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ROBIN WILLIAMS TRIBUTE SCREENING ON SUNDAY 31 AUGUST @ 6 PM
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Like countless others around the world, we here at the ANU Film Group were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Robin Williams last week. To celebrate his life and his legacy, we will be screening two of his most beloved films -- DEAD POETS SOCIETY and GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM -- in a special tribute on SUNDAY 31 AUGUST.
DEAD POETS SOCIETY will screen at the special start time of 6 PM, followed by GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM at approximately 8:15 PM.
In DEAD POETS SOCIETY, Williams stars as an unorthodox English teacher who encourages his students to seize the day and go against the status quo, changing their lives and his own in the process. Nominated for 4 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Williams.
Then, revisit the breakthrough big-screen role that earned Williams his first Oscar nomination in GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM. In the film, Williams plays an irreverent DJ who shakes things up when he is assigned to the US Armed Services Radio station in Vietnam.
Please join us at these special screenings to bid farewell to a unique talent and pay tribute to the profound impact that his work has had on so many. Entry is free for those with a current Annual or Semester ANUFG membership. For everyone else, memberships will be available at the door starting from $15.
The Film Group will be donating $5 from all memberships sold on the night to Lifeline Canberra. As such, both screenings will be ‘No Guests’ screenings to promote sales, so please help spread the word and encourage others to come along.
Fans of Robin Williams may also be interested to know that he appears in two other films on our current Semester Two programme. He makes an uncredited appearance in director Terry Gilliam’s THE ZERO THEOREM, which is having its Canberra premiere screening at 9:30 PM this Friday (August 22). He also has a supporting role in one of his last films released before his death, THE FACE OF LOVE, screening on Tuesday 2 September at 7:30 PM.
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WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK
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This week, strong women, undercover hijinks, and romantic entanglements are just the tip of the iceberg in a packed week that includes our exclusive Canberra premiere screening of THE ZERO THEOREM, the latest film from Terry Gilliam (BRAZIL, FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS).
• Tue 19 Aug @ 7:30 PM: CAMILLE CLAUDEL 1915
At the end of her famed career, a miserable sculptor (Juliette Binoche) is sent by her family to an asylum in the South of France, where she is forced to live as the only sane person amongst patients who obviously are not.
• Thu 21 Aug @ 7:30 PM: UNDER THE SKIN
A mysterious woman (Scarlett Johansson) drifts across Scotland hunting down and seducing lonely men as she begins to question the purpose of her existence in a haunting and erotic journey of self-discovery.
• Fri 22 Aug @ 7:30 PM: 22 JUMP STREET + THE ZERO THEOREM
In 22 JUMP STREET, after making their way through high school (twice), two police officers (Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum) are tasked with going deep undercover at a local university to bust an illicit drug ring.
Then, in our Canberra premiere screening of THE ZERO THEOREM (at approx. 9:30 PM), a computer hacker (Christoph Waltz) whose goal is to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work being interrupted.
• Sat 23 Aug @ **7 PM**: TRACKS + CHINESE PUZZLE
TRACKS tells the amazing true story of Robyn Davidson (Mia Wasikowska), a young woman who embarks on an epic, soul-searching 2,700-kilometre journey across the Australian Outback accompanied only by her dog and four camels.
Then, in CHINESE PUZZLE (at approx. 9 PM), a writer relocates to New York to be with his young children after his estranged wife moves there, an act which marks only the beginning of his romantic entanglements.
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TRIVIA NIGHT: PRE-PURCHASE TICKETS AND WIN!
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Our upcoming Annual Trivia Night is so chock full of prizes that you could win something just by purchasing a ticket!
Simply purchase your Trivia Night ticket before Friday 29 August and you’ll go into the draw to win an $80 dining voucher for the wonderful Boffins restaurant located at University House in the ANU.
If feedback from past years is anything to go by, our Trivia Night is unlike any other, so you won’t want to miss out. Tickets are $15 per person, with tables of up to 10 available. For more information, head over to www.anufg.org.au/trivia