| Special Events in October:
Thursday, October 4 – 7:30 PM
THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC (LA PASSION DE
JEANNE D’ARC), 1928, 82 min. Dir. Theodor Dreyer. No mere bio-pic or conventional
period piece, Carl Theodor Dreyer's masterpiece is one of the landmarks
of silent cinema. Renee Falconetti is heartbreaking as the legendary
young woman who died for God and France, and Dreyer's close-up-driven style brutally
forces the audience to share her pain. No director, not even Bergman, has ever been as
conscious of the camera's ability to explore the mysteries of the human face.
It takes place during a period of less than
24 hours on May 30, 1429 at the castle in Rouen where Joan of
Arc was to be burned to the stake. Dreyer chose to focus his version of the famous
story on the last spiritual struggle of Joan as an individual battling against a superior
force.
The film is noted stylistically for Dreyer's emphasis upon the face,
realized in long-held facial shots. Dreyer notes that he decided to cast Comedie Francaise
actress Maria Falconetti when he realized, "I found in her face, exactly what I had
been seeking for Joan of Arc: a rustic woman, very sincere, who was also a woman who had
suffered." No director, not even Bergman, has ever been
as conscious of the camera's ability to explore the mysteries of the human face.
In 1928, when the film opened in Dreyer's native Copenhagen, a
controversy arose over church censorship and was soon banned in Britain for its alleged
anti-British attitude. A laboratory fire, re-cutting without Dreyer's permission and the
additional sound commentary on prints distributed in the US made film historians believe
for many years that an original version of the film no longer existed until a discovery of
the original print in the vaults of the Cinematheque Francaise.
Brand new score by young Danish composer Jesper Kyd, a mix of live elements and
electronics. In collaboration with DK FILM
FEST: LA 2007. 6:30 PM Danish cheese and wine
reception precedes screening.
Saturday, October 6
Egyptian Theatre Historic Tours & FOREVER HOLLYWOOD
10:30 AM Behind The Scenes Tour
11:40 AM FOREVER
HOLLYWOOD
Hollywood history comes alive with our docent tours of the
legendary 1922 Egyptian theatre. See what it would have been like to be in a Sid Grauman
stage show with a visit to the old dressing rooms and singers boxes, plus an exhibit of
original furniture created for the theatre. Check out our state-of-the-art projection
booth, discover the painstaking restoration work and the marriage of modern technology
with a landmark of Hollywood history - and more! Tours are approximately one hour long and
involve a fair amount of walking. There are plenty of places to sit along the way and the
main part of the theatre is handicap accessible. Group Tours can also be arranged.
Sunday, October 7
Egyptian Theatre Historic Tours & FOREVER HOLLYWOOD
10:30 AM Behind The Scenes Tour
11:40 AM FOREVER
HOLLYWOOD
Hollywood history comes alive with our docent tours of the
legendary 1922 Egyptian theatre. See what it would have been like to be in a Sid Grauman
stage show with a visit to the old dressing rooms and singers boxes, plus an exhibit of
original furniture created for the theatre. Check out our state-of-the-art projection
booth, discover the painstaking restoration work and the marriage of modern technology
with a landmark of Hollywood history - and more! Tours are approximately one hour long and
involve a fair amount of walking. There are plenty of places to sit along the way and the
main part of the theatre is handicap accessible. Group Tours can also be arranged.
Thursday, October 18 – 7:30 PM
85th Anniversary of the
Egyptian Theatre
WINGS, 1927, Paramount, 139 min. Join us to
celebrate th 85th Anniversary of the Egyptian Theatre with a screening of William
A. Wellman’s classic, the first movie to ever win the Academy Award for Best
Picture. This WWI epic features breath-taking aerial stunts blended with real battle
footage. But there isalso a struggle of the heart as two pilots/friends (Richard Arlen,
Charles "Buddy" Rogers) rival for the love of the samewoman. Meanwhile,
"It Girl" Clara Bow waits patiently for the man she loves. With an early Gary
Cooper appearance. Booksigning with William Wellman, Jr. in-person for The
Man & His Wings: William A. Wellman and the Making of the First Best Picture.
Live musical accompaniment by Dean Mora. Join us for a toast
and cake prior to the screening. Sponsored by Copolla Vineyards.
Tickets: $10 General; $8 Students &
Seniors; $7 American Cinematheque & Art Deco Society Members.
Tuesday, October 16 - 7:30 - 10:30 PM Back by Popular Demand!
NAVIGATING FILM FESTIVALS SEMINAR
(Spielberg Theatre) For most emerging filmmakers, the goal of launching a film on the
festival circuit begins with one ultimate dream: SUNDANCE! But what lies beyond Sundance
for you and your film? In this interactive forum/discussion/ seminar, presented just in
time for "festival season," film festival programmer/film consultant Thomas
Ethan Harris offers filmmakers practical skills to navigating the world of film festivals
to maximum effect.
What are the most
significant film festivals and showcases you should be considering right now before that
ultimate Sundance dream fades and you are stuck with a very good film and no place to show
it?
Topics to be discussed will include:
A survey of both the world's and the United States' most important film festivals.
A breakdown and discussion of what particular film festival's are looking for and what
individual festivals respond to as they build their yearly list of selected films. (The
genres, tones, filmic styles, running times that most interest individual film festivals.)
How to strategize the best festival release for your particular film.
The growing importance of community and genre film festivals to your film.
The design and importance of your film's press kit and key art.
The where, whens and hows of submitting your film.
A list of film festivals to AVOID and why!
AND...
Secret "insider tips" on submitting your film to help you get selected!
Thomas Ethan Harris has served as the Director Of Programming for numerous
organizations and non-profits including the Los Angeles Film Festival, the Palm Springs
International Festival of Short Films and the Palm Springs Cultural Center where he
currently serves as Artistic Director. The experience of overseeing these selection
committees has given Harris a unique insight into the contemporary world of film
festivals.
Whether you are currently submitting your film to festivals or whether you are in
production on your film or even if you are just prepping your first film, EVERYONE is
encourage to attend this insightful, stimulating and empowering discussion of film
festivals and film festival release strategizing. Tickets: $20 General Admission; $15 Student/Senior and
$12 Cinematheque Members.
Thursday, October 25 - 7:30 - 10:30 PM
Because you have to know what’s on cinema’s
horizon…
CREATING A MORE VISUALLY COMPREHENSIVE CINEMA - SEMINAR
An Interactive Cinematic Forum
Ever wonder what lies ahead in the immediate future for a next
generation of film artists?
Ever wonder if you are on the right track to finding your way as a
creative filmmaker?
Ever wonder if something lies beyond the Independent filmmaking
world and its 25-year old genres and formulas?
Still chasing that elusive dream?
It is time to get you back in touch with your creative instincts and
discover a way to really move your film career forward.
While technology is in your favor to help you make your film, do you
really understand how to create complex and indelible images that will help bring
attention to your new film? What sets Almodovar, Antonioni, Bergman, Coppola, Fellini,
Hitchcock, Scorsese and Tarantino’s ability to visualize apart from yours?
Believe us when we say it’s not money!
Before you finish that script…before you shoot that
film…take this one of a kind, extremely motivating film aesthetics seminar that is
designed to empower you with greater artistic knowledge of how to achieve the visual and
aural potential of cinema.
Film festival programmer and film consultant Thomas Ethan Harris
addresses why it is important for new filmmakers to think more deeply and more creatively
about the construction of their images and the necessity of creating a more intricate,
complex and personally realized cinema. Moving beyond the most basic forms of cinematic
language is essential to having the film career you want. Learning how to effectively
embrace and understand the functionality of the primary "visualizing components"
of great cinematic construction (the close-up, the long take, mise-en scene, color
schemes, film editing styles, sound design, production design…) is critical to
establishing yourself in the U.S.’s crowded film arena.
The experience of watching over 16,000 independent feature films
from emerging filmmakers (and even more shorts!) has given Mr. Harris unique insight into
the contemporary world of independent filmmaking and the reasons why you must transcend
it!
Film clips will be used to inspire an open dialogue with the
audience.
Tickets: $20 General
Admission; $15 Student/Senior and $12 Cinematheque Members. [Repeats 10/28]
Sunday, October 28 - 2:30 - 5:30 PM
Because you have to know what's on Cinema's Horizon...
CREATING A MORE VISUALLY COMPREHENSIVE CINEMA - SEMINAR
An Interactive Cinematic Forum
Ever wonder what lies ahead in the immediate future for a next
generation of film artists?
Ever wonder if you are on the right track to finding your way as a
creative filmmaker?
Ever wonder if something lies beyond the Independent filmmaking
world and its 25-year old genres and formulas?
Still chasing that elusive dream?
It is time to get you back in touch with your creative instincts and
discover a way to really move your film career forward.
While technology is in your favor to help you make your film, do you
really understand how to create complex and indelible images that will help bring
attention to your new film? What sets Almodovar, Antonioni, Bergman, Coppola, Fellini,
Hitchcock, Scorsese and Tarantino’s ability to visualize apart from yours?
Believe us when we say it’s not money!
Before you finish that script…before you shoot that
film…take this one of a kind, extremely motivating film aesthetics seminar that is
designed to empower you with greater artistic knowledge of how to achieve the visual and
aural potential of cinema.
Film festival programmer and film consultant Thomas Ethan Harris
addresses why it is important for new filmmakers to think more deeply and more creatively
about the construction of their images and the necessity of creating a more intricate,
complex and personally realized cinema. Moving beyond the most basic forms of cinematic
language is essential to having the film career you want. Learning how to effectively
embrace and understand the functionality of the primary "visualizing components"
of great cinematic construction (the close-up, the long take, mise-en scene, color
schemes, film editing styles, sound design, production design…) is critical to
establishing yourself in the U.S.’s crowded film arena.
The experience of watching over 16,000 independent feature films
from emerging filmmakers (and even more shorts!) has given Mr. Harris unique insight into
the contemporary world of independent filmmaking and the reasons why you must transcend
it!
Film clips will be used to inspire an open dialogue with the
audience. Tickets:
$20 General Admission; $15 Student/Senior and $12 Cinematheque Members. [Repeats 10/28] |
