FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 (OPENING NIGHT) – 7:30 PM

2007

Brent Renaud and Craig Renaud

Documentary filmmakers

Sheila R. Foster

Professor of Law at Fordham

Maria L. Marcus

Professor of Law at Fordham

70 mins. / Directed, written and produced by Brent Renaud and Craig Renaud / USA/ NR

To mark the 50th anniversary of the forced integration of Central High School, Little Rock natives Brent and Craig Renaud provide a candid look at the lives of contemporary Central High students. Filmed over the course of a year, this intimate documentary also follows teachers, administrators and community members. Sharing the stories of both black and white students, the film reveals the opportunities and challenges facing them in and out of the classroom. (from HBO)

HBO Theater
15th floor
1100 Avenue of the Americas
NYC

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20 – 7:30 PM

2004

With Ron Rosenbaum

Slate columnist and author,
The Shakespeare Wars and Explaining Hitler

138 min. / Directed by Michael Radford / USA R

In this adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic, both Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons give wonderful performances exploring the ideas of debt and humanity. Director Michael Radford attempts to look at the play in context, exploring the work’s anti-Semitic themes.

McNally Amphitheatre*
Fordham Law School

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21 – 6:00 PM

1990

With Alan Dershowitz

Harvard law professor and acclaimed author

111 min. / Directed by Barbet Schroeder / USA / R

Adapted from the book by Alan Dershowitz, this film looks at the 1980 attempted murder of Sunny von Bulow. Much of the action surrounds Mr. Dershowitz and his legal team preparing for the appeal of Mr. von Bulow’s 1982 conviction. The team finds much of the original testimony and evidence questionable in its attempt to overturn the conviction.

McNally Amphitheatre*
Fordham Law School

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23 – 7:30 PM

1962

Cecilia Peck

Filmmaker, actress and
daughter of the actor, Gregory Peck

Stuart Klawans

Film critic for The Nation and author,
Film Follies: The Cinema Out of Order

Hon. John F. Keenan

United States District Judge for the
Southern District of New York

129 min. / Directed by Robert Mulligan / USA / NR

This Academy Award winning adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel follows the beloved Atticus Finch and his family preparing for an unmerited rape case in small town Alabama. This classic film provides a moving look at childhood realization of American inequalities in and out of the courtroom.

McNally Amphitheatre*
Fordham Law School

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24 – 7:30 PM

1989

Ron Kuby

Left-wing defense attorney and radio host

David Margolick

Contributing writer for Vanity Fair and author,
Strange Fruit and Beyond Glory: Joe Louis vs.
Max Schmeling, and A World on the Brink

105 min. / Directed by Joseph Rubin / USA / R

How long can idealism last in the world of drugs, gangs, and corruption? A riveting look at the external pressures on the legal process, in which a young Korean man is serving 25 years for the murder of a Chinatown gang leader. James Woods and Robert Downy Jr. face pressures from the DA, family, and community members.

McNally Amphitheatre*
Fordham Law School

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25 – 7:30 PM

1996

Adam Liptak

National legal correspondent for the
New York Times

Norman Siegel

Civil rights attorney and former director of the
New York Civil Liberties Union

129 min. / Directed by Milos Forman / USA / R

Who is the 1st Amendment really protecting? Director Milos Forman tells the history of Hustler publisher Larry Flint, from his early years making moonshine to his publishing empire. The film revolves around Flint’s heavily publicized Supreme Court libel battle against televangelist Jerry Falwell.

McNally Amphitheatre*
Fordham Law School

* James B.M. McNally Amphitheatre
Fordham Law School
140 West 62nd Street
New York City