The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Highlights September Events

The Academy celebrates the arts and sciences of movies with the following events in the month of September:

Both Sides of the Camera: The Innovative Genius of Jerry Lewis
- Jerry Lewis will participate in the program -

Thursday, September 13, at 7 p.m.

 

Samuel Goldwyn Theater
8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills

The Academy's Science and Technology Council presents "Both Sides of the Camera: The Innovative Genius of Jerry Lewis." The evening features Academy Award-winning visual effects supervisor Craig Barron and Academy Award-winning sound designer Ben Burtt for an onstage conversation with Lewis focusing on his love and mastery of technology.

 

An Academy Salute to John and Faith Hubley

            Friday, September 14, at 7:30 p.m.

 

Samuel Goldwyn Theater
8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills

The Academy honors the husband-and-wife team of John and Faith Hubley, who brought a humanistic perspective and a distinctly modern style to postwar American animation. Oscar®-winning animator and renowned animation historian John Canemaker will host this in-depth look at these two iconoclastic artists.

 

The Academy Film Scholars Lecture with Richard B. Jewell

Tuesday, September 18, at 7:30 p.m.

 

Linwood Dunn Theater
1313 Vine Street, Hollywood

Academy film scholar Richard B. Jewell, professor of critical studies at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, will present highlights from his book RKO Radio Pictures: A Titan Is Born. Jewell’s presentation will be followed by a screening of a production typical of the RKO system, "Bachelor Mother" (1939), starring Ginger Rogers and David Niven, and directed by Garson Kanin. Admission to the Academy Film Scholars presentation is free, but tickets are required.

 

Tickets for Academy events are $5 for the general public and $3 for Academy members and students with a valid ID, and may be purchased online at www.oscars.org, in person at the Academy box office, or by mail. Ticketed seating is unreserved. For more information call (310) 247-3600 or visit www.oscars.org.

ABOUT THE ACADEMY
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the world's preeminent movie-related organization, with a membership of more than 6,000 of the most accomplished men and women working in cinema. In addition to the annual Academy Awards–in which the members vote to select the nominees and winners–Academy presents a diverse year-round slate of public programs, exhibitions and events; provides financial support to a wide range of other movie-related organizations and endeavors; acts as a neutral advocate in the advancement of motion picture technology; and, through its Margaret Herrick Library and Academy Film Archive, collects, preserves, restores and provides access to movies and items related to their history. Through these and other activities the Academy serves students, historians, the entertainment industry and people everywhere who love movies.

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