CREEPY DUDE 'N THE HOOD
Bad things happen. The Boogey Man lies in wait. Don't look back, something
may be gaining on you. What are YOU afraid of? The Imaginarium is
Cornerstone Festival's hands-on and brains-on approach to popular culture:
movies and books, science and art, fantasy and myth as jumping off places to
matters of life and death — that last item listed this year
particularly. We're going to hell and back with that great Christian
mythmaker, Dante; from heaven to earth with curious angels and with God
incarnate as depicted in films like The Matrix; we'll examine deals
with the devil and spiritual warfare as conducted with hammer, stake, and
garlic. It's a Carnival of Souls: the dance is with Death; attendance is
compulsory. But at the Imaginarium, a dance is still a dance.
FROM HAMMER HORROR TO HOGWARTS TO HOBBITS
This year, we'll take a look at the unique horror movies of famed British
studio, Hammer Films. We'll also present a sequel to our still-unfolding
analysis of the still-unfolding Star Wars saga, and dive fully into
the Harry Potter controversy: i.e., Which was better, book or film? — a
quest that will lead us from Hogwarts to Hobbiton, with a look at still
another still-unfolding saga, Lord of the Rings.
Check out our seminars, meet our speakers, take note of the movies, and stay tuned for program updates and info on
special activities, including a figure-modeling workshop sponsored by Imagin Dat.
On that note, we point out that while the Imaginarium has functioned as "a
kids program for grown-ups," it has never been, strictly speaking, a kids
program. Thus, parents should be advised this year's theme is darker and the
films are scary and/or subtitled — though kids of ages are invited to
our film Saturday night, which is also our one and only evening for the
fabled Prize Give Away.
For more on the 2002 Cornerstone Festival, see the official site. For more news
on the Imaginarium at Cornerstone 2002, including post-fest reports and
photos, plus year-round articles and reviews, stay tuned to the Imaginarium Online.
