FOR THIS SHOWCASE, ITALIAN MOVIES ARE UP TO THE JOB - VALERIE KUKLENSKI.Always in a hurry? Flustered flus·ter tr. & intr.v. flus·tered, flus·ter·ing, flus·ters To make or become nervous or upset. n. A state of agitation, confusion, or excitement. about running late? Feel like you've crammed 48 hours' worth of work and activity into 24? Check out ``Salt of the Earth: The Films of Ermanno Olmi,'' little cinematic slices of Italian life that just might slow down that racing pulse. The showcase, presented by the 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, opens Saturday with a 7:30 p.m. screening of ``Il Posto,'' a 1961 film about a provincial man's quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the ``un posto sicuro'' - a job for life - at a large industrial company. As he did with many of his films, Olmi cast a novice actor in the lead role. It will be followed by the documentary-style ``Time Stood Still (Il Tempo Il Tempo is a thoroughbred racehorse, by Time and Again out of Timing. He is probably New Zealand's greatest ever stayer, having won the Auckland Cup an unprecedented two times, and also the Wellington Cup. Si e Fermato),'' about a watchman WATCHMAN. An officer in many cities and towns, whose duty it is to watch during the night and take care of the property of the inhabitants. 2. He possesses generally the common law authority of a constable (q.v. and his underling at a hydroelectric dam. Sunday's features are ``The Circumstance (La Circostanza),'' about a bourgeois Milanese family in crisis, and ``One Fine Day (Un Certo Giorno),'' about a middle-age advertising executive whose comfortable life is undone when he accidentally kills a man. Screenings are at the James Bridges Theater in Melnitz Hall in the northeast corner of the UCLA campus. Tickets are $7 for general admission and $5 for students, seniors and UCLA Alumni Association members. Information: (310) 206-3456 or www.cinema.ucla.edu on the Web. GHOSTS GET IN FREE: It's ``All-Star Comedy Spook Weekend'' at the Silent Movie Theatre, which, according to legend, may have an unsettled spirit or two drifting around. The selections playing tonight through Sunday include Harold Lloyd in ``Haunted Spooks,'' Buster Keaton in ``The Haunted House'' and Laurel & Hardy in ``Habeas Corpus habeas corpus (hā`bēəs kôr`pəs) [Lat.,=you should have the body], writ directed by a judge to some person who is detaining another, commanding him to bring the body of the person in his custody at a specified time to a .'' The Silent Movie Theatre is at 611 N. Fairfax Ave. in Los Angeles. Information: (323) 655-2520. DOCUMENTARIES OF NOTE: The 20th annual Contemporary Documentary Series, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the UCLA Film and Television Archive, on Tuesday presents ``Making a Killing: Philip Morris, Kraft and Global Tobacco Addiction,'' in which filmmakers Kelly Anderson and Tami Gold suggest the tobacco giant has used its Kraft Foods division to sway lawmakers against tobacco regulation. ``Making a Killing'' plays at UCLA's James Bridges Theater, followed by the Oscar-nominated documentary ``Sound and Fury,'' which deals with the controversy of cochlear implants Cochlear Implants Definition A cochlear implant is a surgical treatment for hearing loss that works like an artificial human cochlea in the inner ear, helping to send sound from the ear to the brain. to remedy hearing impairment hearing impairment n. A reduction or defect in the ability to perceive sound. and their effects on deaf culture. Information: (310) 206-3456. On Sunday, the UCLA Documentary Salon hosts a 2 p.m. workshop conducted by Emmy winner Alan Berliner, who will show his latest production, ``The Sweetest Sound.'' Berliner also will be on hand Monday evening at the Bridges Theater for screenings of three of his earlier projects: ``City Edition,'' ``Everywhere at Once'' and ``Nobody's Business.'' Both events have free admission. Information: (310) 206-8365. MARK YOUR CALENDAR: 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. opens its series ``Italian Cinema Forever: Restored Classics From the Mediaset Collection'' with Federico Fellini's 1963 classic, ``8 1/2.'' The film, with Marcello Mastroianni as a film director struggling to come up with an idea for his next film, plays next Thursday at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 8949 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills. Tickets are $7 for general admission and $5 for museum and AFI AFI American Film Institute AFI Awaiting Further Instructions AFI Armed Forces Insurance AFI A Fire Inside (band) AFI Air Force Instruction AFI Australian Film Institute AFI Agencia Federal de Investigación members, seniors and students. Information: (310) 247-3600. |
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