Movie Masterpieces: the 2000s (12A)
MOVIE MASTERPIECES THROUGH THE DECADES: THE 2000s
Max Newsom, film director, script writer, producer and film lecturer, continues his series of talks on film masterpieces of the 1920's - 2000's, with the following dates:
Tues 25th June - 1970's
Each lecture includes short clips from movies of the era, a short recap of the previous decade's main contributions to the developing form, as well as an outline of the contemporary political and social issues.
After each talk, there will be a short, 15-min break, complementary tea and biscuits, then a presentation of a classic film from the decade disussed.
2000's - The end of Miramax; cinema and the digital age; Hollywood falls out of love with Indy film; the writers' strike of 2007-8; the rise of sequels, comic-strip and super-heroes; LA sunset;
2000's mentions to include: Slumdog Millionaire; No Country for Old Men; 300; Inglorious Basterds; Lost in Translation; Crouching Dragon, Hidden Tiger; Walk the Line; Million Dollar Baby; O Brother, Where Art Thou; Black Hawk Down; The Bourne series; Gangs of New York; Avatar; 21 Grams; In Bruges; Juno; Pride and Prejudice; Mean Girls; Iron Man.