycle, State and Maine, Life is Beautiful, The Insider, The Hurricane, Pollock and Small Time Crooks. TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE: Phone N.Y.U. (212) 998-7171. Fee: $265 plus registration fee (Seniors get special rate) Course number: X34.9507
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