More Details on this Term’s Meetings

Posted on October 22, 2014 by sp458

Posted by Sarah

We now have more details on the rest of this term’s activities.

All are very welcome to attend our meetings which will take place on the following dates, at the following locations:

27th of October 5-7pm, Jarman 7: Discussion about The Melodrama Research Consortium

10th of November 5-7pm, Jarman 7, Stella Maris (1918, Marshall Neilan, 84 mins)

24th of November 5-7pm, Jarman 7, In This Our Life (1942, John Huston, 97 mins)

8th of December 5-7pm, Jarman 7, The Best of Everything (1959, Jean Negulesco, 121 mins) EDIT: we have decided not to screen this film but instead to have further discussion on The Melodrama Research Group. Apologies for any disappointment caused.

15th of December 5-7pm, MLT 2, A Research Talk by Patrick Pilkington, of Warwick University, on Courtroom Drama.

The Gothic on BBC 4

Posted on October 22, 2014 by sp458

Posted by Sarah

Those interested in the news of the British Library’s exciting exhibition on The Gothic can explore it further with some programmes currently on BBC iPlayer, and available for just under a month.

The Art of Gothic: Britain’s Midnight Hour

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04mgxxx/the-art-of-gothic-britains-midnight-hour-1-liberty-diversity-depravity

Dan Cruickshank and the Family That Built Gothic Britain

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04m3ljr/dan-cruickshank-and-the-family-that-built-gothic-britain

Exhibition on The Gothic at The British Library, 3rd of October-20th of January

Posted on October 22, 2014 by sp458

Posted by Sarah

The British Library’s exhibition Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination invites us to ‘explore our fascination with the mysterious, the terrifying and the macabre!’ It runs from the 3rd of October 2014 until the 20th of January 2015. The British Library’s website has more information:http://www.bl.uk/events/terror-and-wonder–the-gothic-imagination

The Melodrama Research Group hopes to visit this Exhibition – probably in November. More details of the proposed trip will be posted when available.

Melodrama Screening and Discussion, 20th of October, Jarman 7, 5-7pm

Posted on October 15, 2014 by sp458

Posted by Sarah

All are very welcome to join us for the second of this term’s screenings, which will take place on the 20th of October, Jarman 7, 5-7pm.

We will be screening the second half of Lies’ choice: Marie Antoinette (1938, WS Van Dyke, 149 mins) starring Norma Shearer. Those who missed the first part are still very welcome to come along – a recap will be provided!

The Women Screening at the Gulbenkian 13th of October, 7pm

Posted on October 7, 2014 by melodramaresearchgroup

Posted by Sarah

Following the launch of NoRMMA, outlined in the below post, the Gulbenkian is screening the Hollywood classic The Women (1939, George Cukor). This film stars numerous Divine Divas, including Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford and Rosalind Russell, who were the subjects of many a Fan Magazine article. The film will be introduced with an illustrated talk by Lies Lanckman.

For more information and to book your tickets please go to: http://www.thegulbenkian.co.uk/events/cinema/2014/October/2014-10-the-women.html

Launch of Network of Research: Movies, Magazines and Audiences on 13th of October, Jarman Foyer, 6-7pm

Posted on October 5, 2014 by melodramaresearchgroup

Posted by Sarah

An exciting new University of Kent Research Group – the Network of Research: Movies, Magazines and Audiences (NoRMMA) – will be launched on the 13th of October, in Jarman Foyer from 6-7pm. All are welcome to view the exhibition of Fan Magazine material and to discuss the aims and interests of the group.

If you are interested in attending the launch please RSVP to normma.network@gmail.com

For further information, please see the NoRMMA blog: http://blogs.kent.ac.uk/normma/

Melodrama Screening and Discussion, 6th of October, Jarman 7, 5-7pm

Posted on October 2, 2014 by melodramaresearchgroup

Posted by Sarah

All are very welcome to join us for the first of this term’s screenings, which will take place on the 6th of October, Jarman 7, 5-7pm.

We will be screening Lies’ choice: Marie Antoinette (1938, WS Van Dyke, 149 mins) starring Norma Shearer. Due to the length of the film, it will be screened in two parts, with the second following on the 20th of October.

Autumn Term Screening and Discussion Timetable

Posted on September 28, 2014 by melodramaresearchgroup

Posted by Sarah

Exciting news! We now have the dates for this term’s Screening and Discussion Sessions.

All are very welcome to attend our meetings which will take place on the following dates, at the following locations:

6th of October 5-7pm, Jarman 7

20th of October 5-7pm, Jarman 7

27th of October 5-7pm, Jarman 7

10th of November 5-7pm, Jarman 7

24th of November 5-7pm, Jarman 7

8th of December 5-7pm, Jarman 7

15th of December 5-7pm, Location: To Be Confirmed

More information on films/other activities will be posted in due course. It is anticipated that some of our meetings will focus on the Group’s very interesting involvement with the Melodrama Research Consortium.

Do log in to comment, or email me on sp458@kent.ac.uk, if you have any suggestions for screening/other activities.

Blonde Venus Screening at the Gulbenkian Cinema 23rd of September 7pm

Posted on September 21, 2014 by melodramaresearchgroup

Posted by Sarah

As mentioned in the last post, Lies and Ann-Marie have organised a fantastic Divine Divas season at the Gulbenkian Cinema. The Gulbenkian Cinema’s information on the film:

Josef von Sternberg | USA | 1932 | 93mins | Marlene Dietrich, Cary Grant, Herbert Marshall

Josef von Sternberg’s Pre-Code drama stars his favourite collaborator Marlene Dietrich, and is the only one of his films that depicts her within the everyday.

In Depression-era New York, chemist Ned Farady (Herbert Marshall) contracts a rare disease, and his wife, Helen (Dietrich), must resume her career as glamorous cabaret performer ‘the Blonde Venus’ to finance his treatment abroad.

But during Ned’s absence and convalescence she falls for wealthy man-about-town Nick Townsend (Grant) and, drawn into an affair, her descent into the corruption and seediness of clubland takes her further and further from the man she re-entered it for.

Tickets: Full £8 / Concessions £7/ GulbCard Members £6 / Students £5 / GulbCard Students £4
Venue: Cinema

To book your tickets please go to:

http://www.thegulbenkian.co.uk/events/cinema/2014/September/2014-09-blonde-venus.html

Divine Divas Season at the Gulbenkian Cinema

Posted on September 21, 2014 by melodramaresearchgroup

Posted by Sarah

Melodrama Research Group members Lies and Ann-Marie have been busy organising an exciting season of films to be screened at the Gulbenkian Cinema on the University of Kent Canterbury campus. All of the films feature one of Hollywood’s ‘Divine Divas’. The season launches on Tuesday the 23rd of September at 7pm with Marlene Dietrich in Blonde Venus (1932). Do catch this classic film if you can. More details will be posted to the blog shortly!

And do visit the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Divinedivasatthegulb?fref=photo