FIRE MUSIC showcases the architects of a movement whose radical brand of improvisation pushed harmonic and rhythmic boundaries, and produced landmark albums like Coleman’s Free Jazz: A Collective Inspiration and Coltrane’s Ascension.

Sep 10, 2021 · FIRE MUSIC In-Person Q&A with Filmmaker Tom Surgal, Executive Producer/Musician Thurston Moore, and Drummer Warren Smith Friday, September 10, 7:00 show

Sun Ra, Albert Ayler, and John Coltrane — are today acknowledged as central to the evolution of jazz as America’s most innovative art form. FIRE MUSIC showcases the architects of a movement whose radical brand of improvisation pushe

ballet presenting scenes from life in prehistoric Russia. Walt Disney and his co-wor.kers considered that Stravnisky' s savage elemental and brutally magnificent music seemed to suggest a struggle far too gigantic to be expressed in merely human terms; rather it was more the drama of the earth, itself. The drama begins with whirling white-hot ...

Featuring dishy interviews with Paul McCartney, Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, the three surviving members of Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, and more. And yes, the businessman pictured on fire on Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here is actually on fire. Pre-photoshop artistry meets global cultural seismic change.

DIRECTED BY ROBERT YAPKOWITZ AND RICHARD PEETE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: WIM WENDERS Folk singer Karen Dalton (1937–1993): her raw, sublime talent, singular, sultry voice and hauntingly soulful performances were “elemental and wrenchingly true, as unadorned as the plains of Dalton’s native Oklahoma” — The Hollywood Reporter. Her music captivated the likes of Bob Dylan (“She had a voice ...

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Italy, 1957 Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni Starring Steve Cochran, Alida Valli, Betsy Blair, Dorian Gray Cinematography by Gianni Di Venanzo Music by Giovanni Fusco Approx 116 min. DCP. Deserted by the mother of his child, Aldo, a factory worker (played by Hollywood tough guy Steve Cochran) wanders through the Po Valley in search of solace and connection. His romantic prospects—including ...

CITIZEN K WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY ALEX GIBNEY Wednesday, January 15 – Tuesday, January 28 1:00 4:00 6:40 9:10 The outrageous story of cunning uber-oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky – once the wealthiest person in Russia, who amassed his $15 billion fortune in Siberian oil, only to be imprisoned by Vladimir Putin – as told by Oscar®-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney (ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN ...

“A fascinating portrait of modern Kinshasa that doubles as a meditation on the political purpose of art. A direct testament to the power of resistance through imagination, it soars thanks to the immense creativity and spectacle of the work on offer… Kinshasa [is] a city bursting with vitality [whose] diversity is staggering, making it a global hub for African art… The art in SYSTEM K is ...