Peter Bart & Cameron Crowe In Conversation At The Aero Theatre With HAROLD AND MAUDE Screening

Book Signing With Peter Bart & Cameron Crowe

Sunday, June 12, 2011 – HAROLD AND MAUDE

A book signing of Bart’s ‘Infamous Players: A Tale of Movies, the Mob (and Sex)’ will be at 6:30 pm across the street at Every Picture Tells a Story, followed by a screening at 7:30 pm of HAROLD AND MAUDE and discussion with Peter Bart and ALMOST FAMOUS director Cameron Crowe.

A film journalist and Paramount executive who played a key role in the production of numerous touchstones of the 1970s, Peter Bart has been an integral part of the American film industry for decades. Under his vice presidency of production at Paramount Pictures, such classics as ROSEMARY’S BABY, TRUE GRIT, HAROLD AND MAUDE, THE GODFATHER, PAPER MOON and FUN WITH DICK AND JANE (which Bart personally produced) came to be. Bart’s career in film journalism is on par with his studio record, as he had a two-decade tenure (1989-2009) as chief editor of the trade paper Variety.

HAROLD AND MAUDE

1971, Paramount, 91 min, Dir: Hal Ashby

Producer Robert Evans fought hard for non-conformist editor-turned-filmmaker Hal Ashby to be allowed to direct this wildly offbeat romance between suicidal youngster Bud Cort and eccentric, 80-year-old Ruth Gordon. The result is one of the most poignant and subversive films of the New Hollywood era.

If you’re in the area…see this charming film! The songs of Cat Stevens alone are worth the price of admission.

COMING SOON:

• Egyptian Theatre Historic Tour on June 19. Behind-the-Scenes historic tour at 10:30 AM. Meet in front of Box Office. FOREVER HOLLYWOOD follows at 11:35 AM. Future tours will be held each month in 2010 one Saturday per month.
• Outfest Wednesdays: (Egyptian on-going occasional screenings)
• May 26 – June 9: The Films of Alfred Hitchcock (Egyptian)
• May 2011 – March 2012: New Belgian Cinema (Aero)
• Monthly: Burning Man Film Series: plus Burning Man art installations and activities in the Courtyard (Egyptian Theatre)
• June: Films in 70MM including BARAKA, REMAINS OF THE DAY, GLORY with Edward Zwick In Person (Aero & Egyptian)
• June 2, 4 & 23: The Films of Frederico Fellini (Aero & Egyptian)
• June 9 – 12: The Films of Raoul Walsh (Egyptian)
• June 9 & 10: Peter Fonda Tribute. In Person with 40th Anniversary screening of THE HIRED HAND (Aero)
• June: James Bond (Aero & Egyptian Theatres)
• June 23 – 30 Centennial Tribute to Composer Bernard Herrman (Aero)

About American Cinematheque

Established in 1981, the American Cinematheque is a 501 C 3 non-profit viewer-supported film exhibition and cultural organization dedicated to the celebration of the Moving Picture in all of its forms. At the Egyptian Theatre, the Cinematheque presents daily film and video programming which ranges from the classics of American and international cinema to new independent films and digital work. Exhibition of rare works, special and rare prints, etc., combined with fascinating post-screening discussions with the filmmakers who created the work, are a Cinematheque tradition that keep audiences coming back for once-in-a-lifetime cinema experiences. The American Cinematheque renovated and reopened (on Dec. 4, 1998) the historic 1922 Hollywood Egyptian Theatre. This includes a state-of-the-art 616-seat theatre housed within Sid Grauman’s first grand movie palace on Hollywood Boulevard. The exotic courtyard is fully restored to its 1922 grandeur. The Egyptian was the home of the very first Hollywood movie premiere in 1922. In January 2005 the American Cinematheque expanded its programming to the 1940 Aero Theatre on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica.