Eyes Wide Open Film Series, Part VI

The USC4P&J documentary films series, Eyes Wide Open, continues in its sixth season with a series of films every other Wednesday through December 2007. Films will be screened at Linux Club (Ostiense near the ex Mercati generali - see map and directions). Screenings start at 7pm followed by a brief discussion, to continue over a pizza at a nearby pizzeria. There is no charge for the screenings though donations to help cover costs of DVDs and shipping are greatly appreciated. Linux Club requires an annual membership card at 8 Euro/year.

Oct 3 - Karl Rove Goodbye Party: Bush's Brain (2004)
An in-depth look at the man many regard as the brains behind George W. Bush's political career -- Karl Rove, a political strategist who has been described as having a "junkyard-dog approach to politics." Bush's Brain is a documentary which follows Rove's career from high school (when he was accused of using dirty tricks to win debate competitions) through his guidance of Bush's campaigns for Texas governor and United States president (during which he used aggressive strategies to discredit Bush's opponents) to his role in the Bush White House and his possible links to the scandal in which the status of Valerie Plame as a longtime covert CIA operative was leaked to the press.

Directed by: Michael Paradies Shoob and Joseph Mealey
Run time: 80 minutes
Web site: Bush's Brain

October

• 17 - Iraq in Fragments
• 31 - A Crude Awakening: the Oil Crash

November

• 14 - War Made Easy
• 28 - The Future of Food

December

• 12 - Jesus Camp