Oakton - Emeritus Silver Screen

News Release

September 17 , 2002

Oakton's Emeritus Program Explores the Silver Screen

From Hollywood's infamous blacklist to the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, the Oakton Emeritus Program offers several new classes in film history this fall.

Celluloid Ladies: Six Films That Salute Women (HUM E90-61, Touch-Tone 04742), taught by Francine Sanders, examines films that feature compelling female characters who transformed themselves and those around them. The six-week class meets from 12 to 3:15 p.m. Wednesdays, beginning Oct. 16. The course fee is $100.

Join John Rizzo as he demonstrates how visual and cinematic themes crucially influence plot resolution in his new class The Art of Alfred Hitchcock - Cinematography, Part II (HUM S49-61, Touch-Tone 04832). This six-week class meets from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning Oct. 8. The course fee is $70.

Another new class, Witch-Hunting in Hollywood: The Blacklist on Film (HUM E89-61, Touch-Tone 04741), discusses the Hollywood blacklist and its pervasive impacts on the film industry. Taught by Francine Sanders, this six-week class meets from 9:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning Oct. 22. The course fee is $100.

Other available classes in film history include Movies, The Frescoes of Our Time: Exploring Film Noir (HUM E75), Friday Afternoon at the Movies (HUM E74), and Favorite Classic Films (E91-61).

All classes meet at Oakton's Ray Hartstein Campus, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie. Students who have registered for ALL classes within the last five years, or a credit course in the last three years, may register by using the Touch-Tone system at (847) 635-1616 or by fax at (847) 635-1448. Both methods require payment using a major credit card (Visa, MasterCard, or Discover).

For more information, call (847) 635-1414 or (847) 982-9888, press 3. A complete list of Emeritus classes, seminars, and events is posted on the College's Web site, www.oakton.edu/emeritus.

Media Contact: Carlee Drummer (847) 635-1671

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