FILM/SNEAK PEEK : AMERICAN DIRECTORS STAR IN FILM SERIES.Legendary director Joseph H. Lewis will discuss his cult classic ``Gun Crazy'' with Peter Bogdanovich at the Los Angeles County Museum Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, Calif. The original museum opened in 1913. Among its important patrons was William Randolph Hearst, whose enormous collection brought the museum major status among the country's art houses. of Art's Bing Theater on May 2. The talk, which will be preceded by a screening of the 1950 film, will begin a new LACMA LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art LACMA Los Angeles County Medical Association LACMA Latin American and Caribbean Movers Association film series inspired by Bogdanovich's book about American directors titled ``Who the Devil Made It.'' Lewis' 1945 B-movie ``Detour'' will follow the ``Gun Crazy'' discussion. Bogdanovich's book is a compilation of interviews with 16 directors. The title references a quote by Howard Hawks  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. , who told Bogdanovich that the directors he admired most are those who ``made you realize who in the devil was making the picture.'' Bogdanovich collaborated with the museum in the selection of films to be shown. The program also includes discussions with filmmakers. Films to be screened in the series (all evenings begin at 7:30 p.m.): May 3: ``Stage Struck,'' 1925. Directed by Allan Dwan Allan Dwan (April 3, 1885 – December 28, 1981) was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer and screenwriter. Born Joseph Aloysius Dwan , starring Gloria Swanson. ``Sadie Thompson,'' 1928. Directed by Raoul Walsh, starring Swanson. Both silent films will have live music accompaniment by Robert Israel. May 9: ``Bringing Up Baby Bringing Up Baby, starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, is a 1938 screwball comedy telling the story of a scientist winding up in various predicaments involving a woman with a unique sense of logic and a leopard named Baby. ,'' 1938. Directed by Hawks, starring Cary Grant Noun 1. Cary Grant - United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986) Grant and Katharine Hepburn. ``The Awful Truth,'' 1937. Directed by Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. McCarey, starring Grant and Irene Dunne. May 10: A special 80-minute program with Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . animator Chuck Jones
Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated . A discussion with Jones and the screening of selected cartoons from the 1940s through the 1960s. The Jones segment will be followed by a screening of the 1955 film ``Artists and Models'' by director Frank Tashlin. Starring Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis and Shirley MacLaine. May 16: ``Rebecca,'' 1940. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine. ``Adam's Rib,'' 1949. Directed by George Cukor, starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. May 17: ``Twelve Angry Men,'' 1957. Directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Henry Fonda and Lee J. Cobb. ``Anatomy of a Murder,'' 1959. Directed by Otto Preminger, starring James Stewart, Ben Gazzara and Lee Remick. May 25: ``The Blue Angel,'' 1930. Directed by Joseph Von Sternberg, starring Marlene Dietrich. ``The Woman in the Window,'' 1944. Directed by Fritz Lang, starring Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett. May 26: ``Kiss Me Deadly,'' 1955. Directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Ralph Meeker. The movie will screen with its original ending, which has not been seen in 40 years. ``Dirty Harry,'' 1971. Directed by Don Siegel, starring Clint Eastwood. The Bing Theater is at 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Tickets are $6 for general admission, $4 for museum members and students. Call (213) 857-6010 or Ticketmaster at (213) 480-3232 for reservations and information. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn co-star with a leopard in ``Bringing Up Baby,'' part of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's ``Who the Devil Made It'' film series. |
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