Avon:

The Avon this week will be showing Anne Fontaine’s Coco Before Chanel, the story of Coco Chanel’s journey from general obscurity to queen of the fashion world.  You can catch the trailer here and reviews here.  Next week’s movie: possible multi-category Oscar favorite An Education.

Mall:

The Providence Place Mall this week has a smattering of decently unappealing movies showing.  Aside from Where the Wild Things Are and Paranormal Activity, there are very few movies worth your $6-$10.25 (depending on when you go).  Disney’s A Christmas Carol staring Jim Carey could be worthwhile seeing just for the sheer awesomeness of the 3D animation (and possible IMAX Experience).  Men Who Stare at Goats received incredibly disappointing reviews despite a great cast and what is seemingly a great storyline.  The only other highlight would be Michael Jackson’s This Is It, which might just be a nice treat for any fan of the late “King of Pop.”  Full schedule and movie times can be found here.

Campus:

Today, Nov. 11, 8pm
BioMed Center 202
GARMENTS FOR ONE ANOTHER: ENDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN MUSLIM FAMILIES features scholars and imams speaking in depth on controversial Qur’an verse 4:34 and the Islamic perspective on domestic violence, together with the experiences of survivors, religious leaders and community advocates.

Thursday, Nov. 12, 6-9pm (Talkback begins at 8pm)
Churchill House
Come join the Africana Studies DUG and watch Lee’s powerful film Do the Right Thing. The film captures questions of power, freedom, aggression, physical space, sexual politics, violence, memory, direction, and many more. Join the Africana Studies DUG as they engage in a dialogue to begin to critically unravel these questions.

Feel free to comment with more cinematic adventures around Brunonia!