FILM SNEAK PEEK LATINO FESTIVAL SALUTES QUINN.Byline: - Valerie Kuklenski The fifth annual 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. Latino International Film Festival resumes today with a noon screening of ``Spirits of Havana,'' a documentary about the world of Cuban music. The late Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001) was a two-time Academy Award-winning Mexican/American actor, as well as a painter and writer. will be remembered with a tribute screening of ``Zorba the Greek'' at 4:15 p.m. today and at an invitation-only showing of ``Requiem for a Heavyweight'' Saturday night. Today the festival also offers seminars on Argentine and Cuban cinema. The closing feature Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. is ``Perfume de Violetas, Nadie Te Oye (Violet Perfume, Nobody Hears From You),'' from Mexican director Maryse Sistach, the true story of two teen-age girls whose friendship is pushed to the limits. Most films are screened in Spanish with English subtitles. Tickets run from $7 for single screenings to $50 for the closing gala. Schedule and venue information: (323) 469-1074 or www.latinofilm.org. ALONG CAME A 'SPIDER': ``Kiss of the Spider Woman Kiss of the Spider Woman (El beso de la mujer araña) may refer to:
Early life Hurt was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Claire Isabel (née McGill), who worked at Time, Inc.,[1] and Alfred McCord Hurt, who worked for the U.S. , Raul Julia and Sonia Braga, is being re-released with new prints, opening today at the Landmark Fine Arts Theatre The Arts Theatre is a small club theatre in London, England. In August 1955, Peter Hall, aged 24, directed the English-language premiere of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot at the theatre. This was an important turning point in modern theatre for Britain. . ``Kiss of the Spider Woman'' in 1985 represented the first lip lock in the film industry's proverbial romance with independent films, as the first indy to garner Academy Award nominations for best picture, best actor (Hurt won), best director and best screenplay. Although it was enjoying good ticket sales in the wake of the Oscars ceremony in 1986, its theatrical run ended when the video was released a few weeks later. Island Pictures' library later changed hands and the film became hard to find. The Fine Arts Theatre is at 8556 Wilshire Blvd. in 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. . Information: (310) 652-1330. ODDS AND ENDS: The Silent Movie Theatre on Fairfax Avenue Fairfax Avenue is a street on north central Los Angeles, California. It runs from La Cienega Boulevard (which separates the Westside from the central part of the city) with Culver City at its southern end to Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood on its northern end. marks the 75th anniversary of the Buster Keaton film ``The General'' with screenings all weekend. It is acclaimed as one of his finest directing achievements. Call (323) 655-2520 or look up www.silentmovietheatre.com for details. ... ``Sunset Boulevard'' and ``A Place in the Sun'' play today and Saturday at the New Beverly Cinema on Beverly Boulevard near La Brea. Sunday through Tuesday, it's the appropriate pairing of Baz Luhrmann's contemporary spin on ``William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet'' with the 1961 musical ``West Side Story.'' Call (323) 938-4038 for information. ... Moxie!/The Santa Monica International Film Festival on Sunday presents ``The Bicycle Thief,'' the Italian classic that earned a special Academy Award in 1947 before Oscar began recognizing best foreign-language films. Showing at Bergamot Station with food and live entertainment. Call (310) 264-4274 or check out www.smff.com. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Sonia Braga, the title character, ministers to Raul Julia's dissident in ``Kiss of the Spider Woman,'' playing in re-release at the Landmark Fine Arts Theater. |
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