Join host Dr. Michael Petitti each month for a film screening and conversation, sometimes featuring a special guest who selects a film they are obsessed with. This season’s theme will be the cinema of Hong Kong.
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ALL USC STUDENTS ARE WELCOME!
Sponsored by the Thematic Option Honors Program.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
SURPRISE FILM
7:00 pm | McCarthy 1100
Tunnel Vision returns (for the first time since a one-off in 2021) this semester. We hope you’ll join us!
There will be a special spotlight on the cinema of Hong Kong this semester (see this clip for more details). And there will be refreshments (what’s a movie without ‘em?).
Hosted by Dr. Michael Petitti, Thematic Option Honors Program, and sponsored by the Thematic Option Honors Program.
Open to all USC students. No RSVP required.
PAST EVENTS:
Thursday, October 28, 2021
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7:30 pm | McCarthy Honors College Room 1100 (ground floor)
Tunnel Vision is back! Join Professor Mike Petitti and a secret special guest for a Halloween movie screening!
What will the movie be? It’s a spooky surprise.
Hosted by Dr. Michael Petitti, Thematic Option Honors Program, and sponsored by the Thematic Option Honors Program.
Open to all USC students.
Thursday, September 3, 2020
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
7:30 pm | Zoom
Conversation with special guest Millie De Chirico, Programming Manager at Turner Classic Movies, about the 1988 documentary The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years.
You can watch the film via the USC libraries here, or on any of these streaming platforms (free with subscription/account): Amazon Prime, Tubi, or Pluto TV.
Hosted by Dr. Michael Petitti, Thematic Option Honors Program, and sponsored by the Thematic Option Honors Program.
Open to all USC students.
*** FALL 2020 UPDATE**
This fall, Tunnel Vision is pivoting to an online film club! Rather than hosting live virtual screenings, we will announce the selected film so you can watch it in advance on your own time and then attend the “film club” event, which will be the conversation with a special guest.
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Evil Dead 2 (1987)
7:30 pm | McCarthy MPR 1501
Film screening followed by a conversation with special guest Dr. Aaron Winslow, Thematic Option writing instructor and USC post-doctoral fellow.
Hosted by Dr. Michael Petitti, Thematic Option Honors Program
Sponsored by the Thematic Option Honors Program & the McCarthy Honors Residential College
Open to all USC students | Snacks Provided
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
The Witch Who Came From the Sea (1976)
7:00 pm | McCarthy MPR 1501
Film screening followed by a conversation with special guest April Wolfe, film critic, podcast host, and one of the screenwriters on the forthcoming remake of Black Christmas.
Hosted by Dr. Michael Petitti, Thematic Option Honors Program
Sponsored by the Thematic Option Honors Program & the McCarthy Honors Residential College
Open to all USC students | Snacks Provided
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
7:00 pm | McCarthy MPR 1501
Film screening followed by a conversation with special guest Sandi Tan, writer/director of the Netflix documentary Shirkers and author of the forthcoming novel Lurkers.
Hosted by Dr. Michael Petitti, Thematic Option Honors Program
Sponsored by the Thematic Option Honors Program & the McCarthy Honors Residential College
Open to all USC students | Snacks Provided
Monday, September 9, 2019
13 Assassins (2011)
7:00 pm | McCarthy MPR 1100
Film screening followed by a conversation with special guest Nguyen Tran, chef & founder of Starry Kitchen and Button Mash.
Hosted by Dr. Michael Petitti, Thematic Option Honors Program
Sponsored by the Thematic Option Honors Program & the McCarthy Honors Residential College
Open to all USC students | Snacks Provided
Monday, February 4, 2019
My Winnipeg (2007)
7:30 pm | McCarthy MPR 1100
Film screening followed by a conversation with special guest Sandi Tan, writer/director of the Netflix documentary Shirkers and author of The Black Isle.
Hosted by Dr. Michael Petitti, Thematic Option Honors Program
Sponsored by the Thematic Option Honors Program & the McCarthy Honors Residential College
Open to all USC students | Snacks Provided
Monday, October 29, 2018
Almost Famous (1981)
7:00 pm | McCarthy MPR 1100
Film screening followed by a conversation with special guest Dr. Trisha Tucker, Assistant Professor of Writing and Head of Writing Instruction for the Thematic Option Honors Program.
Hosted by Dr. Michael Petitti, Thematic Option Honors Program
Sponsored by the Thematic Option Honors Program & the McCarthy Honors Residential College
Open to all USC students | Snacks Provided
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Bonus Halloween Event
7:00 pm | McCarthy MPR 1501
Celebrate Halloween a week early with a surprise horror film screening!
Hosted by Dr. Michael Petitti, Thematic Option Honors Program
Sponsored by the Thematic Option Honors Program & the McCarthy Honors Residential College
Open to all USC students | CANDY Provided
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
7:00 pm | McCarthy MPR 1501
Film screening followed by a conversation with special guest Dr. Richard Edinger, executive director of Dornsife Honors Programs.
Hosted by Dr. Michael Petitti, Thematic Option Honors Program
Sponsored by the Thematic Option Honors Program & the McCarthy Honors Residential College
Open to all USC students | Snacks Provided
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Mystery March
7:30 pm | McCarthy MPR 1100
Three Films / Five-Minute Previews
The audience chooses which film to watch!
Hosted by Dr. Michael Petitti, Thematic Option Honors Program
Open to all USC students | Snacks Provided
Sponsored by the Thematic Option Honors Program & the McCarthy Honors Residential College
Thursday, January 25, 2018
The Man Who Fell to Eath (1976)
7:00 pm | McCarthy MPR 1100
Film screening followed by a conversation with special guests:
Susan Compo
author of Earthbound: David Bowie and The Man Who Fell to Earth
Graeme Clifford
editor of The Man Who Fell to Earth, Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Don’t Look Now
Open to all USC students | Snacks Provided
Sponsored by the Thematic Option Honors Program & the McCarthy Honors Residential College
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Chungking Express (1994)
7:30-10:30pm | McCarthy MPR 1100 | Snacks Provided
Film screening followed by a conversation with special guest Justin Chang, film critic for the Los Angeles Times and a regular contributor to NPR‘s “Fresh Air Weekend” and “FilmWeek.”
Monday, October 16, 2017
In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
7:30-10:30pm | McCarthy MPR 1100 | Snacks Provided
Film screening followed by a conversation with special guest Roxanne Benjamin, producer, writer, director (XX, V/H/S).
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Pennies From Heaven (1981)
7:30-10:30pm | McCarthy MPR 1500/1501 | Snacks Provided
Film screening followed by a conversation with special guest Amy Nicholson (Film Critic, The Canon)