Messiah College announces its spring 2008 “Lost Films” schedule
February 14th, 2008
GRANTHAM, Pa. (Feb. 14, 2008) — The Messiah College Lost Films Society, the on-campus film group sponsored jointly by the college’s department of communication and the Student Activities Board, has announced its contemporary film series for spring 2008. All films will be shown in Parmer Cinema, Messiah College’s state-of-the-art screening facility, located on the ground floor of Boyer Hall on the college’s Grantham campus. In addition to evening showings, a Saturday matinee is available for each film. Admission to each film is $1, and tickets may be purchased at the door or by calling the college’s ticket office at (717) 691-6036.
“I Am Legend,” March 7 at 7 and 9:30 p.m., and March 8 at 4:30, 7 and 9:30 p.m.
In the streets of a deserted New York City, Robert Neville (Will Smith), lone survivor of a planet-wide plague, searches desperately for its cure while sending radio messages to any others who might still be alive. His quest is made more difficult by the violence of the plague’s victims, all of whom have been transformed into blood-thirsty, nocturnal creatures without a trace of the humanity they once possessed.
“Juno,” March 28 at 7 and 9:30 p.m., and March 29 at 4:30, 7 and 9:30 p.m.
Young Juno, a mid-western high school student, pursues an atypical course when faced with an unplanned pregnancy. With the support of her parents and best friend, she browses newspapers for an adoptive family, finally settling on affluent Mark and Vanessa Loring, who are eager to have a child of their own.
“I’m Not There,” April 4 at 7 and 9:30 p.m., and April 5 at 4:30, 7 and 9:30 p.m.
Laced with the unique music of Bob Dylan, this conglomerate film offers ruminations on the life of the famous singer and musician. Six characters, played by Heath Ledger, Cate Blanchett, Richard Gere and Christian Bale, each embody a separate aspect of Dylan’s life and work.
“Atonement,” April 11 at 7 and 9:30 p.m., and April 12 at 4:30, 7 and 9:30 p.m.
Based on Ian McEwan’s acclaimed British romance novel, “Atonement” follows the tangled fates of Briony Tallis, her older sister Cecilia (Kiera Knightley), and Cecilia’s lover, Robbie (James McAvoy). At 13, Briony’s overactive imagination and secret infatuation with Robbie lead her to charge him with a crime he did not commit, ruining her sister’s chances, sending Robbie to jail and saddling her with a burden of guilt for which she continues to seek atonement.
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” April 18 at 7 and 9:30 p.m., and April 19 at 4:30, 7 and 9:30 p.m.
Based on the best-selling memoir by Jean Dominique Bauby, magazine editor for “Elle France” who suffered a paralyzing stroke at age 43 that left only the movement of his left eye, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” eloquently describes the torment of a life lived trapped, as well as the vivid imaginations he created and painstakingly transmitted to an interlocutor by a blinking code.
“There Will Be Blood,” April 25 at 7 and 10 p.m., and April 26 at 4, 7 and 10 p.m.
In a story about family, religion and oil, “There Will Be Blood” questions the nature of greed, the nature of hate and evil, focusing on the drama of a turn-of-the-century prospector’s work during the initial days of the oil business.
“Cloverfield,” May 2 at 7 and 9:30 p.m., and May 3 at 4:30, 7 and 9:30 p.m.
Raw footage from a hand-held camera gives this film its hauntingly real quality, as a young man named Rob Hawkins and his small group of friends struggle to stay alive during a monster attack in New York City. The story follows their attempts to rescue Beth, Rob’s love interest, and escape the devastation.
About Messiah College
Messiah College, a private Christian college of the liberal and applied arts and sciences, enrolls 2,800 undergraduate students in 55 majors. Established in 1909, the primary campus is located in Grantham, Pa., near the state capital of Harrisburg. A satellite campus affiliated with Temple University is located in Philadelphia.