Rebel Without a Cause

The "Imagining the Method" classic film series concludes Fri 5/3 with James Dean in 1955's "Rebel Without a Cause." Tickets $10 each. Copies of the "Imagining the Method" book will be on sale at the show.

Join us at Circle Cinema for an exciting journey into the realm of method acting with the launch of the new book "Imagining the Method" by author Justin Owen Rawlins in partnership with Magic City Books. Presented with the generous sponsorship of the University of Tulsa Department of Media Studies, this series celebrates the artistry of three iconic method actors across three consecutive weeks.

Friday 5/3 @ 7pm:
"Rebel Without a Cause," starring James Dean.
Justin will be joined by Boris Dralyuk, Ph.D. (University of Tulsa Presidential Professor of English & Creative Writing) to discuss the cultural impact of James Dean and the rebel figure.

- ABOUT THE BOOK & AUTHOR -

Justin Owen Rawlins is Assistant Professor of Media Studies and Film Studies at the University of Tulsa. His new book “Imagining the Method” traces the primordial conditions under which “Method” acting was interpreted, and how that received idea has taken on outsized importance in US popular culture. The book shines a light on the cultural politics of method acting and assumptions about race, gender, and screen actors that inform the ways we think/talk about performers and performances.

- ABOUT THE FILM -

After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark (James Dean) is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato (Sal Mineo), and falls for local girl Judy (Natalie Wood). However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz (Corey Allen). When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.