October 17: A discussion with filmmaker and screenwriter Steve Janas

Steve Janas

Join the Film Studies Program for a discussion with filmmaker and screenwriter Steve Janas, with film selections from his projects, including the upcoming James Franco movie “The Long Home.” Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017 4:30 – 5:30 To be followed by reception Penn 401 Steve Janas is a 1991 graduate of the English program at Rutgers University–Camden. … Continue reading October 17: A discussion with filmmaker and screenwriter Steve Janas

Adaptable: A Writers House Film Series

Adaptable: A Writers House Film Series

Please join us at the Writers House throughout the semester for “Adaptable: A Writers House Film Series” with screenings of adapted films. Each film will be paired with a discussion around the craft and methods of adaptation along with the social significance of their particular kind of storytelling. Professors from Rutgers–Camden and artists will join … Continue reading Adaptable: A Writers House Film Series

Sept. 28, 2016: An Evening with Toni Kalem

Toni Kalem

Wednesday, September 28, 2016 4:30-6 pm Rutgers–Camden Multi-Purpose Room Toni Kalem wrote the screenplay and directed the movie based on Anne Tyler’s third novel, A Slipping-Down Life, starring Lili Taylor and Guy Pierce (1999). It was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.  She has also written the screenplay for Rutgers-Camden professor … Continue reading Sept. 28, 2016: An Evening with Toni Kalem

Oct. 14, 2015: An Evening With Screenwriter and Director Robert Pulcini

Pulcini

Robert Pulcini (CCAS 1989) screens his new movie, “10,000 Saints,” and talks about his career in filmmaking. Along with his wife, Shari Berman, Pulcini has written and directed “American Splendor” (nominated for an Oscar for Best Screenplay and winner of the Movie of the Year from the American Film Institute), “The Nanny Diaries,” “The Extra Man,” … Continue reading Oct. 14, 2015: An Evening With Screenwriter and Director Robert Pulcini