Cinema's Legacy at the Skirball
 Presented by the American Film Institute and the Skirball Cultural Center, Cinema's Legacy is an ongoing monthly series of conversations where contemporary filmmakers—including some of cinema's greatest producers, directors, writers and actors—screen work they credit with encouraging and shaping their art. Now in its seventh year, this acclaimed series has featured numerous notable filmmakers including Richard Gladstein, Norman Jewison, Dennis Hopper, William Friedkin and James Horner.
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Screenings and Events: February 2008
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 7:30 PM
Director JOHN SINGLETON will present Hal Ashby's THE LANDLORD.
 THE LANDLORD
1970 35 MM 114 MIN
DIR Hal Ashby SCR Bill Gunn CAST Beau Bridges, Pearl Bailey, Lee Grant, Diana Sands, Lou Gossett Jr.
THE LANDLORD was Hal Ashby's (HAROLD AND MAUDE, SHAMPOO, BEING THERE, COMING HOME) first feature. Director Alexander Payne describes it as, "a time capsule of 70s cinema — direct-to-the-camera dialogue, jagged editing, jarring bursts of music on the soundtrack, echoey on-location sound... and those bellbottoms!"
Based on the novel by African-American novelist Kristin Hunter and adapted by another black writer, Bill Gunn, the film tells the story of Elgar Enders (Beau Bridges), a rich kid who buys a Brooklyn tenement with the intention of evicting all of the residents in order to turn it into his dream bachelor pad, but Elgar soon discovers that he is in way over his head. The film has depth, emotion and a sharp absurdist humor that sets it apart from other films of the time about race in America.
The film features strong performances from Bridges, Pearl Bailey, Lou Gossett Jr. and Lee Grant and beautiful camerawork from cinematographer Gordon Willis (KLUTE, ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN, ANNIE HALL, THE GODFATHER).
 ABOUT John Singleton
Two-time Academy Award® nominated filmmaker John Singleton made his directorial debut with BOYZ N THE HOOD (1991), which took a hard-hitting and haunting look at gang-life and the realities of disenfranchisement for African-American youth in South Central Los Angeles. BOYZ was not only a box office hit, but it earned him Oscar® nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Director, making Singleton the first African-American (and the youngest filmmaker in history) to be cited in the latter category.
He went on to write, produce and direct POETIC JUSTICE (1993), HIGHER LEARNING (1995), SHAFT (2000) and BABY BOY (2001). Singleton's additional credits as a director include ROSEWOOD (1997), 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS (2003) and FOUR BROTHERS (2005). His producing credits include HUSTLE & FLOW (2005) and BLACK SNAKE MOAN (2007).
Singleton has received numerous awards including the MTV Movie Award for Best New Filmmaker (1992), the ShoWest Award for Screenwriter of the Year and Directorial Debut of the Year (1992), the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best New Director (1991) and the LAFCA New Generation Award in (1991). In 2003, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .
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Ticketing
$10 General / $8 Members* / $6 Students and Seniors
*AFI, Skirball, ArcLight, Union, and Guild.
Advance tickets available on site at the Skirball, online at www.skirball.org, or by phone at (877) SCC-4TIX. Tickets also available at the door the evening of the program, subject to availability.
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About Skirball Cultural Center
Hailed by The New York Times as "a lesson on how to connect the eye to heart and mind," the Skirball Cultural Center has established itself as one of the world's most dynamic Jewish cultural institutions, and among the most prominent cultural venues in the United States. Its mission is to explore the connections between four thousand years of Jewish heritage and the vitality of American democratic ideals. It seeks to welcome and inspire people of every ethnic and cultural identity in American life. Guided by our respective memories and experiences, together we aim to build a society in which all of us can feel at home.
More information about Skirball can be found at: www.skirball.org
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