SCREEN BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Movie on Russian ballet Russian ballet is a form of ballet characteristic of or originating from Russia. This includes the Vaganova method, the Mariinsky Ballet (Kirov Ballet), and the Bolshoi Theatre, among others. latest in DIVA arts series "Ballet Russes," a documentary about the introduction of Russian ballet to Western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). , is this month's film in the Eugene Celebrates the Performing Arts series. The free screening is at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts visual arts npl → artes fpl plásticas visual arts npl → arts mpl plastiques visual arts npl → , 110 W. Broadway. Directed by Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine, the 2005 film tells the story of the famous Ballet Russes company, including its golden era in the 1930s and '40s and its split into rival companies. The screening will be followed by an audience conversation about the film. The event is co-hosted by the Eugene Ballet The Eugene Ballet Company (EBC) is a ballet company based in Eugene, Oregon. It is a resident company of the Hult Center for the Performing Arts. Under the Artistic Direction of Toni Pimble and Technical Director Jim Bradford, this 20-member ensemble performs a blend . Tickets go on sale today for Bijou's Oscars party The Academy Awards are still several weeks away, but it's not too early to get tickets to the annual viewing party at the Bijou Art Cinemas, 492 E. 13th Ave. A fundraiser for ShelterCare of Eugene, this year's broadcast will be screened in high definition. As usual, cocktail dresses and tuxedos are encouraged, but not required. There will be a no-host bar and hors d'oeuvres from a variety of local restaurants. Tickets for the Feb. 25 event go on sale at 5:30 p.m. today and every day until sold out. Admission is $10 in advance or $12 day of show. For more information, call 686-2458. Downloading site offers many independent titles It's never been easier to own a independent film. At the movie site Indiepix.net, buyers can use the free Download-to-Own software and acquire copies of shorts, features and animated movies. Films download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. in three minutes "Three Minutes" is the 46th episode of Lost. It is the twenty-second episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired on May 17, 2006 on ABC. . Users can then burn the films to DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. on their home computers. The site offers digital versions of everything from "The Vanishing Black Male" to "Bush's Brain," plus mail order copies of other independent films. - The Register-Guard |
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