This Week: VCU Southern Film Festival 2011: Screening Southern Literature

From the website: Lovers of great works of Southern literature and classic films are in for a treat. Starting Friday, February 25 the Second Annual VCU Southern Film Festival Presents “Screening Southern Literature” at the Grace Street Theater in Richmond. Established to explore how the distinctiveness of the South has been depicted on screen, the […]

February 21, 2011; 8:12 AM • by Oregon Hill

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Lovers of great works of Southern literature and classic films are in for a treat. Starting Friday, February 25 the Second Annual VCU Southern Film Festival Presents “Screening Southern Literature” at the Grace Street Theater in Richmond. Established to explore how the distinctiveness of the South has been depicted on screen, the Festival features a diverse lineup of films based on classic works by Southern writers. Ranging from quirky and melodramatic to serious and exploitative, the films offer something for everyone.

Schedule
All films will be screened at the Grace Street Theater at 934 West Grace Street in the heart of VCU. All events are free and open to the public.

Thursday, February 24
6pm: Book Reading and Signing with Charles Shields
Fountain Book Store, 1312 East Cary Street, Historic Shockoe Slip

Friday, February 25
4 pm: Wise Blood (1979)
7 pm: In This Our Life (1942)

Saturday, February 26
10 am: The Story of Temple Drake (1933)
1 pm: The Color Purple (1985)
4 pm: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

4:30-5:30 pm: Book Signing by Charles Shields
VCU Barnes and Noble, 1111 West Broad Street

7 pm: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

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