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Join us for dinner, the movie and a discussion of it afterwards.
‘Gattaca,’ The Dystopian Science Fiction Film Whose Time Has Come 20 years on, we’re just now catching up to Ethan Hawke & Uma Thurman’s prescient sci-fi noir. https://outtake.tribecashortlist.com/gattaca-the-dystopian-science-fiction-film-whose-time-has-come-9ede1bd35c5b
The last 20 years have seen a boom in philosophical work on proving God’s existence, and the progress has accelerated further in recent years. Dr. Koons will describe four of these new proofs briefly: the argument for a supernatural cause of the universe based on the possibility of empirical knowledge, the “Grim Reaper” paradox as a proof of the beginning of time, the analysis of the fine-tuning of the universe for life and scientific discovery, and Plantinga’s evolutionary argument against naturalism.
Dr. Koons is a philosophy professor at UT, specializing in metaphysics, logic, and philosophy of religion. His works include:
Paradoxes of Belief and Strategic Rationality (Cambridge Univ., 1997),
Realism Regained (Oxford Univ., 2000),
Metaphysics: The Fundamentals (Wiley-Blackwell,2016),
and The Atlas of Reality (Wiley-Blackwell, 2018).
Dinner starts at 6, and Dr. Koons will begin his talk at 7. This event is free and open to all. Do join us.
Summary: As one of the youngest Planned Parenthood clinic directors in the nation, Abby Johnson was involved in upwards of 22,000 abortions and counseled countless women on their reproductive choices. Her passion surrounding a woman's right to choose led her to become a spokesperson for Planned Parenthood, fighting to enact legislation for the cause she so deeply believed in. Until the day she saw something that changed everything.
Join us for dinner, the film and a discussion of it afterwards.
Empires fall, love survives. When Michael (Oscar Isaac), a brilliant medical student, meets Ana (Charlotte Le Bon), their shared Armenian heritage sparks an attraction that explodes into a romantic rivalry between Michael and Ana's boyfriend Chris (Christian Bale), a famous American photojournalist dedicated to exposing political truth. As the Ottoman Empire crumbles into war-torn chaos, their conflicting passions must be deferred while they join forces to get their people to safety and survive themselves. The Promise is directed by Academy Award winning filmmaker Terry George.
Join us for dinner, the movie and perhaps a discussion of it..Most comedies don't age well -- the jokes, gags, and even the actors all become dated; that can't be said of this one, which is still every bit as hilarious.
The legendary British comedy troupe Monty Python (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin) performs its own loony version of the King Arthur legend. But don't expect swashbuckling heroes on horses. Instead, Arthur (Chapman) and his knights trot along sans horses while a subject makes galloping noises with two coconuts. It would spoil the fun to give away more of the memorable gags; they're nearly nonstop and need to be experienced, not explained. But look out for the side-splitting scenes with the Black Knight, the shrubbery bit, and the father of a rather hesitant groom.
