— Cinema Café —
"SHINING A LIGHT ON FASCISM" • Study of key scenes from pre-war
films that defied and subverted censorship in order to spread the truth.
"MRS. MINIVER" • The power of homefront valor is movingly honored in this
epic paean to heroic feminine fortitude and finding hope in cooperative unity.
"TO BE OR NOT TO BE" • Evil Nazis mocked as inflated dopes and dupes by
tricksters Jack Benny and Carol Lombard in this sublimely brilliant satire.
"CASABLANCA" • Immortal tale of love and war makes mythic figures of Rick
and Ilsa, whose selfless sacrifice serves the greater fight for good versus evil.
Fridays / May 2-23 / Sliding Scale / 4:30-6:00 Pacific
"HOLLYWOOD VS FASCISM"