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Kurosawa Centennial 1910-2010
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- Published on Thursday, 07 January 2010 07:10
- Written by Lynne Shannon
In honor of the centennial of incomparable director Akira Kurosawa (1919-1998), Film For
um is celebrating with a month-long retrospective of all off his history-making films, as well as his lesser-known classics and his earliest endeavors, including his wartime directorial debut. The festival runs January 6–February 4, 2010, followed by a two-week run of Ran, starring Tatsuya Nakadai.
The festival opens with a 9-day run (Jan. 6-14) of Stray Dog, starring Toshiro Mifune as a cop searching for his stolen service revolver through post-war Tokyo. Other films include the landmark Seven Samurai, the inspiration for The Magnificent Seven; Throne of Blood, Kurosawa's take on MacBeth; Rashomon, the film that made him a world-class name; Hidden Fortress,which, as everyone knows by now, inspired Star Wars; Yojimbo, High and Low, Ikiru, Ran, as well as his lesser-known The Bad Sleep Well and I Live in Fear.
His first movie with actor Mifune, Drunken Angel, launched one of the greatest collaborations in movie history, not only as a team with remarkable output, but resulting in the best, most time-honored films in the canons of both artists. 
Stray Dog (1949) Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura
January 6-14 (9 Days) New 35mm Print
Throne of Blood (1957) Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada
January 15 Fri
The Hidden Fortress (1958) Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara
January 16 Sat
The Idiot (1951) Toshiro Mifune, Setsuko Hara, Masayuki Mori
January 17 Sun
Sanshiro Sugata I (1943)
Sanshiro Sugata II (1945)
January 18 Mon
One Wonderful Sunday (1947)
They Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1945)
January 19 Tue
Ikiru (1952) Takashi Shimura
January 20 Wed
I Live in Fear (1955) Toshiro Mifune
January 21 Thu
High and Low (1963) Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai
January 22 Fri
Drunken Angel (1948) Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura
January 23 Sat
The Quiet Duel (1949) Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura
January 24 Sun
Scandal (1950) Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura
January 24 Sun
The Most Beautiful (1944) Yoko Yaguchi (The Future Mrs. Kurosawa)
No Regrets for Our Youth (1946) Setsuko Hara
January 25 Mon
The Bad Sleep Well (1960) Toshiro Mifune, Kyoko Kagawa
January 26 Tue
Kagemusha (1980) Tatsuya Nakadai
January 27 Wed
Rashomon (1950) New 35mm Restoration
Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo
January 28 Thu
Dreams (1990) Martin Scorsese
January 28 Thu
Seven Samurai (1954) Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura
January 29/30 Fri/sat
The Lower Depths (1957) Toshiro Mifune, Bokuzen Hidari
January 31/February 1 Sun/Mon
Rhapsody in August (1991) Sachiko Murase, Richard Gere
February 1 Mon
Dodes'ka-den (1970) New 35mm Print!
February 1 Mon
Red Beard (1965) Toshiro Mifune
February 2 Tue
Yojimbo (1961) Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai
Sanjuro (1962) Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai
February 3 Wed
Dersu Uzala (1975)
February 4 Thu
Ran (1985) Tatsuya Nakadai
February 5-18 (2 Weeks) New 35mm Print
More details can be found at www.filmforum.org.
Film Forum
209 W Houston Street (between 6th Avenue & Varick)
New York City
212-727-8110
Free Burma Alliance Fundraiser
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- Published on Sunday, 03 January 2010 05:00
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Broadway in South Africa’s 2nd Holiday Party
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- Published on Saturday, 12 December 2009 22:52
- Written by T. Terry Maloney
Shoshana Bean, the star of Wicked, will be featured along with other Broadway artists performing holiday tunes at Broadway in South Africa’s second annual holiday party on Monday, December 14th from 7 to 11 p.m. at New York’s Minskoff Theater (200 West 45th St.), home of The Lion King. Emmy Award nominee and Sirius XM Radio host Seth Rudetsky will host the live auction. The event chairperson is fashion designer Malan Breton. All proceeds help to fund the arts education programming of this fledgling not-for-profit organization. 
Along with a spectacular view of Times Square, guests will enjoy open bar with cocktails provided by Marani Spirit Vodka and Amarula Cream, hor d’oeuvres in part provided by Madiba Restaurant and Cafeteria, live entertainment, a chance to mingle with some of Broadway’s top stars, and an opportunity to purchase exciting, tax-deductible live auction packages, just in time for the holidays.
There will be performances by singer/songwriter Jeremy Schonfeld and Broadway artists Uzo Aduba (Coram Boy), Shoshana Bean (Wicked), Sean Bradford (The Lion King), Todd Buonopane (Spelling Bee), Kristy Cates (Wicked), Lilli Cooper (Spring Awakening), Stephanie D’Abruzzo (Avenue Q ), Laura Marie Duncan (South Pacific), Asmeret Ghebremichael (Legally Blonde), Frankie James Grande (Mamma Mia!), Curt Hansen (Hairspray), Adam Kantor (Rent ), Lauren Kennedy (Side Show), Andrew Kober (Hair), Tracy McDowell (Rent ), Hayley Podschun (Pal Joey), Courtney Reed (In the Heights), Julie Reiber (Wicked), Rashidra Scott (Finian’s Rainbow), Laquet Sharnell (Memphis), Christopher Spaulding (Curtains), Lisa Nicole Wilkerson (The Lion King).
This holiday event is designed to raise funding and awareness for the work that Broadway in South Africa does to create cross-cultural exchange between youth in need and artists who seek to use their talents for change.
Tickets are $30, $75 for VIP and $250 for sponsorships, and can be purchased at the door or by visiting www.broadwayinsouthafrica.org.
Broadway in South Africa
Monday, Dec. 14th
from 7 to 11 p.m
Minskoff Theater
200 West 45th Street
James Barbour Performs Concerts in NYC, LA
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- Published on Saturday, 12 December 2009 22:21
- Written by Jessica Gatdula
Actor/singer James Barbour has crooned his way through some of Broadway's biggest productions, including A Tale of Two Cities, Beauty and the Beast and Urinetown. For the month of December, he's taking a break from Broadway to celebrate the holidays with fans coast to coast.
Barbour's Holiday Concert kicks off in New York City with nine performances from Dec. 11 through Dec. 19, 2009, at 7:30 p.m., at Bill's Nineties. Then Barbour heads to Los Angeles to hold a on- night-only concert at 3 p.m. on Dec. 21, 2009, at the Colony Theatre.
The performances are expected to include guest appearances by Broadway stars and others. The New York performances will be under the musical direction of opera's revered Constantine Kitsopoulos. Grammy Award-nominated composer, producer, songwriter and arranger Peter Wolf will be in charge of the music direction in Los Angeles.
This is the second year Barbour has held his series of holiday concerts. Last season was sold out.
Tickets to the New York shows are $60 premium seating, $45 gold seating and $25 silver seating. There is a $25 food and drink minimum per person. However, concert go-ers can use the discount code "FRIEND" to receive 30 percent off of the original ticket price. The Los Angeles show is $40, as it includes a reception following Barbour's performance.
Additional concert information is available at http://www.jamesbarbour.com
James Barbour's Holiday Concert 2009
Dec. 11 to Dec. 19, 2009
Bill's Nineties
57 East 54th Street
New York, NY 10002
212-355-0243
Dec. 21, 2009
The Colony Theatre
555 North Third Street
Burbank, CA 91502
818-558-7000
