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For immediate release: February 2, 2007
Media contact: Jan Bernstein Chargin,
(408) 848-4724
Free Film Series for Adults 55+
WHO: Adults 55+
WHAT: Can participate in a free class/film
series through the Gavilan College Department of Noncredit
Instruction. Humanities 767, "Film Classics"
is designed to study the facts, fantasy, history and
trivia of classic and modern films. The background and
history of each film and its performance will be compared
and contrasted. This class is "open entry"
meaning that participants do not have to attend all
class sessions.
Instructor Grant Richards is a graduate
of Gilroy High School and Gavilan College. He earned
a B.A. in Liberal Studies at Chico State University,
and a B.A. in English from Sacramento State University.
He earned an M.A. in English form Sacramento State University.
Richards teaches film history and film production at
Gavilan College, including Film and Fiction (Engl. 2C),
Introduction to the Cinema (Hum 3), American Cinema
(Hum 4), and Approaches to Modern Cinema (Hum 10). He
is also developing a Film Production major at the college
and will be adding several more classes like Screenplay
Writing, Foreign Cinema, and numerous Film Production
classes.
WHERE and WHEN: All films will be screened
at the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse on Wednesday
afternoons from 2 p.m. - 5 p.m., now through June 6.
HOW: Students may register in class,
or may call in advance to (408) 848-4859.
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The Spring Film Schedule:
January 31st: Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
February 7th: The African Queen (1951)
February 14th: Singing in the Rain (1952)
February 21st: Roman Holiday (1953)
February 28th: On the Waterfront (1954)
March 7th: Mister Roberts (1955)
March 14th: Friendly Persuasion (1956)
March 21st: North by Northwest (1959)
March 28th: The Graduate (1967)
April 4th: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
April 18th: Annie Hall (1977)
April 25th: The Goodbye Girl (1977)
May 2nd: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
May 9th: On Golden Pond (1981)
May 16th: Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
May 23rd: The Usual Suspects (1995)
Jan Bernstein Chargin
Director, Public Information
Gavilan College
www.gavilan.edu
(408) 848-4724
jbchargin@gavilan.edu
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