A Free Screening and Discussion – INTRO BY ACTOR BRENDAN FRASER
Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry
Thursday, 28 Oct 2004 at 7:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Admission Free
Actor Brendan Fraser will introduce Going Upriver and the director and producer of the documentary George Butler. Mr. Butler co-edited The New Soldier, a book about the Vietnam Veterans Against the War. His book about Arnold Schwarzenegger and his fellow athletes, Pumping Iron: the Art and Sport of Bodybuilding, led him to direct the documentary Pumping Iron. His other films include Pumping Iron II: The Women and In The Blood. More recently, he produced and directed three films based on Caroline Alexander's book, The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition. After the film is shown, former Republican Congressman Pete McCloskey, who is featured in the film, and Mr. Butler will lead the discussion. The film is 87 minutes in length.
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