FILM/SNEAK PEEK : PRE-OSCARS SHOWCASE FOR DOCUMENTARIES.Eight of the 10 documentaries nominated for Oscars will be presented in a special daylong showcase on March 22 - two days before the Academy Awards. DocuDay is sponsored by the International Documentary Association and the film department of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, also known as LACMA, is the official and world-renowned art museum of the County of Los Angeles, California, located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. . It is the 15th year of the annual event. The films, nominated in both the short and feature-length categories, will be shown at the museum's Bing Theater. The two movies excluded from DocuDay - ``Cosmic Voyage'' and ``Special Effects'' - are big-screen IMAX IMAX Noun a film projection process that produces an image ten times larger than standard movies that cannot be accommodated in a regular theater. The schedule is as follows (all programs will be followed by discussions with the filmmakers): Program A (10 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.) - ``Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes George Seldes (November 16, 1890 – July 2, 1995) was an influential American investigative journalist and media critic. Early years Seldes was born in Alliance, New Jersey. The writer and critic Gilbert Seldes was his younger brother. and the American Press.'' Program B (12:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.) - ``The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage'' and ``The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Noun 1. Al Hirschfeld - United States artist noted for his line-drawn caricatures (1904-2003) Hirschfeld Story.'' Program C (3:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.) - ``An Essay on Matisse'' and ``Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse.'' Program D (7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.) - ``Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien'' and ``When We Were Kings.'' Program E (9:45 p.m. to 12:15 a.m.) - ``Mandela.'' General admission to each program is $7; or $4 for students, LACMA LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art LACMA Los Angeles County Medical Association LACMA Latin American and Caribbean Movers Association and IDA Ida (ē`dä), city (1990 pop. 91,859), Nagano prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Tenryu River. It is an agricultural market and railway junction. members. The pen is mightier ...: Four men who have penned successful action films will discuss action-thriller screenwriting at a weekend seminar March 14-16 at the Holiday Inn in Hollywood. The writers are: Chris McQuarrie (``The Usual Suspects''), Dan O'Bannon (``Alien,'' ``Total Recall,'' ``Screamers''), Peter Bellwood (``Highlander'') and Jeffrey Boam (``Lethal Weapon 2 and 3,'' ``Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade''). Writer Jeff Kitchen will offer instruction in plot, character development and other subjects. For more information, call (213) 243-3817. |
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