2008 Woodie Awards
Cinema International kicks-off new year
Issue date: 8/22/08 Section: Features
Sarah Hart Landolt
Contributing writer
After the move from Plano, Texas to Murray his freshman year, Parker House found himself with few friends. Then he discovered Cinema International.
"I started going [my freshmen year] just because I had no friends, and I saw a sign and thought, 'That sounds cool'," House, junior from Plano, Texas, said.
House has since become a regular attendee and even brings friends with him to the productions.
Each semester, Cinema International has a new roster of culturally diverse films. This fall season includes movies from countries including the Netherlands, India, Croatia and South Korea.
For those Murray State students who cannot study abroad, the Curris Center Theatre provides a free voyage by means of the big screen, or as Mike Waag, professor of modern languages and director of Cinema International, said, a "window to the world, a way of experiencing other cultures."
For those who dislike subtitles, four of the ten films this semester are spoken in English, including this week's "Into the Wild" directed by Sean Penn from the US.
Based on a true story by Jon Krakauer, the film focuses on the character Christopher McCandless, played by Emile Hirsch. Fresh out of college, McCandless rejects normality by escaping the working world and venturing to Alaska's untamed terrain. In the process, he experiences more reality than the "real world" would offer.
Another English film on the schedule includes the Oscar-nominated box-office hit "Atonement" featuring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy. The film is set in WW II and is a tale to tragic love that is far from the typical romance story.
However, "The Orphanage" from Spain is Waag's favorite because currently, "Spain is one of the richest sources of film [in the world]."
Cinema International has done more for students than just broadening their perception of film. For example, House said he was inspired to take Spanish with Wagg after seeing his charisma during the introductions of the films each weekend.
Contributing writer
After the move from Plano, Texas to Murray his freshman year, Parker House found himself with few friends. Then he discovered Cinema International.
"I started going [my freshmen year] just because I had no friends, and I saw a sign and thought, 'That sounds cool'," House, junior from Plano, Texas, said.
House has since become a regular attendee and even brings friends with him to the productions.
Each semester, Cinema International has a new roster of culturally diverse films. This fall season includes movies from countries including the Netherlands, India, Croatia and South Korea.
For those Murray State students who cannot study abroad, the Curris Center Theatre provides a free voyage by means of the big screen, or as Mike Waag, professor of modern languages and director of Cinema International, said, a "window to the world, a way of experiencing other cultures."
For those who dislike subtitles, four of the ten films this semester are spoken in English, including this week's "Into the Wild" directed by Sean Penn from the US.
Based on a true story by Jon Krakauer, the film focuses on the character Christopher McCandless, played by Emile Hirsch. Fresh out of college, McCandless rejects normality by escaping the working world and venturing to Alaska's untamed terrain. In the process, he experiences more reality than the "real world" would offer.
Another English film on the schedule includes the Oscar-nominated box-office hit "Atonement" featuring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy. The film is set in WW II and is a tale to tragic love that is far from the typical romance story.
However, "The Orphanage" from Spain is Waag's favorite because currently, "Spain is one of the richest sources of film [in the world]."
Cinema International has done more for students than just broadening their perception of film. For example, House said he was inspired to take Spanish with Wagg after seeing his charisma during the introductions of the films each weekend.
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