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EO
Friday, April 1 - 7:30 PM
Opening Night of Cinema
Croatia (April 1-7) Los Angeles Premiere:
THE HORSEMAN (KONJANIK), 2003, Vestaco/Telefilm/ HRT/ MK
Production, 136 min. Director Branko Ivanda’s terrific, full-blooded epic of
renegade cavalrymen, black-robed priests and passionate virgins willing to risk all for
love - of Man and God – is set along the forbidding, wind-scoured border between the
Ottoman Turk and Venetian Christian Empires during the 1750’s. The story revolves
around two brothers -- Petar (Niksa Kuselj), known as "The Howler" for
his wild temperament, and the younger, more thoughtful Ivan (Borko Peric) - both
forced to witness the savage murder of their parents. Years later, Petar has become a
fearsome horseman in the service of the merciless Venetian captain who murdered their
parents, while his brother has taken his vows as an Orthodox priest. The uneasy balance
between Islamic and Christian worlds is upset when Petar apparently converts to the Muslim
faith - and falls madly in love with the spectacularly beautiful daughter (Zrinka
Cvitesic) of the local Ottoman pasha. The illicit love-affair between the savage Petar
and the white-veiled Muslim woman sets the stage for a truly legendary battle between
opposing empires and world-views. Discussion
following with director Branko Ivanda & Actress Zrinka Cvitesic. An Egyptian Theatre Exclusive!
Cinema Croatia continues at the Aero from April 2-7. Croatian National Tourist
Board
Tuesday, April 5 – 7:30 PM
Celebrating the Teen in Us All!
Join us for a booksigning of the new teen novel, Boy Proof
(Candlewick Press) with local young adult fiction novelist and Cinematheque staffer Cecil
Castellucci, followed by a screening of the original BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER feature.
Boy Proof is set in Los Angeles and among other locations that our teen heroine (a
cinephile and sci-fi enthusiast) frequents, is the American Cinematheque, where she
volunteers! Boy Proof was just chosen as Border’s Books "Original
Voices Feb. 2005".The booksigning will take place from 6:30 – 7:30 PM in the
Lobby, followed by a screening of:
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (1992, 20th Century Fox,
86 min.) directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui. Kristy Swanson plays Buffy, a popular high
school cheerleader who is unwittingly chosen to kill vampires. (This feature version was
the inspiration for the later, wildly-popular "Buffy" TV series starring Sarah
Michelle Gellar.)
>> Also playing at the Aero on April 10.
Saturday, April 9
Special Spotlight on the Life
& Times of flamboyant Egyptian Theatre founder, impresario Sid Grauman as related by
Mark Simon of Samuel French Bookstores. With slide presentation[This special talk will
take place first followed by the regular building tour].
Egyptian Theatre Historic Tours
& FOREVER HOLLYWOOD
10:30 AM Behind The Scenes Tour
11:30 AM FOREVER HOLLYWOOD
Sunday, April 10
Docent led tour:
Egyptian Theatre Historic Tours
& FOREVER HOLLYWOOD
10:30 AM Behind The Scenes Tour
11:30 AM FOREVER HOLLYWOOD
Thursday, April 28 -- 7:30 PM ALTERNATIVE SCREEN
INDEPENDENT FILM SHOWCASE
Sneak Preview!
ZOMBIE HONEYMOON, 2004, 83 min., USA.
David Gebroe’s smart tale of love and commitment -- in the face of one partner’s
serious "issues" -- is not the B-movie horror the title implies. A young
honeymooning couple’s relationship is understandably strained when the groom (Graham
Sibley) is bitten by a zombie. Despite his uncontrollable anti-social behavior, his bride
(Tracy Coogan) tries desperately to stay by his side, even though he is no longer the
sweet vegetarian she fell in love with. Exec-produced by Larry Fessenden (HABIT, WENDIGO).
www.zombiehoneymoon.com
"The first truly romantic flesh-eating corpse movie."
– John Landis
"Zombie Honeymoon will move your heart, then tear it out!"
– Fangoria Magazine
"…scores simultaneously as romantic,
tragic, grotesque and screamingly funny." – Ronnie Scheib, Variety
With animated short film "Dentist,"
10 min., 2004 directed by Signe Baumane. Discussion
following with director David Gebroe.
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