The Department of Linguistics will host a screening of the movie "", which stars听Amy Adams as a linguist. Departmental faculty will be in attendance to offer their thoughts and commentary on the film, and to answer questions from the audience. All are welcome to attend!听
When: Tuesday, March 21st, 7:00-10:00pm
Where: Humanities 150
Below is a synopsis taken from the film's webpage:
Critics are calling Arrival 鈥渢he best film of the year.鈥�* When mysterious spacecraft touch down across the globe, an elite team 鈥� led by expert translator Louise Banks (Amy Adams) 鈥� races against time to decipher their intent. As tensions mount between fearful governments, Banks discovers the aliens鈥� true purpose and, to avert global war, takes a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity. Jeremy Renner and Academy Award庐 winner** Forest Whitaker co-star in this mesmerizing masterpiece with 鈥渁 mind-blowing ending鈥�*** that 鈥測ou will want to see again and again.鈥�****听
* Christopher Orr, The Atlantic听
** Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, The Last King of Scotland听
*** Brian Truitt, USA TODAY听
**** Brian Formo, Collider