Longest Light, Shortest Shadow

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Final iteration of Film-In-Residence: Max Fleischer Studios

Saturday June 24, 2023
Doors open 3:30PM - Film starts at 4:00PM
$10 General Admission / $5 VPES Members

 

Fim-In-Residence will showcase a selection of Fleischer’s rare, silent-era animations like Koko the Clown in It's The Cats with live accompaniment from Mista Ragtime (aka John Reed-Torres) followed by a selection of short documentaries, ‘Screen Song’ cartoons and more.
 

~ The Afternoon's Program ~
"Muties" (a.k.a. silents) accompanied by Mista Ragtime: 40 min.
15 min. intermission
"Talkies" (a.k.a. recorded sound): 40 min.
 

This event and exhibition are sponsored in part by the Velaslavasay Panorama Enthusiast Society, by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the California Arts Council, a state agency.

 

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70th Anniversary screening of Robot Monster (1953) in 3-D co-presented by 3-D SPACE

Saturday July 1, 2023
Doors open 7:30PM - Screening starts at 8:00PM
$15 General Admission / $12 VPES & 3-D SPACE Members
 

Here is your opportunity to finally see Robot Monster, the incredible cult classic film, as director Phil Tucker intended - in the miracle of Tru-Stereo Three Dimension. It will be 70 years since its original theatrical run in Los Angeles in 1953, AND... we'll be joined by actor Gregory Moffett, who played 10-year-old Johnny, for a special IN-PERSON introduction to the movie.

This special showing is not just a celebration of Robot Monster for its 70th anniversary. It's also a celebration of its stunning new restoration by the 3-D Film Archive, its imminent release on 3-D Blu-Ray and DVD from BayView Entertainment, and the 5th Anniversary of the 3-D SPACE museum opening its doors.

Robot Monster (1953)
Directed by Phil Tucker
Starring George Nader, Gregory Moffett & Claudia Barrett
Digital Projection in 3-D
66 minutes / B&W

 

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Film-In-Residence: The Beaver Trilogy (2000)

Saturdays at 4:00pm
July 8, 15, 22, 2023
Tickets $10 General / $5 VPES

Doors Open: 3:30pm
Tour Exhibits/Meet & Greet with Celebrities: 3:30pm - 4:00pm
Film: 4:00pm - 5:30pm
 

 

 

✩✩✩ CELEBRITY GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE AT EACH SCREENING ✩✩✩

The Beaver Trilogy is a series of three short films on the same subject, shot over the course of 6 years: The Beaver Kid (1979), Beaver Kid 2 (1981), The Orkly Kid (1985). The films document and then recreate (with a young Sean Penn) and recreate again (with a young Crispin Glover), the chance encounter between director Trent Harris and performer/impersonator/Union Pacific Railroad worker Groovin’ Gary in Salt Lake City, 1979.

Trent meets Groovin’ Gary in the parking lot of Channel 2 Salt Lake City, and captures his myriad impersonations (Oliva Newton John, Barry Manilow, Sylvester Stallone as Rocky), his red velvet interior ‘64 Chevy, and his elation at the chance to be “on the tube”. Weeks later, Trent’s fascination develops further on a trip to Groovin’ Gary’s hometown of Beaver, Utah, for a community talent show. The original encounter and its recreations, which morph and fragment with each subsequent retelling, form the infamous Beaver Trilogy.

Film-in-Residence is a series of casual matinee film viewings, accompanied by a self-guided tour of the exhibits at the Velaslavasay Panorama.

 

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