  Film Series at the College of Charleston, Maybank 100, September 14. 20, 27, and October 4. The location for all films in this series is Maybank 100, CofC. Films will begin at 7:00 PM and there will be an opportunity for discussion immediately afterwards. Thursday, Sept 14 - Dr Strangelove, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964, 93min, PG 
"You can't fight here! This is the war room!" Arguably the greatest "black" comedy ever made, this cold-war classic is the ultimate satire of the nuclear age. Dr. Strangelove is a perfect spoof of political and military insanity, beginning when General Jack D. Ripper, a maniacal warrior obsessed with "the purity of precious bodily fluids," mounts his singular campaign against Communism by ordering a squadron of B-52 bombers to attack the Soviet Union. The Soviets counter the threat with a so-called "Doomsday Device," while the U.S. president engages in hilarious hot-line negotiations with his Soviet counterpart and General Buck Turgidson advises the president about "acceptable losses." Peter Sellers plays multiple roles.  Wednesday, Sept 20 - Double Feature! Satyagraha: 100 Years of Nonviolence 2006, 17min, documentary The New York City Department of Peace Campaign, in partnership with the M.K. Gandhi Institute for nonviolence, commissioned the making of this film featuring Arun Gandhi, M.K. Gandhi's grandson, to Take Back the Date and transform September 11th into a "Message of Hope and Healing." Satyagraha (pronounced sat-YAH-gra'a) is the name of Gandhi's sacred vow to walk the path of truth. On September 11, 1906, he called People of Color together to join him in refusing to comply with the registration law and other oppressive and abusive practices of apartheid in South Africa. Sir, No Sir! 2005, 85min, documentary  In the 1960's, civil disobedience infiltrated the military. This movement took place in barracks and on aircraft carriers. It flourished in army stockades, in navy brigs, and in the towns that surround military bases. It penetrated elite military colleges like West Point, and it spread throughout the battlefields of Vietnam. It was a movement that changed history; no one expected it, least of all those in it. Hundreds went to prison and thousands into exile. And by 1971, it had, in the words of one colonel, infested the entire armed services. Today, there are 40,000 soldiers listed as AWOL - about one out of four enlistees. The soldiers fighting in Iraq are the sons and daughters of those who fought in Viet Nam. Mother Jones Interview with director David Zeigler Wednesday, Sept 27 - Grave of the Fireflies 1992, 88min, animated When their mother is killed in the firebombing of Tokyo near the end of World War II, teenage Seita and his little sister Setsuko initially stay with an aunt, but she has little affection for them and resents the time and money they require. The two children set up housekeeping in a cave by a stream, but their meager resources are quickly exhausted, and Seita is reduced to stealing to feed his sister. The sympathetic doctor, the greedy aunt, the disinterested cousins all know there is little they can do for Seita and Setsuko. Their resources, like their country's, are already overtaxed - anything they spare endangers their own survival. No mention is made of Japan's role in the war as an aggressor, but the depiction of the needless suffering endured by its victims transcends national and ideological boundaries. 
Wednesday, Oct 4:Why We Fight 2006, 98min, documentary, PG-13 Take an unflinching look at the anatomy of the American war machine. Hear unforgettable personal stories from those who contributed to the growth of militarism in this country - and those who opposed it. "Why do we fight?" ask  the narrators, and they ask it of everyone, from a
"who's who" of military and beltway insiders including Gore Vidal and
Susan Eisenhower (the former President's granddaughter) to the upper
management of major military contractors to people like you and me. The
film surveys the scorched landscape of a half-century's military
adventures, asking how and telling why our nation has become the
savings-and-loan of a system whose survival depends on a state of
constant war. For information on the film series, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .  |
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