July 06, 2006
3rd Annual Historic Harlem Parks Film Festival Begins July 7th
the African Film Festival and the Historic Harlem Parks Coalition have joined forces this summer to present the 3rd Annual Historic Harlem Parks Film Festival: Through African Eyes. The festival features four free screenings of African films – one in each of the historic Harlem parks (Marcus Garvey, Jackie Robinson, St. Nicholas, and Morningside Parks). The festival hopes to encourage the public to become aware of and utilize the parks and park programming.
Each screening will be preceded by live music that originates from a variety of countries and reflects the abundant diversity of African culture. Music performances begin at 7:30pm, as people lay out their blankets and picnic fixings, and screenings begin at 8:30pm. There won't be any rain dates or venues.
Schedule of events:
Wednesday, July 7th at Marcus Garvey Park
The Amphitheater behind Pelham Fritz Recreation Ctr., Mt. Morris Park West &122nd St.
MUSIC: Les Merveilles de Guinea - Guinean Drummers and Dancers
FILM: MAPANTSULA (Oliver Schmitz, South Africa, 1988, 100 min.)
The first anti-apartheid feature film by, for, and about black South Africans was filmed inside Soweto and scored to the urban beat of "township jive." It tells the story of Panic (played by co-scriptwriter Thomas Mogotlane) a petty gangster caught up in the events of the student riots in Soweto and his transformation from irresponsible loner to someone compelled to take a stand. Called South Africa’s answer to The Harder They Come, the film gives viewers an insider's tour of township life and a taste of things to come in the vibrant popular cinema promised by the new, democratic South Africa.
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June 08, 2006
Free Outdoor Indie Film Screenings from the IFP
Join IFP/New York for special sneak previews of GARDEN STATE, NAPOLEON DYNAMITE and DANNY DECKCHAIR. All screenings take place outdoors at Rockefeller Center and are FREE and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.
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DRIVE-IN MOVIES AT ROCK CENTER
June 8-10, 2006
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Tue, June 8, 8:30pm
GARDEN STATE
Directed by Zach Braff, starring Natalie Portman and Zach Braff
Introduced by director Zach Braff & star Natalie Portman
Fox Searchlight and Miramax Release - In theaters July 30
OFFICIAL SITE
Wed, June 9, 8:30pm
NAPOLEON DYNAMITE
Directed by Jared Hess, written by Jared Hess and Jerusha Hess, Starring Jon Heder and Aaron Ruell
Introduced by director Jared Hess, co-writer Jerusha Hess & star Jon Heder
Fox Searchlight, MTV and Paramount Pictures Release - In theaters June 11
OFFICIAL SITE
Thu, June 10, 8:30pm
DANNY DECKCHAIR
Written/directed by Jeff Balsmeyer, starring Rhys Ifans and Miranda Otto
Lions Gate Release - In theaters August 11
OFFICIAL SITE
HOW TO ATTEND
Rockefeller Plaza, Channel Gardens
Fifth Avenue between 49th and 50th
Seating begins at 6:00pm
First come, first served
Screenings take place rain or shine
For more info, visit: http://www.ifp.org.
May 14, 2006
At Ocularis: Le Cinema, C'est Moi - Langlois and the Cinematheque Francaise
Ocularis will be showing two documentaries that pay tribute to Henri Langlois, the legendary founder of the Cinematheque Francaise in Paris. Charismatic, brilliant, and temperamental, Langlois was an early champion of film preservation and established the film library and screening room that would influence generations of cinephiles and filmmakers including Jean-Luc Godard, Alain Resnais, Francois Truffaut, and Jacques Rivette. Citizen Langlois documents his remarkable career in interviews, film excerpts, and archival footage. In Langlois, the man himself leads a tour of Paris, his home, and the Cinematheque, with appearances by Catherine Deneuve, Lillian Gish, and others. Work Includes: Citizen Langlois, Edgardo Cozarinsky. 1995, 65 min., Langlois, Roberto Guerra and Eila Hershon. 1973, 60 min.
Sunday, April 18 at 7pm
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