June, 08 – Wednesday Movie Club @ DniproWOA – Tribute
to Marilyn.
The WOA's Movie Club offered big-screening of
"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes".
It is a 1953 film adaptation of the 1949 stage musical about two singers who
travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the disapproving
father of one's fiancé to keep an eye on her, as well as a rich, enamored old
man and many other doting admirers. Director: Howard Hawks. Starring: Jane
Russell, Marilyn Monroe and others.
Monroe's character is the gold-digging Lorelei Lee
for which the film is often remembered. Monroe's rendition of the song
"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" and her pink dress are considered
iconic. The performance has inspired homages by Madonna, Geri Halliwell, Kylie
Minogue, Nicole Kidman, Anna Nicole Smith, Christina Aguilera, and James
Franco.
Number of participants – 10 persons.
June, 15 – Wednesday Movie Club @ DniproWOA
Inception is a 2010 science fiction heist thriller
film written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan. The film stars a
large ensemble cast that includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Joseph
Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ken Watanabe, Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao, Cillian
Murphy, Tom Berenger, and Michael Caine. DiCaprio plays a professional thief
who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets.
He is offered a chance to have his criminal history erased as payment for a
task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of
another person's idea into a target's subconscious.
Participant number: 6 persons.
Have a look at more pictures, please
June 22 – «Wednesday Movie Club» / «Кіноклуб по середах» –
All About Eve is a 1950 American drama film written
and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It was
based on the 1946 short story "The Wisdom of Eve" by Mary Orr,
although screen credit was not given for it.
The film stars Bette Davis as Margo Channing, a
highly regarded but aging Broadway star. Anne Baxter plays Eve Harrington, an
ambitious young fan who insinuates herself into Channing's life, ultimately
threatening Channing's career and her personal relationships. George Sanders,
Celeste Holm, Hugh Marlowe, Barbara Bates, Gary Merrill, and Thelma Ritter also
appear, and the film provided one of Marilyn Monroe's earliest important roles.
Praised by critics at the time of its release, All
About Eve received 14 Academy Awards nominations (a feat unmatched until the
1997 film Titanic) and won six, including Best Picture. All About Eve is the
only film in Oscar history to receive four female acting nominations (Davis and
Baxter as Best Actress, Holm and Ritter as Best Supporting Actress). All About
Eve was selected in 1990 for preservation in the United States National Film
Registry and was among the first 50 films to be registered. All About Eve
appeared at #16 on AFI's 1998 list of the 100 best American films.
Number of participants – 7 persons.
#DniproWOA #AllAboutEve
The Wednesday Movie Club at Wibdow on America
center Dnipro offered big-screening of American political satire comedy film.
The
Campaign is a 2012 film starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis as two
North Carolinians vying for a seat in Congress. The screenplay was written by
Shawn Harwell and Chris Henchy, and directed by Jay Roach. The film is the last
performance of Uggie as himself, before his death in 2015.
Plot:
An incumbent congressman embroiled in personal scandal faces a no-holds-barred
challenge from a naive newcomer funded by two unscrupulous billionaire lobbyist
brothers.
Number of participants – 9 persons.
#DniproWOA #TheCampaign
