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The Furman Film Series presents a sophisticated cross-section of
powerful and thought-provoking independent, art, classic, and
foreign films. The series frequently hosts the Long Island premieres
of recently released movies that would not otherwise be seen outside
of Manhattan, as well as occasional sneak preview screenings of
highly anticipated films prior to their theatrical release dates.
Fascinating post-screening discussions with distinguished critics,
scholars, and film professionals further enhance the film-going
experience.
WHERE: The Clearview Squire Cinemas (115 Middle Neck Road,
Great Neck).
WHEN: All screenings begin at 7:30 pm, with doors opening at
7 pm and a special guest speaker following each program.
TICKETS: Call (516) 829-2570 or email
film@greatneckarts.org to reserve. Tickets are $15 for
individual films OR $65 for series subscription to all 5 films (a
$10 savings). BRING A FRIEND who has never subscribed before and pay
only $115 for a dual subscription (a savings of $35 in total)!
Click here to join our e-mail list.
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SPRING
'09 SEASON
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March 26
 LYMELIFE
Set in Long Island during the late
1970s, the Scorsese-produced comedy-drama Lymelife is a
bright story about the dark side of suburban paradise. Both a
coming-of-age tale about the adolescence of a 15-year-old boy (Rory
Culkin) in love with his neighbor, and a portrait of two marriages
crumbling under the stress of real estate, a sudden outbreak of Lyme
disease, and a messy affair between Alec Baldwin (in a pitch-perfect
performance) and Cynthia Nixon (as an uptight flirt), Lymelife
is a funny, poignant look at the American dream, in all of its
dysfunctional splendor.
Sneak preview!
Special guest speaker: DYLAN SKOLNICK, Co-Director of the Cinema
Arts Centre.
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April 2
THE
WINDOW
 80-year-old
Antonio has been waiting for years for the return of his estranged
son, now a famous piano virtuoso. The day has finally come, and
Antonio pushes his faithful caretakers to make sure that everything
in the Patagonian home where he lives is perfect – until he decides
to go on a secret journey of his own. This beautiful and moving
Argentinean film uses a small story to speak volumes about time,
nostalgia, and the poetry of everyday life.
Sneak preview!
Special guest speaker: ED GONZALEZ, film critic and co-founder of
Slant Magazine.
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April 20
 JERICHOW
(Please note: this screening
is on a Monday rather than a Thursday)
Loosely
based on the classic American film noir The Postman Always Rings
Twice, Jerichow is a sexy German thriller about a beautiful
blond, her brutish husband, and the handsome stranger that enters
their lives. The tangled web of money and desire that results
quickly heads into dangerous territory in this coolly minimalist
film, packed with tension until its final seconds.
Sneak
preview!
Special guest
speaker: JOHN ANDERSON, film critic for Variety, The New
York Times, Newsday, and other publications.
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May 7
SPEEDY
 With
live piano accompaniment!
In a
special presentation as part of Play Ball!, GNAC’s
celebration of baseball and the arts, a restored print of the
classic 1928 silent comedy Speedy – starring comedian Harold
Lloyd as a young man whose love of baseball keeps causing him to
lose jobs, and featuring a hilarious cameo by Babe Ruth himself in
the climactic cab race to Yankee Stadium – will be shown with a
wonderful original score, performed live by its composer, pianist
Steve Sterner.
With Babe Ruth's granddaughter
LINDA RUTH TOSETTI and famed sports executive and author RAY
NEGRON in person!
Special guest speakers: Film critic MARSHALL FINE and
composer/musician STEVE STERNER.
After the film
and Q&A, LINDA RUTH TOSETTI will autograph baseballs in the lobby,
and RAY NEGRON will sign copies of his books, The
Greatest Story Never Told
and One Last Time:
Good-Bye to Yankee Stadium.
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May 21
SÉRAPHINE
The sweeping winner of seven Cesar
awards (French Oscars), Séraphine vividly recounts the tragic
story of turn-of-the-century French painter Séraphine Louis, a
humble servant who becomes a gifted self-taught painter. When a
daring critic and collector offers this eccentric woman her first
exhibition, Séraphine (brought to extraordinary life by actress
Yolande Moreau) is quickly ushered into a strange new world.
Sneak preview!
Special guest
speaker: Art Historian JENIFER P. BORUM
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Click to Download
Film Series Mail-in Registration Form |
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SUBSCRIBE TODAY TO RECEIVE SPECIAL DISCOUNTS AND A COMPLIMENTARY
FILM BOOK
Call (516) 829-2570
or
email
film@greatneckarts.org
to join or get more information. |
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The “Conversation Series” presents an opportunity to meet the
leading actors and personalities in the film world and learn
about their amazing lives and careers.
CLICK FOR INFORMATION |
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Film Series Member Benefits |
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Furman
Film Series Subscribers will receive:
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$10
savings on tickets to the 2009 Winter Series (only $65 for
all 5 films
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A
complimentary copy of the new book, The Cineaste
Interviews 2: Filmmakers on the Art and Politics of the
Cinema (first 100 subscribers only)
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Unlimited popcorn and soda "Party Combos" at any Furman Film
Series screening for just $3.50 + tax
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Discounts at local restaurants on movie nights
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20%
off a subscription to Cineaste
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30%
off a subscription to Film Movement's DVD-of-the-Month Club
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Film Series Sponsors |
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The Great Neck Arts Center extends its heartfelt thanks to the
sponsors that have so generously made our mission possible.
Jay Furman
Clearview Cinemas
New York Council for the Humanities
New York State Council on the Arts
Eileen & Alan Sarroff
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