Great Films, Tour of mid-century Modern development, and much more from September 6-October 30

FILM NOIR at the

Lisa's Note: The following films are a few samples of what's playing. Not to be missed! Link to film schedule below.

Gloria Grahame (as Vicki Buckley) in Fritz Lang's HUMAN DESIRE (1954), screening September 23 at Museum of the Moving Image, as part of the film series "Fritz Lang, King of Noir," September 8-30, 2007. Photo: Columbia/Photofest. Courtesy of Museum of the Moving Image.

Bennett (in portrait) and Edward G. Robinson in Fritz Lang's THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW (1944), screening September 15 at Museum of the Moving Image as part of the film series "Fritz Lang, King of Noir," September 8-30, 2007. Photo: RKO Radio Pictures, Inc./Photofest. Courtesy of Museum of the Moving Image.

Ray Milland in Fritz Lang's MINISTRY OF FEAR (1944), screening September 9 at Museum of the Moving Image, as part of the film series "Fritz Lang, King of Noir," September 8-30, 2007. Photo: Paramount Pictures/Photofest. Courtesy of Museum of the Moving Image.

Shown from left: Robert Malcolm (as Policeman), Edward G. Robinson (as Christopher Cross), and Joan Bennett (as Kitty March) in Fritz Lang's SCARLET STREET (1945), screening September 15 at Museum of the Moving Image, as part of the film series "Fritz Lang: King of Noir," September 8-30, 2007.
Photo credit: Universal Pictures/Photofest.
Courtesy Museum of the Moving Image.

‘FRITZ LANG, KING OF NOIR’ 
FILM SERIES CELEBRATES LANG AS BOTH PRECURSOR TO AND PRACTITIONER OF FILM NOIR, SEPTEMBER 8-30, 2007

Film noir was an American genre, yet it had an unmistakable German pedigree. Its poetic roots can be found in the stylized, shadow-filled psychodramas of silent-era German Expressionism. But it wasn’t just the style that was imported; among the directors and cinematographers who fled the Nazis and came to Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s, none were as deeply in tune with the philosophy of noir as Fritz Lang. From September 8 through 30, 2007, the Museum of the Moving Image will present Fritz Lang, King of Noir, a fifteen-film series featuring Lang’s genuine films noir as well as important precursors to the genre.



The series features all of Lang’s 1940s and 1950s noirs including his masterpieces Scarlet Street and The Big Heat; the German crime thrillers M and The Testament of Dr. Mabuse; and his early American films Fury and You Only Live Once. “Fritz Lang’s dark fatalism, fascination with modern urban life, and his penchant for intricate, spiraling narrative structures all had a major influence on the genre,” said David Schwartz, the Museum’s Chief Curator. “David Cronenberg, whose film A History of Violence was clearly influenced by The Big Heat, is just one of many directors, including Martin Scorsese and the Coen Brothers, who were inspired by Lang.”



Famous for his expressionistic silent films, Fritz Lang fled Nazi Germany in the 1930s. In the United States, Lang learned to combine his expressionism with a grittier realism that grounded his favorite themes of revenge, obsession, and disillusionment in stories of everyday people. These films, such as Fury and his lovers-on-the-run romance, You Only Live Once, proved crucial precursors of film noir, both in their stories of criminal desperation and deceit, and in their sinister, shadowy look.

The 1940s and 1950s found Lang mastering the genre he helped invent and introduce, while broadening his range of themes and tones. While Scarlet Street features Edward G. Robinson as an apron-wearing schlub, The Big Heat is a hard-boiled story of machismo gone awry. House by the River rediscovers Lang’s fairy-tale roots, and Clash by Night and Human Desire effortlessly use location shooting to find visual metaphors for tortured psyches. Yet in all these films, fantastic things happen to the commonest people as conspiracies consume their victims and members alike. Such cynicism nearly defines noir, but in his protean approaches, Lang’s message seemed to be not only that everything and everyone must fail, but that there are countless ways in which we are free to do so.

 SCHEDULE FOR ‘FRITZ LANG, KING OF NOIR’
 SEPTEMBER 8-30, 2007 
Series organized by Chief Curator David Schwartz. All films directed by Fritz Lang.

MUSEUM INFORMATION
Hours: Wednesdays & Thursdays, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Fridays, 12:00 to 8:00 p.m. Saturdays & Sundays, 11:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Tuesday, school groups only by appointment.)
Film Screenings: See above for schedule.
Museum Admission: $10.00 for adults; $7.50 for persons over 65 and for students with ID; $5.00 for children ages 5-18. Children under 5 and Museum members are admitted free. Admission to the galleries is free on Fridays, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Paid admission includes film screenings (except for special ticketed events).
Location: 35 Avenue at 36 Street in Astoria.
Subway: R or V trains (R or G on weekends) to Steinway Street. N or W trains to 36 Avenue.
Program Information: Telephone: (718) 784-0077; Website: www.movingimage.us

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Lisa's Note: This was sent to me by Monty, a dear friend living down in Baltimore, Maryland with his partner Steve. If you're headed to Baltimore this weekend or know someone down there click below for tour information.

40th Anniversary of Bolton Square
Saturday Sept. 8th - 1-5PM

This mid-century modern residential development in Bolton Hill, was recently designated a Baltimore City Landmark.

Bolton Square featured in October STYLE Magazine
Turn to page 45 to see a photo of their house.


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Lisa's Note: Maria Pusateri was first introduced to me last year by my friend Karen Gedney, when Vito After was released and posted on my blog last September. (check out my archives)

CWNY Screens Presents

FREEHELD
the Laurel Hester story

A new documentary from CYNTHIA WADE

Special Jury Prize, 2007 Sundance Film Festival
Special Jury Prize, 2007 Seattle International Film Festival
Audience Award, Documentary Short, 2007 Outfest
Best Documentary Short Award, 2007 Newfest
Social Action Through Cinema Award, Denver Film Society, 2007

Please join us for an inspirational evening -- a screening of the award-winning short documentary FREEHELD, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Cynthia Wade. If you have never heard Cynthia Wade speak, now is your chance to listen to her sharp, honest and memorable perspective on being a Sundance director, a successful video production business owner and professional camerawoman. This 90-minute program will be followed by an after-party downstairs at the Den of Cin.

When: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 at 7:00 pm

Where: Two Boots Pioneer Theater
155 E. 3rd Street, near corner of Avenue A

Tickets: Gen. Pub. $10.00 / Students, Groups & CWNY* $6.50

Purchase online at www.twoboots.com/pioneer
or call 212-591-0434

*CWNY DISCOUNT TICKETS: a limited supply of 25 tickets at $6.50 are available to members & non-members by reservation only. Please RSVP to screenings@cinewomenny.org for this special offer.

Lieutenant Laurel Hester is dying.

All she wants to do is leave her pension benefits to her life partner - Stacie, so Stacie can afford to keep their house. Laurel is told no; they are not husband and wife.

After spending a lifetime fighting for justice for other people, Laurel - a veteran New Jersey detective - launches a final battle for justice. Knuckle-biting, dramatic Freeheld chronicles a dying policewoman's bitter fight to provide for the love of her life.

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CYNTHIA WADE is a NYC-based documentary filmmaker. Her short documentary "Freeheld" won a Special Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, and her award-winning HBO documentary "Shelter Dogs" was broadcast in seven countries. Wade directed the 1999 Cinemax Reel Life documentary "Grist For The Mill", which The Hollywood Reporter called "a delight" -- "full of quirky moments and clever humor" and Variety called "a jewel" -- "extremely comical." She was co-producer and principal verite cinematographer for the 1998 PBS documentary "Taken In: The Lives of America's Foster Children", which won a duPont-Columbia Award for Excellence in Journalism. Wade has been a Director of Photography for PBS, HBO/Cinemax, Bravo, AMC, MTV, A&E, Discovery, TNT, Oxygen, LOGO and The History Channel. She received a BA cum laude from Smith College and an MA in Documentary Film Production from Stanford University. Wade runs a video production company and teaches advanced digital cinematography at the New School.

CWNY SCREENS
Programming Director: Maria Pusateri
Curators/Programming: Maria Pusateri, Vicki Vasilopoulos, Myra Sito Velasquez
Guest Curators: Jessica Burstein, Kelly Shindler, Louise Fleming, Alison McMahan
Intern: Julie Praetzel

email: screenings@cinewomenny.org
www.cinewomenny.org

Maria Pusateri
DreamSlate Productions
Director/Producer
see VITO AFTER
Sept 5, 2007, 7:00pm
NewFilmmakers at Anthology Film Archives
www.newfilmmakers.com

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Lisa's Note (no pun intended): Marsha Heydt is one very talented musician! I know Marsha and am posting this media alert for all you jazz lovers to add Marsha to your collection.

CD Review:

MARSHA HEYDT
One Night: Candy Dulfer has been our main saxy lady for quite sometime, but Heydt gets special coming out of nowhere points for her groove packed cover of "Mercy Mercy Mercy" which la Dulfer has yet to flash her chops on and is a proving ground for any swinging musician. Enough of an ace to share space with aces like Grover Washington, Randy Brecker and others, her updates on classics and standards will have you wondering where
she's been all your life. Tasty stuff you're sure to enjoy. (Blue Toucan)

Featuring Marsha Heydt- Alto & Soprano and Flute
Norman Pors-piano, Marc Schmied-bass, Vito Laschek-drums, Sheryl Bailey-guitar, Marlon Simon-per, Todd Schwartz-trumpet & FlhHn, Carla Cook-vocals, Erik Friedlander-cello, Rob Thomas-violin, Anne Marie Bedney-viola, Nioka Kim Workman-violin

www.marshaheydt.net

(Sorry about the italics. I seem to be experiencing technical difficulties. —Lisa)

This Weekend, STAGES, A Children's Theatre Workshop presents

A Stages Premiere:
“Into the Woods”
at Southampton High School

The Witch (Sami Horneff) and Fairy Tale characters
[bottom: Little Red Riding Hood (Charlotte Rose Munder),
Jack (Kevin Quinn);
top: Witch, The Baker's Wife (Haley Willis),
The Baker (Raphael Odell Shapiro) and
Cinderella (Liz Oldak).

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“Into the Woods,” will be performed by the young actors of Stages, A Children’s Theatre Workshop, Inc., at Southampton High School, 141 Narrow Lane, on Friday, August 24th at 7:30 PM, Saturday, August 25th at 7:30 PM and Sunday, August 26th at 3:00 PM.

“Into the Woods” wittily combines the stories of old, favorite fairy tale characters, Cinderella, Jack, and Little Red Riding Hood, with the story of new fairy tale characters, the Baker and his Wife. The Baker and his Wife are a childless couple, who, in order to have a child, endeavor to break the curse cast on their family. They, humorously, wander through our familiar fairy tales as all the characters set out on their merry romp into the woods to seek “happily ever after.” Along the way they meet
Rapunzel, a wicked Witch, the nasty Wolf, scary Giants, and a couple of charming Princes among others. But after the happy expected conclusions, then, they must all deal with what happens after “happily ever after.” This sophisticated, extravagant and fun-loving musical is a treat for the whole family.

“Into the Woods” with music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, opened on Broadway in 1987, directed by James Lapine and starring Bernadette Peters.

Helene Leonard will direct and choreograph Stages’ production of “Into the Woods.” Musical accompaniment will be provided by Amanda Jones and James Benard. Sets are designed by Goran Petmil. Costumes are by Barbara Oldak.

A percentage of the proceeds will be donated to Southampton Parents for the Arts (SPA). Tickets are $12 for children and $15 for adults. They are available in advance at Stevenson’s Toys and Games, 68 Jobs Lane, Southampton, or can be reserved by calling Stages at 631-329-1420. Tickets are also available at the door on the day of performance.

Lisa's note: The Stages performances are professionally executed by Helene Leonard her entire staff and the young actors and actresses who range in ages from 8-18. Many of these young performners have been with Stages for many seasons and perform in other genres as well. A must see if you are in Eastern LI for the weekend!

Deep Hollow Ranch, Montauk, NY

This is the coolest weather I have ever experienced on my birthday. Might as well take advantage and go for a beautiful horseback ride along the shore of Block Island Sound right outside your doorstep, at Deep Hollow Ranch located right off Rt. 27.
Tell Diane and Rusty Lisa di Liberto sent you.

Call ahead to reserve a trail ride.
(631) 668.2744

The oldest cattle ranch in the country and part of the Teddy Roosevelt State Park, Deep Hollow was est. in 1658. Owners Diane and Rusty Leaver run this ranch with their two children, Gardiner and Rhetta to make your summer an unforgettable one!

Here's what they have to say: "Riding at Deep Hollow Ranch is Western style, from saddles to bridles to the real cowboys and cowgirls who will be your trail guides. Groups are small and we match a rider's ability from beginners to advanced."

Private guided rides are available, too. And don't miss a ride along the shore of Block Island Sound. Pristine, white sandy beaches, and some of the most beautiful coastline in the United States.

Don't forget to ask them about their Group Events, Pony Parties and Weddings.

summer fun from city line to shoreline. . .

August 18 @ 11:00am
Kick Boxing Classes
by Carol "Kick Fever" Glasgow
in Brooklyn at Martial Arts USA
2nd Floor, 759 Washington Avenue
(@Sterling Place), Prospect Heights

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Fulton Street Beat Summer Concert Series
August 18, 2007 1:00pm to 4:30pm
Albee Square in downtown Brooklyn
New Orleans
1 pm - Jambalaya Brass Band
3 pm - Dixie Rascals

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8.19.07

Chicken BBQ
Amagansett Fire Dept.
2 to 6 p.m.
East Hampton

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Free
4th Annual Tiger
Singapore Chili Crab Festival
Asian Street Style Food
August 19, 12-6pm
at Riverview, L.I.C.
btwn 48th & 50th Avenue's
Queens, NY
Lion Dancer's
Martial Arts
Live Music

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Queens Historical Society
August 19
Summer Fairytales:
The Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre's Puppet Show
and Workshop Free of charge

Central Park's widely acclaimed Swedish Cottage MarionetteTheatre returns to the playground in Weeping Beech Park, bordering Kingsland Homestead. An event for the whole family. Call the Society at (718) 939-0647 ext. 17 for time.

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Taste Life Tuesdays @ MELT
August 21, 2007 5:00pm to 11:00pm

Celebrate good food and wine.
Five course tasting menu for $20. Wine tasting paired with each course, an additional $20. Eat at the bar and pick any course for $5. Enjoy cocktails or beer. Reservations recommended for parties over 6. Through Dec. 18, 2007. Call 718-230-5925.

440 Bergen Street (at 5th Ave.),
Park Slope, Brooklyn

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First Wednesdays Bronx Culture Trolley,
a project of the South Bronx Cultural Corridor

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A Children’s Theatre Workshop, Inc.,

presents

The Witch (Sami Horneff) and Fairy Tale characters [bottom: Little Red Riding Hood (Charlotte Rose Munder), Jack (Kevin Quinn); top: Witch, The Baker's Wife (Haley Willis), The Baker (Raphael Odell Shapiro) and Cinderella (Liz Oldak)] meet in Stages production of "Into the Woods" at Southampton High School, Friday, August 24 and Saturday, August 25 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, August 26 at 3:00 PM. A portion of the proceeds benefits Southampton Parents for the Arts (SPA). Tickets are available in advance at Stevenson's Toys and Games, 68 Jobs Lane, Southampton, or call Stages at 329-1420. Tickets are also available at the door.

A Stages Premiere:
“Into the Woods” at Southampton High School

“Into the Woods,” will be performed by the young actors of
Stages, A Children’s Theatre Workshop, Inc.,
at Southampton High School
141 Narrow Lane
Friday, August 24th at 7:30 PM
Saturday, August 25th at 7:30 PM
Sunday, August 26th at 3:00 PM

“Into the Woods” wittily combines the stories of old, favorite fairy tale characters, Cinderella, Jack, and Little Red Riding Hood, with the story of new fairy tale characters, the Baker and his Wife. The Baker and his Wife are a childless couple, who, in order to have a child, endeavor to break the curse cast on their family. They, humorously, wander through our familiar fairy tales as all the characters set out on their merry romp into the woods to seek “happily ever after.” Along the way they meet Rapunzel, a wicked Witch, the nasty Wolf, scary Giants, and a couple of charming Princes among others. But after the happy expected conclusions, then, they must all deal with what happens after “happily ever after.” This sophisticated, extravagant and fun-loving musical is a treat for the whole family.

“Into the Woods” with music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, opened on Broadway in 1987, directed by James Lapine and starring Bernadette Peters.

Helene Leonard will direct and choreograph Stages’ production of “Into the Woods” Musical accompaniment will be provided by Amanda Jones and James Benard. Sets are designed by Goran Petmil. Costumes are by Barbara Oldak.

A percentage of the proceeds will be donated to Southampton Parents for the Arts (SPA). Tickets are $12 for children and $15 for adults. They are available in advance at Stevenson’s Toys and Games, 68 Jobs Lane, Southampton, or can be reserved by calling Stages at 631-329-1420. Tickets are also available at the door on the day of performance.

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Sag Harbor, NY
Saturday's from 9am - 12 noon
The Farmer's Market
The parking lot of the
Breakwater Yacht Club on Bay Street

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Free Concerts Thursday's Evenings @ 7:30pm
Grab a blanket and bring a friend.
Head over to Marine Park, on Bay Street
Sag Harbor, NY

August 23
Six Gun

August 30
Vivian and the Merrymakers

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River to River Festival
Every Saturday Night
Governors Island
Free Concerts

August 18, 1:00pm
SI*SE
with TOUBAB KREWE

August 25, 1:00pm
BHANGRA vs. REGGAE INNA SOUNDCLASH

film and dance

August 17th, 2007
Jacob's Pillow
Inside Out Festival
6:30 PM

Choreographer Jody Oberfelder melds boldly physical movement and inventive athletic virtuosity to create acrobatic dance works that are explosive, reflective, witty, and seductive.

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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 | 7pm | Free
BAM Rose Cinemas | 30 Lafayette Ave.

Erasers for Breakfast

THE 826NYC FILM FESTIVAL

An all-star retrospective of the films produced at 826NYC over the past three years at one of the city's best film complexes. Featuring short films by 826NYC students, including the world premieres of:

Super Has-Beens (2007)
Khaled Hamdan, Abed Hamdan, Yasmeen Itayem, Ismail Itayem, Jason Tlatelpa, Sebastian Gil

The Captor's Clause (2007)
Diana Cadmen, Annie Futterman, LaShauna Walker, Spencer Hamilton, Edward Kaufman, Moses Williams

The Millipede (2007)
Lucy Cadmen, Ben Futterman, Dante DiGrazia, Basia Rosenbaum, Geoffrey Yip, Gregory Piccarella

In and around...

Sag Harbor
On Saturday's from 9am - 12 noon
stop by or shop at the Farmer's Market
located in the parking lot of
the Breakwater Yacht Club on Bay Street.

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Saturday, August 11
Artists Studio Tour
Sponsored by the
East Hampton Chamber of Commerce

Tour of Artists Studios East Hampton,
Amagansett and Bridgehampton.
12 noon to 5 p.m.
Guild Hall Reception 4 to 6:00
Tickets $25.00

Some Highlights of the tour incude:
Pollock Krasner House
The Dan Flavin Art Institute

Private Studios Visits:
Frances Alenikoff, Francesco Bologna,
Bill Durham, Giancarlo Impiglia,
Maggie Kotuk, Haim Mizrahi,
Bill Negron, Mark E. Perry

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Free Concerts Thursday's Evenings @ 7:30pm
Grab a blanket and bring a friend.
Head over to Marine Park, on Bay Street

August 16
Caroline Doctorow

August 23
Six Gun

August 30
Vivian and the Merrymakers

movies and glamour

Smithtown resident, Lori Donaudy,

places at the national
Mrs. United States Pageant
held in Las Vegas, Nevada!

Lori is the reigning
Mrs. New York United States 2007

HER PLATFORM: Domestic Abuse Awareness & Prevention: Lori travels all across New York State for Yankee Manager Joe Torre's Safe at Home Foundation where she conducts high school assembly programs with teens about positive peer relationships and zero tolerance for all forms of abuse - physical, sexual, mental, emotional.

Tune in for an interview Thursday during the 5 o'clock hour (EST) via your computer and listen to a live interview with Lori. She was featured on urbanseshell in March in celebration of Women's History Month. She is the co-founder and Partner of Accounts & Planning at "freshbrick advertising". Lori will be a guest on the national radio show Grapevine, Talk Radio Network . She is scheduled for the 5:15-5:30 spot. You are in for a treat!

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Saturday, August 11
Artists Studio Tour
Sponsored by the
East Hampton Chamber of Commerce

Tour of Artists Studios in and around East Hampton,
Amagansett and Bridgehampton.
12 noon to 5 p.m.
Guild Hall Reception 4 to 6:00
Tickets $25.00

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Looking for something fun to do this coming weekend?
Stuck on the L.I.E. in Hamptons traffic?
Would you rather be riding bare back?

Then head straight out to Montauk and check out


located right off Rt. 27

Call ahead to reserve a trail ride.
(631) 668.2744

The oldest cattle ranch in the country and part of the
Teddy Roosevelt State Park, Deep Hollow was est. in 1658.
Owners Diane and Rusty Leaver run this ranch with their two children,
Gardiner and Rhetta to make your summer an unforgettable one!

Here's what they have to say:
"Riding at Deep Hollow Ranch is Western style,
from saddles to bridles to the real cowboys and
cowgirls who will be your trail guides.
Groups are small and we match a rider's
ability from beginners to advanced."

Private guided rides are available, too.

And don't miss a ride along the shore of Block Island Sound.
Pristine, white sandy beaches, and some of the
most beautiful coastline in the United States

For reservations and information about
boarding & horseback riding at Deep Hollow Ranch,
please call: (631) 668.2744.

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NEW YORK PREMIERE OF ‘THE KING OF KONG’ WITH DONKEY KONG CHAMP IN PERSON

SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 2007

Queens will have its second big movie premiere of the year (after Spider-Man 3), when the Museum of the Moving Image presents a special screening of The King of Kong: A Fistful of Dollars, an acclaimed new documentary about an epic rivalry for the world record in the classic video arcade game Donkey Kong. In addition to director Seth Gordon and producer Ed Cunningham, the reigning Donkey Kong champion Steve Wiebe will appear in person at the Museum on Sunday, August 12, at 3:00 p.m. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmakers and a Donkey Kong demonstration in the Museum galleries. Free with Museum admission. Reservation privileges are available for Museum members only. Call 718.784.4520.

[Members of the press are invited to attend a private 6:00 p.m. screening followed by a reception. Please RSVP to Nina Baron at nina.baron@picturehouse.com / 212.303.1734 or Gary Springer at gary@springerassociatespr.com / 212.354.4660.]

In The King of Kong: A Fist of Dollars, filmmakers Seth Gordon and Ed Cunningham capture the battle for arcade-game supremacy between suburban father Steve Wiebe and video-game legend—and hot-sauce mogul—Billy Mitchell in this engaging and entertaining documentary. An intimate and surprising look at a wildly arcane subculture, this film is about much more than a game. Variety film critic Ronnie Scheib describes the film as “an intricate tale of intrigues, tourneys, minions and fools that would put a Renaissance court to shame.” Visit the official website at www.billyvssteve.com to view the trailer. The King of Kong opens in theaters on August 17.

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Dollars
Special guests: Filmmakers Seth Gordon and Ed Cunningham and Donkey Kong champ Steve Wiebe in person
Sunday, August 12, 3:00 p.m.
2007, 79 mins. 35mm print courtesy of Picturehouse.
Directed by Seth Gordon.
Produced by Ed Cunningham.
Screening followed by a discussion with the filmmakers and a Donkey Kong demonstration in the Museum’s galleries.

MUSEUM INFORMATION
Hours: Wednesdays & Thursdays, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Fridays, 12:00 to 8:00 p.m. Saturdays & Sundays, 11:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Tuesday, school groups only by appointment.)
Film Screenings: See above for schedule.
Museum Admission: $10.00 for adults; $7.50 for persons over 65 and for students with ID; $5.00 for children ages 5-18. Children under 5 and Museum members are admitted free. Admission to the galleries is free on Fridays, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Paid admission includes film screenings (except for special ticketed events)
Location: 35 Avenue at 36 Street in Astoria.
Subway: R or V trains (R or G on weekends) to Steinway Street. N or W trains to 36 Avenue.
Program Information: Telephone: (718) 784-0077; Website: www.movingimage.us

Author, Illustrator Keith DuQuette

I was walking past Barnes and Noble in Park Slope today and noticed a sign in their window displaying a familiar face. It was a head shot of Keith DuQuette, author and illustrator of children's books. I attended SUNY College at Purchase with Keith in the Visual Arts department (which has since been renamed Art + Design).

Keith will be reading from his latest book entitled 'Little Monkey Lost' this Saturday, August 4 at 3pm. Get out of the heat into the cool world of monkeys.

If you attend the reading, comments are always welcome.

Barnes & Noble located at 267 7th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11215
718-832-9066

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Don't forget to scroll down for
cool summer events up until August 26.
Stay cool & enjoy my favorite month in the year!

Citywide Youth Opera—8.2.07—Manhattan

Andrés Andrade, Artistic Director

presents

Opera Under an August Moon
(A Benefit for Citywide Youth Opera)

Featuring Mutiyat Ade-Salu, Sergio Mauritz Ang, Arina Ayzen, Jessica Bauch, Michelle Billingy, Mario Castro, Kathryn Cohen, Jofanny Dessources, Miriam Drapkin, Diana El, Marcus Feldman, Rachel Greenfield, Lily Kass, Isabela Mingione, Joyce Mizrahi, Stephanie Morillo, Wayne Paul, Rosina Pohlmann, Claire Raphaelson, Marina A. Serhan, Rebecca Sheppard, Diana Shomstein, Allison Silverberg, Brooke Willig

Piano accompaniments by Max Midroit

Thursday, August 2, 2007 at 7:30 PM

Advent Lutheran/Broadway
Church 2504 Broadway at 93rd Street
New York, NY

Suggested Donation: $20 (tax deductible)

Citywide Youth Opera, Inc.
P.O. Box 3647
Grand Central Station
New York, NY 10163
212-539-3561

Summer Events in and around town—July 30 to August 26

"Another Rain" CD Release Celebration
Monday, July 30 2007
8:30-11pm

Saco Yasuma - compositions, alto & bamboo sax
Roy Campbell Jr. - trumpet, flugelhorn
Andrew Bemkey - piano, bass clarinet
Ken Filiano - acoustic bass
Michael T.A. Thompson - soundrhythum percussion

Special Guest

Golda Solomon - words
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www.sacoyasuma.com

www.myspace.com/sacoyasuma

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Want to read reviews?

www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=26009

www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=26235

http://downtownmusicgallery.com/Main/news/Newsletter-2007-05-18html

In Japanese

www.jazztokyo.com/zade/vol9/v9.html

"Another Rain" is available at
www.CDbaby.com

www.Apple.com/iTune/store &

Downtown Music Gallery (342 Bowery, NYC)
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Cornelia Street Café
29 Cornelia Street (Subway: A,B,C,D,E,F,V to W.4th Street)
212-989-9319
www.corneliastreetcafe.com
If you bring a friend with you, you get a free CD!

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LITERARY TUESDAYS
followed by open mic
7:30 PM
curated by Pam Laskin

suggested $5.00 cover or a drink

July 31-Linda Susan Jackson’s first collection of poems, What Yellow Sounds Like was a finalist in the 2006 National Poetry Competition, and was published by Tia Chucha Press in spring 2007. She has published two chapbooks, Vitelline Blues and A History of Beauty, both with Black-eyed Susan Publishing. Most recently, her work has appeared in Ringing Ear, Crab Orchard Review, Brilliant Corners, Asheville Poetry Review, Gathering Ground, Heliotrope and Rivendell, among others. She is a Cave Canem Fellow and a 2007 fellow from the New York Foundation for the Arts. She is an assistant professor and Deputy Chair of the English Department at Medgar Evers College/ CUNY.

365 5TH AVENUE PARK SLOPE
F/R Train to 4th Avenue/9th Street (btwn 5th and 6th St.)
WWW.THEPERCHCAFE.COM

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PREVIEW SCREENING OF ACCLAIMED BRAZILIAN DOCUMENTARY ‘MANDA BALA (SEND A BULLET)’

FILMMAKERS IN PERSON ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 2007

As part of its ongoing series World Cinema Showcase, the Museum of the Moving Image will present a special preview screening of the new documentary about contemporary Brazil, Manda Bala (Send a Bullet), on Saturday, August 4 at 6:30 p.m. followed by a discussion with director Jason Kohn and producer Jared Ian Goldman. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Manda Bala examines the corrupt and violent underbelly of Brazil through the lives of a crooked politician, a Sao Paulo plastic surgeon, a frog breeder, and a professional kidnapper. The screening is free with museum admission.

In his review of the film for Variety, film critic Scott Foundas wrote “Manda Bala emerges as that rare film about the developing world that does not rub our privileged first-world noses in poverty and famine, but rather merely abides by that sage journalistic advice: ‘Follow the money.’” In his description for the Sundance Film Festival, programmer Trevor Goth called it “inventive and haunting…. Manda Bala is an ingenious documentary in the vanguard of what will hopefully be a new wave of documentary filmmaking.”

Manda Bala opens in New York City on August 17. Screeners are available upon request. Please contact Tomoko Kawamoto at tkawamoto@movingimage.us or 718.784.4520 x 303.

World Cinema Showcase is presented with support from the Independence Community Foundation.

Manda Bala (Send a Bullet)
Preview screening with Jason Kohn and Jared Ian Goldman in person.
Saturday, August 4, 6:30 p.m.
2007, 85 mins. Video. Directed by Jason Kohn. Winner of the jury grand prize at Sundance, this provocative and beautifully made documentary uses a money-laundering frog farm to launch a wide-ranging study of corruption and inequality in modern Brazil. The film evokes Errol Morris with its collage of lush images, revealing interviews, and stylish music.

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INDIAN CINEMA CELEBRATED WITH SHAH RUKH KAHN PROGRAM

FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2007

As part of its ongoing series World Cinema Showcase, the Museum of the Moving Image will a special program this summer celebrating the vitality of Indian cinema. On Friday, August 10 at 7:30 p.m., in conjunction with the release of her book King of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan, author Anu Chopra will introduce Devdas, one of the most acclaimed Indian films in recent years, a popular 2002 Romeo-and-Juliet style epic starring Shah Rukh Khan. The films will be free with Museum admission. World Cinema Showcase is an ongoing film series featuring contemporary international films presented with support from the Independence Community Foundation.

Devdas
with Anu Chopra in person
2002, 185 mins. 35mm. Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. With Sharukh Khan. In conjunction with the release of her book King of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan, author Anu Chopra will introduce this epic Romeo-and-Juliet story. Khan gives a complex, textured performance as Devdas, the iconic Indian tragic hero, a haughty, temperamental man who must rebel against his parents to marry the woman he loves. Note: Chopra will also introduce the free outdoor screening of Kal Ho Naa Ho (India, 186 mins. Directed by Nikhil Advani) at Socrates Sculpture Park, on Wednesday, August 8. More information at www.socratessculpturepark.org.

MUSEUM INFORMATION
Hours: Wednesdays & Thursdays, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Fridays, 12:00 to 8:00 p.m. Saturdays & Sundays, 11:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Tuesday, school groups only by appointment.)
Film Screenings: See above for schedule.
Museum Admission: $10.00 for adults; $7.50 for persons over 65 and for students with ID; $5.00 for children ages 5-18. Children under 5 and Museum members are admitted free. Admission to the galleries is free on Fridays, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Paid admission includes film screenings (except for special ticketed events)
Location: 35 Avenue at 36 Street in Astoria.
Subway: R or V trains (R or G on weekends) to Steinway Street. N or W trains to 36 Avenue.
Program Information: Telephone: (718) 784-0077
Website: www.movingimage.us

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Saturday, August 11
Artists Studio Tour
Sponsored by the
East Hampton Chamber of Commerce

Tour of Artists Studios in and around East Hampton,
Amagansett and Bridgehampton.
12 noon to 5 p.m. Guild Hall Reception 4 to 6:00
Tickets $25.00

Event Details
Scroll down to August Events

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TICKET INFORMATION

Image: J. Bailie. Battle of Buena Vista.
Yale Collection of Western Americana,
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

urbanseashell celebrates it's 1st anniversary, 7.25.06-7.25.07

Welcome to urbanseashell — a collection from cityline to shoreline. If you click on the 'about urbanseashell' link 'on the half shell' you will see what prompted me to begin this blog. Now coming full circle, the site is growing strong. I have gained support from you my viewers which has enabled me to post more independents than I thought were possible. The list continues to grow. I want to thank you for your continued support. This venue has enabled others to connect where they may not have and that is in keeping with the spirit of this blog.

Bloggers crammed into the Old Stone House in Park Slope's JJ Byrne park this past May. The 2nd annual blogfest sponsored by Louise Crawford of onlytheblogknowsbrooklyn . Being influenced by last years fest, I was asked to design the poster for this years event and my spark continues to grow.

To help me celebrate urbanseashell's anniversary visit the links 'on the half shell' to see those I have featured throughout the year. Don't forget to scroll down to see the many upcoming events this weekend beginning this Friday, from cityline to shoreline.

Have fun!

—Lisa

Independents celebrate from Brooklyn to Southampton

THE PERCH CAFE
Literary Tuesdays, 7:30 PM
FOLLOWED BY OPEN MIC

July 24-Golda Solomon, poet, teacher, and jazz woman extraordinaire, heads the P’0 jazz series at Cornelia Street Café, where she brings together a terrific combination of verse and jazz. Known as “the Medicine Woman of Jazz,” she brings her experiences growing up in Flatbush back to Perch. She will be accompanied by Saco Yasuma on sax. Golda will be sharing the reading with two special guests, poets EJ Antonio and Cheryl Boyce Taylor. It will be an evening flavored with jazz, blues and Trinidadian spices. Hope to see you there!

365 5TH AVENUE PARK SLOPE
F/R Train to 4th Avenue/9th Street (btwn 5th and 6th St.)

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Stupendous performance of MacBeth from Piper Productions, directed by the brilliant John P. McEneny. Grab a blanket claim your stake as Piper Productions presents their Apprentice's Performances performing Shakespeare's Plays.

OLD STONE HOUSE
JJ BYRNE PARK // 3rd St at 5th Avenue // Brooklyn 718.768.3195 // www.alltheworldsastage.org

Wednesday, July 25 6:00pm - Romeo and Juliet
7:30pm - Hamlet

Friday, July 27 6:00pm - Twelfth Night
7:30pm - Macbeth

Saturday, July 28: Shakespeare Extravaganza!
All Day/Evening Performances (2:00pm-10:30 pm)
2:00pm - Twelfth Night
4:00pm - Romeo and Juliet
6:00pm - Macbeth
8:00pm - Hamlet

Please Note: Performances are free and open to the public, but donations are appreciated.
Volunteers are also appreciated. If you're interested, please contact Kim Maier at the Old Stone House, 718.768.3195 or via email.

Audience members are encouraged to come early, and bring a picnic and a blanket to sit on. A concession stand will be available.

The Old Stone House will not be open for touring at performance times. In cases of inclement weather, shows will take place in the 4th Street Auditorium at MS 51, located next door to JJ Byrne Park. Informational messages will be announced on the Old Stone House phone line, 718.768.3195, as well as on the website, www.theoldstonehouse.org. We will attempt to alert you as soon as possible.

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Stages, A Children’s Theatre Workshop, Inc.
presents

A Stages & East End Premiere:
“Seussical” (the Musical)
Southampton High School

Come celebrate The Cat in the Hat’s fiftieth birthday with Stages. The Cat in the Hat and his many friends are sprung from the pages of Dr. Seuss’s books to the stage, in “Seussical, a fantastical musical extravaganz-ical! Oh, the places you’ll go! The Cat in the Hat will guide you on this magical journey from your world to the world of Seuss. You’ll meet Horton, the big-hearted elephant who hears the tiny Whos cry for help from their dust-speck sized world of Who. You’ll meet Gertrude McFuzz, the only inhabitant in Horton’s world, the Jungle of Nool, who believes Horton. You’ll meet Mayzie LaBird and Jojo, Sour Kangaroo, the Grinch, Yertle the Turtle and many more. And the songs that they sing! The dances they dance! “Seussical” is a delightful musical celebration for the whole family.

“Seussical,”
will be performed by the young actors of
Stages, A Children’s Theatre Workshop, Inc.,
at Southampton High School,
141 Narrow Lane

Friday, July 27th at 7:30PM
Saturday, July 28th at 7:30PM
and Sunday, July 29th at 3:00PM

“Seussical” opened on Broadway in 2000, with music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and book by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (“Ragtime,” “Once on this Island”). It was co-conceived by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Eric Idle (of “Monty Python” fame). Helene Leonard will direct and choreograph Stages’ production of “Seussical.” Musical accompaniment to will be provided by Amanda Jones and James Benard, with sets designed by Goran Petmil, and costumes by Barbara Oldak.

A percentage of the proceeds will be
donated to Southampton Parents for the Arts.

Tickets are $12 for children and $15 for adults.
They are available in advance at
Stevenson’s Toys and Games
68 Jobs Lane
Southampton
or can be reserved by calling
Stages at 631-329-1420

Tickets are also available at the door
on the day of performance.
Don't miss it!

The Cat in the Hat (Raphael Odell Shapiro) will guide you on a magical journey from your world to the world of Seuss in Stages' production of "Seussical" this weekend.

Oh, the places you'll go!

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PRESENTS REDISCOVERED GEMS OF 1970S AMERICAN CINEMA
Six-weekend series includes twenty-two films and appearances by Larry Cohen, Jerry Schatzberg, and Jacob Brackman, July 28 through September 2

The 1970s is widely regarded as a renaissance period for American cinema, a time when young directors revitalized Hollywood with innovative, audacious films that reflected the turmoil and experimentation of the time. From July 28 through September 2, 2007, the Museum of the Moving Image will present a six-weekend, twenty-two film series, Uneasy Riders: American Film in the Nixon Years 1970-1974, that focuses on the lesser-known gems from this period.

The series will include personal appearances by directors Larry Cohen (with Bone) and Jerry Schatzberg (with Puzzle of a Downfall Child), and screenwriter Jacob Brackman (with The King of Marvin Gardens), and films by such directors as Hal Ashby (The Last Detail), Ivan Dixon (The Spook Who Sat by the Door), Monte Hellman (Two-Lane Blacktop), Dennis Hopper (The Last Movie), Barbara Loden (Wanda), and Elaine May (The Heartbreak Kid).

“The 1970s is an incredibly rich period in American cinema,” said the Museum’s Chief Curator, David Schwartz. “This series focuses on the maverick filmmakers who may have been overshadowed by the success of Robert Altman, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg.”

The beginning of the 1970s was a turbulent and fertile period for Hollywood. The social upheaval of the 1960s and unrest about Vietnam provided the backdrop for a film industry in economic recession. Before the studios regained their commercial footing with the advent of the wide-release blockbuster, there was a brief period when maverick directors could get studio financing to make edgy, idiosyncratic, and artistically ambitious movies. While the influence of the European art cinema could be clearly felt, these films reflected America’s changing social mores and political anxieties. Some of the movies address concerns about Vietnam and the growing Watergate crisis, and many of them deal with social change through the more intimate prism of changing ideas about marriage, social and gender roles, and the generation gap.

SCHEDULE FOR ‘UNEASY RIDERS: AMERICAN FILM IN THE NIXON YEARS 1970-1974’

July 28-September 2, 2007
Organized by chief curator David Schwartz.
Two-Lane Blacktop
 Saturday, July 28, 3:00 p.m.
1971, 102 mins. 35mm. Directed by Monte Hellman. With Warren Oates, James Taylor, A cross-country drag race structures Monte Hellman’s laconic, existential road movie, an offbeat portrait of the American landscape in the early 1970s. As Hal Hartley described it, “Fixing the car. Driving the car. Trying to impress the girl. The essentials.”

Fat City
 Saturday, July 28, 5:30 p.m.
1972, 96 mins. 35mm. Directed by John Huston. With Stacy Keach, Jeff Bridges, Susan Tyrell. Veteran Hollywood director John Huston drew from his background as a boxer for this gritty, poetic drama about a washed-up fighter trying to make a comeback. Cinematographer Conrad Hall captures a seedy world of musty gyms, cheap bars, and low-rent apartments.

Puzzle of a Downfall Child 
With Jerry Schatzberg in person
Sunday, July 29, 3:00 p.m.
1970, 105 mins. 35 mm. Directed by Jerry Schatzberg. With Faye Dunaway. The directorial debut of fashion photographer Jerry Schatzberg (Scarecrow, Panic in Needle Park) is one of the era’s neglected gems, a stylish tour de force told in nonlinear flashbacks. Faye Dunaway gives a shattering performance as a fashion model living in isolation after a nervous breakdown.

Wanda 
Sunday, July 29, 6:00 p.m.
1970, 100 mins. 35mm. Directed by Barbara Loden. Barbara Loden wrote, directed, and starred in this impressive independent feature about a woman from a mining town who leaves her husband and children because “I’m just no good” and wanders into a world of one night stands and petty crime. Wanda is one of the few major features of its time directed by a woman.

Little Murders
 Saturday, August 4, 2:00 p.m.
1971, 110 mins. 35mm. Directed by Alan Arkin. With Elliott Gould, Marcia Rodd. In an impressive directorial debut, Alan Arkin deftly blends absurdist black comedy and genuine emotion, adapting Jules Feiffer’s play about an apathetic New York photographer reluctantly starting a relationship. “Not for the middlebrow or fainthearted,” warned Variety, “but could go over big with the M*A*S*H crowd.”

Loving
 Saturday, August 4, 4:30 p.m.
1970, 89 mins. 35mm. Directed by Irvin Kershner. With George Segal, Eva Marie Saint. George Segal, a frequent Everyman figure in early-1970s film, gives one of his deepest and finest performances as a commercial artist trying to keep up appearances while juggling an unfulfilling job, a failing marriage, and a troubled affair.

Husbands
 Sunday, August 5, 3:30 p.m.
1970, 154 mins. 35mm. Directed by John Cassavetes. With Peter Falk, Ben Gazzara. Real-life friends Cassavetes, Falk, and Gazzara give powerful improvisational performances in this alternately hilarious and lacerating buddy picture about a trio of boozing, self-loathing suburbanites fumbling towards personal freedom.

Play It As It Lays
 Sunday, August 5, 6:30 p.m.
1972, 99 mins. 35mm. Directed by Frank Perry. With Tuesday Weld, Anthony Perkins. Frank Perry’s adaptation of Joan Didion’s taut novel about a crumbling actress facing bouts of existential despair is filmed in an elliptical style that evokes Antonioni. Painter Roy Lichtenstein was a visual advisor.

The King of Marvin Gardens 
With Jacob Brackman in person
Saturday, August 11, 3:00 p.m.
1972, 104 mins. 35mm. Directed by Bob Rafelson. With Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn. “What went wrong?” asks David Staebler (Nicholson), surveying the wreckage in Atlantic City, where organized crime, real-estate schemes, and kinky sex congeal in a faded vision of the American dream. The film, Rafelson’s and Nicholson’s ambitious follow-up to Five Easy Pieces, was beautifully written by Jacob Brackman, who will introduce the screening.

The Last Detail 
Saturday, August 11, 5:30 p.m.
1973, 105 mins. 35mm. Directed by Hal Ashby. With Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid. Bawdy and boisterous behavior barely conceals the angst simmering beneath the surface of this astute road movie about two sailors taking a young thief to the brig. With Robert Towne’s screenplay, Hal Ashby (Harold and Maude, Being There) creates a poignant portrait of America’s masculine underbelly.

The Heartbreak Kid
 Saturday, August 18, 3:00 p.m.
1972, 106 mins. New 35mm print from the Academy Film Archive. Directed by Elaine May. With Charles Grodin, Jeannie Berlin, Cybill Shepard. “A masterpiece of social pathology,” wrote J. Hoberman of Elaine May’s acerbic variation on The Graduate, in which a young husband and wife get to know—and hate—each other on their honeymoon, as the husband falls for a blonde shiksa.

Drive, He Said
 Saturday, August 18, 5:30 p.m.
1971, 90 mins. 35mm. Directed by Jack Nicholson. With William Tepper, Karen Black. Jack Nicholson’s directorial debut is a campus drama that turns the friendship between an earnest basketball player and his radical roommate into a microcosm of the era. “Very much a film of its time,” wrote Dave Kehr, “charged with all the morbid romanticism of the false optimism of the hippies.”

Charley Varrick
 Sunday, August 19, 3:00 p.m.
1973, 111 mins. 35mm. Directed by Don Siegel. With Walter Matthau. A small-time crook (Walter Matthau, in one of his most hardboiled performances) unwittingly robs a mafia-run bank in this riveting thriller by the director of The Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Dirty Harry.

Play Misty for Me 
Sunday, August 19, 5:30 p.m.
1971, 102 mins. 35mm. Directed by Clint Eastwood. With Clint Eastwood, Jessica Walter, Donna Mills. After a one-night stand with a disc jockey, a fan (Jessica Walter) decides he’ll love her or die. Eastwood’s finely tuned debut pays homage to Psycho and to his mentor Don Siegel, who has a cameo role.

The Crazies
 Saturday, August 25, 3:00 p.m.
1973, 103 mins. 35mm. Directed by George A. Romero. With Lane Carroll, W.G. McMillan. The citizens of a quarantined town, infected by a deadly virus, turn on the military and on each other in George A. Romero’s outrageous Vietnam allegory.

Straw Dogs
 Saturday, August 25, 5:30 p.m.
1971, 118 mins. 35mm. Directed by Sam Peckinpah. With Dustin Hoffman. A vacationing mathematician and his sultry young wife are confronted by rapacious small-town violence in Peckinpah’s harrowing study of machismo. “He is so passionate and sensual a film artist that you may experience his romantic perversity kinesthetically, and get quite giddy from feeling trapped and liberated,” wrote Pauline Kael.

Bone
 With Larry Cohen in person
Sunday, August 26, 3:00 p.m.
1972, 95 mins. 35mm. Directed by Larry Cohen. With Yaphet Kotto. In Cohen’s directorial debut, Bone (Yaphet Kotto) breaks into the home of an affluent Beverly Hills couple. His invasion exposes the deception and anger underlying the couple’s seemingly happy marriage. This provocative satire of American corruption upends stereotypes and defies expectations.

The Spook Who Sat by the Door
 Sunday, August 26, 6:00 p.m.
1973, 102 mins. 35mm. Directed by Ivan Dixon. With Lawrence Cook. In one of the most audacious political films of the “blaxploitation” era, an activist (Lawrence Cook) infiltrates the CIA to learn guerilla war tactics, then takes his skills to the streets of Chicago, forming a revolutionary commando group.
Klute
 Saturday, September 1, 3:00 p.m.
1971, 114 mins. 35mm. Directed by Alan J. Pakula. With Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Roy Scheider. The conventions of film noir mingle with sexual-revolution candor in this archetypal example of 1970s “paranoia cinema.” Jane Fonda won an Academy Award for her complex performance as Bree, a tough-minded prostitute who falls in love with a detective.

Hickey and Boggs
 Saturday, September 1, 5:30 p.m.
1972, 111 mins. 35mm. Directed by Robert Culp. With Bill Cosby, Culp. I Spy co-stars Bill Cosby and Robert Culp re-teamed for this tough thriller about a pair of down-and-out Los Angeles detectives searching for a missing woman in a web of violence, cadavers, and cash. Walter Hill (The Warriors) wrote the screenplay.

Ulzana’s Raid 
Sunday, September 2, 3:00 p.m.
1972, 103 mins. 35mm. Directed by Robert Aldrich. With Burt Lancaster. This complex, probing drama about two U.S. cavalry officers trying to capture renegade Apaches in the 1880s, is one of Aldrich’s best films, and one of the era’s most interesting Vietnam allegories.

The Last Movie 
Sunday, September 2, 5:30 p.m.
1971, 110 mins. 35mm. Directed by Dennis Hopper. With Peter Fonda. The most avant-garde Hollywood feature of its day, Hopper’s post-Easy Rider head trip begins as a fictional western directed by Sam Fuller and becomes a bizarrely imploding comic documentary.

MUSEUM INFORMATION

Hours: Wednesdays & Thursdays, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Fridays, 12:00 to 8:00 p.m. Saturdays & Sundays, 11:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Tuesday, school groups only by appointment.)
Film Screenings: See above for schedule.
Museum Admission: $10.00 for adults; $7.50 for persons over 65 and for students with ID; $5.00 for children ages 5-18. Children under 5 and Museum members are admitted free. Admission to the galleries is free on Fridays, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Paid admission includes film screenings (except for special ticketed events)
Location: 35 Avenue at 36 Street in Astoria.
Subway: R or V trains (R or G on weekends) to Steinway Street. N or W trains to 36 Avenue.
Program Information: Telephone: (718) 784-0077; Website: www.movingimage.us

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THE PERCH CAFE
Literary Tuesdays, 7:30 PM
FOLLOWED BY OPEN MIC

July 31-Linda Susan Jackson’s first collection of poems, What Yellow Sounds Like was a finalist in the 2006 National Poetry Competition, and was published by Tia Chucha Press in spring 2007. She has published two chapbooks, Vitelline Blues and A History of Beauty, both with Black-eyed Susan Publishing. Most recently, her work has appeared in Ringing Ear, Crab Orchard Review, Brilliant Corners, Asheville Poetry Review, Gathering Ground, Heliotrope and Rivendell, among others. She is a Cave Canem Fellow and a 2007 fellow from the New York Foundation for the Arts. She is an assistant professor and Deputy Chair of the English Department at Medgar Evers College/ CUNY.