23SU-H-Film Seminar: All That Jazz
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Film: Paris Blues
July 7, 2023
10:00 am - 1:00 pm -
Film: Birds
July 14, 2023
10:00 am - 1:00 pm -
Film: Miles Ahead
July 21, 2023
10:00 am - 1:00 pm -
Film: Round Midnight
July 28, 2023
10:00 am - 1:00 pm -
Film: What Happened, Miss Simone?
August 4, 2023
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
In-Person: NEC Science Building Rm 113E
(right across from the new Lyon’s Building)
Fridays, 10 AM – 1 PM | July 7 – Aug 4
Leader: Don Melander
We will view the life and music of:
- July 7 | Paris Blues (1961; Martin Ritt) featuring Duke Ellington
- July 14 | Bird (1988; Clint Eastwood) featuring Charlie “Bird” Parker
- July 21 | Miles Ahead (2015; Don Cheadle) featuring Miles Davis
- July 28 | Round Midnight (1986; Bertrand Tavernier) featuring Dexter Gordon and Herbie Hancock
- August 4 | What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015; Liz Garbus) featuring Nina Simone
Don Melander has been leading film discussions, often along with Mary Lee Sargent, for almost a decade: Alfred Hitchcock, Preston Sturges, Women Directors, Noir, Best Westerns.