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with an exhibition and films organized by the
Southeast Museum of Photography |
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MIDWAY
GORDON PARKS IN DAYTONA BEACH PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION
This exhibition is located on the second floor of the News-Journal Center on the west side of the theater entrances.
Free and open to the public during regular hours of operation: Monday - Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
221 N. Beach St., Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Call (386) 506-4475 or (386) 226-1888 for more information. |
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All film screenings will be taking place in the Madorsky Theater at the Southeast Museum of Photography. Admission is by donation. |
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THE GOLDEN BOY February 4 - 1:30 pmDir: Mamoulian (USA, 1939) 99 min. Adapted from Clifford Odets famous play, The Golden Boy marked William Holden's first major film appearance. Holden stars as a promising violin player who ruins his career by moonlighting as a prize-fighter. Barbara Stanwyck co-stars as the woman who tries to convince him to give up his musical ambitions.
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THE SEARCH FOR ROBERT JOHNSON
February 10 - 6:00 pm
Dir: Hunt (UK/USA, 1992) 72 min.
John Hammond, Jr. explores the life and times of this legendary bluesman. Hammond, a fine blues musician himself, travels through the small towns of the Mississippi Delta and interviews Johnson's contemporaries and acquaintances. From the film series "Documentary Visions" |
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 THE PIANO LESSON
February 11 - 1:30 pm
Dir: Richards (USA, 1995) 95 min.
Adapted by the playwright August Wilson and directed by Lloyd Richards, the story deals not just with racism and its effects but with the ongoing legacy and curse of slavery on modern blacks. Set in 1920s Pittsburgh, the story deals with the arrival of Boy Willie from Mississippi, to claim a family heirloom from his sister: the piano, carved by their ancestors with symbols of slavery.
From the film series "The Play's the Thing" |
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JAZZ ICONS: SARAH VAUGHAN, LIVE IN '58 AND '64 February 24 - 6:00 pmDir: Various (USA, 2007) 65 min. These concert films feature the "Divine One" in her prime, wrapping her sultry voice around jazz standards and soaring on popular showtunes. One of the greatest voices of the 20th Century, her renditions of songs by Arlen, Bernstein, the Gershwins and Stephen Sondheim are pure magic. See why Sarah Vaughan is invariably mentioned in the same breath as Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. From the film series " Documentary Visions"
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