Debunked: The Strange Tale of Pope Gregory and the Rabbits

(Click on the rabbit for link to New York Times article)

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The Alan Lutkus International Film Series Presents:

Throne of Blood (Japan, dir. Akira Kurosawa, Japan, 1957)

Thursday, March 1. 7 p.m. in Newton 204.

Returning to their lord’s castle, samurai warriors Washizu (Toshiba Mifune) and Miki (Minoru Chiaki) are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit’s prophecy comes true, Washizu’s scheming wife, Asaji (Isuzu Yamada), presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit’s prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa’s resetting of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films. Presented by Dr. Jun Okada, Associate
Professor, English and Film Studies.

(Forwarded from events-l)

This Thursday, the Alan Lutkus International Film Series Presents:

Thursday, February 8. 7 p.m. in Newton 204. The Lion in Winter (U.K., dir. Anthony Harvey, 1968)

It’s Christmas 1183, and King Henry II (Peter O’Toole) is planning to announce his successor to the throne. The jockeying for the crown, though, is complex. Henry has three sons and wants his boy Prince John (Nigel Terry) to take over. Henry’s wife, Queen Eleanor (Katharine Hepburn), has other ideas. She believes their son Prince Richard (Anthony Hopkins) should be king. As the family and various schemers gather for the holiday, each tries to make the indecisive king choose their option. Presented by Dr. Graham Drake, Professor of English and Interim Director of Medieval Studies.