Upcoming Events

The Lone Star Film Society
and The Kimbell Art Museum

Present

Michelangelo, Matisse, and Me
Family Festival

July 31, 2010
1:00pm-4:00pm
The Kimbell Art Museum
Admission is FREE

Enjoy the company of your favorite Kimbell masterpieces and explore your own original ideas through creative activities inspired by European paintings in the collection.

Films are provided by KIDS FIRST! and Getting to Know, Inc.  KIDS FIRST! is a program of the Coalition for Quality Children's Media, a national, nonprofit organization founded in 1991 whose mission is to teach children critical viewing skills and to increase the visibility and availability of quality children's media. Getting to Know, Inc. is an educational media production company. They are dedicated to making the world's greatest people, places, ideas, and events accessible to children and adults in an easy to digest, fun approach.

Festival Schedule

1:00 PM:  Getting to Know Michelangelo
1:30 PM:  Adonis Rose and the Fort Worth Jazz Orchestra
2:15 PM:  Lost and Found
3:00 PM:  Adonis Rose and the Fort Worth Jazz Orchestra

Getting to Know Michelangelo - 25 min

Michelangelo tells you his own life story on an entertaining video that mixes art history with playful cartoon humor. From his childhood and student days in Florence to his career in Rome as a sculptor, painter and architect, his tale is a factual and fun-filled introduction to one of the most famous names of the Italian Renaissance. (Film provided by Getting to Know, Inc.)

Lost and Found - 25 min

A little boy finds a penguin on his doorstep, and though at first unsure what to do, the boy becomes determined to help the penguin find his way back home. Even if that means rowing all the way to the South Pole! (Film provided by KIDS FIRST!)

For more information, call 817-332-8451, ext. 297 or click here

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The Lone Star Film Society, The Modern Art Museum,
and The Consulate General of Mexico Dallas

Present

Festival de la Risa


August 6–15, 2010
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Admission: $8.50/$6.50 for Lone Star Film Society and Modern Members
Full festival packages:  $50/$40 for Lone Star Film Society or Modern Reel People Members

The Lone Star Film Society is pleased to join with The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and the Consulate General of Mexico in Dallas in presenting a celebration of Mexican culture and light hearted cinema.

Featuring films, lectures, discussions, live music, and gourmet Mexican cuisine, this festival is a part of the Mexico 2010 Celebrations that are taking place this year in Dallas / Fort Worth to commemorate the Bicentennial of the Independence and the Centennial of the Revolution of Mexico.

Guest chef Diana Kennedy will join the Festival de la Risa August 13th and 14th in the Café Modern.  In addition to Ms. Kennedy’s appearances, the Café Modern menu will feature signature Diana Kennedy offerings August 5 through August 16 during regular lunch hours and at the First Friday dinner. 

Diana Kennedy, author and authority on Mexican cooking, has spent 45 years traveling through Mexico researching cooking techniques and the history of Mexican cuisine. A native of the United Kingdom, she moved to Mexico in 1957 with her husband, Paul Kennedy, who was a correspondent for The New York Times. Her first cookbook was published in 1972. She currently resides in the state of Michoacán. 

Ms. Kennedy was awarded the Order Of The Aztec Eagle, by the Congress of the Republic of Mexico for her contributions to the documentation of regional Mexican cuisine. The Aztec Eagle is the Mexican equivalent of a knighthood for non-Mexicans.

Film tickets are $8.50/$6.50 for Lone Star Film Society and Modern members. Tickets go on sale at the Modern two hours prior to show time. Members of the Lone Star Film Society and Reel People at the Modern may purchase tickets in advance by calling 817.840.2154 or the Modern Information Desk at 817.738.9215. Full festival ticket packages are available for advance purchase at $50/$40 for Lone Star Film Society or Reel People members.

The Festival de la Risa Schedule

Friday, August 6

5–8 pm First Friday at the Modern with a Mexican Flair
In the Grand Lobby enjoy a festive cocktail from the cash bar and dance to the exciting salsa sounds of Mi Son Mi Son Mi Son. With traditional Cuban instrumentation Mi Son, Mi Son, Mi Son (Denton, TX) celebrates Latin music from such areas as Puerto Rico, Mexico and the Dominican Republic.

5–8 pm Café Modern is Open for Dinner
Reservations are no longer necessary, but are available for parties of 5 or more. Enjoy Café Modern favorites from the daily menu as well as several gourmet Mexican specials. For dinner reservations and information, call 817.840.2157.

8 pm Screening
Ahí está el Detalle (You’re Missing the Point), 1940. In a wacky case of mistaken identity, a bum is treated as a long lost wealthy brother. This is comic legend Cantinflas at his best! Starring Cantinflas, Joaquín Pardavé, Sara García, and Sofía Álvarez. 112 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles.

Filmed during the golden age of the cinema of Mexico, this is generally considered the best of Cantinflas’ films. The film was directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and it is based largely on Bustillo’s experience as a pro bono lawyer at the Belén Jail. The film was completed in only three weeks and much of the story was driven by Cantinflas’ improvisation.

Saturday, August 7

11am–2 pm Café Modern Open for Lunch
The Café Modern will be offering a Mexican-inspired daily special.

*3:30 pm Lecture

5 pm Screening
A que Tiempos Señor Don Simón. A young widow and her friend decide to attend a "men’s only’’ theater revue. It is there that she becomes convinced that her boyfriend is cheating on her. 102 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles. Starring Joaquín Pardavé, Arturo de Córdova, Miguel Mapy Cortés, and Anita Blanch.

Sunday, August 8

Noon–2 pm Music in Lobby by ¡¡MARIMBA¡¡
The group performs the traditional music of Chiapas, Mexico using Mexican marimbas (or Zapotecanos), bass and percussion.

2 pm Screening
Teatro del Crimen (Crime Theater), 1957
German Valdes, better known as “Tin Tan” was second only to Cantinflas as the most popular comic actor in Mexican films of the 1940s and ’50s. Inside the theater “El Roble”, an assassin is obsessed with a Cuban dancer. This is a suspense-comedy that pays homage to The Phantom of the Opera. This movie takes advantage of the story to include musical performances by various Mexican stars from the Mexican Cinema’s Golden Era.

4 pm Screening
Modisto de Señoras (Ladies Dressmaker), 1969. Mauricio Garcés, Mexico’s eternal Don Juan, portrays a successful fashion designer who seduces married women while he pretends to be gay in order to avoid arousing suspicion among his clientele’s husbands. 85 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles. Starring Mauricio Garcés, Armando Acosta, Patricia Aspíllaga, and René Barrera.

Friday, August 13

6 pm Screening
Santitos (Little Saints),. 2000
“Springall deftly weaves the film’s most dramatic moments with lighthearted comedy, and the result may be Mexico’s best film in years.” Joseph Trevino, LA Weekly. Magic realism and comedic-melodrama swirl together in Springhall’s hagiographic tale about grief, faith and desire. A pious widow uses magic to try and locate her lost and presumed dead daughter in this 1999 winner of the Sundance Latin American Cinema Award. Spanish with English subtitles. Starring Dolores Heredia, Demián Bichir, Alberto Estrella.

7:30 pm Join Diana Kennedy for a Three Course Dinner in Café Modern.
The exciting and creative menu will feature some of Ms. Kennedy’s favorite recipes and will include carefully selected wines to compliment each course. $75/$65 for Modern members. Reservations required.  Ms. Kennedy will autograph books prior to dinner.

8 pm Encore Screening
Santitos (Little Saints), 2000

Saturday, August 14

11 am–2 pm Café Modern Open for Lunch
The Café Modern will be offering a Mexican-inspired daily special.

Noon  Special Prix Fixe Luncheon and Meet Guest Chef, Ms. Kennedy
Meet Ms. Kennedy and enjoy a special prix fixe luncheon of classic Kennedy selections.  $35/$30 for Modern members. Reservations not required, suggested for five or more.  Ms. Kennedy will be on hand to autograph books.

2 pm Screening
Alamar (To the Sea),, 2009
Pedro González-Rubio has found a documentary subject and turned it into a lovely, modest, and sweet fiction of the real world. In a place miles away from the complexities of urban living, a father introduces his son to a world of simple pleasures, hard work, and the grandeur of nature. In this emotionally touching and visually stunning ode to paternal love, he showcases the bond between father and son during a stay in Banco Chinchorro, Mexico, a wildlife sanctuary home to the second largest barrier reef in the world. 73 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles. Starring Jorge Machado and Natan Machado Palombini.

3:30 pm Lecture

5 pm Encore Screening
Alamar (To the Sea), 2009

Sunday, August 15

2 pm Screening
Rudo y Cursi (Rough and Corny), 2008
“Soccer provides the backdrop for this rowdy, ramshackle comedy about two brothers—Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna, reunited after the terrific Y Tu Mamá También—who find themselves opponents on the playing field. Luna and García Bernal display the kind of chemistry that makes you overlook the clichés in the script by first-time director Carlos Cuarón. Sometimes good-natured fun is enough.” Peter Travers, Rolling Stone. Rated R: for pervasive language, sexual content and brief drug use; 103 minutes; Spanish with English subtitles. Starring Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Guillermo Francella, and Dolores Heredia.

4 pm Encore Screening
Rudo y Cursi (Rough and Corny), 2008

The Lone Star Film Society and The Modern Art Museum gratefully acknowledges the following for allowing the screening of their films.
Juan Carlos Cuevega, Consul General of Mexico in Dallas
Adolfo Ayuso Audry, Cultural Attaché Consulate General Dallas
Televisa S. A. de C. V. and Fundación Cultural Televisa

*TBA, tentative

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The Lone Star Film Society
and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

Present

The Modern Kids – Summer Flicks Series

August 10–12
The Modern Art Museum
Admission is FREE

Programming sponsored in part by KIDS FIRST!

Films are shown in the auditorium at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.
Admission is free and open to the public. Seating is limited to the first 250 guests.
The age ranges listed below are recommendations.

Take a break from the Texas heat and join us for The 2010 Modern Kids – Summer Flicks Series! Share the art of the screen with your children as they watch stories unfold and ideas form in delightful and innovative films. The bonus for seeing these films at the Modern is the opportunity to visit the galleries before or after and experience the wonder of the art as stories unfold and ideas form in paintings, sculptures, installations and videos found in works from the permanent collection.

Make a full day of creative activities at the Modern. Beautiful sketchbooks made of materials that inspire are available for children of all ages free at the front desk any day of the week and the perfect partner to the films showing for the Summer Flicks Series.

KIDS FIRST! is a project of the Coalition for Quality Children’s Media, a nonprofit organization whose goal is to empower children to make wise media choices and to promote quality media products that enrich their lives. www.kidsfirst.org.

Film Schedule

 August 10
10:30 am (ages 3-7)
Harold and the Purple Crayon (30 min)

Based on the classic book, these adventures star Harold, an inventive and curious toddler with thoughts, desires and feelings typical of any child his age. In his Crayon World, Harold can muse on questions that all young children naturally wonder about, and he can come up with his own answers.

1:30 pm (ages 8-11)
Beatless Nick (4 min), Pigeon Impossible (6 min), Varmints (24 min), Life on a Limb (6 min), Yellow Sticky Notes (6 min), and Gerald’s Last Day (12 min)

Beatless Nick is a 1950s UPA style animated short about a little beatnik with no sense of rhythm. Nick searches for his cool so he can fit in with the other Beats. In a basement jazz club, Nick tries to impress his friends by performing poetry, jazz, and even interpretive dance. But, his attempts do nothing but empty the club. Just when Nick is about to give up and move to Squaresville, he accidentally discovers a talent for scatting. The Beats love it and Nick finds his cool in his own beatless way. He may stick out like a sore thumb, but that's because Nick always marches to the beat of his own drum.

Pigeon Impossible is the tale of Walter, a rookie secret agent faced with a problem seldom covered in basic training: what to do when a curious pigeon gets trapped inside your multi-million dollar, government-issued nuclear briefcase.

Varmints tells the story of one small creatures struggle to preserve a world in danger of being lost forever through recklessness and indifference.

In Life on a Limb, irreconcilable enemies, a tree and a lumberjack, are stuck in a waiting room together. Inevitably, conflict ensues. Will they end up burying the hatchet?

Yellow Sticky Notes  After realizing that yellow sticky note "to do" lists were consuming his life, filmmaker Jeff Chiba Stearns decided to visually self-reflect on his filmmaking journey by animating on the same sticky notes that caused him to ignore major world events for the last nine years. Animation meditation is blended with image, text, and an original musical score by Genevieve Vincent through the creation of a classically animated experimental film that was drawn straight ahead with only a black ink pen on over 2300 yellow sticky notes.

In Gerald’s Last Day, Gerald the dog, an unlikely candidate for adoption, has been scheduled for termination by the pound at 5:00. Today is his last chance to seduce a potential adopter.....can he do it before his time runs out?

7 pm (ages 12-up)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Modern and mythical worlds collide in a heroic epic adventure in Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief. Based on the popular book series by Rick Riordan, the film follows trouble-prone Percy Jackson who finds himself having problems in high school but that's the least of his challenges. It's the 21st century, but the gods of Mount Olympus have walked out of the pages of his Greek mythology texts and into his life, and they're not happy Zeus’ lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Learning he is the son of Poseidon, the young teen finds himself caught between angry and battling gods, and embarks on a cross-country adventure to catch the true lightning thief and unravel a mystery more powerful than the gods themselves. 

August 11

10:30 am (ages 3-7)
Lost and Found (24 min), The Happy Duckling (9 min)

In Lost and Found, little boy finds a penguin on his doorstep, and though at first unsure what to do, the boy becomes determined to help the penguin find his way back home. Even if that means rowing all the way to the South Pole!

The Happy Duckling is an animated adventure set in a pop-up book world. Assembled and led by writer/director Gili Dolev, and accompanied by a whimsical score from composer Mick Cooke of Belle and Sebastian, the film follows the antics of a young boy in his struggles against a stacking duck! In this pop-up book world, expect the unexpected. Surprises aplenty behind every flap opened and every tab pulled.
1:30 pm (ages 8-11)
Reach (4 min), Alien Abduction (2 min), Snow Day (2 min), Abridged (4 min), Again and Again (3 min), Kid Show (3 min), Alex and the Ghosts (7 min), Murphy's Shorts (3 min), Lunch (2 min) and The Girl Who Cried Flowers (25 min)

In Reach, a tiny robot is given the gift of life with only one limitation, the length of his power cable.

Alien Abduction What happens when a hungry space alien attempts to cow-tip a three-eyed mutant bovine?

Snow Day Can a helpless T-Rex dinosaur save himself from the impending doom of the Ice Age with only one sock?

Abridged is a romantic comedy set on the Golden Gate Bridge.

Again and Again Tons of cool ways to use a Mac, set to the song of 'Again & Again' by the Bird & the Bee.

Kid Show The playful fantasy world of little boys, where you can have weird conversations with the sun, dance around with wiggly arms, and, when your dad tells you to “go to sheep,” your pillow turns into one.

Alex and the Ghosts is a story of childhood magic and wonderment around a legendary hockey team, uniting past and present, reaching out to the youthful hearts of sport fans of all ages.

Murphy’s Shorts:  A childhood memory of a boy who is very impressed with himself.

Lunch: Vlad is an angry lonely 40-year-old man. He wants to eat his lunch in quiet but someone drops a small cat near his door and that disturbs Vlad's peace.

The Girl Who Cried Flowers is a moving narrative about the beauty of creation and the power of desire brought to life in a painterly watercolor style. In ancient Greece, a mysterious orphan is discovered. At first the local villagers are wary of the strange girl who cries beautiful blossoms instead of tears. But in time they begin to treasure her magical gift and desire her flowers. Olivia, a kind and giving spirit resolves to spend her days thinking sad thoughts and crying mountains of flowers for the insatiable villagers. However, sudden love brings change when Olivia falls for a jovial farmer named Panos. Panos desires nothing from Olivia except her happiness and so, out of love, he forbids her from crying. But the villagers will not simply forsake their beloved "girl who cries flowers."

7 pm (ages 12-up)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid

The adventures of wisecracking pre-teen Greg Heffley, who must somehow survive the scariest time of anyone's life... middle school. Convinced it's the "dumbest idea ever invented," Heffley considers junior high school a place rigged with hundreds of social landmines, not the least of which are wedgies, swirlies, bullies, lunchtime banishment of the cafeteria floor and a festering piece of cheese with nuclear cooties that he must overcome to become popular. His diary—or "journal"—chronicles his thoughts, tales of family trials and tribulations, and (would be) schoolyard triumphs.

 August 12
These films from Mexico are part of the Festival de la Risa Celebration, commemorating  the Bicentennial of the Independence and the Centennial of the Revolution of Mexico.

10:30 am (ages 3-7)
Global Wonders: Mexico (32 min)

Trey and Brianna visit Marisa's home which is buzzing with activity as her family prepares for a Quinceaera celebration for her sister Anna.

1:30 pm (ages 8-11)
La Lune (7 min), Un Duelo (3 min), El Salon Mexico (13 min),
Folktales from Around the World: The Bear Prince (12 min), and Swaying Giants (26 min)

In La Lune, a couple living on top of a bizarre hourglass and under a tree discover the moon accidentally for the first time. The woman's desire to reach and obtain the moon will lead them to experience things that they have never gone through before. In the end, they would discover new things about themselves and new truth about the world they thought they knew.

In Un Duelo, two hummingbirds engage on a senseless but sometimes funny battle.

El Salon Mexico is a fantasy set in Mexico in the 1800's when a very young campesino who, along with his burro and rooster, sneaks out of the house one night to see a fiesta for the very first time.

Folktales from Around the World: The Bear Prince is a Mexican tale about a spirit that turns a prince into a bear. When the bear marries a woodcutter's daughter, he reveals his secret and exacts a promise that she will never tell. In a fit of anger, she reveals it, setting off an extraordinary quest.

Swaying Giants is a documentary about a huge spectacle in Catalonia—the Human Giants. Sisters Laia, age 9, and Maria, age 7, have been practicing climbing these human towers for as long as they can remember, and they want more than anything to climb in the competition.

7 pm (ages 12-up)
Finn on the Fly

In Finn on the Fly, the lives of Finn, a life-loving, Frisbee-playing dog, and his shy, 13-year-old owner, Peter are changed forever when a lab experiment goes wrong and Finn is accidentally transformed into a human. Once on two legs, Finn teaches Ben to feel the wind in his fur, catch Frisbees like a dog and, ultimately, to find his own pack.

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Save The Date
The Lone Star Film Festival Ball

The Lone Star Film Society and our fabulous co-chairs:
Janie Beggs, Cornelia & Jim Blake, Lauren & Andrew Blake, Carolyn & Jeff Fraley, Shannon & Mark Hart III, Ann & Ed Hudson, Patty Lowdon, Marisa & Wesley Moncrief, Marsland & Dickie Moncrief, Whitney & Doug More, Dashelle & Steve Murrin, Pam & Monk White.

Request that you

Save the Date
November 12th, 2010
for the
Lone Star Film Festival Ball
Honoring Academy Award Winner &
10 time Grammy Award Winner
T Bone Burnett
with a special performance by
Ryan Bingham

Bass Performance Hall, McDavid Studio in Sundance Square

For more information and to purchase tickets in advance, please click here.

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The Lone Star Film Society

Presents

Best of Fest: The Good, The Bad, The Weird

Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Admission: $8.00 for General Admission and $6.00 for Lone Star Film Society and National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame Members

6:00 pm Cash Bar Reception hosted by the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame Young Guns

The Lone Star Film Society proudly presents The Good, The Bad, The Weird as part of the Best of Fest screening series.  The Good, The Bad, The Weird will screen at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth on Thursday, August 26th, 2010 at 7:00 pm.

Tickets: $8.00 for general admission, $6.00 for Lone Star Film Society or National Cowgirl Museum members. Members of the National Cowgirl Museum, enter in the promo code YOUNG GUNS to receive your 25% off discount. Tickets may be purchased below.

SYNOPSIS: With the Korean Peninsula under Japanese rule in 1930s, many Koreans flock to Manchuria for refuge. Some become bandits, some train robbers and yet others bounty hunters. While the Weird, a notorious train robber, is stealing from a Japanese train crossing the Manchurian plains, he discovers a treasure map. But the map is also sought after by the Bad, a merciless gang leader. Coincidentally, the Good, a bounty hunter, is on the train, and he is after the Bad. The three engage in a spectacular chase with the Japanese Army, the Korean independence fighters, and the Chinese bandits all looking to get their hands on the prize.

East meets West meets East again, with palate-tingling results, in "The Good the Bad the Weird," a Western that draws shamelessly on its spaghetti forebears but remains utterly, bracingly Korean. At more than two years in production, and at a reported $17 million, it is the most expensive South Korean movie to date.  From the initial train holdup through a shantytown gun battle to a 15-minute desert flatlands chase that's a jaw-dropper, it is an emotionally and physically a much more intense, visceral, and full-contact experience.  – Variety

This film is rated R by the MPAA

To watch the trailer or for more information, please see below.

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1616380953/

Purchase Tickets Below

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If you are a Producer Group Friend, please click here

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THIS FILM IS PRESENTED AS A LONE STAR FILM SOCIETY BEST OF FEST

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A Quiet Little Marriage soon to be released on DVD!

The award winning film A Quiet Little Marriage, Lone Star International Film Festival 2008, is being released August 31, 2010 on DVD by IFC films.  It's currently available for pre-order on Amazon, Best Buy and soon Netflix.  If you missed it at the festival, now’s your chance to see it.

About A Quiet Little Marriage:

"A Quiet Little Marriage is the love story of Dax and Olive, who manage to find harmony even as they juggle family, romance and intimacy, but that all changes the night she asks him for a baby.  Writer/director Mo Perkins’ intense and profound, raw feature debut is laced with sly humor, exquisitely rendered characters, and a pitch-perfect emotional honesty." - IFC

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Join the Lone Star Film Society
in supporting these community partners 

Pam Grier aka Foxy Brown Comes to Dallas/Fort Worth

July 30, 2010 at 12:00 – 2:00 pm
Fort Worth Event Center
Admission:  $35 in advance, $50 at the door

Come and support the legendary Pam Grier aka Foxy Brown who will be promoting her new book FOXY: My Life in Three Acts about her life in the film and entertainment industry and more!

Leaders for Literacy Luncheon
When: Fri. July 30, 2010 from 12:00-2:00pm

Where: Fort Worth Event Center
2100 Evans Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104

Tickets: $35.00 in advance/$50 at the door
Admission includes food, live entertainment, private meet & greet.

Purchase book now or on-site.

For ticket information, please contact The Dock Bookshop: 817-825-5772, email at thedockbookshop@gmail, online www.thedockbookshop.com or jimaustinonline.com. 

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Searching for Sonny Almost Finished!

Searching for Sonny wrapped production in June and has hit the editing bay with rough cuts and trailers in the works! There are exciting opportunities to be involved with the film going on right now and there will be more to come as post-production wraps and distribution begins.  Make sure to stay up to date on the latest with this Fort Worth project by visiting their Facebook page (www.facebook.com/searchingforsonny) or their website www.searchingforsonny.com.

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The Video Association of Dallas
and The Conduit Gallery

Present

The Rape of the Sabine Women



August 4, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Angelika Theater in Dallas
Admission is FREE

The Rape of the Sabine Women is part of The Program, a biannual presentation of video art sponsored by The Video Association of Dallas, Conduit Gallery, with special screenings at the Dallas Museum of Art and the Angelika Theater. The Second Program begins in late July, 2010 and runs through August. Conduit Gallery will host an exhibition of video art curated by Charles Dee Mitchell. Additional screenings will take place at the gallery, the Dallas Museum of Art, and the Angelika Theater at Mockingbird Station.

Synopsis:  The Rape of the Sabine Women was conceived as allegory based loosely on the ancient myth that follows Romulus' founding of Rome. Re-envisioning the myth as a 1960's period piece with the Romans cast as G-men, the Sabines as butchers' daughters, and the heyday of Rome allegorically implied in an affluent international style summer house, this version is a riff on the original story of abduction and intervention, in which Romulus devises a plan to ensure the future of the empire. While the Roman myth traces the birth of a society, this telling suggests the destruction of a utopia. The intervention of the women is fraught, and the chaos that ensues transforms the designed perfection into nothingness.  Filmed on location in Athens and Hydra, Greece, and in Berlin, Germany, the 80 minute video was directed by Eve Sussman with an original score by Jonathan Bepler, choreography by Claudie De Serpa Soares, and costumes by Karen Young.

To view the trailer, please click here.

For more details and to view the schedule, please click here.

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Help Bring The Other Guys “Other Premiere” to Dallas

TAKING IT TO FACEBOOK

Who: Columbia Pictures creating a social media trend

What: In anticipation of the nationwide release of Columbia Pictures’ The Other Guys, starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, the film will make its World Premiere in New York City on August 2nd.  But the fun won’t stop there.  Columbia Pictures is letting Facebook users & Moviegoers get in on the fun to decide where “The Other Premiere” will be. 

When: Voting for one of the top 20 cities, including Dallas, started July 14th. Top 10 cities will be revealed on July 21st and top 5 cities on July 26th.  The winning city will be announced on August 2nd!

Where: facebook.com/otherguysmovie Vote each day via mobile device or laptop.  Step 1: Click “Premiere Poll” tab, Step 2: View video clip, Step 3: Select (city) DALLAS!, Step 4: Submit vote and Step 5: Share with friends!

Why: As Adam McKay, director of THE OTHER GUYS, said, “We’ve all had those moments when we’ve had to watch some other guy be the cool guy.  But your city can be the cool city.”

The Other Guys opens nationwide August 6th! It is rated PG-13. Press materials can be found at: http://www.sonypicturespublicity.com/article.php?movie=theotherguys

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the 2009 Lone Star International Film Festival,
Fort Worth in Sundance Square

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