Movie Madness University: Online

ELASTIC TIME: A RICHARD LINKLATER MASTER CLASS
Hosted by Shawn Levy, featuring Richard Linklater and author Melissa Maerz
April 13, 20, & 27, 2021
$12 per class/$35 for the 3-class package
$10/$28 for Hollywood and Movie Madness Members

The pandemic has turned our collective sense of time inside out: disrupting routines, lengthening days, and obliterating the calendar’s familiar touchstones. It’s the perfect moment to delve into the work of Richard Linklater, the American filmmaker who has spent his career exploring (and manipulating) the passage of time.

For this three-week Movie Madness Master Class, we’ll take an in-depth look at Linklater’s filmography. We’ll be joined by Richard Linklater and Melissa Maerz, author of Alright, Alright, Alright: The Oral History of Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused. The Master Class is hosted by Shawn Levy, a bestselling author and former film critic for The Oregonian and KGW-TV.

Please note: We can't provide the films themselves, but all are easily rentable on major streaming platforms or at Movie Madness.

3-CLASS PACKAGE

BOYHOOD (2014)
with Richard Linklater
Tuesday, April 13, 6:00pm
$12 general/$10 for Hollywood and Movie Madness Members

Filmed over the course of 12 years, BOYHOOD follows a boy, Mason (Ellar Coltrane), as he passes through childhood and adolescence to the brink of leaving home for college. As Mason ages and evolves, so do his divorced parents (Patricia Arquette, who won an Oscar in the role, and Linklater stalwart Ethan Hawke). The result is a breathtaking vision of lives evolving in both time-lapse and real time.

Please note: We can't provide the films themselves, but all are easily rentable on major streaming platforms or at Movie Madness.

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DAZED & CONFUSED (1993)
with author Melissa Maerz
Tuesday, April 20, 7:00pm
$12 general/$10 for Hollywood and Movie Madness Members

Linklater’s beloved teen comedy unfolds over the course of a single day: May 28, 1976, the last day of school at Lee High School in Austin, Texas. The film follows several groups of teenagers as they party, hook up, chat, endure adolescent rituals and rites of passage, and face down the future.

Melissa Maerz is the author of Alright, Alright, Alright: The Oral History of Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused.

Please note: We can't provide the films themselves, but all are easily rentable on major streaming platforms or at Movie Madness.

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BEFORE SUNSET (2004)
Tuesday, April 27, 7:00pm
$12 general/$10 for Hollywood and Movie Madness Members

Linklater’s Before trilogy follows two characters, played by Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke, as their relationship evolves from a chance meeting on a train to a lifelong connection. The films tell one story but were released at nine-year intervals, allowing the actors to age in real time as their lives unfold. We’ll be focusing on the second film in the series, but our discussion will touch on all three.

Please note: We can't provide the films themselves, but all are easily rentable on major streaming platforms or at Movie Madness.

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WOMEN IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING
Thursdays, April 29-May 20
hosted by Kia Anne Geraths

Since we launched MMU Online last year, we've consistently gotten requests for programming that allows for more audience participation. With that in mind, we're pleased to present this 4-week, discussion-based class exploring the work of women documentary filmmakers.

Capped at 15 participants, this class will provide an opportunity to learn about and discuss the work of some of the most influential documentary filmmakers in the field—while getting to know some of your fellow film lovers!

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