To Kill a Mockingbird

Join us for a screening of the classic of American cinema To Kill a Mockingbird on Feb. 17th at 7 PM in BLB Room 245.
Free popcorn will be provided!

In Alabama in the early 1930s, Atticus Finch defends an innocent black man accused of raping a white woman. Through the hopeless trial, his young children learn about the prejudice in their town.

Gregory Peck won the Oscar for his portrayal of Atticus Finch, an iconic lawyer hero.

The American Film Institute ranked the film as the #1 courtroom drama.
AFI also ranked Atticus Finch as the #1 greatest movie hero of the 20th Century.

Come see this great adaptation of the classic novel by Harper Lee, a story of racial inequality and injustice.
Harper Lee's story was heavily influenced by the real-life case of the Scottsboro Boys.

AFI's Top 10 Courtroom Dramas

This is a great list put together by the American Film Institute: AFI's Top 10 Courtroom Dramas

But Don't Take My Word For It...

Love legal cinema but have no time to watch movies? Well, there's plenty of books on the subject!

A recently published book on the subject is Film and the Law by Steve Greenfield, Guy Osborn and Peter Robson. The book is fairly comprehensive, and also provides a British perspective on the subject.

Easily one of the best resources on the subject is Reel Justice by Paul Bergman and Michael Asimow. It is a great and easily accessible book that covers many, many legal films.

And lastly, I would recommend Movie Therapy for Law Students by Sonia J. Buck. I love the concept. I am a strong believer in movie therapy for law students. And that's why I encourage you to attend Law Movie Night!

There are many other great books on legal cinema! Visit your local law library for more!

Michael Clayton

This fictional film addresses very real issues of legal practitioners' conflict concerning ethical behavior and professional responsibility.

Directed by Tony Gilroy
Starring George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson

Join us for a screening Thursday, Feb. 3, following the Iowa Supreme Court Retention Panel Discussion in BLB Room 245.

Popcorn and beverages will be provided.

Chicago 10

The convention was drama. The trial was comedy.

Directed by Brett Morgen

Featuring Hank Azaria, Dylan Baker, Nick Nolte, Mark Ruffalo, Roy Scheider, Liev Schreiber, James Urbaniak, and Jeffrey Wright

"Anyone who calls us the Chicago Seven is a racist. Because you're discrediting Bobby Seale. You can call us the Chicago Eight, but really we're the Chicago Ten, because our two lawyers went down with us." - Jerry Rubin

The documentary is a combination of archival footage and an animated reenactment of the trial based on transcripts and rediscovered audio recordings.

Join us for a screening Thursday, Jan. 20, at 8 PM, in BLB room 245

Learn about the infamous trial and the role of lawyers and the legal system following the protests surrounding the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

Anatomy of a Murder

Join us for a screening of UCLA law professor, Michael Asimow, calls "probably the finest pure trial movie ever made."

Thursday, Dec. 2, 7 PM
Room 285

Feel free to come late/leave early

My Cousin Vinny

Come learn the art of cross-examination!

Join us for a screening of My Cousin Vinny, one of the greatest films in the history of legal cinema!

Thursday, November 18, 2010
Room 285, Boyd Law Building