Archive for December, 2009
We were reminded it was World Aids Day by our dear friend twitter & Tuftslife. The World Aids Day website is really worth checking out, so give it a little of your time today to peruse.
Soon, AIDS will have killed more people than all the wars of the 20th century. So -in the spirit of what this day is for- we want to do our part to spread some awareness, in what little ways we do anyway.
We’ve got some really top movie recommendations for today:
- And The Band Played On An Emmy Award-winning (among 9 others) HBO film starring Matthew Modine, Richard Gere, Anjelica Huston, Phil Collins, Lily Tomlin, Ian McKellen and Alan Alda, directed by Roger Spottiswoode, based on a book of the same title by Randy Shilts.
- A Closer Walk “The first existing oral history of the AIDS epidemic. Literally, the only one.” Critically acclaimed documentary originally conceived in 1996 with the late Jonathan Mann – widely regarded as the architect of the global response to AIDS, it was filmed on four continents over a period of 3 years. Narration by Glenn Close and Will Smith. Directed by Oscar nominee Robert Bilheimer.
- Zero Patience by “experimental Canadian director John Greyson… complete with unique and ribald musical numbers and fantasy sequences”. Is a reaction to Shilts’ “Patient Zero” in And The Band Played On.
If you have any recommendations, drop us a line in the comments!
And now, A Closer Walk:
The whole film seems to be available on youtube courtesy of TVEAPfilms. This is the first of nine parts.
This video is also part of our favorite’s on Tufts Film Series channel, so if you lose your way on the interwebs, you can find it again. Remember to spread the love, spread the films, spread the word!
