FILM/SNEAK PEEK : SPOONFUL OF SUGAR AT THE EL CAPITAN.Byline: - Bob McCarthy A four-week engagement of memorable Disney live-action features starts tonight in the most delightful way at the El Capitan El Cap·i·tan A peak, 2,308.5 m (7,569 ft) high, in the Sierra Nevada of central California. Its dramatic exposed monolith rises some 1,098 m (3,600 ft) above the floor of the Yosemite Valley. Theatre in Hollwood with ``Mary Poppins.'' The 1964 musical about an unconventional nanny working for a stuffed-shirt banker and his family kicks off the series, ``From Under the Sea to Cyberspace: A Month of Disney Classics at the El Capitan.'' Julie Andrews Dame Julie Elizabeth Andrews, DBE (born Julia Elizabeth Wells[1] on 1 October 1935[2]) is an award-winning English actress, singer, author and cultural icon. gives a winning performance as Mary, along with Dick Van Dyke  This page is protected from moves until disputes have been resolved on the .The reason for its protection is listed on the protection policy page. in the song-and-dance role of Bert the chimney sweep chimney sweep n. A worker employed to clean soot from chimneys. Also called chimney sweeper. chimney sweep Noun a person who cleans soot from chimneys chimney sweep , in this five-time Oscar winner. Van Dyke also doubles as the bank's curmudgeonly cur·mudg·eon n. An ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions. [Origin unknown.] cur·mudg senior member. The award-winning songwriting team of Richard and Robert Sherman will attend tonight's 8:30 and Saturday's 11:15 a.m. screenings. ``Mary Poppins'' will show daily at noon, 3, 6 and 9 p.m. through May 6. The other Disney favorites - all of them fantastic journeys - include ``20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'' (1954), showing May 7-13; ``Tron,'' the 1982 adventure of a computer renegade who is caught inside a deadly computer game, May 14-20; and the 1960 family adventure ``Swiss Family Robinson Swiss Family Robinson family shipwrecked on a deserted island. [Br. Lit.: Swiss Family Robinson] See : Castaway Swiss Family Robinson shipwrecked family carves hospitable life from wilderness. [Children’s Lit. ,'' May 21-23. The engagement features restored prints of the films, including the first 70mm print of ``Tron'' in nearly two decades. General admission prices are $5 to $8, and tickets can be purchased by calling (800) 347-6396. Symphonic cinema The Robert Israel Orchestra will accompany a screening of the 1919 UFA Ufa (  fä`), city (1989 pop. 1,082,000), capital of Bashkortostan, E European Russia, at the confluence of the Belaya and Ufa rivers. production of ``Madame DuBarry/Passion'' at 8 tonight at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ``Madame DuBarry/Passion'' is notable for being the first German film released in this country after World War I. A UFA film poster exhibition in the Academy Galleries coincides with the screening. Tickets are $5 for general admission, $4 for academy members. The academy is at 8949 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills. Call (310) 247-3600 for information. From Italy, with love Italian filmmakers are among the most influential in the world, right behind their American counterparts. And starting Saturday, L.A. audiences can see why. Making U.S. premieres at the inaugural Los Angeles Festival of Italian Film is a showcase of the finest new films, along with cultural events and entertainment. Making U.S. premieres are ``La Bomba'' (1999), directed by Giulio Base and co-starring Shelley Winters and Vittorio Gassman. Two waiters get on the wrong side of the Mafia after they extort To compel or coerce, as in a confession or information, by any means serving to overcome the other's power of resistance, thus making the confession or admission involuntary. To gain by wrongful methods; to obtain in an unlawful manner, as in to compel payments by means of threats of from their own boss in this crime comedy. The Mafia connection also runs through ``Highwaymen Highwaymen See also Outlawry, Thievery. Band of Merry Men Robin Hood’s brigands. [Br. Lit.: Robin Hood] Beane, Sawney English highwayman whose gang slew and ate their victims. [Brit. Folklore: Misc. of Zabut'' (I Briganti Di Zabut) from director Pasquale Scimeca, in which a gang of peasants fight back against the local crime syndicate. In Pasquale Pozzessere's 1997 film, ``Eyewitness'' (Testimonio a Rischio), a traveling salesman's life is changed forever when he witnesses a Mafia killing. An Italian feature with cross-cultural appeal is director Armando Manni's ``Elvis & Marilyn.'' A couple of dreamers win a look-alike contest run by shady organizers, only to find their way to success blocked by border guards, thugs and misfortune. For a full program, visit the festival's Web site at www.Italfilmfest.com or call (323) 936-4528. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Julie Andrews plays an unconventional nanny in ``Mary Poppins,'' at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. |
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