UMKC Student Theater

Rescheduled due to the snow storm on January 12th 2019 German Film Festival Featuring eight selected movies Presented at different KC locations During the months of January, February, March, and April of 2019 Measuring the World (Die Vermessung der Welt Based on the novel by Daniel Kehlmann by Detlef Buck, 2hrs. and 15 min In German Language with English Subtitles with a power point pre-presentation about Alexander von Humboldt A notable German geographer, a botanist, and naturalist, famous explorer, widely…

Film series overview Few American writers have been more concerned with the transformative power of science, and its unforeseen consequences, than Michael Crichton. In his work, Crichton demonstrated a keen ability to anticipate new technological developments long before they became reality and predict how even seemingly beneficial breakthroughs in biotechnology or artificial intelligence could quickly spiral out of their creators' control. This fall, join the Linda Hall Library for a retrospective film series that considers how Crichton’s views on science…

Concussion (2015, 122 minutes, Rated PG-13) Will Smith stars in Concussion, a dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Dr. Omalu’s emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful—and beloved—institutions in the world. With captivating performances by Alec Baldwin and…

Madam Curie (1943, 124 minutes, Not Rated) The story of Marie Sklodowska, a student in 1890s Paris, where she shares a lab with Professor Pierre Curie, and would eventually marry and come to share the 1903 Nobel Prize in physics. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy and stars Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. The film will be screened at the UMKC Student Union Theater. A 30-minute audience discussion and Q&A will follow the screening. Free Admission Register Here:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/linda-hall-library-film-series-madam-curie-tickets-86691523681?aff=ebdssbdestsearch