Summer 2002 Film Schedule
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| Finding Forrester |
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July 11 |
| Time: | 7:00 - 9:45 p.m. |
| Location: | Building 45, Natcher Auditorium, Bethesda, Maryland |
| Guest Speaker: | Dennis Charney, M.D.
Chief, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Research Program and Experimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH |
| Medical Theme: | Agoraphobia |
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| Jamal Wallace (Rob Brown) is a talented 16-year-old basketball player in New York City whose secret passion is writing. William Forrester (Sean Connery) is a reclusive Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who never gave the world a second novel. After an accidental meeting, Forrester becomes Jamal’s unlikely mentor, providing guidance to help develop the young man’s exceptional skills. Soon, Forrester’s harsh view of the world begins to change as both men learn lessons from each other about life – and the importance of friendship. |
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| Starring: | Sean Connery, Rob Brown, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Paquin |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Run Time: | 2 hours, 16 minutes |
| Rating: | Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and some sexual references |
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| A Beautiful Mind |
Date: |
July 18 |
| Time: | 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. |
| Location: | Building 45, Natcher Auditorium, Bethesda, Maryland |
| Guest Speaker: | Wayne S. Fenton, M.D.
Acting Deputy Director, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH |
| Medical Theme: | Schizophrenia, Serious Mental Illness |
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| Winner of 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture, A Beautiful Mind is directed by Academy Award winner Ron Howard and produced by his long-time partner, Academy Award winner Brian Grazer. A Beautiful Mind stars Russell Crowe in an astonishing performance as brilliant mathematician John Nash, on the brink of international acclaim when he becomes entangled in a mysterious conspiracy. Now, only his devoted wife (Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly) can help him in this powerful story of courage, passion, and triumph. |
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| Starring: | Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer, Paul Bettany, Adam Goldberg, Josh Lucas, Anthony Rapp, Jason Gray-Stanford |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Run Time: | 2 hours, 16 minutes |
| Rating: | PG-13 for intense thematic material, sexual content and a scene of violence |
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| Fearless |
Date: |
July 25 |
| Time: | 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. |
| Location: | Building 45, Natcher Auditorium, Bethesda, Maryland |
| Guest Speaker: | Meena Vythilingam, M.D.
Chief, Anxiety Disorders Research Clinic, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH |
| Medical Theme: | Post-traumatic Stress Disorder |
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| San Francisco architect, Max Klein (Jeff Bridges), can see clearly now. He’s been transformed ever since he stared death in the face – and discovered he was unafraid. Fearless is the vivid story of how a near-death experience impacts the lives of three people. Max is more wildly alive and taking more risks than ever since surviving a plane crash. Laura (Isabella Rossellini) is struggling to find in Max the man she married. Carla (Rosie Perez) is a fellow crash survivor who is alive, yet devastated by a grievous loss. It seems no one can heal her pain. But then she meets the one person who fearlessly knows how. |
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| Starring: | Jeff Bridges, Isabella Rossellini, Rosie Perez |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Year: | 1993 |
| Run Time: | 2 hours, 2 minutes |
| Rating: | R |
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| Miss Evers' Boys |
Date: |
August 1 |
| Time: | 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. |
| Location: | Building 45, Natcher Auditorium, Bethesda, Maryland |
| Guest Speaker: | Raynard S. Kington, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Director, Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research, Office of the Director, NIH; and Vanessa Northington Gamble, M.D., Ph.D., former Chair, Tuskegee Syphilis Study Legacy Committee |
| Medical Themes: | Bioethics, Human Subjects Research |
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Based on the shocking true story. Miss Evers' Boys exposes a 40 year government-backed medical research effort on humans which led to tragic consequences. It is 1932 when loyal, devoted Nurse Eunice Evers (Alfre Woodard) is invited to work with Dr. Brodus (Joe Morton) and Dr. Douglas (Craig Sheffer) on a federally funded program to treat syphilis patients in Alabama. Free treatment is offered to those who test positive for the disease, including Caleb Humphries (Laurence Fishburne) and Willie Johnson (Obba Babatunde). But when the government withdraws its funding, money is offered for what will become known as "The Tuskegee Experiment"; a study of the effects of syphilis on patients who don't receive treatment. Now the men must be led to believe they are being cared for, when in fact they are being denied the medicine that could cure them. Miss Evers is faced with a terrible dilemma - to abandon the experiment and tell her patients or to remain silent and offer only comfort. It is a life or death decision that will dictate the course not only of her life, but the lives of all of Miss Evers' boys. |
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| Starring: | Alfre Woodard, Laurence Fishburne, Craig Sheffer, Joe Morton, Obba Babatundé, Von Coulter, Thom Gossom Jr., Ossie Davis, E.G. Marshall |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Run Time: | 1 hour, 58 minutes |
| Rating: | PG |
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| The Miracle Worker |
Date: |
August 8 |
| Time: | 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. |
| Location: | Building 45, Natcher Auditorium, Bethesda, Maryland |
| Guest Speaker: | Andrew Griffith, M.D., Ph.D.
Acting Chief, Section on Gene Structure and Function, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Hearing Section, Neuro-Otology Branch, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders |
| Medical Themes: | Acquired Deafness and Blindness |
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Locked in a frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness since infancy, 7-year-old Helen Keller (Patty Duke) has never seen the sky, heard her mother’s voice or expressed her innermost feelings. Then Annie Sullivan (Anne Bancroft), a 20-year-old teacher from Boston arrives. Having just recently regained her own sight, the no-nonsense Annie reaches out to Helen through the power of touch – the only tool they have in common – and leads her bold pupil on a miraculous journey from fear and isolation to happiness and light. |
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| Starring: | Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Year: | 1962 |
| Run Time: | 1 hour, 46 minutes |
| Rating: | Not Rated |
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| Patch Adams |
Date: |
August 15 |
| Time: | 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. |
| Location: | Building 45, Natcher Auditorium, Bethesda, Maryland |
| Guest Speaker: | Michael Miller, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.H.A
Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Director, Center for Preventive Cardiology, Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD |
| Medical Themes: | Therapeutic Benefits of Humor, Medical School |
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Patch Adams (Robin Williams) is a doctor who doesn’t look, act or think like any doctor you’ve met before. For Patch, humor is the best medicine, and he’s willing to do just about anything to make his patients laugh – even if it means risking his own career. Based on a true story, Patch Adams combines sidesplitting humor with an inspiring story that transcends the traditional comedy. |
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| Starring: | Robin Williams, Daniel London, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bob Gunton, Josef Sommer,
Irma P. Hall, Frances Lee McCain |
| Genre: | Comedy, Drama |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Run Time: | 1 hour, 55 minutes |
| Rating: | Rated PG-13 for some strong language and crude humor |
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| Science in the Cinema - Directions |
Building 45
Natcher Auditorium,
45 Center Drive
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
NIH Campus Security Measures and Transportation Recommendations New
The National Institutes of Health, like all Federal Government facilities, has recently instituted new security measures to ensure the safety of NIH employees, patients, and visitors.
Getting On and Off Campus...
To avoid lengthy delays, we highly recommend that you use the Metrorail system to reach the NIH campus.
Metrorail
Take the Red line to the Medical Center station. As you exit the escalator or elevator, bear left and take the sidewalk toward Building 45. Building 45 is the large white (modern) building located directly across from the National Library of Medicine. Visitors will be asked to show a photo ID and state the purpose of their visit.
Metrobus
Public buses are no longer allowed to circulate on campus. Visitors arriving by bus will be dropped off at the NIH/Medical Center Metro stop at Rockville Pike and South Drive. Visitors will be asked to show a photo ID and state the purpose of their visit.
Driving
All visitor vehicles, including taxicabs, hotel and airport shuttles, delivery trucks and vans will be inspected before being allowed on campus. Be sure to allow extra time for this vehicle inspection procedure. Visitors will be asked to show a photo ID and state the purpose of their visit.
All visitors who drive must use one of the following entrances (see the Visitors Campus Access Map):
(For this program only) - attendees may use the employee entrance at Center Drive and Rockville Pike
- Rockville Pike and South Drive — enter and exit 24 hours daily
- Old Georgetown Road and Center Drive — enter and exit 24 hours daily.
Parking
Visitors must park in designated visitor parking lots. The visitor parking lot closest to Building 45 is Parking Lot 41 (see the Visitors Campus Access Map).
Access to NIH Buildings
All visitors should be prepared to show a photo ID, log in and out at building entrances, wear a visitors pass or have an employee to escort them through the building. Visitors may be required to pass through a metal detector and have bags, backpacks or purses inspected or x-rayed as they enter buildings.
Security staff will be looking for and confiscating any suspicious or potentially dangerous materials. U.S. Code prohibits bringing any dangerous weapons onto Federal property, including anything with a blade longer than 2 ˝ inches. Meeting participants may want to leave extra bags or personal materials at their hotel to minimize the time needed for inspection.
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.nih.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.nih.gov, or (Voice) 301-496-1727, or (TTY) 301-451-9706.
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