SCA Alumni Screening Series Presents: WAR, INC.

War, Inc.

7:00PM on Tuesday, May 20th
Norris Cinema Theatre/Frank Sinatra Hall

Followed by a Q&A with producer Grace Loh.


MAKE A RESERVATION

Recreating his role as a hitman, John Cusack gives a hilarious performance in War, Inc., a political satire set in Turaqistan, a country occupied by an American private corporation run by a former U.S. Vice President (Dan Aykroyd). In an effort to monopolize the opportunities the war-torn nation offers, the corporation's CEO hires Hauser (Cusack) to kill a Middle Eastern oil minister.

Now, struggling with his own growing demons, the assassin must pose as the corporation's Trade Show Producer in order to pull off his latest hit, while maintaining his cover by organizing the high-profile wedding of Yonica Babyyeah (Hillary Duff), an outrageous Central Asian pop star, and keeping a sexy left-wing reporter (Marisa Tomei) in check.

Rated R for violence, language and brief sexual material. Releases on Friday, May 23rd, 2008.

To learn more about the film and to view the trailer, click here.

Print provided courtesy of First Look Studios.


ABOUT GRACE LOH (PRODUCER)

Grace Loh first started her career in the entertainment industry at the William Morris Agency. After a brief stint in the agency world, she moved into production, working as the assistant to the producer on the blockbuster How Stella Got Her Groove Back.

In 1998, Loh joined John Cusack and New Crime Productions. After working on several films with the company, including The Jack Bull and High Fidelity, she produced her first film for New Crime in 2001, the critically acclaimed Never Get Outta the Boat, which received several film festival awards.

In 2004, she became President of New Crime, overseeing all aspects of the company with Cusack, from building their business profile, managing its finances and operations, to developing and producing the company’s current slate of projects.

Cusack and Loh officially became business partners in 2006, kicking off their new collaboration with back-to-back productions of Grace is Gone, which won the Audience Award at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, and War, Inc., which was acquired by First Look Studios for US distribution.

Prior to joining the film industry, Loh was involved in both the fashion and investment banking industries, bringing with her such diverse experiences as coordinating fashion shows for Giorgio Armani, to working on private placement deals for Smith Barney.

Loh received her B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of Business at The University of Pennsylvania. 


This screening is presented free of charge and is open to all USC students, faculty, staff and alumni. The theater will be OVERBOOKED to ensure capacity and the RSVP list will be honored on a first-come, first-serve basis, with no reserved seating. Please bring a photo ID or print out of your reservation confirmation, which will be automatically sent to your e-mail account upon successfully making an RSVP through this website. Check-in will begin at approximately 6:15PM.


The USC School of Cinematic Arts is located at 850 W. 34th St., Los Angeles, CA 90007. Parking passes are available for Parking Structure D and Lots M & V (across the street from the George Lucas Building) for $8.00. You must pull into Gate 5, located at the intersection of McClintock Ave. and W Jefferson Boulevard and purchase your parking pass with the booth attendant. Street parking is also available along W Jefferson Blvd.

To view the full schedule of films during the Alumni Screening Series, click here.