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Visual Effects Pioneer Doug Trumbull Comes to Topia Arts Center July 12

Adams, MA - Legendary Visual Effects pioneer Doug Trumbull will be giving a presentation of his work and screening the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey" on Topia Art Center's brand new Hi Def projection system and 32 foot screen from 6-9:30 pm on Sunday, July 12. Doug will be giving the same presentation he made to the Academy in Hollywood recently.

Topia Arts Center Theater is located on Armory Court in Adams, MA. Call 413-743-9600 or e-mail create@topiaarts.org for more information.

"MinervaMation" Animation Camp at The Clark

Williamstown, MA - At the "MinervaMation" Animation Camp, a five-day workshop at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, students have the opportunity to create an original short animated film. At the camp, which runs daily July 13 through 17 from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm, eight- to twelve-year-olds
will be transfigured from passive audience members into active artists. Their inventive effort will hit the big screen in the auditorium during the Clark's Family Day on August 2. Registration is $250 per student ($225 for Clark members). Limited to 15 students. For more information or to register call 413-458-0524.

Under the direction of Kathy O'Mara, founder of Minerva Stage, "MinervaMation" campers will create an animated short film inspired by the exhibition Dove/O'Keeffe: Circles of Influence. Students will
explore every stage of the creation process, from storyboarding and sequencing to creating flipbooks and igniting the spark of animation. Students will also enjoy activities on the Clark's beautiful grounds.

The exhibition Dove/O'Keeffe: Circles of Influences explores the artistic dialogue between two influential American artists, Arthur Dove and Georgia O'Keeffe. Their shared abstract aesthetic and desire to communicate a direct connection to nature helped shape American modern art. Abstract artwork uses color, shape, and texture to represent emotions and senses rather than concrete objects. "MinervaMation" campers will discover the art of animation using Dove and O'Keeffe's aesthetic approach.

Clark Screens Cycle of Japanese Film Classics

Williamstown, MA - The "Four Seasons in Japan: A Cycle of Film Classics" film series at the Clark takes a turn through the years with a sampling of classic work from four Japanese masters of cinema who made the postwar era a golden age of film in Japan. Films, held on Fridays at 4 pm, are in Japanese
with English subtitles. Admission to the films is free.

Kenji Mizoguchi's celebrated tale Ugetsu (1953, 96 min.), shown on June 12, follows a sixteenth-century potter who leaves home to sell his wares in the midst of a civil war, and is captivated by a ghost princess.

On June 19 catch When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960, 110 min.), by Mikio Naruse. This modern story examines the life of a woman who ascends (and descends) the stairs to the Ginza bar where she serves as a female companion to businessmen, in a niche between geisha and prostitute.

On June 26 Yasujiro Ozu's valedictory film An Autumn Afternoon (1962, 112 min.) recapitulates his customary themes, with a widower marrying off his daughter as the modern postwar world supplants traditional Japanese ways.

Ran (1985, 160 min.) will be shown on July 3. Akira Kurasawa's culminating masterpiece adapts King Lear to a mythical samurai past with pageantry and passion, mounting some of the most spectacular battle scenes ever filmed.

NAPL Family Movie Night May 15

North Adams, MA - Friday May 15 is Family Movie night at the North Adams Public Library featuring “Hotel for Dogs.” Doors open at 5:45, movie begins at 6 pm. For more information, call 413.662.3133.

"Wild Women..." to Screen at MoCA April 30

North Adams, MA - On Thursday, April 30 at 7:30 pm, MASS MoCA’s Club B-10 will screen “Wild Women Don’t Have the Blues,” an award-winning documentary.

Images Cinema's 7th Annual 24-Hour Video Goosechase

Williamstown, MA - All are welcome to be a part of Images Cinema's 7th Annual 24-Hour Video Goosechase

Nato Thompson put it best when he said, "I love this project. Democratic, participatory, non-alienating and cheap! Sounds like utopia."

This is your opportunity, with friends or family, or individually, to conceive and create a video and then screen it at Images all within a 24-hour period, and win fabulous one-of-a-kind trophies created by Ven Voisey and Janet Curran.

1. Come to Images Cinema on Saturday, May 2 at 11:30am to get the "secret clues" that must be included in all videos.

2. Create a video of 3 minutes or less.

3. Bring your completed video to Images Cinema at 12 Noon on Sunday, May 3.

4. Watch all the completed projects at Images Cinema at 12:30pm. Prizes will be awarded by a panel of judges and the audience, so invite your friends and family!

Questions? Contact janet@imagescinema.org

"Ooh La La! Montmartre on Film" Series at the Clark

Williamstown, MA - The spectacle of Paris at the end of the nineteenth century is the subject of
the "Ooh La La! Montmartre on Film" series at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. In connection with the exhibition Toulouse-Lautrec and Paris, this series of three films on Saturday afternoons at 2 pm will explore Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's bohemian environs including the cafés, cabarets, dancers, and denizens. Admission is free.

In Moulin Rouge (1952, 119 min., not rated) on April 4, Jose Ferrer stars as Toulouse-Lautrec in John Huston's colorful, swirling tale of the painter's life around the Montmartre dancehall. This feast for the eyes was nominated for seven Oscars and won for costumes and set design.

On April 11 catch French Cancan (1955, 93 min., in French with subtitles, not rated). Jean Renoir's great backstage musical stars Jean Gabin as the impresario of the Moulin Rouge, and the director emulates his painter father in love of color, movement, and female flesh.

Baz Luhrmann's furiously updated musical starts over the top and then keeps going in Moulin Rouge! (2001, 128 minutes, PG-13) on April 18. Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor sing and dance and try to keep up with the film's kinetic, windmill whirl.

Warhol Film With Live Music March 28 at MASS MoCA

North Adams, MA - Dean and Britta: 13 Most Beautiful- Songs for Andy Warhol Screen Tests, film with live music is featured at the MASS MoCA Hunter Center on Saturday, March 28 at 8 pm. Galleries will be open until 7 pm. Call 413-662.2111.

Sprout Disability Touring Film Festival & Art Show Comes to Images April 5

Williamstown, MA - The BCARC Down Syndrome Family Group invites you to the Sprout Disability Touring Film Festival and Art Show featuring local artists Kelly Gallagher, A.J. Schlesinger and Sam Guy at Images Cinema, 50 Spring Street, Williamstown, MA on Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 2:00 PM. The event will feature films by and about people with disabilities and their accomplishments!  Tickets are $5 (under 18 free) and can be purchased in advance at Images Cinema or by contacting Christine Ferrari of the BCARC at (413) 499-4241 Ext. 265, or by contacting Steve Narey at 413-458-9231.

MoCA Hosts Working Films Forum March 13 & 14

North Adams, MA - MASS MoCA hosts the Working Films Forum this Friday, March 13 and Saturday March 14 at Club B-10. Films include Hotel Gramercy Park, Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans and Made in LA. The weekend also includes a free question and answer session with Robert West and Judith Hefland, co-founders of the series. Call 413.662.2111.