All shows begin at 7 p.m. in Wells Theatre (Taylor Hall), a 75-seat theater which features widescreen projection and surround sound.

Spring 2006, "Really Reel Life!"

The series title, “Really Reel Life,” is meant to suggest coverage of three different types of movies: extraordinary documentary films, accomplished “re-creations” based on real-life people and their stories, and amazing works that are so “really reel” or in other words exaggerated and artificial that they truly transcend any possibility of our mistaking them for “real.”
~ Dr. Dennis Petrie, Professor of English, TSU

February 9

The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2005), Rated G, 1:23

A crowd-pleasing movie that examines both a flock of exotic birds living in San Francisco and the homeless, philosophical man who cares for them. Judy Irving directed the film.

February 16

Cinderella Man (2005), Rated PG-13, 2:25

The film, featuring Russell Crowe and Renee Zellweger, is a true-life Depression-era drama about celebrated boxer Jim Braddock.

February 23

Mad Hot Ballroom (2005), Rated PG, 1:45

While learning the rhumba, foxtrot, tango, and swing, New York fifth-grade students from Tribeca, Bensonhurst, and Washington Heights transform from urban kids to “ladies and gentlemen.”

March 2

Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room (2005), Rated R, 1:50

Based on a best-selling book by Fortune magazine reporters, Alex Gibney’s film presents the shocking inside story of one of history’s greatest business scandals.

March 16

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of The Were-Rabbit (2005), Rated G, 1:25

Nick Park, the creator of Chicken Run and two immensely popular, Oscar-winning shorts starring the inimitable Wallace and his dog Gromit, presents another antic, gracefully-realized claymation comedy adventure.

March 23

Murderball (2005), Rated R, 1:26

Featuring fierce rivalry, stopwatch suspense, and larger-than-life personalities, this critically acclaimed documentary film examines tough, highly competitive rugby players – quadriplegic ones in steel-reinforced wheelchairs.

April 6

The Prize Winner of Definace, Ohio (2005), Rated PG-13, 1:39

The film is a straightforward adaptation of Terry Ryan’s memoir of her mother. Evelyn Ryan raised ten children and kept a roof over their heads by winning contests.

April 20

Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), Rated PG, 1:30

George Clooney directs and appears in this film that takes its title from the signature broadcast farewell of Edward R. Murrow, its central character. David Strathairn mesmerizes as the legendary CBS newsman, whose infamous media battle with Senator Joseph McCarthy is dramatized here.

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