Legal Film Series concludes TONIGHT (3/21) with "To Kill a Mockingbird"

The Legal Film Series at F&M (sponsored by the Center for Liberal Arts & Society and the John Marshall Pre-Law Honor Society) concludes TONIGHT, March 21, with "To Kill a Mockingbird." The film will start at 7:30pm and will be showing in the Ware College House Great Room. Click here for more information.

Considered by many to be the best legal movie ever made, this film is based on the Pullitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee. Gregory Peck won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Atticus Finch, a courageous small-town attorney who battles prejudice in the Depression-era south.

Greg Randall Lee, J.D., who teaches law at Widener University School of Law, will introduce the film and answer questions and talk to students.

Legal Film Series continues TONIGHT (3/2) with "The Paper Chase"

The Legal Film Series at F&M (sponsored by the Center for Liberal Arts & Societyand the John Marshall Pre-Law Honor Society) continues TONIGHT, March 2, with "The Paper Chase." The film will start at 7:30pm and will be showing in the New College House. Click here for more information.

This film famously depicts the first-year law student experience and is a must-see for any potential law students. Food will be provided by New College House and a discussion of the film will follow. All are welcome to attend.

Legal Film Series continues TONIGHT (2/17) with "Philadelphia"

The Legal Film Series at F&M (sponsored by the Center for Liberal Arts & Societyand the John Marshall Pre-Law Honor Society) continues TONIGHT, February 17, with "Philadelphia." The film will start at 7:30pm and will be showing in the Brooks College House Great Room. Click here for more information.

This screening is also part of the Multi-Faith Week of Meaning and Culture sponsored by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life at F&M. Food will be provided and a discussion of the film will follow. All are welcome to attend.

Legal Film Series kicks off TONIGHT (1/29) at F&M

The Legal Film Series at F&M (sponsored by the Center for Liberal Arts & Society and the John Marshall Pre-Law Honor Society) kicks off TONIGHT, January 29, with "A Civil Action." The film will start at 7:30pm and will be showing in the Bonchek College House Great Room. Click here for more information.

John Capowski, J.D., who teaches civil procedure, evidence, and litigation at Widener University School of Law, will introduce the film and stick around to answer questions and talk to students. See you there!

Legal Film Series at F&M during the Spring 2012 semester

A series of legal films will be shown at Franklin & Marshall College during the Spring 2012 semester. Each film will be shown in one of the College Houses (unless otherwise noted) and the screenings will be open to the public. The series is sponsored by F&M's Center for Liberal Arts & Society, John Marshall Pre-Law Honor Society, and College House system. The schedule and description of the films are below. You can also visit the series' website here for more information.

"A Civil Action" (1998)
Sunday, January 29, 7:30pm
Bonchek College House Great Room

A real-life legal thriller based on the book by Jonathan Harr, John Travolta stars as a small-time tort lawyer who risks everything in his lawsuit against two of the country’s largest corporations. Did the companies’ toxic waste cause the deaths of several children in the community? F&M alumni (hydrogeologists) were involved in the actual case, which presented complex issues of scientific proof and legal causation.

"Philadelphia" (1993)

Friday, February 17, 7:30pm
Brooks College House Great Room
A lawyer becomes a client after being fired from his law firm because he has AIDS. Homophobia is on trial in this powerful film directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Tom Hanks (who won the Academy Award for Best Actor) and Denzel Washington. Bruce Springsteen also won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for the title score, "Streets of Philadelphia."

"GATTACA" (1997)

Wednesday, February 22, 7:30pm
Lisa Bonchek Adams Auditorium, Kaufman Hall
What if your options in life were limited by your genes? In this futuristic film starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, and Jude Law, the legal system serves society’s interests in protecting “superior DNA,” and not the rights of the individual. Come see why film critic Roger Ebert considered GATTACA “one of the smartest and most provocative of science fiction films, a thriller with ideas.”

"The Paper Chase" (1973)

Friday, March 2, 7:30pm
New College House Seminar Room
The experience of being a first-year law student is immortalized in this film starring John Houseman as an intimidating professor of contract law. “You come in here with a skull full of mush,” says Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr., on the first day of class, “and you leave thinking like a lawyer.” Woe to anyone who comes unprepared to Professor Kingsfield’s class!

"To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962)

Wednesday, March 21, 7:30pm
Ware College House Great Room
Considered by many to be the best legal movie ever made, this film is based on the Pulitzer Prize- winning novel by Harper Lee. Gregory Peck won the Best Actor award for his portrayal of Atticus Finch, a courageous small-town attorney who battles prejudice in the Depression-era south. This film also reminds us that the best lawyers are also great teachers.