Cinema Slapdown

Cinema Slapdown returns Fall 2009

Strap yourselves in!  Cinema Slapdown is taking off again. 

The Film & Video Department presents a celebration of  "Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll," our autumnal examination of three eternally popular subjects in modern society. 

First, we'll get excited over Alfonso Cuaron's graphic coming of age tale, Y Tu Mama Tambien, then slip into high gear with Terry Gilliam's hallucinatory fantasia, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas.  Finally, we'll rock our way out of the fall season with Todd Haynes' quasi-biopic of Bob Dylan, I'm Not There.

Peace, love and harmony? Not likely! This is Cinema Slapdown!
Faculty fighters, celebrity guests and the most contentious audience this side of Jerry Springer.

Fall 2009:  Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll!

September 24, 2009:  Sex -- Y Tu Mama Tambien
October 22, 2009:  Drugs -- Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas
November 19, 2009:  Rock & Roll -- I'm Not There

Spring 2010:  The Good, the Bad and the Ugly!

February 11, 2010:  The Good
March 11, 2010:  The Bad
April 15, 2010:  The Ugly

All screenings are held in Film Row Cinema,
1104 S. Wabash, 8th Floor. Screenings start at 7 pm, debate follows

What exactly is Cinema Slapdown?

Cinema Slapdown is a unique screening series already well on its way to cult status. A wildly entertaining crossbreed of film discussion and knockdown, drag out debate, Cinema Slapdown showcases the best and the brightest of Columbia College Chicago’s faculty as well as total audience engagement.

At each session of Cinema Slapdown we screen a well-known though controversial film. It can be anything from a documentary that polarized its audience to a big award winner that left many scratching their heads and asking “Why?” Following the screening, two debaters (at least one of whom is a faculty member) fight it out.  One loves it, one hates it, and then they open themselves up to the feelings of the audience.

Each semester is built around a specific theme. 
What movies will we choose? Check back here to find out!