Ooh, tempting!

Would anyone else local be interested in this? I'm tempted, but the timing isn't ideal for me (escorting most Saturday mornings, plus trips out of town being common occurrences). Still, I'm thinking about it...

Community Continuing Education presents:
“B”ware!: Bad Film Directors from the 50’s and beyond
http://www.tri-c.edu/community/Bmovies.htm

Here it is, folks, a 10-week noncredit college course on Friday evenings, starting on Friday the 13th of October, featuring films of the all-time worst directors of science fiction and horror. But were they really that bad? Judge for yourself, as we view 12 of the films of Ed Wood, Roger Corman, and William Castle on the BIG SCREEN, as they were originally made to be seen. FREE POPCORN!

Call 216-987-3075 to register

Fridays, 7:30 – 10 p.m.
October 13 – December 15
Fee: $79 Course #: 88901
Instructor: Greg Klayber
E-mail: greg.klayber@tri-c.edu

Movies are not only a treasured part of our cultural heritage, but are also a window to the ideas and emotions of the period and media culture that they emerged from. As we uncover the ways in which film reflects this, we will discover that there are often recurrent themes to move and influence a viewer. As a result, we can use these familiar and unfamiliar films to illuminate our perspectives of the cultural perceptions and fears of the “America of decades ago.”

This film appreciation course is primarily a study of 3 legendary film directors of the 1950’s and 1960’s who were famous for their output of so-called “B movies” in the science fiction, horror, and fantasy fields. A viewing of their film output on “the big screen”, as they were intended to be watched, will be supplemented with an analysis of their thematic content and a comparison with the popular culture and social/political contexts of their times. Also shown will be lesser known and contemporary examples of “cheapie B” science fiction.

Lecture and Laboratory Hours: 2.5 hours per day, 8 class days, 20 hours total
Location: Unified Technologies Center Theater (UTC 140) at Tri-C’s Metropolitan Campus

INSTRUCTOR’S EXPECTATIONS: Students are encouraged to be self-motivated to attend each session, ask questions, and view films with an appreciative, yet critical and analytical, eye.

Oct. 13: Directed by Roger Corman: Creature From the Haunted Sea (1961) 1:02; The Little Shop Of Horrors (1962) 1:10
Oct. 20: Directed by Roger Corman: Not Of This Earth (1957); 1:07 Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957) 1:08
Oct. 27: Directed by William Castle: House On Haunted Hill (1959) 1:15
Nov. 3: Directed by William Castle: The Tingler (1959) 1:22
Nov. 17: Directed by William Castle & Ed Wood: 13 Ghosts (1960) 1:25; Glen Or Glenda (I Led 2 Lives) (1953) 1:04
Dec. 1: Directed by Ed Wood: Bride of the Monster (1955); 1:08 Plan 9 From Outer Space (1956) 1:19
Dec. 8: Little-known films: Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster (1965) 1:19
Dec. 15: “B” Movies Today: The Lost Skeleton Of Cadavra (2001) 1:30

To enroll, call (216) 987-3075.

DVR Reminder...

Thursday, October 12th, FX
The official website, which totally lacks helpful scheduling info beyond this week *grump*
§ Episode Detail: Pro-Choice/Pro-Life - 30 Days: An Atlanta abortion-clinic employee spends 30 days at a Long Beach maternity home operated by a pro-life minister. Jennifer, 29, must attend antiabortion demonstrations that the home, His Nesting Place, takes part in, but she's far happier spending time with the pregnant women and new moms who live there. Jennifer's visit “has challenged us,” says Pastor Al Howard, the director of His Nesting Place.


Should be interesting. I haven't been catching all the eps of 30 Days, but I generally enjoy the show when I do watch it. I'm really, really curious about the "must attend antiabortion demonstrations" part -- I'd have an incredibly difficult time doing that, in her shoes, and I really wonder whether she had to chant/yell/etc, or just had to be present, and how she felt about it.

I'm also especially interested in the Atheism episode, and the Jail episode. Probably time to add the season to my Netflix queue.

Robert Anton Wilson

RAW is dying destitute -- plea for short-term financial assistance



Wikipedia article on RAW, for those not familiar with him

Exactly what we need...

Although it may be eye-opening for a lot of people to start learning exactly how common opposition to contraception really is.


Actual article, including embedded links

Daily Women's Health Policy

Opinion | Debate Between Antiabortion, Abortion-Rights Supporters Now Focusing on Contraception, Opinion Piece Says
[Oct 03, 2006]

"If you're among the millions of Americans who don't like the idea of abortion but also don't like the idea of banning it, good news is on the way" in the form of two bills recently introduced in the House, William Saletan, science and technology reporter for Slate magazine, writes in a Washington Post opinion piece. "Without banning a single procedure," the bills "aim to significantly lower the rate of abortions performed in this country," Saletan writes, adding that "[v]oluntary reduction, not criminalization or moral silence, is the new approach" (Saletan, Washington Post, 10/1). Rep. Lincoln Davis (D-Tenn.), who opposes abortion rights, earlier this month introduced a bill that aims to reduce the number of abortions by establishing health care- and child care-related programs to support pregnant women. The measure -- called the Pregnant Women Support Act -- is modeled after Democrats for Life of America's "95-10 Initiative," which aims to reduce the U.S. abortion rate by 95% over the next 10 years. Another bill (HR 6067) -- which also was introduced last month by Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), who opposes abortion rights, and abortion-rights supporter Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) -- is modeled in part on the 95-10 Initiative. Ryan and DeLauro's bill would require states to cover contraceptives for women with incomes of up to 200% of the federal poverty level, establish grants for sex education programs and require programs with a focus on abstinence to include thorough instruction on contraceptives. The measure, which includes 20 initiatives, also would increase funding for health care for low-income women with children, provide no-cost visits from nurses to teens and women who have given birth for the first time, expand a tax credit for adoption and fund child care services for parents in college (Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report, 9/20). The two bills "used to be one proposal," but they were split in two because "one faction wanted to fund contraception and the other didn't," according to Saletan. "In short, the good news is that we no longer have to fight about abortion," Saletan writes, adding, "The bad news is that we're now fighting about contraception." He adds, "The old question was abortion as birth control. The new question is abortion or birth control. To lower the abortion rate, we need more contraception. And that means confronting politicians who stand in the way" (Washington Post, 10/1).