FILM/SNEAK PEEK : JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL DEBUTS.Byline: - Valerie Kuklenski The first International Jewish Film Festival and Conference is under way with a roster of 18 films making their Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. premieres. This weekend's offerings include: ``Who's the Caboose,'' a ``faux documentary'' about a struggling actress in Los Angeles and the hometown boyfriend who follows her to the coast to ruin her dreams; ``Yidl in the Middle,'' about growing up Jewish in Iowa; and ``Jews and Buddhism,'' a documentary narrated by Sharon Stone about the thousands of American Jews American Jews, or Jewish Americans, are American citizens or resident aliens who were born into the Jewish community or who have converted to Judaism. The United States is home to one of the largest Jewish communities in the world. who practice Buddhism. The festival, continuing through Nov. 18, next week will show the Oscar-winning films ``Schindler's List'' and ``Gentleman's Agreement Gentleman’s Agreement indictment of anti-Semiticism. [Am. Lit.: Gentleman’s Agreement] See : Anti-Semitism .'' Screenings are at the Laemmle Music Hall (9036 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. ) and Laemmle Town Center 5 (17200 Ventura Blvd., Encino). For schedule information and tickets, call Laemmle Theatres at (310) 478-1041 or go to www.laemmle.com on the Web. In the City of Angels Those who believe the millennium will bring an end to civilization may have their fears enforced or allayed at the City of Angels Film Festival, whose theme is ``Embracing Apocalypse: Visions of Faith and Fear.'' The festival, sponsored in part by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles (Latin: Archidioecesis Angelorum in California) is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the western region of the United States. and Fuller Theological Seminary Through its three schools, Theology, Psychology, Intercultural Studies, and the Horner Center for Lifelong Learning, the seminary offers university-style education leading to 13 different degrees accredited by the Association of Theological Schools[1] and the Western , opens tonight with a screening of Frank Capra's ``Lost Horizon.'' The program continues through Sunday with titles that range from Terry Gilliam's ``Brazil'' and Wim Wenders' ``The End of Violence'' to Alfred Hitchcock's ``The Birds'' and Stanley Kubrick's ``Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.'' ``As we anticipate the end of one millennium and the beginning of another, these films offer an exploration of the human response to the moment on our individual or collective journeys when everything seems about to end - the moment when revelation can occur,'' said Cecilia Gonzalez-Andrieu, chair of the sixth annual festival. All screenings and other festival events take place at the Directors Guild of America, 7920 Sunset Blvd Sunset BLVD is unreleased material and remixes by the rapper 2Pac. It was released on September 12, 2005 internationally and the United States. Track listing
Poland's filmmakers The Lodz Film School counts among its graduates nearly all of Poland's top filmmakers, including Roman Polanski, Andrzej Wajda Noun 1. Andrzej Wajda - Polish filmmaker (born in 1929) Wajda and Krzysztof Kieslowski Noun 1. Krzysztof Kieslowski - Polish filmmaker who made ten films based on the Ten Commandments (1941-1996) Kieslowski . UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Film and Television Archive will screen student projects by these and other Polish directors during a two-week tribute titled ``The Lodz Film School of Poland: 50 Years,'' beginning Saturday. Don't run out for popcorn - don't blink, for that matter - or you'll miss a big portion of some of these works. Two of Polanski's films have a running time of just two minutes. Many of the directors, excepting the fugitive Polanski, of course, will be on hand to discuss the films. Screenings will be held at UCLA's James Bridges Theater on Hilgard Avenue near Sunset Boulevard on the northeast corner of the campus. Film series tickets cost $6 for general admission and $4 for students and seniors, and may be purchased one hour before show time. For more information, call (310) 206-FILM or go to www.cinema.ucla.edu on the Web. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: ``The Day the Earth Stood Still'' plays at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles as part of the City of Angels Film Festival. |
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