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Volume CXXXII, Number 2 |
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Cannibalism on campus
AUDREY AMIDON
STAFF WRITER
To continue last week's trend, the Bowdoin Film Society is once again bringing you some really twisted films. This weekend, in anticipation of the latest addition to the Hannibal "the Cannibal" series, Howell House and the Bowdoin Film Society will refresh your memories with the first two installments. The newest film, Red Dragon, is actually a prequel, and will show viewers how Hannibal's evil saga began, so it's important to take a look at what he accomplished in later years.
We'll begin with the original Academy Award-winning film The Silence of the Lambs (1991) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. If this film doesn't give you nightmares, it will at least give you a good case of the creeps.
Anthony Hopkins' Hannibal "the Cannibal" Lecter character is a brilliant but evil madman who turns to cannibalism when life gets too boring. Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) is the woman who needs Hannibal's help to solve a string of murders. Some may argue that this film didn't deserve a Best Picture award, but it has fantastic performances and is definitely worth another viewing.
At 9:00 p.m. we'll treat you with Hannibal (2001), the sequel to Silence of the Lambs. In this installment, Hannibal becomes the hunted when a former victim seeks revenge. This film wasn't as critically acclaimed at the first, but millions have been entertained by it, and you can be too.
It once again stars Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal, with Julianne Moore as Clarice Starling. Joining the fun are Gary Oldman and Ray Liotta. Just a warning: if you haven't heard about the infamous "brain scene" you might want to prepare yourself for something that is frankly, quite gross.
To complete the weekend, we're finally diverging from the
sick movie genre and stepping into just plain weird. Bowdoin Film Society
is bringing you Waking Life (2001). Shown on Saturday night at 7:00 p.m.,
this movie is written and directed by Richard Linklater, of Dazed and
Confused fame.
Essentially, it's an animated feature about a guy (Wiley Wiggins) who
starts dreaming and doesn't wake up. He meets and sees a lot of different
people talking about a lot of pretty important things.
Keep an eye out for Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy who are more or less reprising their roles from Linklater's Before Sunrise. Waking Life is a really interesting experience and finally, we're happy to bring it to Smith Auditorium. We look forward to seeing all of you at all of these events, if you're not scared away.