Those of you in the greater DC area may be interested in the NIH Science in the Cinema Film Series at the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring.
Starting tomorrow, July 9, there will be free weekly screenings of films centered on various medical conditions - like Alzheimer's (Away from Her), locked-in syndrome (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) and HIV/AIDS (Life Support). The films will be followed by commentary from researchers in the field and a Q&A session, which could be interesting, given the directorial liberties that are often taken in films dealing with medicine and biology.
If you can't make it to Silver Spring, consider popping some of these films onto your Netflix queue. Who knew Akira Kurosawa made a film about syphilis (The Quiet Duel)?
Medicine & Health
Comments
Might one hope they are showing "The 7% Solution"?
Posted by: DrugMonkey | July 9, 2008 1:44 AM
Kurosawa is one of my favourite directors. His 1950 film Rashomon is a masterful study of reconstructive memory. It's available on Google Video, and is embedded in the post I link to above.
Posted by: Mo | July 9, 2008 8:35 AM
Alas, no 7% solution - maybe next year? :)
I loved Rashomon, although I found it exhausting to watch. Kurosawa was unique.
Posted by: Jessica Palmer | July 9, 2008 1:25 PM
Jessica, can you promise that I will get to guzzle soda and eat popcorn next to a smiling skeleton while having myths about science perpetuated on the big screen?
Posted by: John Ohab | July 9, 2008 2:05 PM