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Master puppeteer Blair Thomas will direct and create puppetry for CCT's The Houdini Box, already a recipient of two prestigious development grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. Book and lyrics are by Hannah Kohl, with original music by Mark Messing, music director of Chicago's #1 circus punk marching band Mucca Pazza.
The phrase 'you've got to see it on the big screen!' is often heard by film audiences, and it's true-some movies were simply meant to be seen large.
Independent record label Kanaga System Krush (K.S.K.) set to release this fall 2011 Dambe Foli. Sibiri Samaké's second and long-awaited album featuring traditional Mande/Bamana Hunters' music. A showcase of a rare genre, the granddaddy and ancient precursor to modern day blues.
Independent record label Kanaga System Krush (K.S.K.) set to release this fall 2011 Dambe Foli. Sibiri Samaké's second and long-awaited album featuring traditional Mande/Bamana Hunters' music. A showcase of a rare genre, the granddaddy and ancient precursor to modern day blues.
To Save and Project, MoMA's international film preservation festival, celebrates its ninth year with gloriously preserved masterworks and rediscoveries of world cinema. This year's festival comprises over 35 films from 14 countries, virtually all of them having their New York premieres, with some shown in versions never before seen in the United States. Guest presenters include Douglas Crimp, Joe Dante, Walter Hill, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Elaine May, Mario Montez, Thelma Schoonmaker, and Martin Scorsese, and highlights include films by Roger Corman, Forugh Farrokhzad, George Kuchar, Claude Lanzmann, Alberto Lattuada, Louis Malle, Agnes Martin, Georges Méliès, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, Jean Rouch, Raúl Ruiz, and Seijun Suzuki.
On November 23, 2011 Paramount Pictures will release Martin Scorsese's first 3-D film, HUGO.
The Museum of Modern Art will present To Save and Project: The Ninth MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation, the annual festival of preserved and restored films from archives, studios, and distributors around the world, from October 14 through November 19, 2011.
Beaches 2 is a sketch comedy group, and they have a monthly comedy show! This month, they will steal your soul and haunt your dreams with their Halloween themed show.
DGA President Taylor Hackford today announced the host and presenters for the eighth Directors Guild of America Honors, to be held at the DGA Theater in New York City on Thursday, October 13, 2011 and followed by an after-party at Nobu 57.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, HBO has renewed Boardwalk Empire for a third season
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA Los Angeles) announced today that it will rename its Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment in honor of Albert R. 'Cubby' Broccoli, pioneering producer of the James Bond franchise.
Philadelphia Theatre Company opens its 2011-2012 season with the Philadelphia premiere of John Logan's Tony Award-winning drama Red October 14-November 13 at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre (Broad and Lombard Streets). Directed by Anders Cato, the two-person cast features Broadway veteran Stephen Rowe and Oscar nominee Haley Joel Osment. In the video below, Osment stops by Good Day, where he chats about starring in the production!
DGA President Taylor Hackford today announced the host and presenters for the eighth Directors Guild of America Honors, to be held at the DGA Theater in New York City on Thursday, October 13, 2011 and followed by an after-party at Nobu 57.
THE LEGENDS SERIES is returning Bay Street Theatre tonight at 8 pm. Joe Lauro returns with an all new program and totally new version called LEGENDS OF ROCK VOLUME 3 featuring amazing clips of THE BEATLES, ROLLING STONES, BOB DYLAN, JIMI HENDRIX, THE WHO, THE DEAD, JANIS JOPLIN and many more!
The fun continues this fall at Bay Street Theatre with The Picture Show presentation of CITIZEN KANE tonight at 8 pm. The Orson Welles classic is celebrating its 70th Anniversary. Tickets are $5 at the door. For the $25 dinner and a movie package for this film, please contact The American Hotel at 631-725-3535 for reservations.
Margaret, written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan, will finally get a theatrical release on September 30. It originally was scheduled for release in 2007 by Fox Searchlight, but was continuously delayed while Lonergan struggled to create a final cut he was satisfied with, resulting in multiple court cases. The movie stars Anna Paquin and Matt Damon.
An American favorite for his award-winning role in the hit TV series House, the versatile British actor Hugh Laurie showcases his musical side in an atmospheric personal odyssey filmed on location in New Orleans.
Beaches 2 is a sketch comedy group, and they have a monthly comedy show! This month, they will go back to the future. Maybe there will be robots. Maybe the future is only ten minutes from now. Who knows what will happen??!! The comedy show, presented by Horse Trade Theater Group and Beaches 2, will play at Under St Marks Theater (94 St. Marks Place between 1st and A) Wednesday, September 28th @ 9pm. Tickets ($5) are available at the door. The theater serves beer and wine!
The fun continues this fall at Bay Street Theatre with The Picture Show presentation of CITIZEN KANE on Saturday, October 1 at 8 pm. The Orson Welles classic is celebrating its 70th Anniversary. Tickets are $5 at the door. For the $25 dinner and a movie package for this film, please contact The American Hotel at 631-725-3535 for reservations.
Atlantic City, 1921: Though his fortunes have soared in the wake of the enactment of Prohibition, Nucky Thompson is paying a steep price for wielding ultimate power in 'the world's playground.' Following the '20 election, Nucky finds himself the target of an investigation for voter fraud and faces not only jail, but insurrection by some of those he considered his closest allies.
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