All:
Allow me to add my invitation to Danielle's, along with a plug for
SPJ's next installment in Media Meets the Movies.
"Absence of Malice," released in 1981, stars Paul Newman as Michael
Colin Gallagher, the son of a long-dead Mafia boss who owns a liquor
warehouse, and Sally Field as Megan Carter, a newspaper reporter who
covers a scandal that blows up around Newman.
Here are a couple of excerpts from www.imdb.com/title/tt0081974 to whet
your appetite.
"Frustrated in his attempt to solve a murder of a union head, a
prosecutor leaks a false story that Newman is a target of the
investigation, hoping that he will tell them something for protection.
As his life begins to unravel, others are hurt by the story. Sally
Field, the reporter, is in the clear under the Absence of Malice rule
in slander and libel cases. Knowing nothing to trade to the
prosecutors, Newman must regain control of his life on different
ground."
And this bit of trivia:
"Writer Kurt Luedtke, a veteran newspaperman, based the protagonist of
this film on the real-life son of a reputed gangster in Detroit. The
alleged gangster was tried and convicted of the crime. At his retrial
potential jurors were asked if they had seen this movie, to determine
if they would be prejudiced in their evaluation of the evidence.
Ultimately the gangster and his partner were both convicted and
sentenced to jail terms for labor-related extortion."
Mob crime? Libel and slander? And plenty of sticky ethical questions,
too! What more can you ask for when "Media Meets the Movies?" Please
count on joining fellow students and faculty for a screening of this
terrific film at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Upham Hall 1. Snacks on us.
Patti Newberry
SPJ adviser
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Danielle Hacet <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: October 28, 2006 4:00:22 PM EDT
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Journalism Movie Series
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> The Miami University chapter of the SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS
> presents:
>
> Absence of Malice
>
> For the “Media Meets the Movies” series
>
> Upham Hall #1
> Wednesday, Novemeber 1
> 7 p.m.
>
>
> Suppose you picked up this morning’s newspaper and your life was a
> front
> page headline. Everything was accurate, but none of it was true. This
> 1981 hit, starring Paul Newman and Sally Field, earned Newman a
> nomination
> for a Best Actor Oscar.
>
>
> Bring your own drinks (non-alcoholic only). Take a break from
> studying,
> gather your friends and come check out the film
>
>
>
> All films are open to everyone.
>
>
Patricia Gallagher Newberry
Lecturer, Journalism Program
Miami University
513.529.5893
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