To wind up the year, the Film Society still has a few surprises up its sleeve, guaranteed to satisfy all movie lovers and get everyone in the summer spirit. This weekend, we will be presenting the film The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988).
For many students, Ivies Weekend represents a pleasant departure from stress and work in exchange for a few carefree days of parties, bands, and other fun activities. To add to the spirit of Ivies, the Film Society will be showing the semester's horror film (and no, Lolita doesn't count; that's romance): The Exorcist (1973), which is hailed by many critics and fans as one of the scariest films ever made.
To reflect on some of the current events in the world today, the Bowdoin Film Society has chosen to show the powerful anti-war film Paths of Glory (1957).
There's nothing like the bittersweet anticipation of the second installment of a film that blew you away the first time around. We all saw it happen with The Matrix, The Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter, and some of you may even be excited to see Spiderman take to the sky again in July.
Many of us grew up singing the catchy musical classics such as "Luck Be a Lady" and "Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat," but never knew exactly where they came from.
When Donald B. MacMillan, Class of 1898, embarked on his Arctic expeditions, he always took a movie camera. This Saturday in Smith Auditorium, the Bowdoin Film Society, in conjunction with the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, presents the premiere of a restored Donald B. MacMillan lecture film.
