Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 10:40 PM
Thank you Los Angeles!
41st & Central has been extended through April 15...
Now Playing Through April 15
Culver Plaza Theatres
9919 Washington Blvd. @ Hughes in Downtown Culver City
Over the past two weeks, thousands have come out to see "41st & Central: The
Untold Story of the L.A. Black Panthers" as part of the PAFF ENCORES
program. Thank you Los Angeles.
Special guests have included members of the Carter family including Bunchy's
brothers Bernie and Gregory Morris, CA Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, Los
Angeles Councilwoman Jan Perry, Brian Dunn of the Johnnie Cochran Firm, the
WLCAC, and you, the people.
We appreciate your support of the film and invite you to see it again over
the next week with someone who hasn't seen the film. This film is about Los
Angeles, Black Los Angeles is one step in documenting and archiving our
history.
Again, thank you for your support and we'll keep you posted on the progress
of the film.
Showtimes
Culver Plaza Theatre
9919 Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
FRIDAY - SUNDAY
6 P.M. & 9 P.M.
MONDAY - THURSDAY
5:45 P.M. & 8 P.M.
All tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the box office or online.
Stay Connected
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Last Week to see "Art Against Empire" -- Exhibition closes Sunday, April 18
WHEN: This Sunday, April 11, 1pm see the following films:
WHAT: The Panama Deception:
Cover Up: Behind the Iran Contra Affair
Destination Nicaragua
Free
WHERE: LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions)
6522 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Art Against Empire showcases 145 political posters in the LACE galleries,
Art Against Empire uses the power of posters to document 60 years of
opposition to U.S. interventions into the domestic affairs of sovereign
nations. Political, economic and military interventions, many of them
covert, have repeatedly resulted in unacceptable deaths and misery for
millions. These posters show hopes and dreams, and the pain of dreams
destroyed.
Art Against Empire will showcase over 100 political posters in the LACE
galleries, spanning two dozen sovereign nations including Korea, Vietnam,
the Philippines, Guatemala, Haiti, Cuba, Iran, and South Africa. It attempts
to inform, challenge and inspire by confronting the viewer with images of
past struggles that remain powerfully relevant today. It both raises
questions about past interventions and fosters debate about present ones.
The exhibition will also provide insight into why the amount of devastation
caused by the recent earthquake in Haiti can be linked to its long history
of French colonialism and U.S. imperialism.
The United States is the focus of this exhibition. As citizens, we are
ultimately responsible for the actions that are taken by our government in
our name. Censorship and repression, so prevalent in wartime, invariably
attempt to eliminate dissent, thereby violating the principles on which this
democracy was founded. These posters document the efforts of people who
refuse to remain silent and who use the power of art to inspire action.
Gallery hours: Wed-Sun noon-6pm, Fri noon- 9pm
There is a $10 parking lot located behind LACE, enter from Wilcox Ave.
and an $8 lot directly across from it, on Wilcox.
Ample street parking is also available on Hollywood Blvd and adjacent
streets.
LACE is also located between the Hollywood/Vine and Hollywood/ Highland
stops on the Metro Red Line.
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You are invited to a special screening of THE PEOPLE SPEAK
Documentary feature film narrated by the late, acclaimed historian Howard
Zinn, part of a National Film Tour
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=101174586589909&ref=mf
April 12, 2010 -- 6:30 pm
Leavey Library Auditorium -- USC campus
Admission: $5.00
Using dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries, and
speeches of everyday Americans, the documentary feature film THE PEOPLE
SPEAK gives voice to those who spoke up for social change throughout U.S.
history, forging a nation from the bottom up with their insistence on
equality and justice.
Based on Howard Zinn's best-selling books, A People's History of the United
States, and with Anthony Arnove, Voices of a People's History, THE PEOPLE
SPEAK illustrates the relevance of these passionate historical moments to
our society today and reminds us never to take liberty for granted.
This film, which includes 20 minutes of never-before aired footage, is
co-directed by Moore, Arnove and Zinn and features dramatic and musical
performances by Allison Moorer, Benjamin Bratt, Bob Dylan, Bruce
Springsteen, Chris Robinson, Christina Kirk, Danny Glover, Darryl "DMC"
McDaniels, David Strathairn, Don Cheadle, Eddie Vedder, Harris Yulin,
Jasmine Guy, John Legend, Josh Brolin, Kathleen Chalfant, Kerry Washington,
Lupe Fiasco, Marisa Tomei, Martín Espada, Matt Damon, Michael Ealy, Mike
O'Malley, Morgan Freeman, P!nk, Q'orianka Kilcher, Reg E. Cathey, Rich
Robinson, Rosario Dawson, Sandra Oh, Sean Penn, Staceyann Chin, and Viggo
Mortensen.
The Los Angeles Times called THE PEOPLE SPEAK "striking, exhilarating...the
performances are thrilling" and The Boston Globe said: "The
documentary...works beautifully. Each passionate reading flows out of the
previous one."
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Los Angeles screening:
April 12, 2010 - 6:30 pm
Leavey Library Auditorium - USC Campus
651 West 35th St
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Info: lacityiso@yahoo. com - (626)-375-2873
www.SocialistWorker .org
Proceeds benefit the Socialism 2010 conference in Oakland/ Chicago
www.socialismconference.org
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