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    Howard Zinn Presents BURN!

    Howard Zinn Presents BURN!

    Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre at Coolidge Corner Theatre

    March 9, 2009

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    Best-selling historian and social activist Howard Zinn introduces his favorite film, the searing political epic Burn! (1969), at the Coolidge Corner Theatre, as part of the theatre's 75th anniversary celebrations. Gillo Pontecorvo, the acclaimed director of The Battle of Algiers, explores colonialism and insurrection in the riveting Burn! Sir William Walker (Marlon Brando) is called to the fictional island of Queimada to instigate a slave revolt against Portuguese rule in order to make sugar trade more lucrative for the British. Years later, when the same rebels whom Sir William had amassed grow to be too powerful, he is called back to restore balance to the island. Brando often remarked that he did some of his best acting in BURN! Howard Zinn has long been active in the civil rights, civil liberties, and anti-war movements. He is professor emeritus in the Political Science Department at Boston University and has also taught at Spelman College in Atlanta. Zinn is the author of more than 20 books, most notably A People's History of the United States, and three plays.


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        Coolidge Corner Theatre

        290 Harvard St
        Brookline, MA 02446

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        Tickets: $9.00 general admission, $6.00 Coolidge members, seniors, and children

        Info Phone: 617/734-2500

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        March 9, 2009

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        7:00 p.m.

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