TCM Announces Big Screen Classics Series Featuring FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, ANNIE & More!
'Surely, you can't be serious!' In 2020, 14 of movie history's greatest romances, funniest comedies, scariest monsters, boldest visions, ultimate adventures, and most unforgettable dramas will be back in movie theaters across the country as Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies present the fourth annual, yearlong TCM Big Screen Classics series.
Judith Light, Roberta Colindrez to Star in Indie Drama MS. WHITE LIGHT
Tony winner Judith Light (Broadway's The Assembled Parties & Other Desert Cities; TV's Transparent, Ugly Betty ) will join Roberta Colindrez (Fun Home; TV's I Love Dick ), Zachary Spicer (The Good Catholic), Carson Meyer (SPF-18; TV's Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors ), and John Ortiz (Kong: Skull Island; TV's Togetherness ) in the upcoming indie drama MS. WHITE LIGHT.
Paper Mill Playhouse Launches New Education Initiative
Paper Mill Playhouse has announced the launch of a new education service for high school students whose aim it is to study theater or musical theater in college. Paper Mill Prep is a college discovery and audition coaching program. "Paper Mill has an extensive statewide education and outreach effort that already has us working closely with the strongest young talent in New Jersey, and this extension of our Conservatory professional training program and Rising Star Awards will allow us to support these students as they begin the process of looking at college theater programs." shared Director of Education, Lisa Cooney. "Our goal is to help them determine and gain admission to the college programs that benefits them the most."
Game Changers: Energy on the Move is Released
The Hoover Institution and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Initiative (MITEI) released today the product of a multiyear collaboration: Game Changers: Energy on the Move. The book, which highlights the historic and current effects of five research and development efforts from US universities, stresses the importance of sustained support for basic energy research and development if the United States is to meet its goal of a cheaper, cleaner, and more secure national energy system.
Moving Image Presents THE COMPLETE HOWARD HAWKS Retrospective, Now thru 11/10
Howard Hawks, the quintessential Hollywood director known for his mastery of many genres, will be the subject of a complete retrospective at Museum of the Moving Image from today, September 7 through November 10, 2013. The Museum will present 39 features. All of the films will be shown in 35mm-many in stunning restorations-except for Red Line 7000, which will be shown in 16mm.
The Orpheum to Screen KING KONG, 9/6
The Orpheum continues its exciting Fall film mini-series with KING KONG on Friday, September 6 at 7:00 PM. Handpicked by Orpheum President and CEO Pat Halloran, this 1933 version of the film will cost patrons only 50 cents per person as homage to the low ticket prices of that time period.
Moving Image to Present THE COMPLETE HOWARD HAWKS Retrospective, 9/7-11/10
Howard Hawks, the quintessential Hollywood director known for his mastery of many genres, will be the subject of a complete retrospective at Museum of the Moving Image from September 7 through November 10, 2013. The Museum will present 39 features. All of the films will be shown in 35mm-many in stunning restorations-except for Red Line 7000, which will be shown in 16mm.
29th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering Begins at Western Folklife Center Today
The 29th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering -the nation's greatest celebration of the American West, its people, culture and traditions-will take place today, January 28 to February 2, 2013, in Elko, Nevada. Produced by the Western Folklife Center, the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering features performances of poetry and music from the cowboy and ranching occupation, but also presents exhibitions, films, workshops, dances and discussions-all centered on land-based culture in the American West, its traditional arts and the challenges it faces in the 21st century.
29th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering to Begin at Western Folklife Center, Jan 28
The 29th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering -the nation's greatest celebration of the American West, its people, culture and traditions-will take place January 28 to February 2, 2013, in Elko, Nevada. Produced by the Western Folklife Center, the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering features performances of poetry and music from the cowboy and ranching occupation, but also presents exhibitions, films, workshops, dances and discussions-all centered on land-based culture in the American West, its traditional arts and the challenges it faces in the 21st century.