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BEAUTIFUL LOSERS

BEAUTIFUL LOSERS celebrates the spirit behind one of the most influential cultural moments of a generation. In the early 1990's a loose-knit group of likeminded outsiders found common ground at a little NYC storefront gallery, artists like Shepard Fairey, Mark Gonzales, Spike Jonze, Margaret Kilgallen, Mike Mills, Barry McGee, Phil Frost, Chris Johanson, Harmony Korine, and Ed Templeton. Rooted in the DIY (do-it-yourself) subcultures of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip hop & graffiti, they made art that reflected the lifestyles they led. Developing their craft with almost no influence from the "establishment" art world, this group, and the subcultures they sprang from, have now become a movement that has been transforming pop culture. Beautiful Losers tells the personal stories of these artists who are considered leaders within this movement and explores the creative ethos connecting them with today's youth.

Not Rated; 90 minutes; 2008

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Casablanca

The cinema classic that has everything you need in a movie, from freedom fighters to haunting lost love comes to the ACME Screening Room! Set in World War II Casablanca, Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), exiled American and former freedom fighter discovers his long lost love Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) has turned up in town with her husband, Victor Laszlo. Laszlo is a Resistance leader with Nazis on his tail. Ilsa knows Rick can help them get out of the country - but will he?

Black and White; Not Rated; 102 minutes; 1942

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GOT DEBT? Film & Author Discussion

The US government has rescued our economy with bank bailouts and stimulus money but with mounting social security and medicare costs and trade deficits, how will the economy’s hero manage its own debts down the road? An evening focused on what some say is an economic crisis waiting to happen: our rising national debt. We will explore its causes, solutions and get divergent perspectives on whether this is a true crisis and how it will affect our nation’s future.

IOUSA

A documentary which examines the rapidly growing national debt and its consequences for the United States and its citizens, arguing America must mend its spendthrift ways or face an economic disaster of epic proportions. The film moves beyond doomsday rhetoric to proffer potential financial scenarios and propose solutions about how we can recreate a fiscally sound nation for future generations, featuring interviews with Warren Buffett, Alan Greenspan, Paul O'Neill, Robert Rubin, and Paul Volcker, along with the Peter J. Peterson Foundation’s (http://www.pgpf.org/) own David Walker and Bob Bixby of the Concord Coalition.

Rated PG; 85 minutes; 2008

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8:30-9:30 pm Author Discussion

Eric Laursen

Eric Laursen is an independent journalist specializing in investigative political, economic, and financial reporting, his work has appeared in The Village Voice, The Nation Online, In These Times, Institutional Investor, The Indypendent, CFO, Plan Sponsor, and the AICPA Journal of Accounting. His book, The People's Pension: The War Against Social Security Since 1980, is soon to be scheduled for publication. Laursen will provide a contrasting perspective to the film and provide time for audience discussion.