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Alaska Films:   Classics ... or Not (II)

FP1     Session I: February 26, March 5, 12, 19

Tuesdays 1:00 - 4:00 pm

How do moviegoers see Alaska?   We’ll view and discuss some interesting examples:

Week 1: Spirit of the Wind (1979). The life story of Athabascan trapper and famed dog sled driver George Attla. One of the truly classic contemporary Alaska films.

Week 2: The Spoilers (1942). A story of gold and greed in the 1890s boomtown of Nome.

Week 3: Chronic Town (2008). A dark comedy set in 1980s Fairbanks and filmed locally. You’ll recognize local places and faces.   May be offensive to some.

Week 4: Alaska, the First 10,000 Years (2008). Anchorage humorist Mr. Whitekeys lampoons Alaskan events and personalities from prehistoric times to the present day.

Facilitator Ron Inouye, retired from UAF Rasmuson Library, says that his major qualification is having regularly and willingly paid admission to see movies – from childhood Saturday afternoon movies to the current offerings of our local cinemas.

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Digital Photography

FP2     Session I:   February 27, March 6, 13, 20

Wednesdays    10:00 - 12:00 noon

Bring your digital camera and start clicking!   Learn how to get the most from your camera in this hands-on class.   Lectures will cover photography principles as well as digital technology basics.   Included will be the elements of the digital camera, how digital photography differs from typical film photography, downloading your images to your computer, basic editing tools, printing images, and use of retail photo printers.   Students will be taking photos between class sessions and will get tips on how to take good “action” photos.   Informally learn to critique the work of both professional and nonprofessional photographers as part of the learning experience.   Participate in an in-class slide show and have fun!    

Instructor Paul McCarthy, Professor of Library Science Emeritus and retired Director of the UAF Rasmuson Library, is an experienced sports photographer.

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The Films of Woody Allen

FP3       Session II April 2, 9, 16, 23

Tuesdays     1:00 - 4:00 pm

Woody Allen was born in Brooklyn in 1935 and broke into the entertainment industry as a writer of comedy at the age of 15.   His first directorial effort was What’s Up Tiger Lily in 1966.   He is now recognized as one of our foremost American directors and has won awards for both directing and writing (most recently, the 2010 Oscar for writing Midnight in Paris).   He became popular with U.S. audiences with his Annie Hall, which won the best picture and Allen’s first Oscar for writing in 1977.   We will view and discuss this film as well as:   Manhattan (1979, starring Mariel Hemingway, Diane Keaton and himself), Hannah and her Sisters   (1986, starring Mia Farrow, Barbara Hershey and Michael Caine) and Mighty Aphrodite (1995, which features a hilarious Mira Sorvino, an ensemble cast and a Greek Chorus).

Facilitator Clif Lando is a retired UAF mathematics professor and department head.

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Classic Western Films of John Wayne and John Ford

FP4     Session II: Apr 3, 17, 24; May 1

Wednesdays 1:00 - 4:00 pm        **Special Dates: No class April 10**

We’ll view and discuss four of John Wayne’s milestone films, all of which were directed by John Ford.   Included are:

Stagecoach, 1939, the film that assured Wayne’s film career;

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, 1949, said to have been some of Wayne’s best acting;

The Searchers, 1956, claimed by critics to be the best western ever made; and

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, 1962, a classic and the last black and white Wayne western film.

Instructor Stephen Heckman, a retired Alaska State Trooper, former adjunct with Tanana Community College and retired history teacher and vice principal of Monroe Catholic High School has an undergraduate degree from the University of Alaska.

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These classes also involve photography or films:

CP1: Make a Photo Book

CP4: Digital Photos on Computers

HIS2: Films of War

LIT4: Shakespeare's Jacobean Romances

MT2: Musicals by Andrew Lloyd Weber

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