BATTLE ROYALE to screen at Dickinson College

I just got the following email from John-Paul, who runs the Midnight Movies at Dickinson College...

Subject: Film Series--Please forward to interested parties.

A number of professionals at the College and the community have expressed an interest in attending the Midnight Movies program if only it weren't held at midnight. In order to accommodate these interested parties, I am planning so show a few films on Friday evenings at 8 PM in Weiss 235.

The first film will be held on Friday, June 30 at 8 PM in Weiss 235. The film shown will be Kinji Fukasaku's BATTLE ROYALE. Although this Japanese film from 2000 was both an international commercial and critical success, it has never been released in the U.S. in any format.

The plot of the film, a searing indictment of the Japanese education system, concerns the Japanese government's new strategy to address juvenile violence. Each year, a 9th grade class is kidnapped and transported to a deserted island. Each is given a weapon and told that within 24 hours only one student can remain alive, else all will be terminated by the explosive collars locked around their necks.

If you know of anyone who might be interested in attending these programs, please forward him/her this message.

So there you go, troops! The chance to see BATTLE ROYALE on the big screen at the Weiss Center for the Performing Arts, room 235 on Friday, June 30th at 8:00 PM. Admission is free--attendees must be 18 and over. Be warned though, this film is not for the squeamish!