Film Screening, Directed by Suffolk Professor Dr. Gerald Peary

Film Screening: FOR THE LOVE of MOVIES, Directed by Suffolk Professor and Critic, Dr. Gerald Peary

Join Film Studies Professor and acclaimed Boston Phoenix Critic, Dr. Gerald Peary, as he introduces this first feature documentary, FOR THE LOVE OF MOVIES, THE STORY OF AMERICAN FILM CRITICISM in this exclusive area screening to alumni and students

Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Location: Munce Conference Room, Suffolk University
20 Derne Street, Boston MA 02210
Light Refreshments Will Be Served
Cost: $5 fee required for registration will be charged only if cancellation occurs on day of program

Please RSVP by Friday, October 30th to lpiscopo@suffolk.edu or 617-573-8457

Dr. Gerald Peary is a Professor of Communications and Journalism, having taught since 1981 a variety of courses in arts journalism and film studies. He has been a weekly film critic for the Boston Phoenix since 1996. He was a Fulbright Scholar in Belgrade, former Yugoslavia, and the Acting Curator of the Harvard Film Archive. He has attended film festivals around the world, often serving as president of the critics jury in such places as Bangkok, Rotterdam, Mexico City, Karlovy Vary (Czech Repubiic), Turin (Italy). He has been a programmer for the Vancouver Film Festival and the Buenos Aires Independent Festival. He is an elected member of the Boston Society of Film Critics, the National Society of Film Critics, and FIPRECI, the international critics organization. He is the author of seven books on cinema, and of many hundreds of arts articles in newspapers, magazines, and books, written over thirty years.