October 16, 2009
York College’s Humanities Film Series will feature a cult film screening at 7 p.m., Oct. 29, in the Humanities Center 218.
“The Big Lebowski” will be screened, followed by a question-and-answer session devoted to determining why and how this movie can be considered a cult film. The event is open to the public free of charge. For more information, contact Deb Staley at dstaley@ycp.edu or call 717-815-1349.
The film was chosen by Olney, an assistant professor in the Department of English and Humanities who organizes the film series each year, because it is perhaps the most well-known contemporary cult film. “Cult films are often notable for their oddball qualities; compared to mainstream movies, they are wild, wacky, weird or just plain bad,” he said. “They often have extremely dedicated and enthusiastic fans, who regard them with an almost religious reverence, watching and re-watching them obsessively, quoting choice lines of dialogue, and even dressing up like their favorite characters.”
To find out exactly what makes a movie a cult film, Olney will present “The Big Lebowski,” which tells the story of Jeffrey Lebowski, an aging ex-hippie living in the early 1990s in Los Angeles, who, along with his bowling buddies, becomes involved in a mystery surrounding the kidnapping of a wealthy heiress.
The Humanities Film Series is an interdisciplinary program, sponsored by the English and Humanities Department, which is designed to promote the humanities on campus and in the surrounding community by encouraging a serious and ongoing examination and discussion about cinema.
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