2010
February 2010
Monday 1 February 2010
Mon 1 Feb, 7 pm. Documentaries & Dialogue -- Philadelphia Premiere Director: Peter Rosen Date 2008 Country USA R/T 60 minutes Monday, February 1, 2010, 7pm $8 in advance, $10 at the door Hollywoodism: Double Feature with The Brother's Warner Shadows in Paradise is a fascinating documentary about the European Jewish intellectuals, artists, musicians, and writers who fled the Nazis and moved to Southern California in the 1930s and 40s. It’s a peek into the American experience of people like Lion Feuchtwanger, Bertolt Brecht, Thomas Mann, Fritz Lang, Bruno Walter, Arnold Schoenberg, and many others. Co-sponsored by The Department of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at West Chester University Special Guest Speaker: Jonathan Friedman, Director of Holocaust and Genocide Studies a. 401 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, 19103. 215-446-3045. Gershman Y Jewish Community Center - [email][events]
Mon 1 Feb, 7 pm. Documentaries & Dialogue -- Philadelphia Premiere Director: Cass Warner Date 2008 Country USA R/T 60 minutes Monday, February 1, 2010, 7pm $8 in advance, $10 at the door Hollywoodism: Double Feature with Shadows In Paradise The Brothers Warner is the true life rags-to-riches story of four ambitious brothers who changed Hollywood forever. Despite their sibling rivalries, the Warner brothers managed to flood the screen with their fabulous films from the twenties through the fifties. What’s more, the granddaughter of Harry Warner, Cass Warner Sperling, wrote, directed and narrated this dazzling retrospective. Whether or not you remember the days of Casablanca, Rebel Without a Cause, and Bonnie and Clyde, we guarantee you'll love this film. Co-sponsored by Th. 401 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, 19103. 215-446-3045. Gershman Y Jewish Community Center - [email][events]
Monday 8 February 2010
Mon 8 Feb, 7 pm. Documentaries & Dialogue Director: Beth Toni Kruvant Date 2009 Country USA R/T 84 minutes Monday, February 8, 2010, 7pm $8 in advance, $10 at the door To know Ron Stone, the former principal of Newark’s Weequahic High School (Philip Roth’s Alma Mater), is to know a hero. His dedication and spirit shines brilliantly in this award-winning documentary about the students, teachers, community leaders, and Jewish alumni who defused gang tension in their inner-city neighborhood and initiated programs to get kids off the streets and into college. Winner of the "Audience Award" for "Best Documentary" at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, and voted "Best Feature" at last year’s Philadelphia Film Festival. Special Guest Speaker: Director Beth Toni Kruva. 401 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, 19103. 215-446-3045. Gershman Y Jewish Community Center - [email][events]
Monday 15 February 2010
Mon 15 Feb, 7 pm. Documentaries & Dialogue Director: Sydney Pollack Date 2005 Country USA, Germany R/T 83 minutes Monday, February 15, 2010, 7pm $8 in advance, $10 at the door The late filmmaker Sydney Pollack (Tootsie, Out of Africa, and The Way We Were) interviews renowned architect Frank Gehry (born Ephraim Goldberg) as well as colleagues and friends like Philip Johnson, Dennis Hopper, Thomas Krens, Herbert Muschamp, Edward Ruscha, and Julian Schnabel. These "sketches" afford a rare opportunity to learn what it takes to make masterpieces like the Bilbao Guggenheim and the Disney Concert Hall in LA. How fortunate we are that Gehry is currently leading the ten-year plan to expand the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Special Guest Speaker: Alan Greenberger, Executive Director o. 401 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, 19103. 215-446-3045. Gershman Y Jewish Community Center - [email][events]