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in which 35mm films can be shown.
Projection booths in the Modern
Languages Building and the Natural
Science Building are not large
enough to put in 35mm equipment.
"When a studio called about
showing a preview of Richard
Attenborough's Cryfor Freedom we
were unable to show it. They were
going to provide the movie for free.
They were going to pay for the
publicity and for the auditorium. The
only thing they weren't willing to
do was build an auditorium in which
we could show 35mm films," said
Mediatrics' Heard.
In addition to the too-low
ceiling, the lights in Aud A will not
dim completely and a screen jointly
owned by the Art History
Department, Cinema II and the Ann
Arbor Film Cooperative was
destroyed by workmen.
Despite these problems, many of
the renovations seem likely to have
a positive effect. The University is
installing new projectors and Dolby
surround speakers. Holloway
expressed hope that with the new
projectors a way could be found to
project a full image.
Angell Hall is not the only
auditorium rendered unusable by
renovations. The Lorch HalliPA was
put in the center of the screen as was
the Angell Hall system, and between
the PA and the screen a wall called a
facia has been put in place, covering
six inches at the top of the screen.
Of greater concern to FPS and the
film co-ops is the screen which was
rolled up incorrectly and now has
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permanent wrinkles. At the
September 28 meeting, those present
said a tacit commitment was made to
replace the screen, which was worth
an estimated one thousand dollars.
But some question whether this can
be done without removing the facia.
Many film co-op members feel
the renovation problems reflect a
lack of University concern with the
film groups' problems.
Others see the Dean Meiland's
agreement to hold biweekly
meetings with the Film co-ops as a
new sign of University commitment
to be responsive to the concerns of
the film co-ops.
"There are definitely people in the
administration who are concerned
about the film co-ops. Both Anne
Moray and Dean Meiland seem
supportive," said Heard.
The purchase of thousands of
dollars in equipment for
improvements in the projection
equipment and booths is also cited as
evidence of the University's
commitment.
Dean Meiland said that at present
all meetings are exploratory and
would not rule out or suggest any
alternatives such as reconstruction or
reduced auditorium rentals.
There are also some indications of
a resurgent interest in the kinds of
art film co-ops specialize in. Crowds
of nearly 500 attended showings of
Angel Heart, Rules of the Game, and
The Hollywood erotic film festival.
"I think to say that the film
groups are dead is very premature.
We're going to do our best to tap in
to that audience and make them want
to come to films again" said Rubin.
The film co-ops in general seem
to have a sense of excitement which
they want to convey to their
audiences.
"The wonderful thing about
cinema is that it can serve so much
in one platter - philosophical ideas,
psychological ideas," Cinema
Guild's Goldberg. "I just have a love
for movies because they excite me
on an emotional and intellectual
level."
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don't pass them on to the next
generation. We all have to search for
some answers to our fears.
This is one reason they are going
to see 'American Pictures'. They are
getting more and more hungry to
find out what went wrong. How did
we get to where we are? People feel
deeply hurt for living in such a sick
society. No white want to look at
people who are locked out of a
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ghetto in Detroit. You can't break
clear from your basically liberal
American idealistic values and deep-
down get feeling that some people
are not so equal after all.
I'm not saying that I can give
answers to this racist feeling. I just
feel that I can help by getting some
students to understand what has gone
wrong. If we only imagine the
ghettos and poverty in our cities, and
don't see the connection to how the
whole thing started the it's hard to
see the inner human being locked up
in these ugly black and white
relations.
D: How long to you plan to keep
touring around with your
presentation?
H: I will continue doing this
until society has changed.
D: Isn't that a little idealistic?
H: No. What happens to people
when they loose their idealism? they
become cynical. Any cynical people
are often the worst racist. We need
idealism, and that's not unrealistic.
D: Do you ever feel like you are
fighting a losing battle?
H: No, I really have hope for
America. And when I see the pain
young white students express in the
racist workshops, they are hurt
because they have been trained not to
treat Blacks like equals. We need to
get this type of hurt out in our
society. People are just so beautiful
that when they act in these racist
ways they have been taught, it's too
distressing. We must constantly help
people to untie themselves.
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