Kristy,

My bad.  I should have put the location for the films in my earlier
e'mail.  You aren't the only one to ask for this information, so I'm
sending this e'message out to the entire campus.  The location is the Bijou
Theater on Broad Street downtown.  AEC stands for Arts and Education
Council.  You can learn more about them at their web address,
http://www.artsedcouncil.org

In addition to the spring and fall film series, AEC sponsors a conference
on Southern Literature here at UTC biannually, numerous programs for arts
in local schools, a drama program at the Tivoli for school kids, and the
Point of View program on WDEF on Sundays.

I chaired the film selection committee for several years when I was on the
AEC board, and I remain active on that committee now.  It's really open to
anyone who is a movie fan and has opinions about movies that should be
brought to Chattanooga but aren't likely to be picked up by Carmike or
Regal, the major local distributors.  Others around campus who regularly
take an interest, and to whom anyone can communicate requests, are Bob
Duffy, Karen Henderson, Linda Collins, and Elizabeth Gailey.  Joanie
Sompayrac is also on the board just now, and Verbie Prevost and Booker
Scruggs have long-term interests in AEC programs.

Finally, your best buy is to get a season pass for the film series.  It
costs $15, which goes to support the AEC, and it entitles you to matinee
prices at all times, a 15% discount at 212 Market restaurant and Big River
Grille, and 10%  discount a Wild Hare Books.  Joanie can get you one.

Fritz.

At 08:35 AM 8/24/2004 -0400, Kristy McManus wrote:

>Fritz,
>
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>
>I am a new faculty member here on campus and I do not know the specific on
>this film series.  Is there a website with more information?  I would like
>to know the place and times for these films.
>
>
>
>Thanks!
>
>
>
>Kristy McManus
>
>Director of Graduate Programs
>University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
>College of Business Administration, Department 6056
>615 McCallie Avenue
>Chattanooga, TN 37403-2598
>(423) 755-4210
>
>
>
>The AEC fall film series has been announced.  My apologies to those of you
>to whom I said we might be getting Donnie Darko and Before Sunset.  Maybe
>next time.  Here they are:
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>August 27-September 2           GARDEN STATE
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>
>
>          When Andrew Largeman (Braff) returns to his hometown in New
> Jersey for the first time in 10 years to attend his mother's funeral, he
> is reconnected with the world he left behind. "Large" finds old
> acquaintances around every corner, and by a twist of fate meets a girl,
> Samantha (Natalie Portman), who may change his life forever. Having
> recently stopped taking the powerful antidepressants he had been
> prescribed for years, Large's return prompts a journey of self-discovery,
> which includes confronting his domineering, psychologist father.
>
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>September 3-9           SUPER SIZE ME USA
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>          AEC's contribution to the campaign to halt the spread of
> obesity.  What would happen if you ate nothing but fast food for an
> entire month? Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock does just that and embarks on the
> most perilous journey of his life. For 30 days he cannot eat or drink
> anything that isn't on McDonald's menu; he must wolf three meals a day,
> consume everything on the menu at least once, and "supersize" his meal if
> asked. Spurlock treks across the country interviewing a host of experts
> and regular folks on fast food, while chowing down at the Golden Arches.
> Spurlock's grueling drive-through diet spirals him into a physical and
> emotional metamorphosis that will make you think twice about picking up
> another Big Mac. Less than two months after the film premiered in
> January, 2004, McDonald's announced that it will no longer sell any menu
> items in "Super Size", although officially denying that it was in
> reaction to the film.
>
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>September 10-16 INTIMATE STRANGERS FRANCE
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>
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>          Director Patrice Leconte (Girl on the Bridge) continues his
> theme of characters who pretend to be somebody they're not, and in the
> process become that person. An enigmatic woman seeking psychiatric help
> mistakes the office of her doctor for the tax attorney next door. Before
> he can correct her, she confesses too much of her personal life. Mutually
> committed now that secrets have been shared, they continue to see each
> other, using their mistaken identities as a role play. Because Anna
> (Sandrine Bonnaire) is not really seeing a professional, she has no
> problem reinventing herself through each meeting. And, William (Fabrice
> Luchini) imagines himself as an emotional giant and romantic outlet,
> something his tax-attorney identity would never allow.
>
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>September 17-23 SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER... and SPRING      In  Korean
>
>
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>          Sounds like the name of the Indian Princess who was the daughter
> of  Chief  Thunderthud, but not.  This is the story of a young boy living
> in a small floating temple on a beautiful lake, together with an elderly
> master who teaches him the ways of the Buddha. Years later the boy, now a
> young man, experiences his sexual awakening with a girl who has come to
> the temple to be healed by the master. The youth runs away to the outside
> world but his lust turns his life into hell, so he returns to the lake
> temple to find spiritual enlightenment. With breathtaking visuals and
> scenery, the film is a haunting and soul-stirring journey of sense and truth.
>
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>September 24-30 FATHER AND SON RUSSIA/GERMANY/ITALY/NETHERLANDS         In
>
>Russian
>
>
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>          Reaching adulthood, a young Russian man named Alexei (Alexei
>
>Nejmyshev) finds himself conflicted between the choices he wants to make
>for his future (his relationship with his girlfriend, school) and the
>close relationship he has with his father, with whom he has lived like two
>best friends his whole life. Meanwhile, despite knowing that all sons must
>one day live their own lives, his father feels himself conflicted as well,
>as he considers moving to another city in search of a better job and a new
>wife.
>
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>October 1-7             MARIA FULL OF GRACE COLOMBIA            In Spanish
>
>and English
>
>
>
>          A bright, spirited 17-year-old, Maria Alvarez, lives with three
> generations of her family in a cramped house in rural Colombia and works
> stripping thorns from flowers in a rose plantation. The offer of a
> lucrative job involving travel--becoming a drug "mule"--changes the
> course of her life. Far from the uneventful trip she is promised, Maria
> is transported into the risky and ruthless world of international drug
> trafficking. Her mission becomes one of determination and survival and
> she finally emerges with the grace that will carry her forward into a new life.
>
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>October 8-14            ZHOU YU'S TRAIN CHINA/HONG KONG
>
>
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>          Zhou Yu, a beautiful young ceramic artist, has a deep but
> long-distance rapport with Chen Qing, a shy sensitive poet. Taking a long
> train ride every weekend just see him, her longing seems insatiable. Yet,
> on one train ride Zhou Yu meets the hedonistic veterinarian Zhang Qiang
> and begins a torrid affair, taking her to another train station and
> another level of lust. Driven by the locomotive of love and desire, she
> hustles through a dark tunnel of no return, as her love is torn between
> the doctor and the poet.
>
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>
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>October 15-21           THE CONTROL ROOM USA            In Arabic and English
>
>
>
>          "Different channels. Different truths." This documentary offers
> a rare window into the international perception of the United States's
> war with Iraq, with an emphasis on coverage by Al Jazeera, the Arab
> world's most popular news outlet. Roundly criticized by Cabinet members
> and Pentagon officials for reporting with a pro-Iraqi bias, and strongly
> condemned for frequently airing civilian causalities as well as footage
> of American POWs, the station has revealed (and continues to show the
> world) everything about the Iraq War that the Bush administration did not
> want it to see. "Control Room" takes a hard look at the Al-Jazeera news
> network, but on a grander scale shows the media's important role in times
> of war.
>
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>October 22-28           METALLICA: SOME KIND OF MONSTER USA
>
>
>
>          This documentary skips the usual groupies-and-concert footage to
> instead showcase the sensitive side of the most successful heavy metal
> band of all time, as the group members - Lars, James, and Kirk - go
> through two years of intensive group therapy and prepare to record their
> latest album. The focus is on the years 2001-2003, a time of tension and
> release for the rock band, dealing with the aftermath of bassist Jason
> Newsted leaving the group, Hetfield's rehab stint, and the near-breakup
> the band during the making of the "St. Anger" album.
>
>
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>October 29-November 4           THE CORPORATION CANADA
>
>
>
>          One hundred & fifty years ago, the corporation was a relatively
> insignificant entity. Today, it is a vivid, dramatic & pervasive presence
> in all our lives. Based on a book by Joel Bakan, a law professor at the
> University of British Columbia, The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit
> of Profit & Power, this documentary provides a timely, critical inquiry
> that invites CEOs, whistle-blowers, brokers, gurus, spies, players, pawns
> & pundits on a graphic & engaging quest to reveal the corporation's inner
> workings, curious history, controversial impacts & possible futures.
> Featuring interviews with Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore, Howard Zinn & many
> others, the film charts case studies, anecdotes & true confessions to
> reveal behind-the-scenes tensions & influences in several corporate &
> anti-corporate dramas.
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>November 5-11                   WARRIORS OF HEAVEN & EARTH CHINA/HONG KONG
>
>
>
>          Set in the ferocious Gobi Desert, this samurai adventure follows
> Lieutenant Li (Jiang Wen) and Japanese emissary Lai Xi (Nakai Kiichi) -
> both first-class warriors and master swordsmen - on a thread of battles,
> comradeship and honor. After decades of service to the Chinese Emperor,
> Lai Xi longs to return to Japan, but is instead sent to the West to chase
> wanted criminals. His only passport back to Japan is to capture and
> execute Lieutenant Li, a renegade soldier wanted for leading a violent
> mutiny when he refused orders to kill female and child prisoners.
>
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>November 12-18          GOOD BYE, DRAGON INN TAIWAN             In
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>Fukienese/Mandarin
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>
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>          It's the final night of a run-down Taipei theatre. Once a
> majestic beacon for film-lovers, the theatre now serves as a feeble
> refuge for society's outsiders. As King Hu's martial arts classic Dragon
> Inn plays for the last time, patrons & employees shuffle about searching
> to fulfill their intangible desires: a Japanese man cruises the aisles
> for a hook-up, a disabled cashier attempts to meet the projectionist &
> audience members appear, bearing uncanny similarities to the swordsmen on
> screen. Ming-liang (The Hole, The River) deftly combines the pathos of
> contemporary alienation with witty observational humor to compose an
> eloquent elegy for the forgotten cinema community of yesteryear.