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For the month of ** February, 2011 ** we are currently watching ** To Kill a Mockingbird .**

Since February is Black History month I thought it was only appropriate to select a film that was is representative of the civil rights movement. Robert Mulligan’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” is an American film classic that is based on Harper Lee’s Pulitzer prize winning novel of the same name. The film is set in Alabama in the 1930s and brilliantly brings to life the story of Atticus Finch, a lawyer who decides to defend a young black man accused of raping a white woman. The film won three academy awards, including Best Actor- Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch. *As a side note, in 2003 AFI named Atticus Finch as the greatest movie hero of the 20th century.

Even though most of us watched this film in high school I know that I personally didn't appreciate it until i watched it again later in my life. Please feel free to start some discussion after viewing. Enjoy :)

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For the month of ** January, 2011, ** we are currently watching **Black Swan**.

For the New Years edition of the FTC Movie Club, we have chosen Darren Arronosfky's "Black Swan". Starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis, this film uses the production of arguably the most famous ballet of all time (Pyotr Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake") to explore and depict not only the life and dedication of the prima ballerinas, but also the downward spiral of mental illness brought on by the pressure of perfection

Although only grossing just over $5.5 million at the box office, this is the best movie of the year 2010 in my opinion.

Please feel free to begin an intellectual discussion :)

[|IMDB "Black Swan"]