Art House Cinema and Brew: The Red Shoes
Are you a movie buff? Need a cool thing to do on a Friday or a built-in date night? We have the perfect thing for you! Join us at ArtSpace Herndon for Art House Cinema and Brew. The first Friday of the month, September through May, we will show an important piece of art film history by the finest producers and directors in the world. Held in the Post Gallery in an intimate, comfortable and fun setting, you can enjoy microbrews, the movie and even learn important information to help clue you in to what makes these films the best of all time!
Join us on Friday, November 1 at 7 p.m for a showing of The Red Shoes (1948).
This British feature film about a ballet dancer was written, directed, and produced by the team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger who were collectively know as The Archers. The Red Shoes is regarded for its use of Technicolor. Filmmakers such as Brian De Palma and Martin Scorsese have named it one of their all time favorite films. Rated NR.
The event is $20 per person for the movie and two microbrews. Seating is limited so registration is required. Reservations are transferable: you don't have to worry about getting commitments from your friends now, so go ahead and reserve seats today! Brought to you in part by Guiffre Distributors.
Save the dates!
ArtSpace Herndon will present nine films in the Art House Cinema and Brew series. Each one has been selected for making significant contributions to the film industry. The first film of the series, Metropolis, will be shown free of charge. A nominal fee will be charged for the rest of the series for the film and microbrews. Reservations cannot be cancelled, but can be transferred.
September 6, 2013: Metropolis (1927, 1984)
Metropolis is a German expressionist science-fiction silent film directed by Fritz Lang. Regarded as a pioneer work of science fiction movies, Metropolis was the first feature length movie of the genre. Filmed in Germany during the Weimar Period, Metropolis is set in a futuristic urban dystopia, and follows the attempts of Dreder, the wealthy son of the city's ruler, and Maria, whose background is not fully explained in the film, to overcome the vast gulf separating the classist nature of their city.
Metropolis was filmed in 1925, at a cost of approximately five million Reichsmarks; it was the most expensive film ever released up to that point. The film was met with mixed response upon its initial release, with many critics praising its technical achievements and allegorical social metaphors with some deriding its "simplistic and naive" presentation.
Metropolis was cut substantially after its German premiere; large portions of the film were lost over the subsequent decades. Numerous attempts have been made to restore the film since the 1970's to 1980's. Giorgio Moroder, a music producer, released a version with a soundtrack by rock artists such as Freddie Mercury and Adam Ant in 1984; this is the version we have chosen to kick off our new series! Rated NR.
October 4, 2013: Citizen Kane (1941)
This American drama, directed by and starring Orson Welles, was nominated for Academy Awards in nine categories. It won an Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) by Herman Mankiewicz and Welles.
Citizen Kane is praised for its innovative cinematography, music, and narrative structure. Many critics, filmmakers, and fan believe Citizen Kane is the greatest film ever made. The film was voted the greatest film of all time in five consecutive Sight & Sounds polls of critics, until it was displace by Vertigo in the 2012 poll. It topped the American Film Institute's 100 Years...100 Movies list in 1998, as well as the AFI's 2007 update. Rated NR.
November 1, 2013: The Red Shoes (1948)
This British feature film about a ballet dancer was written, directed, and produced by the team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger who were collectively know as The Archers. The Red Shoes is regarded for its use of Technicolor. Filmmakers such as Brian De Palma and Martin Scorsese have named it one of their all time favorite films. Rated NR.
December 6, 2013: Vertigo (1958)
This psychological thriller, directed by Alfred Hitchcock is based on the 1954 novel D'entre les morts by Boileau-Narcejac. One of the most defining films of Hitchcock's career, Vertigo is often cited as a classic. Veritigo replaced Citizen Kane as the best film of all time in the 2012 Sight and Sound crtitics' poll and has appeared repeatedly in best film polls by the American Film Institute. Rated PG.
January 3, 2014: My Left Foot (1989)
This drama, directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Daniel Day-Lewis tells the true story of Christy Brown, an Irishman born with cerebral palsy, who could control only his left foot. Day-Lewis earned his first Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Brown. Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for Best Support Actress. Rated R.
February 7, 2014: Surviving Picasso (1996)
This Merchant Ivory film starring Anthony Hopkins as the famous painter Pablo Picasso is "a spellbinding film," says Rex Reed of the New York Observer. "Dazzling. Daring. Vigorously inventive. Surviving Picasso has alluring settings, the trappings of great art, bohemian mischief, a mesmerizing main character, played with superb swagger by Anthony Hopkins. His most vital performance since "The Silence of the Lambs. Larger-than-life," says Janet Maslin of The New York Times. Rated R.
March 7, 2014: Life is Beautiful (1998)
This Italian comedy-drama was directed by and starring Roberto Benigni. Benigni won the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 71st Academy Awards, as well as the Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Rated PG-13.
April 4, 2014: Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
This Mexican Dark Fantasy Film won three Academy Awards; three BAFTA Awards including Best Film Not in the English Language, the Ariel Award for Best Picture, the Saturn Awards for Best International Film and Best Performance by a Younger Actor for Ivana Baquero; and the 2007 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form. Rated R.
May 2, 2014: The Conspirator (2011)
This historical drama about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln was directed by Robert Redford. "One bullet killed the President but not one Man." "You have to give credit to Redford, Wright and McAvoy, and the other filmmakers. Not many films this smart can be made." says Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times. "If history lessons could always be as compelling as Robert Redford's The Conspirator, movie theaters might be full of them." says Moira MacDonald of the Seattle Times. Rated PG-13.
Information about the films was retrieved in August 2013 from Wikipedia.