Anna May Wong and Marion Wong: Chinese American Film Pioneers

March 13th, 2019 Anna May Wong and Marion Wong: Chinese American Film Pioneers Overcoming prejudice and discrimination, Chinese Americans Anna May Wong and Marion Wong were female pioneers in the early American film industry. Film Clips and discussion regarding barriers they were forced to overcome highlight the event presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and The […]

“The Lady from the Black Lagoon” with Mallory O’Meara

March 5th, 2019 at 7:30pm “The Lady from the Black Lagoon” with Mallory O’Meara Note: Your ticket includes – and is the same price as – the book! Get Tickets! The Last Bookstore is pleased to present Mallory O’Meara and her new book on Milicent Patrick, the forgotten feminist trailblazer, one of Disney’s first animators […]

THE FRENCH CONNECTION

February 28th, 2019 at 7:30pm The Alex Film Society Presents THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971) Starring Gene Hackman Arguably the greatest American crime film ever made, THE FRENCH CONNECTION stars Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider as two NYPD detectives doggedly pursuing the ringleader of a global heroin smuggling syndicate (Fernando Rey). Based on real characters and […]

THE TALL T

February 16th, 2019 at 1:30pm THE TALL T (1957) Directed by Budd Boetticher Starring Randolph Scott, Richard Boone, and Maureen O’Sullivan | Screened in 35mm    Budd Boetticher’s taut gem, set mostly in a single desert location, features a story so clear and spare that Randolph Scott’s hero and Richard Boone’s villain are reduced to […]

STORMY WEATHER – A Tribute to Lena Horne

February 13th, 2019 at 7:30pm STORMY WEATHER – The Life of Lena Horne In celebration of Black History Month, author James Gavin who penned the book of the same name will explore the life and career of legendary superstar Lena Horne. Rare film and television clips of Ms. Horne will be featured and the author will be […]

CLASH OF THE WOLVES (1925)

January 26th, 2019 at 2:00pm The Silent Treatment Presents CLASH OF THE WOLVES (1925) Canine star Rin Tin Tin plays Lobo, a half-wolf, half-dog “combining the savage strength of the wild with the intelligence of his dog ancestry,” who saves a local Borax prospector and his girlfriend from a villainous claim jumper. Directed by Noel […]

Artists for Kids Presents LORIK

January 24th, 2019 at 7:30pm Artists for Kids Presents LORIK A Film by Michael Poghosyan When Lorik was a child, he lost his parents, who also were actors. Raised by his aunt, Lorik realizes his childhood dream and becomes an actor, but he lives in the imaginary world of his roles. He is now Cyrano de […]

Robert Anderson Clift and Hillary Demmon Talk ‘Making Montgomery Clift’

Despite his famous last name, documentarian Robert Anderson Clift never met his famous uncle, actor Montgomery Clift. Yet that has never stopped him from being fascinated with the man who many said lived in a world of agony over being gay. With that in mind Clift and his partner, Hillary Demmon, decided to lift the veil on this perception of Clift, documented in the insightful Making Montgomery Clift. Clift and Demmon sat down with Film Radar to discuss their wealth of Clift information, the struggles to make a Clift biopic, and more.

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