October 4, 2006 - 5:00pm
Watch, chat and snack university-style during a free public movie night at Malaspina University-College’s Cowichan campus, Tuesday Oct. 17.
English professor Lynn Wytenbroek and her science fiction class are hosting the evening, which will include a viewing of the 1999 movie, eXistenZ, free popcorn, and a lively discussion.
“It’s a great film and the evening is a chance for people to experience a university-class discussion,” said Wytenbroek.
“We want to show people that while you can get academic credits at Malaspina, you can also have some fun with learning.”
Science fiction is among the most popular and innovative forms of fiction read by adults today.
“Science fiction also makes wonderful visual entertainment, as we have seen over the years with such block-busters as the Star Wars trilogies, the Alien series, and the small screen shows such as Star Trek, Stargate and Surface,” said Wytenbroek.
eXistenZ, released in 1999, is directed by Canadian David Cronenberg and includes such stars as Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law and Canadian actress Sarah Polley. Allegra Geller, played by Leigh, is a leading game designer who is testing a new virtual reality game, eXistenZ, with a focus group when she is attacked by a fanatic assassin and sucked into her own virtual reality.
The film is not suitable for children. The movie starts at 6:30 p.m. in the Cowichan Campus cafeteria.
Wytenbroek’s Science Fiction course is just one of many academic university courses offered at Malaspina’s Cowichan Campus. In January new university courses will be offered including: World Religions, Intro to Northwest Coast First Nations Carving, Beginning Spanish 1 and Criminology: Individual Explanations for Crime and Deviance.
For more information, contact Wytenbroek at 746-3565. To learn more about Malaspina courses and programs visit the website at www.viu.ca/cowichan.
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