Emerging Pictures

Leonard Cohen’s world tour stops at Emerging screens

sharp — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:57:00 +0000

It was The Grateful Dead in April, then Bruce Springsteen in June. Now Emerging brings you Leonard Cohen’s live show to movie theatres nationwide this September with Songs From The Road.

In 2008, following the celebration of his 40th year as a Columbia recording artist and coinciding with his induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, songwriting legend Leonard Cohen thrilled his fans by announcing his first tour dates in 15 years. Going on to play the most prestigious and beautiful venues around the world, Cohen mesmerized audiences with performances that were hailed as some of the best of his career. A dozen of his most famous songs from those recent world tour performances have been collected on Songs From The Road a forthcoming BluRay/DVD from Sony Music and Legacy Recordings. But before it hits stores, Emerging Pictures is proud to bring Songs From The Road to screens across the country, exclusively at participating Emerging Cinemas.

“When legend Cohen takes to the stage, it’s no less than a cultural event of Biblical dimensions.” – The Independent

This promotional run is the chance to experience for yourself Cohen’s performances at auditoriums, festivals, and stadiums from Tel Aviv to London to the California desert, filmed in HD, projected in HD — It’s the closest thing to having been at the concerts yourself.

SET LIST for Songs From The Road:

1. Lover, Lover, Lover (Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel, September 24, 2009)
2. Bird On the Wire (Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, Scotland, November 6, 2008)
3. Chelsea Hotel (Royal Albert Hall, London, England, November 17, 2008)
4. Heart With No Companion (Oberhausen King Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany, November 2, 2008)
5. That Don’t Make it Junk (O2 Arena, London, England, November 13, 2008)
6. Waiting for the Miracle (HP Pavilion, San Jose, California, November 13, 2009)
7. Avalanche (Gothenburg Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden, October 12, 2008)
8. Suzanne (MENA Arena, Manchester, England, November 30, 2008)
9. The Partisan (Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland, October 10, 2008)
10. Famous Blue Raincoat (O2 Arena, London, England, November 13, 2008)
11. Hallelujah (Coachella Music Festival, Indio, California, April 17, 2009)
12. Closing Time (John Labatt Centre, London, Ontario, May 24, 2009)

CITY
Arlington, MA
Bellingham, WA
Brunswick, ME
Bryn Mawr, PA
Claremont, CA
Cleveland, OH
Columbus, OH
Davis, CA
Deland, FL
Detroit, MI
Encino, CA
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Gloucester, MA
Key West, FL
Lake Park, FL
Lake Worth, FL
London, UK
London, UK
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Memphis, TN
Minneapolis, MN
New York, NY
Newport, RI
Oberlin, OH
Pasadena, CA
Philadelphia, PA
Portland, ME
San Jose, CA
Wilmington, DE

THEATRE
Capitol Theatre
Pickford Film Center
Frontier Cafe, Cinema & Gallery
Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Laemmle – Claremont 5
Cedar Lee Theatre
Gateway Film Center
Varsity Theatre
Athens Theatre
Detroit Film Theatre
Laemmle – Town Center 5
Cinema Paradiso
Cape Ann Community Cinema
Tropic Cinema
Mos’ Art Theatre
Lake Worth Playhouse
Curzon Soho
hmvCurzon Wimbledon
Laemmle – Monica 4
Laemmle – Sunset 5
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
Heights Theatre
City Winery
Jane Pickens Theatre
Apollo Theatre
Laemmle – Playhouse 7
Prince Music Theater
Patriot Cinemas – Nickelodeon
Camera 3 Cinemas
Theatre N

DATES
Sept. 10
Sept. 3 / 4 / 5
Sept. 9
Sept. 12
Sept. 9 / 11/ 12
Sept. 9
Sept. 12
Sept. 9 / 10 / 11
Sept. 11
Sept. 11
Sept. 9 / 11 / 12
Sept. 3 / 7 / 12
Sept. 7 / 12 / 14
Sept. 11
Sept. 10 / 11
Sept. 11 / 12
Sept. 14
Sept. 28
Sept. 9 / 11 / 12
Sept. 9 / 11 / 12
Sept. 25
Sept. 7
Sept. 12
Sept. 10
Sept. 11
Sept. 9 / 11 / 12
Sept. 10 / 13
Sept. 12
Sept. 7
Sept. 5 / 12

Così fan Tutte LIVE & Live Encore in 50+ venues nationwide!

christiana — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:30:36 +0000

Opening night at the Royal Opera House is already going to be in 59 venues across the nation, and we’re adding more each day! Visit our theatres & showtimes page to find a venue near you, or consult the list below. Purchase tickets directly from your local theatre.

Mozart’s Così fan Tutte
LIVE on September 10, 2010

7pm BST (London time)/2pm Eastern Daylight Time/
11am Pacific Daylight Time

PRODUCTION

Conductor: Thomas Hengelbrock
Director: Jonathan Miller
Set design: Jonathan Miller, Tim Blazdell, Andrew Jameson, Colin Maxwell, Catherine Smith, Anthony Waterman
Costume designer: Giorgio Armani
Lighting design: Jonathan Miller, John Charlton

CAST

Ferrando: Pavol Breslik
Guglielmo: Stéphane Degout
Don Alfonso: Thomas Allen
Fiordiligi: Maria Bengtsson
Dorabella: Jurgita Adamonyte
Despina: Rebecca Evans

COSÌ FAN TUTTE LIVE CINEMAS:
Birmingham, AL Peoria, AZ Chandler, AZ Phoenix, AZ Claremont, CA Santa Monica, CA Pasadena, CA Los Angeles, CA Encino, CA Fort Collins, CO Naples, FL Key West, FL Bradenton, FL Fleming Island, FL Columbus, GA Conyers, GA Crawfordsville, IN Fort Wayne, IN Fort Gratiot, MI Oakdale, MN Morrisville, NC Winston-Salem, NC Omaha, NE Las Cruces, NM Las Vegas, NV New York, NY Cleveland Heights, OH Lawton, OK Bryn Mawr, PA Allentown, PA Pittsburgh, PA Newport, RI Chattanooga, TN Dyersburg, TN Franklin, TN Knoxville, TN Johnson City, TN West Valley City, UT Midlothian, VA	Summit 16 Arrowhead Fountains 18 (Harkins Theatres) Chandler Fashion 20 (Harkins Theatres) Scottsdale (Harkins Theatres) LAEM Claremont LAEM Monica LAEM Playhouse 7 LAEM Sunset 5 LAEM Town Center 5 Carmike 10 Silverspot Cinema Tropic Cinema Royal Palm 20 Fleming Island 12 Carmike 15 Conyers Crossing 16 Capri 8 Carmike 20 Birchwood 10 Oakdale 20 Park Place 16 Wynnsong 12 Westroads 14 (Rave Motion Pictures) Cineport 10 (Allen Theatres) Town Square 18 (Rave Motion Pictures) Symphony Space Cedar Lee Theatre Carmike 8 Bryn Mawr Film Institute Carmike 16 Carmike 10 Jane Pickens Theatre Majestic 12 Carmike 9 Thoroughbred 20 Wynnsong 16 Carmike 14 Ritz 15 Carmike 10
COSÌ FAN TUTTE LIVE ENCORE CINEMAS:
Campbell, CA Davis, CA Wilmington, DE Lake Park, FL Wilmette, IL Louisville, KY Arlington, MA Brookline, MA Las Cruces, NM Hamilton, NY Hunter, NY Schenectady, NY New York, NY Corvallis, OR Ambler, PA Philadelphia, PA Newport, RI Austin, TX Seattle, WA	Camera 7 Cinemas Davis Varsity Theatre Theatre N @ Nemours Mos’ Art Theater Wilmette Theatre Apex 8 Theatre Capitol Theater Coolidge Corner Theatre Cineport 10 (Allen Theatres) Hamilton Theater Mountain Cinema Proctors Theatre Symphony Space Darkside Cinema Ambler Theatre Prince Music Theater Jane Pickens Theatre The Long Center Columbia City Cinema	12/5/2010 & 12/8/2010 10/9/2010 & 10/10/2010 9/26/2010 9/19/2010 11/18/2010 & 11/21/2010 11/4/2010 & 11/7/2010 10/9/2010 & 10/16/2010 2/6/2011 9/12/2010 & 9/14/2010 10/17/2010 9/26/2010 10/5/2010 11/28/2010 10/5/2010 & 10/10/2010 10/10/2010 9/26/2010 & 9/29/2010 9/12/2010 9/14/2010 9/29/2010

To find theaters and showtimes near you, enter your zip code or city on the THEATERS page.

Tosca opens Sep. 14th worldwide!

christiana — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:19:21 +0000

Puccini’s Tosca from Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa, opens worldwide on Sep. 14, 2010. The production stars real-life couple Daniela Dessi and Fabio Armiliato in the roles of Floria Tosca, the fiery soprano, and Mario Cavaradossi, the painter-slash-revolutionary.

Now here’s the whole story: I get to subtitle most of the operas here at Opera in Cinema. Some are more difficult than others – Verdi’s Falstaff was trouble, for instance, because of the complicated passages of polyphony wherein everybody’s singing different text. Subtitling Tosca was difficult for a completely different reason: I would get so sucked into the performance that I would forget what I was doing and just watch the opera, my jaw slack and my eyes bugging out (and my fingers not doing any subtitling). So, suffice to say, this production is a true tour-de-force all around. SEE IT, SEE IT, SEE IT! And I’m sorry if the subtitles are a little sloppy.

To find theaters and showtimes near you, enter your zip code or city on the NOW PLAYING page.

Love’s Labour’s Lost opens September 1st!

christiana — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:08:09 +0000

The Shakespeare in Cinema series kicks off on September 1st with Love’s Labour’s Lost from Shakspeare’s Globe Theatre, London. Critics laud this production:

“Dominic Dromgoole’s zestful production succeeds in captivating the audience to a degree that I would not have thought possible… It’s a treat” –The Independent

“Sends its audience out in a mood of high exultation” –Observer

“As dewy as a morning in May…this production lands every joke” –The New York Times

“With a delightful design and jaunty music it has abundant charm… Entirely enchanting” — The Times

About Love’s Labour’s Lost:

When the King of Navarre and his three courtiers forswear all pleasure – particularly of the female variety – in favor of a life of study, the arrival of the Princess of France and her ladies plays havoc with their intentions.

Using every kind of verbal gymnastics to poke fun, Shakespeare’s most intellectual comedy is brought to hilarious life in Dominic Dromgoole’s highly entertaining production, rich in visual humour and sexual innuendo. Jonathan Fensom’s knot garden and original music by Claire van Kampen create the framework for an engaging performance by an excellent cast.

To find theaters and showtimes near you, enter your zip code or city on the NOW PLAYING page.

Leonard Cohen LIVE, plus new films 8/23

scott — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:13:14 +0000

Announcing our latest concert event, exclusively for Emerging Cinemas, for a limited time only…

Leonard Cohen’s SONGS FROM THE ROAD
USA, 72min, Sony Music
Available for bookings starting Sept. 4th

“When legend Cohen takes to the stage, it’s no less than a cultural event of Biblical dimensions.” – The Independent

In 2008, following the celebration of his 40th year as a Columbia recording artist and coinciding with his induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Leonard Cohen thrilled his fans by announcing his first tour dates in 15 years. Cohen went on to play the most prestigious and beautiful venues in virtually every corner of the globe, mesmerizing and charming audiences with performances that were hailed as some of the best of his career.

SONGS FROM THE ROAD, a dozen of Cohen’s most famous songs from that world tour, can now be presented at your venue for a limited time. Treat your audiences to the best of Cohen’s performances at auditoriums, arenas, and stadiums from Tel Aviv to London to the California desert, all filmed in stunning high-definition.

To schedule your showing today, call 212-245-6767 or email dombookings@emergingpictures.com

And our newest film offerings, featuring Oscar® winners, race-car driving kids,
and a French smash hit…

“Haunting & hypnotic.”
— Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

“A post-card lovely movie.”
— The Onion A.V. Club

“A quiet, disarming love story.”
— New York Magazine

CAIRO TIME
A film by Ruba Nadda
Starring Patricia Clarkson and Alexander Siddig
USA, 90min., PG
IFC Films / Official Site

An award-winning audience pleaser at the Toronto and Tribeca Film Festivals, CAIRO TIME is both a love letter to a city and a sweeping romantic travelogue in the tradition of such films as Lost In Translation and Summertime. Oscar®-nominee Patricia Clarkson stars as Juliette, a beautiful American abroad in Egypt, who finds herself enamored by more than the sunswept vistas of Cairo. Juliette’s in Cairo to meet her husband for a three week vacation. When he is unavoidably delayed, he sends his trusted friend Tareq to keep her company. As Tareq guides her through the sights, sounds and unique customs of the exotic city, unexpected feelings emerge leading to an awakening of emotion that takes Juliette by surprise.

“The best film of the year so far… an instant classic.” — Los Angeles Times’ The Envelope

“Both crowd-pleasing and subtly insightful… Someone buy this movie and end the theatrical-doc cold streak.” — The Hollywood Reporter

RACING DREAMS
A film by Marshall Curry
USA, 96min., PG
Hannover House Films / Official Site

WINNER- Best Documentary- 2009 Tribeca Film Festival

From Academy Award® nominated documentarian Marshall Curry, RACING DREAMS is a coming-of-age story that takes us into the lives of Annabeth (11 years old), Josh (12), and Brandon (13) as they compete for the championship in the World Karting Association’s National Series. Too young to have licenses, but clocking speeds of up to 70 mph, these young drivers race their way through the year-long competition while they navigate the treacherous road between childhood and young adulthood. In intimate moments of young love and family struggle, this exciting and poignant film has been described as “part Catcher in the Rye, part Talladega Nights” and compared to documentary classics like Hoop Dreams and Spellbound.

“Directors Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini show the same appreciation for eccentrics and humanity they brought to “American Splendor”.
— John Anderson,Wall Street Journal

“..This adaptation of Jonathan Ames’ novel exudes the sort of smarts and sophisticated charm specialized audiences seek.”
— Todd McCarthy, Variety

THE EXTRA MAN
A film by Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman
Starring Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, and Katie Holmes.
USA, 108min., R
Magnolia Pictures / Official Site

“Hands down, Kevin Kline’s funniest role in years.”
— Melissa Ryzik, New York Times

A sophisticated and moving comedy, THE EXTRA MAN follows Louis Ives, a lonely dreamer who fancies himself the hero of an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. When a deeply embarrassing incident forces him to leave his job and head to New York City to make a fresh start, Louis rents a room in the ramshackle apartment of Henry Harrison, a penniless, wildly eccentric but brilliant playwright. When Henry’s not dancing alone to obscure music or singing operettas, he’s performing – with great panache – the duties of an “extra man”, a social escort for the wealthy widows of Manhattan high society. These two men, separated in age by more than forty years, develop a volatile mentor/apprentice relationship; forming a memorable bond that bridges their differences.

“One of the current world cinema scene’s most exciting filmmakers.” — Mark Olsen, LA Times

“A rollicking, beat-crazy foodie comedy…Purely entertaining.” — The Onion A.V. Club

SOUL KITCHEN
A film by Fatih Akin
Germany, 99min, NR, (German w/ English subtitles)
IFC Films / Official Site

A delightfully fresh comedy and a delicious, free spirited story of food, friends, and rock & roll.

Young restaurant owner Zinos is down on his luck. His girlfriend Nadine has moved to Shanghai, his Soul Kitchen customers are boycotting the new gourmet chef, and he‘s having back trouble! Things start looking up when the hip crowd embraces his revamped culinary concept, but that doesn‘t mend Zinos’ broken heart. He decides to fly to China for Nadine, leaving the restaurant in the hands of his unreliable ex-con brother Illias. Both decisions turn out disastrously, but Zinos and Illias might still have one last chance to get Soul Kitchen back if they can stop arguing and work together as a team.

“A movie as expertly made as this, and as tender and subtly beautiful as this, deserves to be seen.”
— Cinematical

LOVELY, STILL
A film by Nik Fackler
Starring Martin Landau, Ellen Burtsyn, Elizabeth Banks.
USA, 92min. PG
Monterey Media / Official Site

Feeling lonely in life and in love as Christmas approaches, Robert Malone arrives home from his grocery store job to find a strange woman standing in his home. What begins as an odd and awkward encounter quickly blossoms into what appears to be a romantic late life love affair, taking us on a heartfelt journey. Starring Academy Award® Winners Martin Landau and Ellen Burtstyn.

“Lovely Still is anchored by Landau’s absolutely spellbinding and unexpectedly layered performance.”
— Reel Film Reviews

“Beautifully shot, haunting and haunted.”
— Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

“A documentary masterpiece!” — IndieWire

LAST TRAIN HOME
A film by Lixin Fan
China & Canada, 87min, NR (Chinese w/ English subtitles)
Zeitgeist Films / Official Site

Every spring, China’s cities are plunged into chaos as 130 million migrant workers journey to their home villages for the New Year’s holiday. This mass exodus is the world’s largest human migration—an epic spectacle that reveals a country tragically caught between its rural past and industrial future.Filmed over several years in classic verité style LAST TRAIN HOME follows one couple who’ve embarked on this annual trek for two decades, documenting their reunions with the children they leave behind in order to hold a grueling factory job. Emotionally engaging and starkly beautiful, LAST TRAIN HOME’s intimate observation sheds light on the human cost of China’s ascendance as an economic superpower.

“Elevated by first-rate acting and directing…achieves a subtle but devastating impact.”
— Hollywood Reporter

MADEMOISELLE CHAMBON
A film by Stéphane Brizé
France, 101min, NR (French w/English subtitles)
Kino Lorber Films / Official Site

“A nearly perfect film” — Stephen Holden, New York Times

An elegant, moving tale of an unexpected romance between a married man and his son’s teacher— and their attempt to keep their desires from turning into a full-blown affair. A modern-day Brief Encounter, crafted with enormous grace and subtlety by acclaimed French director Stéphane Brizé.

“A well-crafted romantic comedy [that] combines the glamour of ‘To Catch a Thief’ with the ruckus of a Ben Stiller movie.” — Variety

“It puts most of Hollywood recent romantic comedies to shame.” — Leonard Maltin’s Movie Crazy

HEARTBREAKER
A film by Pascal Chaumeil
Starring Romain Duris and Vanessa Paradis
France, 104min, NR (Frenchw/ English subtitles)
IFC Films / Official Site

An action-packed romantic comedy that was a smash hit in France, where it’s taken in over 4 MILLION ADMISSIONS.

Charming, funny and effortlessly cool, Alex is a professional Don Juan who makes a living breaking up couples with his sister Mélanie. Because business is slow, they go against their principles to break up only unhappy couples and agree to work for the wealthy M. Van Der Bercq, which gives Alex only one week to stop the man’s daughter Juliette from marrying the man she is madly in love with. Alex is soon thrown into his own hilarious seduction “mission impossible” that risks him being caught by his ruthless personal creditors, angry exes and the beautiful and independent Juliette herself. But worst of all, will he discover that when it comes to love, the perfect plan doesn’t exist?

OTHER CURRENT RELEASES BEING BOOKED TODAY:

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (ArtHouse Films) / Life During Wartime (IFC Films)
Nora’s Will (Menemsha Films) / Wild Grass (Sony Pictures Classics) / Winnebago Man (Kino International)
Orlando (Sony Pictures Classics) / I Am Love (IFC Films) / Multiple Sarcasms (Multiple Ave. Releasing)
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Music Box Films) / Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (Sony Pictures Classics)

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Spotted in the Hamptons…

christiana — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:23:49 +0000

A beautiful Opera in Cinema poster!

Shout out to the Parrish Art Museum, showing all our fine Opera in Cinema programs.

To find theaters and showtimes near you, enter your zip code or city on the NOW PLAYING page.

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scott — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:53:05 +0000

Spotlight on Cape Ann Cinema

scott — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 20:50:14 +0000

Cape Ann Community Cinema screening room

Run by film fans, for film fans, to create generations of new film fans, Cape Ann Community Cinema is one of Emerging’s most passionate advocates for the importance of digital cinema and power of the movie-going experience. Forty miles north of Boston, in Gloucester, Massachusetts, America’s oldest seaport, CACC has been bringing the best of independent and classic cinema from the U.S. and around the world to local audiences who might not otherwise discover them, all in an intimate, living room style setting that prompted renowned actress-turned-director Liv Ullmann to exclaim, “Bergman would have loved this place!”

Ever watch a silent film with a live score performed right in the theater? Ever get to ask an Oscar- winning filmmaker what he was thinking when he shot a scene in a particular way? Ever bring a picnic basket into a theater without fear of it being confiscated and you being sent to movie jail for such a heinous affront? You can do all those things and more at the CACC.

The person behind the diverse film schedule is managing director and former film critic Rob Newton, who you can find most days on the couch in the corner in the back of the theater. Unlike the neighborhood multiplex or theatre chains, all programming decisions for CACC are made right in the very theater in which film-goers will enjoy them. Newton brings hundreds of titles to this single screen every year, and Cape Ann consistently invites filmmakers for post-screening Q&As and discussions. Newton and his team are currently planning the lineup for the annual Cape Ann Film Festival, taking place this year from October 1-17 at Cape Ann Community Cinema.

In addition to offering a place for movie fans to gather, CACC is always developing new concepts for film series and themed mini-fests, including a homegrown community cinema concept which Newton plans to launch as OurTown Cinemas in 2011. And if all this wasn’t enough, Cape Ann Community Cinema welcomes creative input from the most important people to them – their patrons – another reason why we’re proud to have them in the Emerging network.

For more information on Cape Ann Community Cinema, visit www.capeanncinema.com.

barcelona contest archived page

scott — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:39:05 +0000

Photo: Gran Teatre del Liceu

Enter to win a week-long trip for two, including airfare, six nights in a first-class hotel and tickets to the opera at the Gran Teatre del Liceu!

You must be 18 or over to win. No purchase necessary. One entry per person. Contest ends 7/31/10. We will not share or sell your email address to any third parties.

OFFICIAL RULES

1. Eligibility.

Emerging Pictures presents “Barcelona Live!” (the “Contest”) is open to all males and females who are at least 18 years of age and above. Employees of Emerging Pictures, its affiliate theatrical venues and/or its advertising, promotion, or publicity agencies and partners, and members of their immediate families and households are not eligible to enter. No purchase is necessary to enter.

2. How to Enter.

The Contest entry period begins on November 16, 2009 and ends on July 31, 2010.

An entrant may enter the contest one of three ways: (1) Submit a postcard with the Entrant’s name, e-mail address, and answers to the qualifying questions to a participating theatre’s box office; or (2) Enter online at www.operaincinema.com by clicking the “Barcelona Live” link and entering the entrant’s name, e-mail address, and answers to the qualifying questions (2) Submit a postcard with the Entrant’s name, e-mail address, and answers to the qualifying questions to:“Barcelona Live”
c/o Emerging Pictures
245 W. 55th St.
New York, NY 10019

Limit one (1) submission per entrant. Submissions become the property of Sponsor, and will not be acknowledged or returned.

3. Qualifying Questions

Regardless of entry method, each Entrant must answer two qualifying questions to be eligible to win the Grand Prize. These are the qualifying questions:

1. When was the Gran Teatre del Liceu founded?
[ ] 1798 [ ] 1847 [ ] 1890

2. What is the Russian title of “Queen of Spades”?
[ ] Eugene Onegin [ ] Pikovaya Dama [ ] Orleanskaya Deva

Both questions are multiple choice, with three possible answers provided. Only one answer is correct per question. Entrants that answer both questions correctly will be eligible for the Grand Prize and will be pooled together as “Eligible Entries.”

4. Drawing

One Grand Prize winner (“Winner”) will be selected in a random drawing on or about August 10, 2010 from the aggregate of all eligible entries received. Awarding of the Grand Prize will be conducted by Emerging Pictures, whose decisions are finals on all matters related to the Contest. Emerging Pictures will notify the Grand Prize winner via e-mail and request a mailing address for mailing of an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release to be executed by the Winner. If the Winner cannot be contact or if the Winner fails to provide his/her mailing address within seventy-two (72) hours of notification, an alternate winner will be selected at random from the remaining Eligible Entries. The Winner will be required to sign and return by mail within 21 days of receipt the Affidavit of Eligibility and Release provided by Emerging Pictures. If the Winner fails to return these forms within the time required, the Grand Prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Any prize notification or prize returned as undeliverable will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate Winner.

4. Grand Prize.

The Grand Prize Winner (“Winner”) will receive a one-week trip for two vacation package to Barcelona. The vacation package includes: two round-trip, coach class airfare tickets to Barcelona (standard blackout restrictions apply), six nights stay in first class hotel accommodations (based on double occupancy) in Barcelona which will include service charges and daily breakfast, two tickets to an opera at the Gran Teatre del Liceu. Vacation package must be arranged within one (1) year of award notification to the Winner. Approximate retail value of the Grand Prize is (US) $5000.

5. The Winner is responsible for all expenses not expressly included in connection with the Grand Prize including, but not limited to, food, beverage, transportation and entertainment costs in Barcelona.

6. For copies of these Official Rules, visit www.operaincinema.com. By submitting an entry or accepting a prize, each entrant agrees to be bound by decisions of the Emerging Pictures and these Official Rules and to comply with all international, federal, state, and local laws and regulations that apply to Entrant’s resident country and to the United States (the Sponsor’s resident country). All national, federal, state, and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the eventual winner. No prize substitutions, transfers or cash alternatives are permitted, except Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value in Sponsor’s sole discretion.

7. By entering the Contest, or accepting a prize, each entrant accepts all of the conditions, restrictions, requirements, and/or regulations required by Sponsor. In addition, each entrant represents and warrants that all information contained in his/her Submission is true and accurate.

8. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, by entering the Contest and/or accepting a prize, each entrant grants to Sponsor the absolute right to use such entrant’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, address (city and state), biographical information, Submission, and any materials based thereon or derived therefrom, or to refrain from so doing, in any manner in any and all media, whether now known or hereafter devised, anywhere in the world in perpetuity for publicity purposes and for purposes of advertising or trade in promoting or publicizing Sponsor, without compensation. Each entrant also agrees that he or she shall not have a right of approval, claim to compensation, or claim (including, without limitation, claims based on invasion of privacy, defamation, or right of publicity) arising out of any use of the entrant’s name, likeness, photographs, voices, addresses (city and state), biographical information, Submission, and any materials.

9. By entering the Contest, each entrant agrees to release, discharge, and hold harmless Sponsor, its directors, officers, employees, agents, successors, and assigns, from and against any and all claims, damages, injuries, trauma, deaths, losses, rights, causes of action, actions, suits, debts, sums of money, or other liabilities, either at law or equity, whether known or unknown, asserted or non-asserted, arising from or in any way, directly or indirectly, relating to the entrant’s participation in the Contest, the awarding, acceptance, use, or misuse of the Prize, or the use of such member’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, biographical information, and/or Submission. Each entrant represents and warrants that he or she has the full right and authority to grant the rights granted herein and that his or her agreement to the terms hereof does not conflict with any existing commitment on his or her part. Contest is void where prohibited, taxed, or otherwise restricted.

10. Sponsor and those working for it or on its behalf will not be responsible for lost, late or misdirected e-mail or for Internet, computer hardware and software, electronic, network, or computer malfunctions or delays, or any other technical error of any kind. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel or modify all or any portions of the Contest if, in its sole discretion, it determines that for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned or if there is fraud or technical errors or malfunctions, viruses, hackers, or other reasons that compromise the fairness or integrity of the Contest in any manner. Entries are void if they contain typographical or other errors. Entries generated by a script, macro or other automated means are void. Entries that are incomplete, mechanically reproduced, tampered with, inaccurate, forged, misdirected, lost, late, delayed, irregular in any way, or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules are also void.

11. To obtain the name of the Winner, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Barcelona Live, Contest Winners, c/o Emerging Pictures, 245 West 55 Street, 4th Floor, New York NY 10019 postmarked no later than July 16, 2010.

12. The Sponsor of the Contest is Emerging Pictures, 245 W. 55th Street, New York, NY 10019.

Emerging Cinemas New Title Update 7/26

scott — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:50:18 +0000

“**** An Amazing Film. It is deep, rich, human.”
— Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times

“It’s impossible not to succumb to the operatic sweep. Visually stunning”
— Melissa Anderson, Village Voice

I AM LOVE
A film by Luca Guadagnino
Starring Tilda Swinton
R, 120min. Italy. (Italian & Russian w/ English subtitles)
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures Official Site

I AM LOVE tells the story of the wealthy Recchi family, whose lives are undergoing sweeping changes when the family patriarch surprises everyone by turning over his massive industrial company to his son Tancredi and his grandson Edo. But Edo dreams of opening a restaurant with his friend Antonio, a handsome and talented chef. At the heart of the family is Tancredi’s wife Emma (Tilda Swinton), a Russian immigrant who has adopted the culture of Milan. An adoring and attentive mother, Emma’s existence is shocked to the core when she falls quickly and deeply in love with Edo’s friend Antonio, and embarks on a passionate love affair that will change her family forever.

“This is the kind of movie you want to talk about afterward.”
— Rober Ebert, Chicago Sun Times

“Orlando provides exciting, wonderfully witty entertainment with glorious settings and costumes… Swinton is extraordinary as the eponymous Orlando”
— Variety

ORLANDO
A film by Sally Potter, based on Virginia Woolf’s novel.
Starring Tilda Swinton and Billy Zane.
Originally released in 1992.
PG-13, 93min. UK. English.
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics Official Site

For this first time in 17 years, Sally Potter’s classic ORLANDO can be seen on the big screen in a newly digitally re-mastered version. Originally released in 1992, the film garnered more than thirty international awards, including two Oscar nominations and Best Young Film in the European Film Awards. It was one of Tilda Swinton’s earliest and most acclaimed performances.

ORLANDO is the story of a journey through time, of someone who lives for four hundred years, first as a man, then as a woman.

Alternately hilarious and tragic, outrageous and poignant, LIFE DURING WARTIME is an audacious comedy with unexpected resonance.

“A pitch-perfect cast… one of the year’s best films.”
— Richard Corliss, Time

“In revisiting his darkly comic 1998 ensembler “Happiness,” Todd Solondz may have made his best film with Life During Wartime.”
— Todd McCarthy, Variety

LIFE DURING WARTIME
A film by Todd Solondz
Starring Allison Janney, Charlotte Rampling, Paris Hilton, Paul Reubens, Ciaran Hinds, Shirley Henderson, Renee Taylor, and Michael Lerner
NR, 97 Minutes, USA
Distributor: IFC Films Official Site

In writer/director Todd Solondz’s part sequel/part variation on his acclaimed film HAPPINESS, three sisters and the people they love struggle to find their places in an unpredictable and volatile world where the past haunts the present and imperils the future. The question of forgiveness and its limits threads throughout a series of intersecting love stories, offering clarity and, perhaps, alternatives to the comforts of forgetting. Ten years have passed since a series of shocking and catastrophic revelations shattered the world of the Jordan family. Now, ghosts circle and loom, trouble and console as sisters Joy (Shirley Henderson), Trish (Allison Janney), and Helen (Ally Sheedy) are each embroiled in their own unique dilemmas. As these characters and storylines dovetail, expand and collide, they create an emotionally resonant portrait of prisoners of love and life.

Winner of 7 ARIELs (Mexico Academy Awards)

NORA’S WILL
A film by Mariana Chenillo
NR, 90min; Mexico. (Spanish w/ English subtitles)
Distributor: Menemsha Films Official Site

Nora had a plan. It would bring her ex-husband, Jose, and the rest of their family together for a magnificent Passover feast. But there is a flaw in her plan- a mysterious photograph from the past, hidden under the bed, which leads Jose to reexamine their relationship and rediscover their undying love for each other.

“Though custom-made for Jewish fests worldwide, NORA has amply demonstrated its crossover credentials with a string of awards in Miami, Morelia and Moscow, and should easily transfer to Stateside arthouses.” — Jay Weissberg, Variety

“”The cast is uniformly appealing in out-of-left-field ways” — Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News

“The film succeeds stylistically where most fall flat in its presentation of the play-within-the-film.”
— Ronnie Scheib, Variety

MULTIPLE SARCASMS
A film by Brooks Branch
Starring Timothy Hutton, Mira Sorvino, Dana Delaney,
Mario Van Peebles, & Stockard Channning.
R, 97min. USA. (English) Official Site

“A smart and sophisticated drama-comedy by first-time writer-director Brooks Branch”
— Tom Keogh, The Seattle Times

It’s New York, 1979. Gabriel Richmond is a talented architect with a seemingly rich life as he has a caring wife, loving daughter and life long friends. Yet, he spends most days in the movie theater, hiding out from work, escaping into a fictional world where he can more readily relate to the made up characters. When fiction shines a mirror on his own life, an inspired Gabriel begins writing a play not-so-loosely based on his reality, examining all of the relationships that make his life what it is.

“One of the funniest documentaries ever made!”
— Michael Moore

“An intriguing meditation on character, celebrity, and the filmmaking process itself.”
— The New Yorker

WINNEBAGO MAN
A film by Ben Steinbauer
NR, 87min, English
Distributor: Kino Lorber Official Site

“Ridiculously entertaining…Viewing with a crowd is highly recommended!” — Filmcritic.com

Jack Rebney is the most famous man you’ve never heard of — an RV salesman whose hilarious, foul-mouthed outbursts circulated underground on VHS tapes in the 90s before turning into a full-blown Internet phenomenon in 2005. Today, the “Winnebago Man” has been seen by more than 20 million people worldwide, and is regarded as one of the first and funniest viral videos. Filmmaker Ben Steinbauer goes in search of Rebney — and finds him living alone on a mountain top, unaware of his fame. WINNEBAGO MAN is a laugh-out-loud look at viral culture and an unexpectedly poignant tale of one man’s response to unintended celebrity.

“Lisbeth is as compelling as any movie character in recent memory.” — Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE
A film by Daniel Alfredson
R, 129min, Swedish w/English Subtitles
Distributor: Music Box Films Official Site

“The girl is still hot, no getting around it.”
— Tom Long, Detroit News

In THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE – the second installment in the best-selling “Millennium” trilogy following THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO* – Mikael Blomkvist is about to run a story that will expose an extensive sex trafficking operation between Eastern Europe and Sweden, implicating well-known and highly placed members of Swedish society. On the eve of publication, the two investigating reporters are murdered and the fingerprints found on the murder weapon belong to Lisbeth Salander.

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