[Reellife] An Italian Adventure and back stage in Hollywood

[dave olsen]

The Pacific Cinematheque <http://www.thecinematheque.ca/> has returned to its 
regular programming after the end of this year's Film Festival.

Next up is a couple of Italian gems:

 1. La signora di tutti (Everybody's Woman)
    <http://www.thecinematheque.ca/la-signora-di-tutti> is a Free Screening on
    Tuesday, Oct 15 at 7pm.  It is presented by the Vancouver Art Gallery with
    an introduction & Artist's Talk by Mark Lewis
 2. L'Avventura <http://www.thecinematheque.ca/lavventura> is a gorgeous B&W
    film that shocked me.  It's all about beautiful rich people but the message
    goes much deeper, thankfully.  One gorgeous girlfriend goes missing so her
    boyfriend hits on her best friend...and succeeds!  Scandalous but
    authentic.  Whether Director Michelangelo Antonioni intended to or not, one
    of the most profound moments in cinema for me occurs when the boyfriend
    acknowledges the angst of early 20's and while pondering why, the camera
    moves onto a group of school children marching out of a building.  If the
    film was made a few decades after 1960, you'd see lots of nudity but this
    one is all soft porn: the rich have to entertain themselves, notoso?

L'Avventura <http://www.thecinematheque.ca/lavventura> starts this coming weekend:
Friday, October 18, 2013 - 8:50pm
Saturday, October 19, 2013 - 6:30pm
Sunday, October 20, 2013 - 4:00pm
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 6:30pm

Back stage in Hollywood takes Centre Stage in two other upcoming films at the 
Cinematheque <http://www.thecinematheque.ca/>:

Radioman 
<http://www.thecinematheque.ca/about-casting-and-casting-about/radioman> is a 
doc about a former homeless person who has dedicated himself to film sets in New 
York City and in the process has met and created friendships with many stars on 
the big screen.

It's hard for me to not enjoy a character who only gets around by bicycle!  He 
seems perfectly content with his life despite its loneliness, and the film shows 
his big trip to the Oscars in LA. Not a person I'd like to live with (wait til 
you see his home!), Radioman 
<http://www.thecinematheque.ca/about-casting-and-casting-about/radioman> is 
endearing despite his ego and those famous friendships, albeit soundbite in 
length, seem genuine.  He likely provides a grounding aspect to many of the 
super egos that he takes great pride in knowing.

Casting By 
<http://www.thecinematheque.ca/about-casting-and-casting-about/casting-by> is 
another doc about the unsung role of Casting Director.  Again, many super stars 
show up in interview form to acknowledge their career starts, usually by way of 
a woman and in particular, a recently passed one of the name Marion Dougherty.  
These women (and a man) seem to do as much work as anyone involved in the film, 
but have only recently earned on screen credit and still aren't recognized with 
an Academy Award. Even a campaign by many of the biggest names in show biz 
failed to persuade the Academy to award Marion Dougherty before she died.

If you enjoy star gazing and seeing behind the scenes of your all-time favourite 
movies, you'll enjoy this one.

Radioman 
<http://www.thecinematheque.ca/about-casting-and-casting-about/radioman> and 
Casting By 
<http://www.thecinematheque.ca/about-casting-and-casting-about/casting-by> play 
together...

Radioman 
<http://www.thecinematheque.ca/about-casting-and-casting-about/radioman> screens:
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 8:15pm
Saturday, October 26, 2013 - 3:00pm
Sunday, October 27, 2013 - 6:30pm
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 8:15pm

while Casting By 
<http://www.thecinematheque.ca/about-casting-and-casting-about/casting-by> screens:
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 6:30pm
Saturday, October 26, 2013 - 4:30pm
Sunday, October 27, 2013 - 8:00pm
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 6:30pm

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Warmly,
dave/
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