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Sessions: 3Class Date(s): 07-09-2024 to 07-23-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 AMInstructor: Otto Bruno, author 'Barney Miller and the Files of the Ol' One-Two’Term: 2024-2Location: Oasis RochesterFlip Wilson was an up and coming stand up comedian in the 1960s. His popular appearances with Ed Sullivan, Johnny Carson, and Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In earned him a chance at his own variety series in the fall of 1970. By the end of the first season it was the #2 show on television. Wilson was a charismatic comedian and performer who welcomed all the... read more
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Sessions: 4Class Date(s): 06-05-2024 to 06-26-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 4:00 PMInstructor: Otto Bruno, author 'Barney Miller and the Files of the Ol' One-Two’Term: 2024-2Location: Oasis RochesterHe was suave, sophisticated, and handsome. Women wanted to be with him and men wanted to be him. In fact, Grant once said to a reporter, "Everyone wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant." A revealing quote that hints at the artifice of Hollywood creations. Yet the one definite truth is that Cary Grant was a great comedic actor. He possessed... read more
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Sessions: 4Class Date(s): 07-10-2024 to 07-31-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 4:00 PMInstructor: Otto Bruno, author 'Barney Miller and the Files of the Ol' One-Two’Term: 2024-2Location: Oasis RochesterFord is unquestionably the greatest director of Western films in Hollywood history and yet his four Oscars for Best Director were all for non-Western films. Nevertheless, Ford identified most with that aspect of his career once famously introducing himself as, "John Ford. I make Westerns." In this course, we'll examine four of his most famous and popular... read more