Movie Magic Screening Series
by Andre Soares
Press Release:
Movie Magic screening series
As promised, the Science and Technology Council is bringing to the big screen four very special films, in their entirety, each recognizable for special technological innovations made in motion pictures and highlighted at the Council’s "Movie Magic: 180 Years of Cinema Technology" program in 2004 and "The History of Color" program in 2003.
The Rains Came
May 10, at 7:30 p.m., in the Samuel Goldwyn Theater
This screening will feature a newly restored 35mm print of the 1939 Academy Award® winner for Special Effects. Known for its spectacular monsoon and earthquake sequences, it won the first award given in this category, which was presented for both Sound and Visual Effects to E. H. Hanson and Fred Sersen.
Applause*
May 24, at 7:30 p.m., in the Linwood Dunn Theater
This 1929 early sound film, starring Helen Morgan, marked the motion picture directorial debut of Russian-born Rouben Mamoulian. In the new era of the "talkie," it was the first film ever to be made in a two-channel monophonic mix and is credited as a giant step forward in motion picture sound technique. The evening will commence with a completely restored Vitaphone short, The Gigolo Racket, also starring Morgan.
Tron
June 7, at 7:30 p.m., in the Samuel Goldwyn Theater
This state-of-the-1982-art science fiction/animation thriller will be presented in 70mm. In Tron, Disney Studios filmmakers embraced the use of the computer as a creative tool as it had never been used before, creating a surreal backdrop for this ground-breaking feature and forever changing the landscape for computer-generated imagery.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
June 21 at 7:30 p.m., in the Samuel Goldwyn Theater
Presented in conjunction with the Academy’s Tribute to Olivia de Havilland and the retrospective of her films at LACMA, the Science and Technology Council is pleased to include this visually stunning film as a part of Movie Magic, as it earned the 1935 Academy Award for Cinematography, presented to Hal Mohr.
WHERE:
Three of these screening will be held at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater located at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California. Free parking is provided in the parking garages located at 8920 and 9025 Wilshire Boulevard.
*The May 24th screening will be held at the Linwood Dunn Theater located at 1313 Vine Street, Hollywood, California. Free parking is available behind the building through the entrance on Homewood Avenue (one block north of Fountain Avenue).
TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets for each individual screening in this event are $5 for the general public and $3 for Academy members and students, and will be available beginning May 1.
For additional program information, please call (310) 247-3600 or visit online “Movie Magic series.”
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