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SUMMARY:Conversation with Nelson Pressley\, Author of Fonda on Film
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DESCRIPTION:Join in-person in the library or online for a conversation with
  Nelson\nPressley\, author of Fonda on Film: The Political Movies of Jane 
 Fonda\,\na portrait of an iconic activist-artist bridging the gap between\
 nstreets and screens\, and enduring as one of the world’s most admired\n
 and controversial performers. Interviewing Pressley is Shelby Cooke\,\nPro
 grammer at Cinema Art Theatre and film critic. This movie book\nabout a me
 ga-celebrity voyages through Fonda’s learning years in the\n1960s and th
 e calculated payoff of the 1970s. She emerged as a\nHollywood scion challe
 nged to prove herself while trying to rise above\ningenue roles and sex-an
 gst melodramas. Splitting time between the\nUnited States and France to st
 retch her range\, Fonda broke through as\nthe perky newlywed of Barefoot i
 n the Park\, the sci-fi pinup\nBarbarella\, and the Oscar-winning star of 
 Klute. Then Fonda earned her\nactivist stripes with the Vietnam vets’ Wi
 nter Soldier hearings and\nher alt-USO F.T.A. tour. She survived the “Ha
 noi Jane” flap and\,\nby the mid-1970s\, transformed into a singular sta
 r on an unparalleled\nmovie making mission. Fonda’s long post-Klute brea
 k ended with bold\ncomeback hits—comedy and economic justice in Fun with
  Dick and Jane\,\nhigh drama and political commitment with Julia. Over the
  following\nhalf decade\, Fonda’s production company generated the purpo
 seful\nmovies that still underpin her actor-activist persona\, including t
 he\ngroundbreaking Coming Home on Vietnam\, the timely The China Syndrome\
 non nuclear power\, and the still-relevant 9 to 5 on workplace equality.\n
 Her more recent work protesting the Iraq War in 2005 and ringleading\nthe 
 2019–20 Fire Drill Fridays campaigns on Capitol Hill illustrates\nFonda
 ’s political method—and how it guided her movie work. Nelson\nPressley
  was a Washington Post theater critic/arts journalist for\ntwenty years\, 
 writing reviews\, features and profiles\, interviewing\nTony\, Emmy\, Osca
 r\, and Pulitzer winners\, editing in the Weekend\nsection\, publishing a 
 weekly theater review newsletter\, hosting some\nof the paper’s first Fa
 cebook Live projects\, and creating other\nvideo content. NOTE: this sessi
 on is available to attend in-person or\nthrough Zoom. You MUST REGISTER an
 d indicate which you prefer. Venue:\nLewes Public Library.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join in-person in the library or online for a 
 conversation with Nelson Pressley\, author of Fonda on Film: The Political
  Movies of Jane Fonda\, a portrait of an iconic activist-artist bridging t
 he gap between streets and screens\, and enduring as one of the world’s 
 most admired and controversial performers. Interviewing Pressley is Shelby
  Cooke\, Programmer at Cinema Art Theatre and film critic. This movie book
  about a mega-celebrity voyages through Fonda’s learning years in the 19
 60s and the calculated payoff of the 1970s. She emerged as a Hollywood sci
 on challenged to prove herself while trying to rise above ingenue roles an
 d sex-angst melodramas. Splitting time between the United States and Franc
 e to stretch her range\, Fonda broke through as the perky newlywed of Bare
 foot in the Park\, the sci-fi pinup Barbarella\, and the Oscar-winning sta
 r of Klute. Then Fonda earned her activist stripes with the Vietnam vets
 ’ Winter Soldier hearings and her alt-USO F.T.A. tour. She survived the 
 “Hanoi Jane” flap and\, by the mid-1970s\, transformed into a singular
  star on an unparalleled movie making mission. Fonda’s long post-Klute b
 reak ended with bold comeback hits—comedy and economic justice in Fun wi
 th Dick and Jane\, high drama and political commitment with Julia. Over th
 e following half decade\, Fonda’s production company generated the purpo
 seful movies that still underpin her actor-activist persona\, including th
 e groundbreaking Coming Home on Vietnam\, the timely The China Syndrome on
  nuclear power\, and the still-relevant 9 to 5 on workplace equality. Her 
 more recent work protesting the Iraq War in 2005 and ringleading the 2019
 –20 Fire Drill Fridays campaigns on Capitol Hill illustrates Fonda’s p
 olitical method—and how it guided her movie work. Nelson Pressley was a 
 Washington Post theater critic/arts journalist for twenty years\, writing 
 reviews\, features and profiles\, interviewing Tony\, Emmy\, Oscar\, and P
 ulitzer winners\, editing in the Weekend section\, publishing a weekly the
 ater review newsletter\, hosting some of the paper’s first Facebook Live
  projects\, and creating other video content. NOTE: this session is availa
 ble to attend in-person or through Zoom. You MUST REGISTER and indicate wh
 ich you prefer. Venue: Lewes Public Library.
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