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The Churchill Arts Council will present its “Lives of the Artists” film series in February at the Barkley Theatre at the Oats Park Art Center, 151 E. Park St.
The series begins tonight, with a screening of “The Fountainhead.” “Basquiat” will be shown on Feb. 12 and the series will conclude with a screening of “I'm Not There” on Feb. 19. The films are intended for mature audiences.
Tickets are $7 for CAC members, $10 for nonmembers, and will be available at the Oats Park Art Bar on the nights of the screenings. Special passes for all three films — $18 for CAC members, $27 for nonmembers — can be purchased at the Art Bar only on Feb. 5.
There will be a no-host Art Bar from 6-7 p.m. and the screenings will start at 7 p.m. For more information, call CAC at 423-1440.
“The Fountainhead” (1949) was directed by King Vidor from a screenplay by Ayn Rand and based on her bestselling novel of the same name.
It stars Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal and Raymond Massey in the story of Howard Roarke, an individualistic and idealistic architect who struggles to maintain his integrity despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to the popular standards of the day.
In remaining true to his vision he becomes involved with a wealthy and sexually aggressive woman yearning to submit to his vision. It's been suggested by many that the Howard Roarke character was modeled on the life of architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
“Basquiat” (1996) was directed
by Julian Schnabel and is a biography of the short life of Jean Michel Basquiat, who, in 1981 was an unknown 19-year old graffiti artist. After being “discovered” by Andy Warhol he went on to take the contemporary New York art world by storm, creating some of the most powerful works of the decade.
Its portrait of the New York scene features an eclectic cast including Jeffrey Wright, Benicio Del Toro, David Bowie, Parker Posey, Gary Oldman, Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe and Dennis Hopper.
Del Toro won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor. Jeffrey Wright was nominated for Best Debut Performance and Julian Schnabel was nominated for a Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
The series begins tonight, with a screening of “The Fountainhead.” “Basquiat” will be shown on Feb. 12 and the series will conclude with a screening of “I'm Not There” on Feb. 19. The films are intended for mature audiences.
Tickets are $7 for CAC members, $10 for nonmembers, and will be available at the Oats Park Art Bar on the nights of the screenings. Special passes for all three films — $18 for CAC members, $27 for nonmembers — can be purchased at the Art Bar only on Feb. 5.
There will be a no-host Art Bar from 6-7 p.m. and the screenings will start at 7 p.m. For more information, call CAC at 423-1440.
“The Fountainhead” (1949) was directed by King Vidor from a screenplay by Ayn Rand and based on her bestselling novel of the same name.
It stars Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal and Raymond Massey in the story of Howard Roarke, an individualistic and idealistic architect who struggles to maintain his integrity despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to the popular standards of the day.
In remaining true to his vision he becomes involved with a wealthy and sexually aggressive woman yearning to submit to his vision. It's been suggested by many that the Howard Roarke character was modeled on the life of architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
“Basquiat” (1996) was directed
by Julian Schnabel and is a biography of the short life of Jean Michel Basquiat, who, in 1981 was an unknown 19-year old graffiti artist. After being “discovered” by Andy Warhol he went on to take the contemporary New York art world by storm, creating some of the most powerful works of the decade.
Its portrait of the New York scene features an eclectic cast including Jeffrey Wright, Benicio Del Toro, David Bowie, Parker Posey, Gary Oldman, Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe and Dennis Hopper.
Del Toro won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor. Jeffrey Wright was nominated for Best Debut Performance and Julian Schnabel was nominated for a Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
