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JOURNALISM ON SCREEN
An ongoing series at The Loft Cinema — Presented by The New York Times (press release)
Various dates, times and admission prices at The Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. , 520-795-0844 / www.loftcinema.org
Presented by The New York Times, The University of Arizona College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, The Arizona Inn, The University of Arizona School of Journalism and The Loft Cinema.
An Academy Award-winning screenwriter, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and two icons of The New York Times are among the distinguished speakers who will take part in Journalism on Screen, a new ongoing series launching this Fall at The Loft Cinema. Organized by Professors Nancy Sharkey and William Schmidt of the University of Arizona School of Journalism in collaboration with The Loft Cinema, Journalism on Screen will pair award-winning, nationally-recognized journalists and writers with screenings of their favorite films about the world of journalism. This new series, which begins on Sunday, September 20, 2015, will include screenings throughout the year. The series line-up thus far includes the following events:
Absence of Malice, with Academy Award-wining screenwriter Kurt Luedtke via Skype!
Sunday, September 20 at 2:00pm
General Admission: $8; Loft members/students/teachers: $6
The gripping 1981 drama Absence of Malice, directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Paul Newman and Sally Field, tells the story of an unscrupulous newspaper reporter (Field) whose articles falsely implicate a Miami businessman (Newman) in an explosive crime. After learning the truth of the story, the reporter joins forces with the businessman to clear his name, uncovering a dangerous conspiracy along the way. This screening will be followed by a Skype discussion with Kurt Luedtke, the former newspaper editor who wrote the screenplay. Luedtke’s script for Absence of Malice earned him a 1982 Academy Award nomination. He subsequently won the Oscar for his screenplay of the 1985 film, Out of Africa.