{"id":9278,"date":"2024-02-07T20:48:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T20:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/college-arts-letters\/?p=9278"},"modified":"2024-10-02T21:38:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T21:38:32","slug":"the-future-is-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-arts-letters\/blog\/the-future-is-now\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future is Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This semester, the CAL Film Series is focused on journalism in the movies, and what better film to join the roster than an advanced screening of the documentary, Kiss the Future<\/a><\/em>? Based on the book Fools Rush In<\/a><\/em>, Kiss the Future<\/em> details the experience of NAU\u2019s own professor of journalism and film, Bill Carter<\/a>, and his experiences with the people of Sarajevo and the legendary rock band U2<\/a> during the Bosnian War<\/a> of the mid-to-late 90s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Standing ovation at Kiss the Future<\/em> screening in the Cline Library.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The night began with the Cline Library\u2019s Assembly Hall rapidly filling up, everyone scrambling to grab a piece of candy, a limited poster or bookmark, and a seat close to the screen. Bill Carter started the screening with some sage advice, \u201cPay attention to the democratic pillars,\u201d he said. He then elaborated, \u201cThis movie probably happened because of January 6th\u2026.\u201d Later in the movie, a moment stuck out: a resident of Sarajevo didn\u2019t realize the war was going on until six months after it started and soldiers and tanks were at his doorstep.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To briefly describe what was happening in Sarajevo at the time, in the words of the movie, \u201cImagine if the US President took the US Army and used it to circle New York City and fire onto the people.\u201d Bill had gone to the city with the humanitarian group The Serious Road Trip<\/a> to give food and entertainment to the children of Sarajevo. Bill stuck around, gaining the people’s trust and becoming recognized as a member of their community. The city had developed a thriving underground rock and disco scene as people searched for an escape from the brutality and destruction above. In an interview segment, Bono, lead singer of U2, said this on the importance of music during intense times of need, \u201cMusic is used as a shield against dark forces.\u201d Music, and art in general, are one of the greatest weapons of rebellion and perseverance.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most forms of communication were cut off in Sarajevo; however, they still had satellite TV, and through that, they could watch MTV. In a segment between music videos, Bono sent a message to the people of Sarajevo: he told them that they see them and they are not ignored. This message gave Bill Carter the idea to get U2 to play a show in Sarajevo! You should experience the rest of the story later this year when the film is released in theaters, or through the reprinting of Fools Rush In<\/em> when the film is released digitally.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Official poster for the theatrical release of Kiss the Future<\/em>, written by NAU professor Bill Carter based on his memoir, Fools Rush In<\/em>. The film will be in AMC theaters around the country starting February 19!
Poster Credit: Fifth Season and AMC<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The CAL Film Series will continue throughout the semester featuring Network<\/em> on February 20, and She Said<\/em> on March 5. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t miss your chance to see these classic films and to pick up limited edition posters and bookmarks designed by the CAL team. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Network: In the 1970s, terrorist violence is the stuff of networks’ nightly news programming and the corporate structure of the UBS Television Network is changing. Meanwhile, Howard Beale, the aging UBS news anchor, has lost his once strong ratings share and so the network fires him. Beale reacts in an unexpected way. We then see how this affects the fortunes of Beale, his coworkers (Max Schumacher and Diana Christensen), and the network. MGM 1976, IMDB<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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She Said: Two-time Academy Award\u00ae nominee Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman, An Education) and Emmy nominee Zoe Kazan (The Plot Against America, The Big Sick) star as New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who together broke one of the most important stories in a generation\u2014a story that shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood and impelled a shift in American culture that continues to this day.
2022 Universal Pictures, Annapurna Pictures, Dentsu and Plan B Entertainment, IMDB<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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