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JACK IS BACK: THREE CLASSICS WITH JACK NICHOLSON

JACK IS BACK: THREE CLASSICS WITH JACK NICHOLSON

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Jack Nicholson said: "You live a life so that you have something to give when the time comes to give it." Over nearly 70 years, New Jersey-born Jack Nicholson has earned a reputation as one of the greatest of all film actors and one of the most distinctly recognizable personalities in cinema. Winner of 3 Oscars and 6 Golden Globes, Nicholson has refused type-casting, as this series will demonstrate with a close look at three of his best performances: as Bobby Dupea in Bob Rafelson's Five Easy Pieces (1970), an Oscar nominated turn that Roger Ebert labeled "one of the most unforgettable characters in American movies"; as Billy Badass Buddusky in Hal Ashby's The Last Detail (1973), another Oscar nominated role, one for which he turned down leads in The Godfather 2 and The Sting; and, more recently, as Warren Schmidt in Alexander Payne's About Schmidt (2002), which Nicholson regarded as "the least vain performance I've ever given." A lively discussion with actor-filmmaker Peter Josyph will follow each screening.

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About the lecturer(s)

Peter Josyph

Peter Josyph is an author, actor, director, and filmmaker whose films include: Liberty Street: Alive at Ground Zero; Acting Cormac McCarthy: The Making of Billy Bob Thorton’s All the Pretty Horses; Shakespeare In New York: The Sonnets; and A Few Things Basquiat Did in School. His books include: Adventures in Reading Cormac McCarthy; What One Man Said to Another, Talks with Richard Seltzer; and, The Wounded River, which was chosen as a New York Times Notable Book. He also excels in literary and film criticism.

Lecture Details

Program

Sessions

3 lecture(s)
Day & Time

Thursday, 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Date(s)

Jul 27, 2023
Aug 03, 2023
Aug 10, 2023