Science in the Cinema 1999

What Is Science in the Cinema?

Science in the Cinema is a FREE film festival held each summer at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. One evening a week for six weeks, a film with a medical science theme is screened. Following each film, a guest speaker with expertise in the film's subject area leads a discussion with the audience about the science depicted in the film. The film series is sponsored by the NIH Office of Science Education. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Summer 1999 Film Schedule

Summer 1999 Film Schedule - printer friendly format

At First Sight

July 15

Permanent Midnight

July 22

Mask

July 29

Hilary and Jackie

August 5

Lust for Life

August 12

	Longtime Companion	August 19

	Map of the NIH Campus Film Descriptions

At First Sight
Date:	July 15
Time:	7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Location:	Building 45, Natcher Auditorium, Bethesda, Maryland
Guest Speaker:	Scott M. Whitcup, M.D. Clinical Director, National Eye Institute (NEI), NIH
Science Themes:	Blindness, Recovery of Eyesight, Experimental Surgery

	When stressed-out Amy (Sorvino) goes for a relaxing weekend at a spa, a handsome masseur (Kilmer) not only relieves her tension...he also becomes her new boyfriend! Insightful, compassionate and like no other guy she's met before, Virgil has a unique way of seeing the world...he's blind. And, when a miraculous operation promises to restore Virgil's sight, he and Amy belive they'll be able to see the world together. But, after the bandages are removed, the two discover that even the most wonderful of life's gifts can come with a price and that both of them must now look at the world in a whole new light.

	Starring:	Val Kilmer, Mira Sorvino
	Genre:	Drama
	Year:	1998
	Run Time:	2 hours, 9 minutes
	Rating:	PG-13

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Permanent Midnight
Date:	July 22
Time:	7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Location:	Building 45, Natcher Auditorium, Bethesda, Maryland
Guest Speaker:	Alan I. Leshner, Ph.D. Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), NIH
Science Themes:	Drug Addiction, Rehabilitation

	Ben Stiller delivers a thought-provoking, electrifying performance in this true story of a successful TV writer who plunges into the permanent midnight of addiction. Elizabeth Hurley is his wife, too beautiful and too understanding to stop his head-on collision with catastrophe, while his family and friends are swept into an emotional roller coaster ride through the tortured glamour of Hollywood and beyond.

	Starring:	Ben Stiller, Elizabeth Hurley, Janeane Garofalo
	Genre:	Drama
	Year:	1992
	Run Time:	1 hour, 28 minutes
	Rating:	R

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Mask
Date:	July29
Time:	7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Location:	Building 45, Natcher Auditorium, Bethesda, Maryland
Guest Speaker:	Harold C. Slavkin, DDS Director, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, (NIDCR), NIH
Science Theme:	Congenital Facial Deformity

	This extraordinary film is based on the real-life story of Rocky Dennis, a disfigured teenager whose face resembles a bizarre mask. Cher, in her first leading role, is his mother, Rusty. With the help of Rusty's uncompromising love and fierce dtermination, Rocky overcomes pain, loneliness and prejudice to emerge as an outstanding young man who becomes and inspiration to his classmates and teachers.

	Starring:	Cher, Sam Elliott, and Eric Stoltz as Rocky Dennis
	Genre:	Drama
	Year:	1985
	Run Time:	2 hours
	Rating:	PG-13

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Hilary and Jackie
Date:	August 5
Time:	7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Location:	Building 45, Natcher Auditorium, Bethesda, Maryland
Guest Speaker:	Henry F. McFarland, M.D. Chief, Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institute ofNeurological Disorders and Stroke, (NINDS), NIH
Science Themes:	Multiple Sclerosis

	The incredible true story of two sisters joined by music and torn apart by love for the same man. Hilary (rachel Grifiths) and Jacqueline du Pre (Emily Watson) grow up as musical prodigies in England in the 1950's. While Hilary chooses to start a family, Jackie quickly rises to international fame and fortune. She dazzles audiences with unbridled passion for her music and soon marries renowned pianist and conducterDaniel Barenboim. Although they are treated as musical royalty, the constant touring becomes a strain on jackie. She longs for the simpler life that Hilary built and more. On an unannounced visit, a lonely and depressed jackie reveals the unthinkable: that she also longs for her sister's husband.

	Starring:	Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths
	Genre:	Drama
	Year:	1998
	Run Time:	2 hours
	Rating:	Not rated

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Lust for Life
Date:	August 12
Time:	7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Location:	Building 45, Natcher Auditorium, Bethesda, Maryland
Guest Speaker:	Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D. Professor of Psychiatry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Science Themes:	Genius Relationships

	Kirk Douglas plays Vincent Van Gogh in producer John Houseman's first class teatment of the tormented artist's life. A failure as an evangelist, and a loser in the game of love, the everdriven Van Gogh turns to painting. His devoted brother, Theo (James Donald) finances and encourages him, and the excitement of late 19th century Paris-when Impressionists were changing the art world-spurs his efforts. So, too, does his stormy friendship with the painter Paul Gauguin (Anthony Quinn). Van Gogh's genius, however, is marred by epilepsy and madness, which send him out of control.

	Starring:	Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, James Donald and Pamela Brown
	Genre:	Drama
	Year:	1956
	Run Time:	2 hours, 3 minutes
	Rating:	Not Rated

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Longtime Companion
Date:	August 19
Time:	7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Location:	Building 45, Natcher Auditorium, Bethesda, Maryland
Guest Speaker:	Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infecctious Diseases, (NIAID), NIH
Science Themes:	Kaposi's Sarcoma, Cancer, AIDS

	A group of friends support eachother through the heartbreak and gradual decline of AIDS.

	Starring:	Bruce Davison, Stephen Caffrey, Patrick Cassidy, John Dossett, Mark Lamos, Dermot Mulroney, Mary-Louise Parker, Scott Campbell
	Genre:	Drama
	Year:	1998
	Run Time:	1 hour, 40 minutes
	Rating:	R

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Science in the Cinema - Directions

Building 45
Natcher Auditorium,
45 Center Drive
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland 20892

Metrorail:	Take the Red Line to the Medical Center station. As you exit the escalator or elevator, bear left and take the sidewalk toward Natcher Building (Building 45). Building 45 is the large white (modern) building with green-colored windows directly across from the National Library of Medicine.

From I-495	Take the Capital Beltway (I-495) to Route 355 (Rockville Pike/Wisconsin Avenue) south toward Bethesda. Go approximately 1 1/2 miles. Turn right onto Center Drive of the NIH campus. You will see the Natcher Building (Building 45) on your immediate right. Building 45 is the large white (modern) building with green-colored windows directly across from the National Library of Medicine. Note: Please DO NOT use the underground parking garage located under Natcher; the garage is closed and locked at 7:00 p.m. Parking is available in the Visitor Lot located across the street in front of the National Library Medicine, or you may park in lots that are designated for NIH Employees after 6:00 p.m.

From Washington, D.C. and Bethesda, Maryland	Take Wisconsin Avenue north through downtown Bethesda (Wisconsin Avenue becomes Rockville Pike). Turn left onto Center Drive of the NIH campus. You will see the Natcher Building (Building 45) on your immediate right. Building 45 is the large white (modern) building with green-colored windows directly across from the National Library of Medicine. Note: Please DO NOT use the underground parking garage located under Natcher; the garage is closed and locked at 7:00 p.m. Parking is available in the Visitor Lot located across the street in front of the National Library Medicine, or you may park in lots that are designated for NIH Employees after 6:00 p.m.

From Rockville, Maryland	Take Route 355 (Rockville Pike) south toward Bethesda (you will pass the exits for the Capital Beltway (I-495)). Go approximately 1 1/2 miles. Turn right onto Center Drive of the NIH campus. You will see the Natcher Building (Building 45) on your immediate right. Building 45 is the large white (modern) building with green-colored windows directly across from the National Library of Medicine. Note: Please DO NOT use the underground parking garage located under Natcher; the garage is closed and locked at 7:00 p.m. Parking is available in the Visitor Lot located across the street in front of the National Library Medicine, or you may park in lots that are designated for NIH Employees after 6:00 p.m.

From Frederick, Maryland	Take I-270 south. When you come to where I -270 divides, stay to the left (heading toward Maryland). Stay in the far left lane and take the first exit, Route 355. Where the exit ramp divides, stay to the left and turn left at the light onto Route 355 south. Go approximately 1 1/2 miles. Turn right onto Center Drive of the NIH campus. You will see the Natcher Building (Building 45) on your immediate right. Building 45 is the large white (modern) building with green-colored windows directly across from the National Library of Medicine. Note: Please DO NOT use the underground parking garage located under Natcher; the garage is closed and locked at 7:00 p.m. Parking is available in the Visitor Lot located across the street in front of the National Library Medicine, or you may park in lots that are designated for NIH Employees after 6:00 p.m.

Need Additional Information About Science in the Cinema?

For further information about the

Science in the Cinema

film series, please contact the NIH Office of Science Education (OSE) at (E-mail)

ose@science-education.nihi.gov

, (Voice) 301-496-1727, or (Fax) 301-402-3034. For TTY users/callers, please call the above number through the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339; or the Maryland Relay at 711 (in-state), 1-800-735-2258 (out-of-state).

All films will be shown with captions. Interpreters and real-time captioning will be available for the post-film discussions. If you require other reasonable accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact OSE at least 5 days prior to the event at (E-mail)

ose@science-education.nihi.gov

, or (Voice) 301-496-1727, or (TTY) 301-496-9755.

NIH Office of Science Education

National Institutes of Health (NIH)