Though best known for her noir roles, Gloria Grahame shines in this pastoral Rodgers & Hammerstein classic as the coquettish Ado Annie. The sole musical directed by Academy Award–winning Austrian émigré Fred Zinnemann, Oklahoma! tracks the romance between cowboy Curly (Gordon MacRae) and farm girl Laurey (20-year-old Shirley Jones in her film debut) in the…
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11:00 am Look What She Did! Annual Women's History Month Benefit @ Ebell of Los Angeles
Look What She Did!, the nonprofit organization that celebrates the stories of extraordinary women, is proud to announce its annual benefit brunch honoring Melinda White and Lilly Ledbetter. The event will take place at 11:00 a.m. on March 26, 2023, at the Ebell of Los Angeles. Look What She Did was founded in 2017 with…
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2:00 pm Diary of an African Nun with Hester Street @ Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Diary of an African Nun Based on a short story by Pulitzer Prize–winning author Alice Walker, Julie Dash’s (b. 1952) student film, made while attending UCLA’s MFA program during the groundbreaking L.A. Rebellion period—which saw a massive surge in films made by Black students at the university—explores the interior, spiritual life of a young Black…
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5:00 pm Sunday Supper @ Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Every Sunday, Fanny's hosts a weekly Sunday Supper with dishes inspired by The Godfather in conjunction with the Academy Museum's gallery The Art of Moviemaking: The Godfather, dedicated to Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 classic. The family-style menu includes a rotating selection of cheeky specials such as Connie's Crispy Calamari, A Pasta You Can't Refuse, and Sonny's "Bada-Bing!" Ribs, along with a…
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7:30 pm Blazing Saddles @ Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
A Black railroad laborer (Cleavon Little) becomes the sheriff of a Western town in the first of Mel Brooks’s parody films—still one of the best of the genre. Brooks satirizes racism in what is arguably his most taboo-breaking film, full of dialogue both unprintable and endlessly quotable. Blazing Saddles earned nominations for its Film Editing,…
