The Elmer Bernstein Memorial Film Series Continues!

The third season of the Elmer Bernstein Memorial Film Series continues on Monday, May 8, 2017 at 7:00 pm with the screening of the 1962 film, Birdman of Alcatraz. Featuring one of Elmer Bernstein's most-memorable cinematic scores, the film tells the remarkable story of a federal-prison inmate, Robert Stroud, who becomes a talented ornithologist and published author while in solitary confinement.

Starring Burt Lancaster, best known for his roles in Elmer Gantry and Atlantic City, Birdman of Alcatraz is a unique biographical story of a man sentenced to life in solitary confinement who combats loneliness by nursing an ailing bird back to health. After publishing a book on bird diseases from within his jail cell, he meets and marries a fellow bird-enthusiast, Stella. Stroud's road to happiness then takes a turn as he is unexpectedly transferred to Alcatraz. Come experience Stroud's sensational story on The Granada Theatre's state-of-the-art 4k digital cinema system, and see what happens when Stroud's relationship and work are threatened.

Series guest curator Jon Burlingame is the nation's leading writer on music for film and expert on the legendary film composer, Elmer Bernstein. He is the author of four books on music in motion pictures, television, and recording in addition to -his biography of Elmer Bernstein. Burlingame regularly writes for Daily Variety and the Los Angeles Times and has written for The New York Times, Washington Post, New York Daily News, Newsday, Premier, Emmy, and The Hollywood Reporter.

Guests can look forward to pre-screening remarks from Burlingame that explore the role of the musical score to the telling of Birdman of Alcatraz's story..

Tickets range in price from $10 - $20, and are available through The Granada Theatre's Box Office - please click here to purchase or call the Box Office at (805) 899-2222. Dates and film titles are subject to change.

To learn more about how to support The Granada Theatre, please contact Hayley Firestone Jessup, Vice President for Advancement, at 805-899-3000 or hjessup@granadasb.org. For more information, please visit www.granadasb.org.

About The Granada Theatre

The SBCPA, a privately-funded 501(c)(3) corporation established in 1983, is dedicated to providing best-in-class production, sales and administrative support to arts organizations from throughout the Santa Barbara region, including its Historic Theatre District partners (Lobero Theatre and the New Vic Theatre) as well as its eight resident companies (CAMA, Music Academy of the West, Opera Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Choral Society, Santa Barbara Symphony, State Street Ballet, Theater League and UCSB Arts & Lectures).

The SBCPA's most visible service is operation of The Granada Theatre. Purchased by the SBCPA in 2003, restored and reopened in 2008, The Granada Theatre has state-of-the-art electrical, sound, lighting and fly systems, large and up-to-date dressing rooms, as well as contemporary audience amenities. By providing a world-class venue with skilled house management staff, production staff, marketing and ticketing services staff, the SBCPA is making it possible for many of Santa Barbara's finest performing arts organizations to present their programs with the highest level of contemporary production support and audience comfort. For more information please visit www.granadasb.org.

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