In Search of Anonymous: The Shakespeare Controversy
A Multimedia Lecture by Bruce Hutchison, Ph.D.
Who wrote the plays and sonnets attributed to William Shakespeare? Was it the Bard himself? Or one of the 90 or so other candidates presented by authors and scholars over the years? Could it have been, as is suggested in the blockbuster new film Anonymous, Edward de Vere, a confidant of Queen Elizabeth I? Dr. Bruce Hutchison, a forensic psychologist, has dug through the evidence, and will present the facts, along with his own theories, in this entertaining investigation of what some believe is literature’s greatest conspiracy. So who wrote the plays? Come listen, ask questions and join the discussion!
7:00p Friday, November 4 • $5 Suggested Donation
Israel Vs. Israel
“A powerful documentary that will stir up discussion and debate." -The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle
Terje Carlsson’s award-winning documentary follows four Jewish peace activists—a Rabbi, a soldier, a grandmother and an anarchist—who, despite skepticism and criticism from their fellow Israeli citizens, share the common goal of ending the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories. Winner of awards from Al Jazeera, The One Shot Festival, the Turkish Documentary Awards and the Ojai Film Festival.
7:00p February 16, $10, Director in person!!
In Conversation: David Barsamian
One of America’s most tireless and wide-ranging investigative journalists, David Barsamian has altered the independent media landscape, both with his weekly radio show Alternative Radio—now in its 25th year—and with his books, written with Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Tariq Ali, Arundhati Roy and Edward Said. His latest book with Noam Chomsky is How the World Works. Barsamian, who was recently deported from India due to his work on Kashmir and due to his work on Kashmir and other rebellions as well as corporate depredations, discusses world affairs and the state of journalism, and censorship, with CCA Cinematheque Director Jason Silverman in this multimedia presentation.
6:00p Monday October 24
Beats, Rhymes and Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
“Riveting … gets uncomfortably close to one of the most important and influential groups of the past 25 years … a loving, magnetic, gloriously alive tribute to a golden age when a group of brilliant young black men and women joined forces to reinvent hip-hop in their own funky, Afrocentric image, and the most penetrating psychological study of a creative partnership in perpetual peril ... Poignant and powerful, complex and melancholy.” –The Onion AV Club
Actor Michael Rapaport turns the camera on his favorite band, the legendary, influential and groundbreaking hip-hop band A Tribe Called Quest. Created by two childhood friends, the band built playful, innovative, infinitely creative sounds, but eventually split up after having their deep friendships split by their success. Can they reconcile for a mega-tour ten years later? (U.S., 2011, 97m, Sony Classics)
October 2011
