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Science in the Cinema

By bioephemera on July 8, 2008.

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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)?

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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?