Trine film series to continue

Trine film series to continue

ANGOLA – Trine University’s Humanities Institute will bring back its film series, now titled Overlooked Film Festival, this semester beginning Feb. 2.

Movies will be shown free of charge to students, faculty and the public Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in Fabiani Theatre, in the University Center on the Angola main campus. Films previously were shown on Thursday nights, but due to a scheduling conflict, films will now be shown on Wednesday nights.

“We want to expose the community to films that may be overlooked,” said Justin Young, who teaches the film studies courses at Trine. “The films we’ll be showing this semester all have to do with the concept of growing up or coming of age.”

The series will kick off Feb. 2 with “Winter’s Bone,” which is rated R. The movie follows the journey of a young Ozark girl (Jennifer Lawrence) after her drug-dealing father goes missing.

“Easy A,” which is rated PG-13, will be shown Feb. 9. The movie stars Emma Stone as a normal high school girl whose reputation is tarnished after the rumor mill circulates.

“The Complete Metropolis,” which is rated PG, will come to Fabiani Feb. 23. German director Fritz Lang’s silent film masterpiece returns in a newly restored format with 25 minutes of lost footage and the original soundtrack.

The series will continue March 2 with “In the Shadow of the Moon,” which is rated PG. This documentary tells the behind-the-scenes story of the astronauts and engineers who sent men to the moon.

People can learn the story of Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg, who became the world’s youngest billionaire in “The Social Network” on March 16. The film is rated PG-13.

The family movie “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale” will be shown March 30. The movie follows Professor Wilson (Richard Gere) who has the perfect life until a dog wanders into it.

The final film of the season will be “Morning Glory” on April 6. The film features an all-star cast — Harrison Ford, Jeff Goldblum and Diane Keaton. The film, which is rated PG-13, follows a woman who refuses to lose hope in a hopeless situation as the producer of a morning talk show.

“These are interesting, good, thought-provoking films,” Young said. “These do what good art should do — leave you with questions and wanting to discuss them afterward.”