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The Daily OrangeAlan Alda film to screen on campus, Q&A to follow
By Abram Brown
Posted: 10/30/08, 3:47 AM EST Section: Feature
Alan Alda ("M*A*S*H," "The West Wing") and director Rod Lurie ("The Contender," "Resurrecting the Champ") will show an advance screening of their new movie "Nothing But the Truth" in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium at 6:45 p.m. today. Following the screening, the two will take questions from the audience. Alda will also participate in a panel discussion and Q&A session today in the Hergenhan Auditorium at 3:30 p.m.
Syracuse University adjunct professor Douglas Brode, a friend of Lurie, approached Barbara Fought, the director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, about the possibility of bringing an advance screening of "Nothing but the Truth" to campus.
"I think it brings up some really interesting ethical questions," Fought said about the film.
Fought knew the film brought up a lot of issues the Tully Center tries to address, such as freedom of speech, shield laws and freedom of information. She also thought that the founder of the center, Joan A. Tully, would approve of the film being brought to campus.
"I knew it was a media law issue that was near and dear to her heart," Fought said. "Alan Alda is one of - if not the most - accomplished actors of our time."
Fought will lead the conversation between Alda and Lurie after the screening by asking questions about writing, producing and directing. Afterwards, students will be free to ask Lurie and Alda questions.
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