Sunset over the Georgetown waterfront. One upside of the intermittent mist.
I love our Hoyas!
Jeff Green Reflects on What it Will Mean to Graduate (by GeorgetownUniversity)
Popping a roast in the oven— pork chops and linguica (over potatoes, onions, garlic and celery) from the new Stachowski Market and Deli in Georgetown.
That place is going to get a lot of our money in the coming days, with phenomenal meats and sausages, and some other awesome treats, like Trickling Springs Creamery milk and Pequea Valley yogurt.
Great to see Georgetown Hoyas making an impact!
In the last year, Brit Marling has emerged on our screens with films that are not only brilliant in their own right, but they are ushering in a new wave of American independent cinema. The actress and writer first blew us away with the hauntingly beautiful science-fiction drama Another Earth, which she starred in and co-wrote with Mike Cahill, winning the Special Jury Prize at Sundance. In her latest feature, Sound of My Voice (co-written with director Zal Batmanglij), she plays Maggie, a frighteningly seductive cult leader who claims to be from the future. The film follows a young couple who attempt to infiltrate the cult in order to expose Maggie, but they soon find themselves caught in the depths of her manipulation.
“Everything’s starting to come together in this way and the distinctions are starting to blur—you don’t have to box yourself in as just an actor or a writer,” Marling says, as she has taken on the multi-hyphenate title with grace. In a screening of the film held last week, Marling and Batmanglij spoke about the transformative nature of the film and the way in which its entire genre can alter depending on your faith in Maggie. Stripped down to its most basic emotional elements, Sound of My Voice can be seen as your everyday love triangle—except in this case one of the people involved may or may not be a time traveler. It’s not only Marling’s riveting onscreen performances that have been engaging audiences, but the sincere intelligence of her films and the way she puts forth dynamic characters for women that feel refreshing in today’s Hollywood landscape. We sat down with Marling to dive deeper into the inception of the film, the magic in the mundane, and dealing with the apocalyptic future.
Brit Marling on Co-Writing and Starring in Sound of My Voice
I have been proud of Liz’s teaching abilities, and of her recent SFS Faculty of the Year honors, but seeing her immortalized on somebody else’s Tumblr is an especially proud moment for me!
Professor Arsenault’s office hours
We’ll work to improve access to the Dean’s office through expanded town halls and mixers.
Weekend highlight: going to Georgetown’s Diplomatic Ball as guest of (and arm candy for? :)) VIP Liz, the 2012 SFS Faculty Member of the Year!
We also made our debut in the DC society pages (or at least a misspelled and misidentified debut in the online version) thanks to Washington Life magazine, though they manage to prevent replication of that photo here!
