The Religious Education Department of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Salisbury provides a unique educational experience for adults. UUFS’s RE provides Cinema Circle, a drop-in adult film and discussion group as a fun fellowship opportunity for interested adults.
Cinema Circle is a group that meets on the second and fourth Friday of each month to view documentaries or other films about various religions and related topics. Each viewing is followed by discussion on the topics and themes presented.
Cinema Circle begins at 6pm and typically ends around 8pm. It is accompanied by pizza, drinks and popcorn, and it’s a great way to meet and get to know one other. Interested individuals are welcome, and the only cost is a suggested donation of $2 to help pay for refreshments. One does not need to be a member or friend of the UUFS to take part, and visitors are welcomed and encouraged to participate.
Coordinator: Seth Cowall
SUMMER 2010 SCHEDULE
June 11
KEEPING THE FAITH (2000) Despite differing faiths, the Rev. Brian Finn (Edward Norton) and Rabbi Jacob Schram (Ben Stiller) — who were boyhood pals — enjoy working together to spread “the word.” But when Anna Riley (Jenna Elfman) enters the picture, it creates a love triangle that threatens to destroy the men’s friendship as they jockey to win Anna’s hand in this divine comedy. (129 minutes)
Click for a preview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grHRdUJwgaQ
June 25
O’ BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? (2000) Three convicts (George Clooney, John Turturro and Tim Blake Nelson) break out of jail during the 1920s with an eye toward retrieving a cache of hidden money. Along the way, they fast-talk their way out of jams, sidestep alluring riverside sirens and record a hit country song. O Brother is a rollicking romp in the tradition of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby’s “road” pictures. (106 minutes)
Click for a preview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1C2gCXo4Gs
July 9
AMERICAN VIOLET (2008) Inspired by true events, this penetrating drama centers on Dee Roberts (Nicole Beharie), a 24-year-old mother of four who’s forced to take on a corrupt district attorney (Michael O’Keefe) when she’s unjustly prosecuted in a large-scale drug case. Directed by Tim Disney, the inspiring tale also stars Alfre Woodard as Dee’s mother, Alma, Tim Blake Nelson as ACLU attorney David Cohen and Will Patton as retired narcotics officer Sam Conroy. (102 minutes)
Click for a preview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78SyNyyH_Qc
July 23
KUNDUN (1997) A change of pace for director Martin Scorsese, this biopic about the life of the Dalai Lama was filmed with a cast of unknowns in Morocco when film crews were forbidden to enter Tibet. The Lama’s escape during the Chinese invasion, meetings with Chairman Mao and eventual exile in India are vividly depicted with Oscar-nominated cinematography (by Roger Deakins), music (by Philip Glass), costumes and art direction. (135 minutes)
Click for a preview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFm8oP9c9Hs
August 13
THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS (2008) When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno (Asa Butterfield) befriends Shmuel (Jack Scanlon), a boy who lives on the other side of the fence, where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. Unaware of Shmuel’s fate as a Jewish prisoner or the role his own Nazi father plays in his imprisonment, Bruno embarks on a dangerous journey inside the camp’s walls. (93 minutes)
Click for a preview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ypMp0s5Hiw
August 27
WHAT DREAMS MAY COME (1998) Robin Williams plays Chris Nielson, a kind of everyman who dies in a car accident and goes straight to heaven. Overcome with grief, his wife, Annie (Annabella Sciorra), commits suicide and ends up in slightly warmer climes. Undeterred, Nielson embarks on an epic journey to hell (assisted by angelic Cuba Gooding Jr.) to find his despairing wife. Lush special effects will make this movie resonate in your own dreams. (114 minutes)
Click for a preview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pHCtLzmras
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