Cinema's Legacy at the Skirball
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Dear Friends and Colleagues:
American Film Institute and Skirball Cultural Center invite YOU to meet some of Hollywood's most important filmmakers at...
Cinema's Legacy
A monthly "great classics of cinema" film series at the Skirball Cultural Center inspired by the simple question, "Which filmmaker has most inspired you?"
Please note: Instant membership benefits now available by emailing us at cinemaslegacy@gmail.com
FREE membership to series now offered for a limited time only. Members receive discounted ticket prices and discussion groups with top Hollywood filmmakers!
To become a member, you must email us now at cinemaslegacy@gmail.com
Don't fear the traffic! Take the scenic traffic-free route via Mulholland Drive. It's simply beautiful and so easy.
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Please just email us to join at CinemasLegacy@gmail.com
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Upcoming Events
SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 2:00 PM
Cinema's Legacy: How Great Filmmakers Inspire Great Filmmakers
Writer/director/actor Jon Favreau (SWINGERS, ZATHURA) presents Buster Keaton in STEAMBOAT BILL, JR.
Screening to feature live piano accompaniment.
Q&A; to precede the screening with award-winning filmmaker Jon Favreau. Q&A; moderated by LA Weekly Film Critic Scott Foundas.
STEAMBOAT BILL, JR.
1928 70MIN 35MM
DIR Charles F. Riesner SCR Carl Harbaugh from his story CAST Buster Keaton, Ernest Torrence, Tom Lewis, Marion Byron
In the riverside town of River Junction, Captain William Canfield (Ernest Torrence) is in a dispute with powerful banker John James King (Tom McGuire), who has a brand new ferryboat. Canfield is informed that his unknown son William Canfield Jr. (Buster Keaton) will soon arrive from Boston to visit. When Willie arrives, William teaches him to work with him on his ship. Trouble starts brewing when Willie meets James King's daughter Marion (Marion Byron) and they fall in love against their fathers' wishes. But when a cyclone reaches River Junction, Willie rescues his father and his future father-in-law from the river, bringing the two families together and making young Willie the town's hero.
STEAMBOAT BILL, JR. (1928) is the last of nine independent feature films starring Buster Keaton, the brilliant physical comedian known as the Great Stone Face. It also is one of the last silent comedies.
JON FAVREAU BIO
Jon Favreau is a true multi-hyphenate. After establishing himself as an actor and writer of considerable talent with the acclaimed hipster comedy SWINGERS, he has continued to challenge himself with a variety of eclectic projects. Favreau made his feature film directorial debut with MADE, a script he wrote and starred in opposite Vince Vaughn and Sean "Puffy" Combs for Artisan Entertainment. He also directed the acclaimed holiday smash hit ELF starring Will Ferrell for New Line Films and followed that with the critically praised sci-fi family adventure ZATHURA starring Tim Robbins for Columbia Pictures. Favreau is now preparing to direct Marvel's IRON MAN, set to begin filming in January 2007.
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Ticketing
$10 General / $8 Members* / $6 Students and Seniors
*Union, Guild, ArcLight, Skirball and AFI Members
To order advance tickets, call 866.468.3399 or order online at www.ticketweb.com.
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About Skirball Cultural
Center Hailed by The New York Times as "a lesson on how to connect the eye to heart and mind," the Skirball Cultural Center has established itself as one of the world's most dynamic Jewish cultural institutions, and among the most prominent cultural venues in the United States. Its mission is to explore the connections between four thousand years of Jewish heritage and the vitality of American democratic ideals. It seeks to welcome and inspire people of every ethnic and cultural identity in American life. Guided by our respective memories and experiences, together we aim to build a society in which all of us can feel at home.
More information about Skirball can be found at: www.skirball.org
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Contact Us
If you have questions regarding the Cinema's Legacy series, schedules,
ticketing information or directions to the Skirball Cultural Center, please
contact us at:
onscreen@afi.com
info@skirball.org
private-events@skirball.org
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