Third Wednesday Film Series Begins Sept. 18 at UT Tyler

August 8, 2002

Third Wednesday Film Series Begins Sept. 18 at UT Tyler

"Robert Altman Directs …'' will be the theme of The University of Texas at Tyler's Third Wednesday Film Series beginning Sept. 18 at the R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center, Dr. James A. Hatfield, director of theatre, has announced.

The series of independent, classic, documentary and foreign films is a project of the UT Tyler Friends of the Arts and is sponsored by the theatre department.

Featuring films directed by Robert Altman, the fall 2002 series will open Sept. 18 with "Gosford Park'' (2001, 137 minutes), a part-comedy, part-mystery and part-societal expose set in 1932 England. The drama contrasts the lives of the upstairs guests and the downstairs servants during a weekend in the country.

Films will be shown at 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in Room 1009 (Braithwaite Recital Hall entrance). Introductions will precede each showing. Season tickets are $14; single tickets are $4. Admission will be free to UT Tyler, Tyler Junior College and Texas College students with a current student identification card. Seating is limited. For reservations call 566-7110.

Other films will include:
Oct. 16, "MASH'' (1970, 116 minutes) -- Altman's classic depiction of a field hospital staff's offbeat humor and hilarity in an effort to preserve their sanity and the joy of life amidst the horrors of war.

Nov. 20, "Come Back to the Five & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean'' (1982, 109 minutes) - Altman's portrayal of the idolatry of James Dean on the anniversary of his death by a group of his admirers through scenes in the present and in flashback, revealing simple truths in complicated lives.

Dec. 18, "The Player'' (1992, 124 minutes) - An insider's look at Hollywood through the mirror of a studio executive being blackmailed by one of the many writers whose script he has rejected.

Contact:
Emily Battle
565-5604