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Two good films & discussions, <b>*both showing on Monday
evening, May 20th*</b> -- one in Champaign, one in Normal.<br>
(I'd told some people at the U of I commencement demonstration about
Gasland II - here it is, coming to Normal IL next week.)<br>
Summary first, details below.<br>
<br>
1-<br>
"NO", a new Chilean film, Oscar nominated: set in Chile in 1988,
it features a young ad executive who comes up with a campaign to
defeat Augusto Pinochet in a national referendum. Austin McCann
notes: <i>"</i><i>it's about how we use the media for liberatory
purposes in a culture of advertising."</i><br>
<br>
<b>7:30 Monday at the Art Theater in Champaign</b><b>, with
discussion afterwards by </b><b>Chilean student Karla Palma,</b>
doctoral candidate in Media and Communications at the U of I. (It
will also be shown 7:30 Tuesday and 5PM Wednesday, but discussion on
Monday only.)<br>
<br>
<br>
2-<br>
"Gasland II", a follow-on to the nationally-recognized
documentary Gasland on fracking for natural gas extraction, will
have a national premiere in <b>Normal, IL</b>, <b>with an
appearance by the filmmaker, Josh Fox.</b> 7PM in the Normal
Theater.<br>
<br>
Note: <i>Fox has chosen to launch his national tour of Gasland
II in Normal to bring attention to the efforts of </i><i><b>Illinois
People’s Action</b></i><i> and other grassroots groups to keep
fracking out of the state of Illinois.</i><br>
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<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">About "NO":<span
style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida
grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:16px"><br>
<br>
Hi everyone,</span></div>
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style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida
grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:16px"><br>
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<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida
grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:16px">Next
week, we're playing a new Chilean film called NO at the Art. The
film was a </span><span
style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida
grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:16px">2013
Oscar nominee (Best Foreign-Language Feature) & stars Gael
Garcia Bernal as an a young ad executive who comes up with a
campaign to defeat Augusto Pinochet in Chile's 1988 referendum. </span><span
style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida
grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:16px">In
short, <b>it's about how we use the media for liberatory
purposes in a culture of advertising. </b></span></div>
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style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'lucida
grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:16px"><br>
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<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGOcFPzx1H0">Watch the
trailer here.</a></div>
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style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
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<div class="gmail_default"><font color="#333333" face="lucida
grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif"><span
style="line-height:16px">After Monday's 7:30PM show, we're
going to have a discuss about media justice & Chilean
politics led by Karla Palma*! It should prove to be a stellar
conversation - I hope you all can make it out.</span></font></div>
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grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif"><span
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<div class="gmail_default" style=""><font color="#333333"
face="lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif"><span
style="line-height:16px">Showtimes:<br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style=""><font color="#333333"
face="lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif"><span
style="line-height:16px"><b>Mon 5/20 - 7:30PM - Discussion
afterwards</b></span></font></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style=""><font color="#333333"
face="lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif"><span
style="line-height:16px">Tues 5/21 - 7:30PM</span></font></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style=""><font color="#333333"
face="lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif"><span
style="line-height:16px">Weds 5/22 - 5:00PM</span></font></div>
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grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;display:inline;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:16px"><br>
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<div class="gmail_default"><span class="" style="font-family:'lucida
grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;display:inline;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:16px">Please
come support our efforts to play these kinds of films at the Art
& host meaningful public conversations. Help me generate
some significance for our movies! Please share with your
friends. </span></div>
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<div class="gmail_default"><span class="" style="font-family:'lucida
grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;display:inline;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:16px"><i>2013
Oscar nominee (Best Foreign-Language Feature) NO stars Gael
Garcia Bernal as an a young ad executive who comes up with a
campaign to defeat Augusto Pinochet in Chile's 1988
referendum. Winner of the top prize in this year’s Directors’
Fortnight in Cannes, No is little short of a miracle: shooting
on U-matic video tape to give the film the look of the 80s,
Pablo Larraín has created a smart, funny and totally
engrossing political thriller with a powerful resonance for
our times. </i><br>
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<i>“Take the backroom political machinations of LINCOLN add in
the showbiz sleight of hand of ARGO, and you’ll get something
like N O, a cunning and richly enjoyable combination of
high-stakes drama and media satire.” -Liam Lacey, The Globe
and Mail (Toronto)</i><br>
<br>
<i>“Like ARGO or ZERO DARK THIRTY the film dramatizes a fertile
subject — in this instance, the language of advertising in
modern politics.” -Joe Morgenster, Wall Street Journal</i><br>
<br>
<i>“A troubling, exhilarating and ingeniously realized film
that’s part stirring political drama and part devilish media
satire.” -Andrew O’Hehr, Salon.com</i><br>
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*Karla Palma is a doctoral student of Media and Communications
in the University of Illinois. She is also a journalist from the
Universidad de La Frontera, with a specialization in Human
Rights and public policies, and is a Senior Fellow of the Melton
Foundation, and a Fulbright scholar. Currently she is studying
zones of conflicts in Chilean mining projects. She focuses on
interactions between local communities, the state, and global
organizations. Karla has worked with different NGOs in Chile,
and has experience in the development of communication
strategies for resistance of communities affected by the
violation of their rights, the development of community media,
and methodologies of participatory research.<br>
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<blockquote>Austin McCann <a
href="mailto:theaustinmccann@gmail.com" target="_blank">theaustinmccann@gmail.com</a><br>
Urbana, IL<br>
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About "Gasland II"<br>
<br>
What: <b>First ever national showing of Gasland II with public
appearance by filmmaker and director, Josh Fox</b><br>
<br>
When: Monday, May 20, 2013<br>
6:30 PM- Doors Open<br>
7:00 PM- Screening of Gasland II<br>
9:00 PM Live Question and Answer Conversation with Josh Fox <br>
<br>
Where: Normal Theater, 209 North Street, Normal, IL<br>
Why: To raise awareness of the fight in Illinois over fracking<br>
<br>
Sponsored by: Illinois People’s Action<br>
Contact: Dawn Dannenbring (309) 827-9627 (office) 531-4433
(cell); Don Carlson (309) 826-9627 (cell)<br>
More info: <a
href="http://www.ecologyactioncenter.org/wp/bngreen/gasland-ii-national-premiere-director-josh-fox/">http://www.ecologyactioncenter.org/wp/bngreen/gasland-ii-national-premiere-director-josh-fox/</a><br>
<br>
Details: Gasland II is launching its national premiere in Normal,
IL. Writer, director, and filmmaker, Josh Fox, whose Gasland expose
was Oscar-nominated, will accompany the film and meet with the
audience after the screening. The event will be free and open to
the public. <br>
<br>
Fox has chosen to launch his national tour of Gasland II in Normal
to bring attention to the efforts of Illinois People’s Action and
other grassroots groups to keep fracking out of the state of
Illinois.<br>
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