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          James Bowman

Follow the evolution of the pursuit of happiness in the movies with EPPC Resident Scholar James Bowman. Film and cultural critic of the American Spectator, Bowman will co-host his fourth annual summer movie series with William Schambra, Senior Fellow and Director of Hudson's Bradley Center for Philanthropy and Civic Renewal.

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The series took place on successive Tuesday evenings between June 22 and August 3 (excluding July 20) from 5:30 to 9:00 P.M. at the Hudson Institute.

MOVIE SERIES SCHEDULE:

• June 22: My Man Godfrey (1936)
  Directed by Gregory La Cava, starring William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady, Alan Mowbray, Mischa Auer, Gail Patrick, and Eugene Pallette.
  
  
• June 29: Christmas in July (1940)
  Directed by Preston Sturges, starring Dick Powell, Ellen Drew, Raymond Walburn, William Demarest, Ernest Truex, and Franklin Pangborn.
  
  
• July 6: Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
  Directed by John Huston, starring Humphrey Bogart, Tim Holt, Walter Huston, Bruce Bennett, Barton MacLane, and Alphonso Bedoya.
  
  
• July 13: Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
  Directed by H.C. Potter, starring Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas, Louise Beavers, and Jason Robards Sr.
  
  
• July 27: About Schmidt (2002)
  Directed by Alexander Payne, starring Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Howard Hesseman, and Len Cariou.
  
  
• August 3: The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
  Directed by Gabriele Muccino, starring Will Smith, Thandie Newton, and Jaden Christopher Syre Smith.

Note: Some movies may not be appropriate for children and younger teens.