Capital District Film Fans

Because this event is at a private home with limited space, it is not open to new members. We're going to start with the movie at Annemarie's house. I'll text you the address. We'll leave Annemarie's house between 3:30 and 3:40 for a 4:00 dinner reservation at the excellent Spanish restaurant, Barcelona on Western Avenue.

"Broken Embraces (Spanish: Los Abrazos Rotos) is a 2009 Spanish film written, produced, and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Led by an ensemble cast consisting of many Almodóvar regulars, it stars Lluís Homar as a blind Madrilenian screenwriter who recalls his tragic love for Lena, played by Penélope Cruz, the deceased lead actress in his last directorial feature, "Girls and Suitcases", who was also the mistress of a powerful, obsessive businessman (José Luis Gómez). Blanca Portillo co-stars as his agent Judit, while Tamar Novas portrays her son and Caine's co-writer Diego.

Inspired by darkness and by a photo of a couple that Almodóvar took of El Golfo beach in Lanzarote in the late 1990s, the film serves as an homage to filmmaking, cinema and its various film genres. Stylistically, the film has been described as a hybrid of film noir and melodrama.[3] Thematically, Broken Embraces addresses themes like voyeurism, repression, prostitution, death, vengeance, fixation, illness, and drugs.

Broken Embraces was one of the films competing for the Palme d'Or at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. Dubbed "purest Almodóvar" by The New Yorker,[4] the film was noted for the director's characteristic "bright primary colors," erotic subject matter, and meticulous, "visually pulsating" cinematography.[5] The picture was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at both the 2009 British Academy Film Awards and the 67th Golden Globe Awards.[6]"

Above description taken from the Wikipedia article below:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_Embraces

"Cole Porter's Greatest Musical Comedy"

'Cole Porter's Greatest Musical Comedy' Playbill

'Cole Porter's Greatest Musical Comedy' Playbill

'Cole Porter's Greatest Musical Comedy' Playbill

'Cole Porter's Greatest Musical Comedy' Playbill

Kiss Me, Kate the Musical





Adrian Dunbar

Stephanie J. Block

Charlie Stemp

Georgina Onuorah

Hammed Animashaun

Nigel Lindsay

and

Peter Davison

Music and Lyrics by

Cole Porter

Book by

SAM

and

Bella Spewack

Directed by Tony Award-Winning

Bartlett Sher

Now Open until 14 September

Barbican



To be or not to be…in love. That’s the question in the star-packed, sizzling new production of Cole Porter’s legendary musical comedy KISS ME KATE.

Fall “so in love” with your leading couple: multi-award-winner Adrian Dunbar (Line of Duty, Ridley) and Tony Award-winning Broadway royalty Stephanie J. Block (Into The Woods, The Cher Show) in her West End debut. This dynamite duo head the summer’s hottest cast alongside Olivier nominee Charlie Stemp (Crazy For You, Mary Poppins), Georgina Onuorah (The Wizard of Oz, Oklahoma), Nigel Lindsay (Victoria, Shrek The Musical), Hammed Animashaun (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Black Ops) and Peter Davison (Dr Who, All Creatures Great and Small).

From Cole Porter, the composer of the recent smash hit Anything Goes, this new production is directed by Bartlett Sher (The King and I, South Pacific), choreographed by Anthony Van Laast (Mamma Mia!, Sister Act) with costume design from Catherine Zuber (Moulin Rouge).

With backstage shenanigans, Shakespearean sonnets and singing gangsters – not to mention a romance that’s just too darn hot – and a full-scale orchestra performing the Cole Porter classics Brush Up Your Shakespeare, Too Darn Hot, Always True To You (In my Fashion) and Tom, Dick or Harry, this might be another op’nin’, but it certainly ain’t just another show!

It’s all here in the all-zinging, all-dancing musical comedy that raises its curtain from 4 June. Hailed as ‘the ultimate Broadway musical from the golden age’ (Financial Times), KISS ME KATE is a simple love story…about two people who just can’t stand each other. Guess who wins…

Kiss Me, Kate is presented by Howard Panter for Trafalgar Theatre Productions, Richard Batchelder / Brady Brim-DeForest, The Dodgers, HoriPro, Kevin Ryan / Dennis Trunfio, udnFunLife Co, The Shubert Organization, Carlos Candal, New Frame Productions and David Lazar

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Directed by Billy Wilder, from a story by Agatha Christie. Starring Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, and Elsa Lanchester.

"The affable Leonard Vole (Tyrone Power) is being tried for the murder of a wealthy woman, and legendary lawyer Sir Wilfrid Robarts (Charles Laughton) has chosen to represent him. Unfortunately, Leonard's alibi depends on the testimony of his callous wife, Christine (Marlene Dietrich) -- who, after the discovery of a legal loophole, makes the shocking decision to appear in court against him. To Sir Wilfrid's surprise, this is only the first in a series of puzzling revelations and reversals."

Above quoted description taken from Rotten Tomatoes, which gives this film an impressive 100% Critics' score and a 95% Audience score:

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/witness_for_the_prosecution

Suggested donation $5.

"A key inspiration for Gene Roddenberry, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and a host of others, producer/director/animator George Pal is best remembered today for his groundbreaking and award winning work on “War of the Worlds,” “The Time Machine,” “When World’s Collide” and his long-running series of “Puppetoons.” Yet, with his movie, “Destination Moon,” it was George Pal – not NASA – who first landed a lunar spacecraft on the moon. Later, he spectacularly destroyed Los Angeles and then the entire Earth. With seven Academy Award nominations, plus an Honorary Award, George Pal invented Sci-Fi and Fantasy filmmaking as we have come to know it. This film celebrates his talent and vision.

As audience members arrive, they will be greeted by a musical performance by Carl Hackert. Hackert is the Program Director for the Hudson-Mohawk American Theatre Organ Society, and one of New York’s most talented theatre organists. His performance partner for this event will be “George,” a magnificent re-creation of George Wright’s famous Hollywood Philharmonic recording studio organ. As with other ICFS events, expect prizes, surprises, comfy couches and a convenient bar.
Not Rated.

93 minutes."

From the blurb on the Proctors' website.