Summer 2008 Film Schedule
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| Away From Her |
Date: |
July 9 |
| Time: | 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. |
| Location: | AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, Silver Spring, MD |
| Guest Speaker: | Neil Buckholtz, Ph.D., Chief, Dementias of Aging Branch, Division of Neuroscience, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health |
| Medical Theme: | Alzheimer's Disease |
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| Sarah Polley directs this drama about a long-married but still very much in love couple whose lives are torn asunder when one of them must enter a rest home. Julie Christie (in an Oscar-nominated role) plays the wife, and Gordon Pinsent plays the husband desperate to ensure her comfort in the new setting while burdened with guilt over past behavior. Olympia Dukakis co-stars in this film inspired by an Alice Munro story. |
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| Starring: | Gordon Pinsent, Stacey LaBerge, Julie Christie, Olympia Dukakis, Clare Coulter, Thomas Hauff, Alberta Watson, Grace Lynn Kung, Lili Francks, Andrew Moodie, Wendy Crewson, Judy Sinclair, Tom Harvey, Carolyn Hetherington |
| Genre: | Drama/Romance |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Run Time: | 1 hour, 50 minutes |
| Rating: | Rated PG-13 for some strong language. |
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
(Le Scaphandre et le papillon) |
Date: |
July 16 |
| Time: | 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. |
| Location: | AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, Silver Spring, MD |
| Guest Speaker: | Lana Shekim, Ph.D., Program Director, Speech/Voice, Division of Scientific Programs, and Allen R. Braun, M.D., Chief, Language Section, Voice, Speech, and Language Branch, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health |
| Medical Theme: | Locked-in Syndrome |
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| NOTE: Filmed in French -- will be shown with English subtitles
In 1995, author and Elle magazine editor Jean-Dominique Bauby suffered a stroke that put him in a coma; he awakened mute and completely paralyzed. Mathieu Amalric stars in this adaptation of Bauby's autobiography, which he dictated by blinking. Julian Schnabel was nominated for the 2008 Best Director Oscar and won the Golden Globe in the same category for his poignant film about the strength of the human spirit. |
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| Starring: | Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josee Croze, Anne Consigny, Patrick Chesnais, Niels Arestrup, Olatz Lopez Garmendia, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Marina Hands, Max von Sydow, Isaach De Bankole, Emma de Caunes, Jean-Philippe Ecoffey, Gerard Watkins, Nicolas Le Riche |
| Genre: | Biography/Drama |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Run Time: | 1 hour, 52 minutes |
| Rating: | Rated Rated PG-13 for nudity, sexual content and some language. |
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| Canvas |
Date: |
July 23 |
| Time: | 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. |
| Location: | AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, Silver Spring, MD |
| Guest Speaker: | Daniel R. Weinberger, M.D., Chief, Clinical Brain Disorders Branch, Division of Intramural Research Programs, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health |
| Medical Theme: | Schizophrenia |
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| When Mary's (Marcia Gay Harden) mental illness puts herself and her family in jeopardy, her husband (Joe Pantoliano) and son (Devon Gearhart) helplessly watch as she's torn from the family by the police. Forced to raise a boy on his own and cope with his wife's schizophrenia, father and son learn what it is to truly be a family. Inspired by a true story, Joseph Greco's drama is as full of hope and humor as it is heartbreaking performances. |
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| Starring: | Joe Pantoliano, Marcia Gay Harden, Devon Gearhart, Sophia Bairley, Marcus Johns, Antony Del Rio, Brandon Agan, Nicholas Alexander, Irene B. Colletti, Bill Erfurth, Matthew T. Gitkin, Paul Lasa, Emma Lockhart, Owen Miller, Sandra Milliner, Griffin Miner, Danny Rawley, Casey Travers, Julie Upton, Tim Ware |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Run Time: | 1 hour, 41 minutes |
| Rating: | Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements. |
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The Quiet Duel
(Shizukanaru Ketto) |
Date: |
July 30 |
| Time: | 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. |
| Location: | AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, Silver Spring, MD |
| Guest Speaker: | Robert Martensen, M.D., Ph.D., Director, and David Cantor, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Office of NIH History, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health |
| Medical Themes: | History of Medicine, Syphilis |
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NOTE: Filmed in Japanese -- will be shown with English subtitles
One of legendary director Akira Kurosawa's early works, this film follows the travails of Kyoji Fujisaki (Toshiro Mifune), a young doctor whose life is turned upside down when he contracts syphilis during a wartime surgery. Distancing himself from his fiancée, Fujisaki suffers in silence, shamed by what his life has become. When he encounters the man who infected him, the doctor forces him to take responsibility for the lives he's affected.
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| Starring: | Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Miki Sanjo, Kenjiro Uemura, Chieko Nakakita, Noriko Sengoku, Jyonosuke Miyazaki, Isamu Yamaguchi, Shigeru Matsumoto, Hiroko Machida, Kan Takami Kisao Tobita, Shigeyuki Miyajima, Tadashi Date, Etsuko Sudo |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Year: | 1949 |
| Run Time: | 1 hour, 35 minutes |
| Rating: | Not rated. |
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| Life Support |
Date: |
August 6 |
| Time: | 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. |
| Location: | AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, Silver Spring, MD |
| Guest Speaker: | Lauren V. Wood, M.D., Senior Clinical Investigator, CAPT 0-6, United States Public Health Service, Vaccine Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health |
| Medical Theme: | HIV/AIDS, Community Outreach, Drug Addiction, Social Activism |
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| When Ana (Queen Latifah, in her first Emmy-nominated role) receives her HIV-positive diagnosis, she struggles to overcome her drug addiction and dedicates herself to the fight against HIV infection in the black community. But her bigger battle may be to repair her fractured family. This drama is based on the life of AIDS activist Andrea Williams, sister of writer-director Nelson George. Wendell Pierce and Anna Deavere Smith co-star. |
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| Starring: | Queen Latifah, Anna Deavere Smith, Vianca Mercedes, Wendell Pierce, Rachel Nicks, Evan Ross, Gloria Reuben, Tony Rock, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Limary Agosto, Carlo Alban, Sidne Anderson, Dorothea Golden, Chyna Layne |
| Genre: | Biography/Drama |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Run Time: | 1 hour, 30 minutes |
| Rating: | This HBO film has not been rated by the MPAA. |
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| Consumed with grief after losing his family in the World Trade Center attacks, a widower (Adam Sandler) seeks help from his former college roommate (Don Cheadle), who's now a dentist. Mike Binder (The Upside of Anger) directs this thought-provoking look at friendship and post-Sept. 11 society in New York City, co-starring Liv Tyler, Saffron Burrows and Jada Pinkett Smith. |
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| Starring: | Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Jada Pinkett Smith, Liv Tyler, Saffron Burrows, Donalid Sutherland, Robert Klein, Melinda Dillon, Mike Binder, Jonathan Banks, Rae Allen, Paula Newsome, John de Lancie, Paul Butler, Camille LaChe Smith |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Run Time: | 2 hours, 4 minutes |
| Rating: | Rated R for language and some sexual references. |
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| Science in the Cinema -- AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center Location, Directions, and Parking |
Where is the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center located?
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(At the intersection of Colesville Road and Georgia Avenue in downtown Silver Spring.)
How do I get there by car?
The AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center is less than two miles south of Beltway exit 30 (Colesville Road) and exit 31 (Georgia Avenue). The theatre is also convenient to the Bethesda area via East-West Highway and to downtown Washington via 16th Street, N.W.
Where do I park?
The Wayne Avenue parking garage is now open with convenient and easy access to Downtown Silver Spring. The Wayne Avenue garage is located between Georgia Avenue and Fenton Street. The Wayne Avenue garage offers FREE PARKING after 7:00 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends.
There are new parking garages on Wayne Ave and Ellsworth Drive that offer parking free after 6pm. In addition, parking is available at Gateway Plaza after 7:00pm (in front of the historic shopping center at the corner of Georgia and Colesville) . The AFI Silver is also within easy walking distance of several public parking decks. The closest is one-and-a-half blocks from the theatre at Colesville Road and Spring Street. The public garages offer free parking on week-ends and metered rates of 75¢ per hour weekdays before 7L00 p.m..
How do I get there by Metrorail?
The AFI Silver Theatre is located on Colesville Road, just two blocks north of Metro's Red Line station in Silver Spring.
How do I get there by Metrobus?
The Silver Spring station is served by Metrobus routes 70, 71, J5, F4, F6, J1, J2, J3, J4, Q2, S2, S4, Y8, and Z5.
How do I get there by Ride-On Bus?
The Silver Spring station is served by Ride-On routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, and 28.
What if I have additional questions?
For information about ticketing, please contact the AFI Silver at (voice) 301-495-6720. Tickets are free at the theatre's box office and are available on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of show.
For further information about the Science in the Cinema film series, please contact the NIH Office of Science Education (OSE) at (e-mail) ose@science.education.nih.gov, (voice) 301-402-2470, (fax) 301-402-3034, or (TTY through the Federal Relay Service) 1-800-877-8339.
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