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F-Word Film Festival displays more than feminism
By Brett Albers
Staff Writer ■ ■ ""'
Review
Lori Horvitz, associate profes
sor of literature and language said
she hopes the sixth annual F-Word
Film Festival sheds some light on
the reality of feminism and the
issues facing herself and women
today.
I “Feminism is the social stance
that looks at the equality between
the sexes,” Horvitz said. “But the
I movement also extends to help all
oppressed peoples.”
I Horvitz allowed her own stu
dents to participate in the selec-
I tion of the films shown on campus
I last Thursday and Friday.
“I actually had my intro to
women’s studies students pick out
some of the films,” Horvitz said.
“1 had about 40 potential films. I
I put them in groups so they could
I decide which films were pertinent
I to the issues of today.”
Horvitz received the films, cov-
I ering issues about abortion,
I homosexuality, poverty and
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“I usually get my films from a
film distribution company called
‘Women Make Movies’ based out
of New York,” Horvitz said.
“Choice Thoughts: Reflections
on the Birth Control War”
focused on a recent, controversial
topic. The film was a collection
;of clips of various prominent
advocates for both sides of the
. birth control battle.
“My students chose ‘Choice
Thoughts’ because abortion and
birth control is such a hot topic in
today’s society,” Horvitz said.
According to one male student,
the film festival greatly helped
bim understand issues facing
women today.
“I really did not know what to
expect before I went to see the
films,” said Nick Prather, fresh
man student. “What f saw really
opened my eyes and made me
aware of a lot of controversial
issues.”
On the first night of the festival,
three films were shown. “In My
Father’s Church” showed the
stmggle of a minister’s lesbian
Ann Grover - Staff Photographer
From left to right, Blake Hobby, Ingrid Carson, Sarah Houdek, Karla Pan and Lori Horvitz answer questions and discuss films following the
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daughter desire to have a church
wedding. “Mirror, Mirror” talked
of the struggle women face with
body image in today’s culture and
its pressures.
The final film shown on
Thursday was “After The
Montreal Massacre,” a documen
tary about the 1989 massacre of
14 female college students.
The final night of the festival
showcased three more films,
including “The Wash,” the afore-
mented “Choice Thoughts” and
“Desire.”
‘The last film was so rife with
issues of class,” Horvitz said. “It
touched on the issues of class and
race. Feminism does not just
mean women’s rights, but it
extends to all oppressed groups.”
“Desire” is a collection of auto
biographical productions created
by five different young women.
They were asked to record their
life over the span of five years as
they struggled with their sexuali
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Another student considered
“Desire” the best at portraying a
number of controversial topics.
“It was great how the film fol
lowed the lives of five very differ
ent young women,” said Seth
Combs, sophomore student. “Not
only did it talk about women’s
rights, but it also showed the
struggle so many people have
with race and class.”
The amount of humor in the
films was surprising, according to
Combs.
“The birth control film had the
whole room laughing,” Combs
said. “It was great how everyone
could laugh while seeing a film
about such a serious topic.”
According to Horvitz, a lot of
people believe that feminism
entails hatred for men.
“Feminism is not about hating
men,” Horvitz said. “It’s not
about that at all. I think men are
getting the short end of the stick in
some ways in this sort of patriar
chal and hierarchical culture that
we live in.”
Each night, viewers were given
the opportunity to ask questions
and voice their opinions as part of
a panel discussion following the
presentations.
“I think the panel discussions
were effective,” Horvitz said.
“The opportunity to critique the
films afterwards makes them that
much more important. Instead of
just seeing the issues and moving
on, it allowed people to really
delve into the issues.”
The goal of the festival was to
better educate people on the issues
of feminism, according to Horvitz
“I want men and other women
to walk away from the festival
knowing that these issues are
real,” Horvitz said. “I want them
to know that these issues are not
from women who just want to
complain.”
Horvitz voiced her concern that
women believe that there is no
longer a need for feminism.
“A lot of women think there’s
nothing to fight for anymore,”
Horvitz said. “They think we
have all our rights. The sad truth
is when you look at statistics
women still earn around 72 cents
for every dollar men make.”
“Transamerica” embraces the
transsexual sub-culture and issues
in a lightly comical, yet serious
approach.
“It was hihu'ious, awesome and a
very thought provoking movie,”
said Ryan Devine, undeclared
sophomore.
“Transamerica” focuses on the
journey of a transsexual man learn
ing to love his son and eventually
coming to a point where he can tell
his son who he is.
The father, played by Academy
Award nominee Felicity Huffman
(“Desperate Housewives”) is
forced into meeting his son Toby,
played by Kevin Zeger (“Dawn of
the Dead”), before he can get his
final operation.
In a cross-country trek, the father
and son develop a bond and even
tually come to respect eachother
for who they each are.
“The ending was very hopeful,”
Devine said. “They really don’t
give you any idea of where the
relationship between the father and
son goes after the movie ends, but
I’m pretty sure they get along.”
Devine also said he encountered
a few surprises during the movie,
but also learned a few things.
“I was surprised that you can
make an ‘outie’ into an ‘innie,’”
Devine said.
The movie uses gentle humor to
bring forth any uncomfortable sub
jects.
“1 heard a couple of stifled
laughs, but I think that the movie
was trying to convey a very serious
problem or opinion,” Devine said.
“I laughed because of some of the
uncomfortable parts.”
Huffman, in addition to her two
Academy Award nominations, also
won the Golden Globe Award for
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Showtimes
For Thursday, March 30
Carmike Cinemas
The Pink Panther (PG)
1:45 4:30 7:00 9:30
Date Movie (PG-13)
1:15 3:20 5:25 7:30 9:35
Madea's Family Reunion (PG-13)
1:45. 4:30 7:00 9:30
Ultraviolet (PG-13)
1:10 3:20 5:30 7:40 9:50
16 Blocks (PG-13)
1:30 4:30 7:15 9:45
The Shaggy Dog (PG)
12:45 1:00 3:00 3:20 5:15
5:40 7:30 8:00 9:45
The Hills Have Eyes (R)
1:45 4:20 7:00 9:30
Failure to Launch (PG-13)
1:30 4:15 7:10 9:40
The Libertine (R)
1:00 4:00 7:00 9:50
Beaucatcher Cinemas
Eight Below (PG)
1:10 4:20 7:05 9:55
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (R)
1:05 4:05 7:50 10:15
V is for Vendetta (R)
12:55 1:30 3:55 4:25 7:00
7:30 10:00 10:25
She's the Man (PG-13)
1:20 4:40 7:20
Larry the Cable
Inspector (PG-13)
1:50 4:30 7:40
Stay Alive (PG-13)
1:40 4:10 8:00
9:50
Guy: Health
10:10
10:30
Regal Hollywod Cinemas
The Pink Panther (PG)
2:25 4:40 6:50 9:15
Final Destination 3 (R)
12:35 7:10
Eight Below (PG)
12:40 4:00 7:05 9:50
Madea's Family Reunion (PG-13)
12:00 2:35 5:15 7:45 10:15
16 Blocks (PG-13)
12:55 3:30 7:15 9:40
The Shaggy Dog (PG)
2:30 5:00 7:20 9:45
The Libertine (G)
3:00 9:30
The Hills Have Eyes (R)
12:10 4:30 7:50 10:25
Failure to Launch (PG13) 12:20,
2:45 5:05 7:55 10:20
She's the Man (PG-13)
12:50 4:05 6:55 9:35
V is for Vendetta (R)
12:15 12:45 3:45 4:15 7:00
7:30 10:00 10:30
Inside Man (R)
12:05 3:20 7:25 10:35
Larry the Cable Guy: Health
Inspector (PG-13)
12:30 2:50 5:10 7:35 10:05
Stay Alive (PG-13)
12:25 2:40 4:55 7:40 9:55
Review
Over Easy Cafe: Breakfast done right
By Jessica Chale
Over Easy Caf6 impresses diners
with options of vegan, vegetarian
and locally-grown organic food.
“We serve breakfast and lunch,”
said Carson Lucci, owner of the
cafe. “We use free-range eggs and
organic produce.”
Over Easy Caf6, located at 32
Broadway in downtown Asheville,
opens at 8 a.m. Wednesday
through Saturday and at 9 a.m. on
Sunday. They close at 2 p.m. and
serve a variety of meals that any
one can enjoy.
The restaurant tries to buy the
produce they use from organic and
local farmers, according to Lucci,
who bought the caf6 about a year
ago after waiting tables at the
establishment for several years.
For breakfast. Over Easy offers a
variety of specialty omelets. The
spicy Mexican Fiesta includes
black beans, salsa (from
Mamacitas) and cheddar cheese.
If diners are not in the mood for
one of the omelets, like Zorba the
Greek, Gone Fishin or Bella Bella,
customers can build their own
omelets with a variety of items to
choose from, including bell pep
pers, onions, garlic, sour cream
and jalapenos.
Specialty omelets are served
with tasty home fries, and the eggs
used are free range from Farside
Farms.
But it doesn’t just stop with
omelets, because Over Easy serves
other breakfast foods as well,
including biscuits with vegetarian
gravy. It is a favorite, according to
Lucci.
Home fries, fruit bowls,
crossandwhiches, French toast and
pancakes all round out the break
fast menu. They also have a juice
bar and serve coffee even to cus-
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Asheville residents Shakara Dickerson, left, and Brooke Neely enjoy a bite to eat at the Over Easy Cafe at
32 Broadway in downtown Asheville. The cafe serves breakfast brunch five days a week at varying times.
tomers who are still in the waiting
area.
“I had the special, which was an
omelet with sausage, spinach and
cheese,” said John Biggs, an
Asheville resident. “They served it
with grits on the side, and it was a
good-sized portion.”
Besides breakfast items. Over
Easy also offers a variety of lunch
items, including a portobello melt,
which is a portobello mushroom
topped with mozzarella cheese and
romaine lettuce.
‘The food was really good and
came to us really quickly,” Biggs
said. ‘The orange juice was really
good too.”
A customer favorite is the vegan
sandwich, and they have a great
new chef, according to Lucci.
Prices for both breakfast and
lunch meals range from $4.50 to
$8.50, and most drinks are $1.50.
Over Easy displays local talent
ed artists by rotating artwork each
month and placing the work on the
walls.
Last Saturday, people waited
about 15 minutes for a table, and
the place filled up quickly. In the
back of Over Easy, patrons can
wait for their tables, but it often
feels crowded.
The restaurant also has a few
outdoor tables, but snow flurries
kept people from sitting outside.
“The restaurant was a little
cramped,” Biggs said. “We ended
up having to sit at the bar for
breakfast, which wasn’t particular
ly comfortable.”
Over Easy has seen a rise in
business on the weekend recently,
and they aren’t sure if it is because
of downtown’s general growth or
because of the great food they
serve, according to Lucci.
If customers want a preview of
the menu, directions to the caf6, or
a few pictures of where they might
be headed. Over Easy has a web
site: www.overeasycafenc.com.
“Overall it was a good experi
ence,” Biggs said. “1 would defi
nitely go again because the food
was extremely tasty.”
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