Big Trouble in Little China (1986) | Prof Picks with Dr. Thomas Powers

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108 E Butler Ave, Ambler, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19002 | Ambler

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Big Trouble in Little China (1986) | Prof Picks with Dr. Thomas Powers
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This Fall we have partnered with local professors to bring an all new season of of our Prof Picks Series to the big screen! Local professors and experts curate a film for the big screen, introduce the movie and then, after the film, they host a post movie Q&A in the theater! The Series kicks off on September 17th with a classic curated by Dr. Thomas Powers, Assistant Professor of English at Montgomery County Community College. Don't miss BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA at 7pm. ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€: amblertheater.org/specials
๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ: John Carpenterโ€™s imaginative action adventure is a throwback to the movie serials of the past. Kurt Russell plays a hard-boiled delivery truck driver who must rescue his best friendโ€™s fiancee from a sorcerer and crime boss under the streets of San Franciscoโ€™s Chinatown. Carpenterโ€™s unique vision is perfectly encapsulated in this bizarre, fun camp classic.
๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: Dr. Thomas Powers teaches English at Montgomery County Community College, where he has recently developed and taught a course on the graphic novel. He is also the author of Gender and the Quest in British Science-Fiction Television: An Analysis of Doctor Who, Blakeโ€™s 7, Red Dwarf and Torchwood (McFarland, 2016) and has composed numerous articles for the Eisner-Award-winning Back Issue! magazine, which specializes in Bronze Age comics history.
๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—น๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป $๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ! Learn more at amblertheater.org/membership
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