"A Scanner Darkly" to be screened April 12 in American Studies film series

Poster for the series, "Strange Evenings: Science Fiction of the Late 20th Century."

SUNY Fredonia faculty from across a variety of disciplines will lead this spring’s American Studies 2012 Film Series. This year’s series will explore the science fiction genre of the late 20th century.

All films will be shown at 7 p.m. in W101 Thompson Hall on select Thursday evenings as listed below:

• · Feb. 9: “Videodrome,” introduced by Dr. Shannon McRae, American Studies/English Dept.
   
• · Feb. 23: “Terminator 2,” introduced by Dr. Shazad Mohammed, Dept. of Business Administration
   
• · March 8: “Strange Days,” introduced by Dr. Alexander Caviedes, Dept. of Political Science
   
• · March 29: “2001,” introduced by Dr. Natalie Gerber, English Dept.
   
• · April 12: “A Scanner Darkly,” introduced by Dr. Bruce Simon, English Dept.
   
• · April 26: “Blade Runner,” introduced by Dr. Ellen Litwicki, History Dept.

All films will be free and open to the public.  For more information, contact Dr. McRae at mcrae@fredonia.edu or 785-6014.