Network (1976) | w/ optional Cinema Studies Course by Prof Paul Wright, Main Line Classical Academy

Our Cinema Studies courses will continue this November with a great film from our REEL REBEL Series- NETWORK! Prof. Paul Wright, Instructor of English and History, Main Line Classical Academy will join us to host an optional course about the movie before the film.
𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺? Register for our Cinema Studies Course. Registrants will receive exclusive access to a pre-film lecture (starting at 6:30pm) and post film discussion led by Prof Paul Wright. Registration includes a ticket to the film and a voucher for a popcorn and drink. Register now at
princetongardentheatre.org/cinemastudies
𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻? That is great too! Get your ticket to just the movie portion of the night at 7:15pm at princetongardentheatre.org/specials
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲: This still-relevant satire stars Peter Finch as an aging news anchor whose network overlords plan to put out to pasture. He reacts in an unexpected way, which inspires an ambitious producer (Faye Dunaway) to develop increasingly outrageous programming. Elevated by an intelligent script and an award-winning cast that also includes Robert Duvall and William Holden, NETWORK openly skewers sensationalized news and corporate greed.
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿: Paul Wright earned his B.A. from Northwestern University and his Ph.D. from Princeton University in Comparative Literature. A cultural historian and lifelong student of narrative in all its incarnations, he has taught at Princeton, Osaka University in Japan, and Villanova University, among others. He currently teaches at Main Line Classical Academy in Bryn Mawr, PA.
Paul has presented at conferences and in classrooms around the world on subjects ranging from Renaissance studies to media studies and the role of games and play in historical understanding. His wide-ranging interests continue to inform his teaching, research, and publications. He is currently completing a book on Machiavelli, as well as an article on the surprising intersections and dissonances between Augustine, Shakespeare, and director Akira Kurosawa. He is also a board game designer with an upcoming game on Machiavelli's Italy.
Paul has taught media courses at various institutions on a host of subjects, including ground-breaking American television series such as The Wire and The Sopranos, as well as genres such as film noir. He has also taught the films of directing giants like Martin Scorsese, the Coen Brothers, Akira Kurosawa, and Paul Thomas Anderson. Paul enjoys helping students at any age see the connections between visual media and other arenas, including literature, philosophy, and history.

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