Billy Elliot The Musical
Based on the international smash-hit film, BILLY ELLIOT, this Tony Award-winning musical comes to Toronto! BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL is a joyous, exciting and feel-good celebration of one young boy’s triumph against the odds. The story follows Billy’s journey as he stumbles out of the boxing ring, into a ballet class and discovers his dream [...]
Film Noir and More in February at George Eastman House
Rochester, N.Y. – George Eastman House welcomes Rochester native and Edgar® Award-nominated mystery writer Charles Benoit at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4. Benoit will talk about film noir and writing noir, plus answer audience questions and sign copies of his books. It’s part of Dryden’s February series on film noir — films that closely examined [...]
Jane Campion’s Liverpool Street
Jane Campion was born in New Zealand, but started film school in Australia in the 1980s. She has written all her films – including The Piano and her latest, Bright Star, about the poet John Keats – in her office in the Darlinghurst neighbourhood of Sydney. “Liverpool Street goes on for miles and miles, right [...]
Film Festival Announces Finalists of First Online Short Film Competition
First “HF3 Shorts” Contest Winner to be announced at Filmmaker Celebration Party, Open to the Public Rochester, N.Y. – The Rochester High Falls International Film Festival has announced the names of the top three finalists in its first-ever online short film contest. The contest, introduced in August, offers cash and movie screenings as prizes for [...]
Westchester Philharmonic to Show Excerpts From Bernstein Film as Pre-Concert Event
Film features Symphonie Fantastique to be performed by the orchestra following the film Purchase, NY — The Westchester Philharmonic is pleased to announce that it will show excerpts from the film Leonard Bernstein’s Young People’s Concerts – Berlioz Takes a Trip as part of its pre-concert series, Tuning Up, which is aimed at broadening the [...]