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Line-Up of Leftist Films Slated to Be Shown at UD University of Dayton eCommons News Releases Marketing and Communications 9-18-2000 Line-Up of Leftist Films Slated to be Shown at UD Follow this and additional works at: https://ecommons.udayton.edu/news_rls Recommended Citation "Line-Up of Leftist Films Slated to be Shown at UD" (2000). News Releases. 9337. https://ecommons.udayton.edu/news_rls/9337 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Marketing and Communications at eCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in News Releases by an authorized administrator of eCommons. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. 1 Jf/-{1j ~.. I UNIVERSITY o Sept. 18,2000 Contact: Erin Lehman or Pam Huber, [email protected] DAYTON 1850 .. 2000 NEWS RELEASE LINE-UP OF LEFTIST FILMS SLATED TO BE SHOWN AT UD DAYTON, Ohio- From the struggles of a coal mining town to the Hollywood blacklist, leftist politics have provided story lines for some of Hollywood's most gripping films. The Radical Democratic Forum at the University of Dayton will present free film screenings, "to give the campus and the community an opportunity to understand the political left," said Larry Flockerzie, associate professor of history and founding member of the group. "Since 1980, anything left of center has fallen off the map. It was simply not being discussed in the political arena. We'll build a stronger democracy if people have a more sophisticated, detailed view of the political spectrum." The group formed on UD's campus in 1998 when concerned students and faculty became aware that students graduating "were leaving here with an incredibly narrow worldview by not understanding the left. They didn't appreciate the political views that have captured the hearts and minds of millions of people," Flockerzie said. All showings will be held in Sears Recital Hall in the Jesse Philips Humanities Center, and all films are free and open to the public. • Matewan, 1987,8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21. Written and directed by John Sayles the film depicts a 1920s shootout in a West Virginia coal mining town. Chris Cooper, Mary McDonnell and James Earl Jones star as tempers flare among miner and union organizers. Running time 132 minutes. • The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War, 1984,8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19. Directed by Noel Buckner and Mary Dore, it tells the story of 12 of the 3,200 Americans who volunteered between 1936 and 1939 to fight the fascism of Franco, Hitler and Mussolini. Running time 98 minutes. -over- OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS 300 College Park Dayton, Ohio 45469-1679 (937) 229-3241 (937) 229-3063 Fax www.udayton.edu • Guilty By Suspicion, 1991, 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9. Directed by Irwin Winkler, the film stars Robert DeNiro along with Annette Bening, George Wendt, Patricia Wettig and Martin Scorsese and recaptures the fervor of the House on Un-American Activities Committee hearings of the 1950s. Running time 105 minutes. • On The Waterfront, 1954, 8 p.m. thursday, Jan. 18. Directed by Elia Kazan, the film contains themes of corrupt unions and Catholic clergy in the fight for social and economic justice. Marlon Branda portrays Terry Malloy as an ex-fighter working on gang-ridden waterfronts. Running time 108 minutes. • Scandalize My Name: Stories From The Blacklist, 1998, 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22. Narrated by Morgan Freeman, it covers how communist witch hunts and McCarthyism impeded the civil rights movement. Paul Robesen, Harry Belefonte, Canada Lee and Jackie Robinson are interviewed about how they dealt with the loyalty oaths and discrimination that led to the use of race in smear tactic campaigning. Running time 60 minutes, to be followed by a panel presentation on issues of race and ideology. • Norma Rae, 1979,8 p.m. Thursday, March 22. Directed by Martin Ritt, the film showcases Sally Field in an Oscar-winning performance of a Southern mill worker who is won over to unionization by Ron Leibman, a New York organizer. This film depicts problems women leaders faced during the labor movement. Running time 117 minutes. -30-.
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