Fifty Years of Steven Spielberg's Magic:

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Tuesday, February 11 • 7:00pm-8:30pm • Zoom • Course 13075 • $30

Oscar season is in full swing as is Kate Hearst's film series covering Fifty Years of Steven Spielberg's Magic. The next installment on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, will focus on Saving Private Ryan (1998), which garnered Spielberg the Academy Award for best director but suffered an upset in the category of best picture. Tom Hanks received one of his six nominations for best actor. Watch or rewatch the movie this weekend during the winter storm. Then come to class to discuss the making of the film, to examine the characters, stories, and conflicts Spielberg developed, to explore the techniques that define his cinematic vision, and to analyze the continued relevance of this film today.

Special Guest Kirk Saduski will join the discussion. Saduski has been a producer and executive at Playtone, the film company established by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman. He was executive-in-charge of the HBO mini-series Band of Brothers, and co-producer of the HBO mini series John Adams and The Pacific, the HBO movie Game Change, and the HBO documentary David McCullough: Painting with Words. Saduski is also a co-producer of Apple TV+’s Masters of the Air.

For those unable to attend the live conversation, the session will be recorded and made available for subsequent viewing by registered students.

Week of February 9, 2025

Special Events

• Author Visit: Daniel M. Lavery, Women's Hotel (2024) (12980)

Art Appreciation

• Winslow Homer’s America (12946)
• Masterpieces of French Art from the Medieval Era to the Modern Age: Louis XV Dining and Seduction (13038)

Languages

• Conversational French (13066)* NEW START DATE

Literature and Film

• Book Chat with Anna Katsavos: The Frozen River (2023) by Ariel Lawhon (12929)
• Fifty Years of Steven Spielberg's Magic: Saving Private Ryan (1998) (13075)
• BookTalk with Harriet Sobol: Intermezzo (2024) by Sally Rooney (12981)

Walking Tours

• Walking Tour: Mondays at the Met, Jewish Art (13058)
• Walking Tour: Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature at the Met (13084)

Week of February 16, 2025

Please note: No classes will meet on Monday, February 17, 2025, in honor of President's Day. Check the schedule for ongoing classes as many have a skip date this week.

Art Appreciation

• Masterpieces of French Art from the Medieval Era to the Modern Age: Louis XVI Court Life (13039)

Writing

• Finding Your Voice through Memoir Writing (12969)

Walking Tours

• Walking Tour: European Wing at the Met (13083)

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