At Cinema Arts Centre

(Long Island, N.Y.) Hot New Movies! Starting December 3: NUREMBERG • Starting December 17: BLACK SWAN • Starting December 25: THE KING’S SPEECH

Coming Soon: WHITE MATERIAL • MADE IN DAGENHAM • I LOVE YOU, PHILIP MORRIS • RABBIT HOLE • TINY FURNITURE • THE TEMPEST
 
December 3-9
Nuremberg: Greatest Courtroom Drama in History
One of the greatest courtroom dramas in history, Nuremberg is the first complete restoration of the U.S. Government’s 1948 film about the historic Nuremberg trial
In person: Co-creator Sandra Schulberg on December 3 & 4 at 7:00pm, & December 5 at 2pm
Reception follows 7:00pm shows on Friday & Saturday, December 3 & 4 ($9 Members / $13 Public) Call for other showtimes ($10/Public, $6/Members no advance tickets)
 
Anything But Silent: Classics with Live Organ Accompaniment by MoMA’s Ben Model
Tuesday, December 7 at 7:30pm
SHERLOCK, Jr.
Starring Buster Keaton as a projectionist who dreams of being a famous detective
$9 Members / $13 Public / Tickets can be purchased online, www.CinemaArtsCentre.org at the box office during theatre hours or by calling Brown Paper Tickets toll free at 1-800-838-3006 more info HERE
 
Creativity Film Series Sponsored by Ginger & Stu Polisner
Thursday, December 9 at 7:30pm
KINGS OF PASTRY
In Person: Filmmakers DA Pennebaker & Chris Hegedus
$9 Members / $13 Public /Includes screening, Q&A, & reception with desserts by La Bonne Boulangerie
Tickets can be purchased online, www.CinemaArtsCentre.org at the box office during theatre hours or by calling Brown Paper Tickets toll free at 1-800-838-3006 more info HERE
CAC favorites return!  The legendary documentary filmmaking team, DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus (DONT LOOK BACK, MONTEREY POP, THE WAR ROOM), secured exclusive access to shoot this never-before-filmed event. They follow chef Jacquy Pfeiffer, co-founder of Chicago’s French Pastry School and sixteen contenders who seek the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France (“MOF”), France’s highest honor in the sublime art of patisserie, employing vast amounts of sugar, butter and eggs – not to mention adrenaline – as they race to create gorgeous, fantastical, delicious creations without shattering them. It’s a suspenseful quest for artistic perfection – brimming with passion, sacrifice, disappointment, and joy.
 
Recorded LIVE from the National Theatre, London
Nicholas Hytner’s brilliant production of William Shakespeare’s
HAMLET
Friday, December 10 at 7:30 pm
“A compelling production with many insights and twists…Rory Kinnear proves a Hamlet of great individuality and distinction.” – Daily Telegraph FOUR STARS – ‘A chilling production that demands to be seen.’- The Independent
Click HERE for details $20 Members / $25 Public Tickets can be purchased online, www.CinemaArtsCentre.org at the box office during theatre hours or by calling Brown Paper Tickets toll free at 1-800-838-3006 more info CLICK HERE
 
HOLIDAY EVENT
An Evening with
LESLIE CARON
Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 7:30pm
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
Film, Discussion w/Q&A, Reception, Book Signing
Members $20 / Public $30 Tickets can be purchased online, www.CinemaArtsCentre.org at the box office during theatre hours or by calling Brown Paper Tickets toll free at 1-800-838-3006
One of the best-loved and admired film stars of our time, twice Academy Award nominated, Emmy-winning Leslie Caron has chosen the Cinema Arts Centre for a rare U.S. appearance to accompany the paperback publication of her memoir, Thank Heaven – sure to be a cherished gift just in time for the holidays. An American in Paris stars Gene Kelly & Leslie Caron, directed by Vincente Minnelli. MORE INFO HERE
 
Theater of the Wild
Wednesday, December 15 @ 7:30 pm
The Silent Partner (1978)
Starring Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer and Susannah York 
A bank teller is held up at gun point in his bank. Luckily for him he receives a clue that this is going to occur and diverts most of the cash into his own safety deposit box. The ruse works well, but for the fact that the crook resents the fact that he has been outsmarted. There ensues a terrific battle of wits. $10/Public, $6/Members no advance tickets more info click here
 
Starts December 17
Black Swan
Darren Aronofsky’s thriller zeros in on the relationship between a veteran ballet dancer and a rival, starring Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis and Vincent Cassel. $10/Public, $6/Members no advance tickets
Black Swan is a psychological thriller set in the world of New York City ballet starring Natalie Portman as a featured dancer who finds herself locked in a web of competitive intrigue with a new rival at the company
 
Brett Sherris’ Summer Camp Cinema:  Horror & Classic Camp Double Features
SWEENEY TODD & EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
Saturday, December 18 at 11pm
Click HERE for details. $9 Members / $13 Public / Tickets can be purchased online, www.CinemaArtsCentre.org at the box office during theatre hours or by calling Brown Paper Tickets toll free at 1-800-838-
 
Starts Christmas Day
The King’s Speech
The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.
starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter $10/Public, $6/Members no advance tickets
 
Holiday Events: Cinema For Kids!
NEW YORK CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL
Sunday, December 26 –– Saturday, January 1 at 12Noon
Admission: CAC Members $6 / Children $4.50 / General Public $10
North America’s largest festival of film for children and teens and stands at the forefront of a movement to define a new, more provocative and compelling film for kids. Each year the festival presents a kaleidoscopic collection of the best new animation, live action & experimental film. Click HERE for details
December 26: THE SECRET OF KELLS
December 27: AZUR & ASMAR
December 28: KIDS FLIX MIX 2010
December 29: PARTY MIX 2010
December 30: GIRLS POV
December 31: AARDMAN RETROSPECTIVE
January 1: THE SECRET OF KELLS
 
CAC’s Rock Legends Live! Rare concert clips from Shelley Archives
Tuesday, December 28 @ 7:30pm
CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG
RARE CLIPS (1969-1975)
Guest Speaker Freeport Archivist Bill Shelley
$9 Members / $13 Public / Includes reception. Tickets can be purchased online, www.CinemaArtsCentre.org at the box office during theatre hours or by calling Brown Paper Tickets toll free at 1-800-838-3006
CSNY”S classic songs became a voice for young people and a backlash against the Vietnam War and the Nixon administration. This thrilling evening of rare performances includes many of their greatest songs: “Carry On,” “Judy Blue Eyes,” “Teach Your Children,” “Woodstock,” “Wooden Ships,” “Our House,” “Ohio” and more! Master archivist Bill Shelley of Shelley Archives will present amazing CSN&Y clips from concerts, television appearances, rehearsals, and promotional films.
 
Theater of the Wild
Wednesday, December 29 @ 7:30 pm
Gone with the Pope
Duke Mitchell’s long-lost 1970s crime saga.  A renowned nightclub entertainer, singer and movie actor known as “Mr. Palm Springs,” Mitchell directs and stars in GONE WITH THE POPE as an ex-con who hatches a plan to kidnap the Pope in exchange for the ransom of “a dollar from every Catholic in the world.” The movie has been described as “the holy grail for lovers of B-movies” and “a true gem from the American underground.”
$10/Public, $6/Members no advance tickets Click HERE for details
 
Live Music in the Sky Room Café Presented by Long Island Pulse Magazine SingerSongwriter Series
Wednesday, December 29 at 8:00pm
PHIL MINISSALE & JOE IADANZA local troubadours perform Folk and Americana music
Admission is FREE
 
Music Legends Live! Rare footage from Shelley Archives
Thursday, December 30 at 7:30pm
FRANK SINATRA
Guest Speaker: Freeport Archivist BILL SHELLEY
$9 Members / $13 Public / Includes reception. Tickets can be purchased online, www.CinemaArtsCentre.org at the box office during theatre hours or by calling Brown Paper Tickets toll free at 1-800-838-3006
The Chairman of the Board, featuring rare performances from the 1940’s until the 1980’s. This one-night-only event will highlight his musical legacy in the recording industry, live concert venues, television, and motion pictures.
 
HOLIDAY EVENT
Friday, December 31
NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION!
Movies, Light Refreshments & Champagne at Midnight!
Watch exciting new films (The King’s Speech, Black Swan, 3rd titleTBA) Enjoy tasty light refreshments in the Sky Room Cafe, and share a Champagne Toast while watching the big ball in Times Square drop at midnight on the Cinema giant TV screen. 3 Films Approximately 7pm-ish & 9pm-ish (exact times will be available close to showdate) Choose which time slot you wish to attend. Refreshments will be available before and after films, 6pm – Midnight
$20 Members / $25 Public Tickets can be purchased online, www.CinemaArtsCentre.org at the box office during theatre hours or by calling Brown Paper Tickets toll free at 1-800-838-3006
 
JANUARY 2011
REAL TO REEL: A DOCUMENTARY FILM SERIES SPONSORED BY STUART & GINGER POLISNER
Thursday, January 6 at 7:30pm
BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A DOLLAR?
In Person: Long Island Filmmaker THOM HOFFMAN
Long Island filmmaker Thom Hoffman will present his latest film and lead a discussion on the Great Depression and how the rise in our collective expectations may have left us ill-equipped to confront another economic disaster
$9 Members / $13 Public / Includes reception. Tickets can be purchased online, www.CinemaArtsCentre.org at the box office during theatre hours or by calling Brown Paper Tickets toll free at 1-800-838-3006
 
The Story Structure of Motion Pictures Screenwriting Course
8 Saturdays
January 8 thru February 26
10:30am – 12:30pm
Cinema Arts Centre proudly presents the return of its popular screenwriting class with Stephen Martin Siegel, an award-winning screenwriter who resides on Long Island. He taught film & television writing for ten years at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where he earned an M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing. He has worked under contract toTouchstone Pictures, a division of Walt Disney Pictures, and has written screenplays for such diverse names as Sean Connery, Dawn Steel and Dick Clark. If you’ve ever had an idea for a movie but didn’t know how to develop it into a screenplay, or if you just love movies and want to know more about them, this course is for you. Designed for beginners, it explores the techniques involved in writing and/or understanding movies.
$200 Tickets can be purchased online, www.CinemaArtsCentre.org at the box office during theatre hours or by calling Brown Paper Tickets toll free at 1-800-838-3006 Click HERE for details
 
Theater of the Wild
NIGHT TRAIN TO TERROR
Wednesday, January 12 at 7:30pm
Click HERE for details. $10/Public, $6/Members no advance tickets
 
MARTIN LUTHER KING BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE
Sunday, January 16 & Monday, January 17
HAVE YOU HEARD FROM JOHANNESBURG?
One of the most exciting cinematic events of the year, Connie Field’s epic 7-part film takes us on a lively, tension-filled, heart-rending and ultimately thrilling journey from the start of Apartheid to the triumphant overthrow of South Africa’s racist system. $12 Member / $16 Public Includes Bagel/Croissant Brunch. For Details  Go To www.CinemaArtsCentre.org
 
Recorded LIVE from the National Theatre, London
Friday, January 21 at 7:30pm
Nominated for 11 Tony Awards
FELA! The controversial life of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti
“There should be dancing in the streets. There has never been anything like this.” -Ben Brantley, New York Times Click HERE for details
$20 Members / $25 Public Tickets can be purchased online, www.CinemaArtsCentre.org at the box office during theatre hours or by calling Brown Paper Tickets toll free at 1-800-838-3006
 
Theater of the Wild
Wednesday, January 26 @ 7:30 pm
MY BODY HUNGERS
$10/Public, $6/Members no advance tickets
 
Live Music in the Sky Room Café Presented by Long Island Pulse Magazine SingerSongwriter Series
Wednesday, January 26 at 8:00pm
JAY SCOTT & rorie kelly pairing roots rock and punky folk integrity
Admission is FREE
 
Special Event Co-Presented by CAC & Heckscher Museum
Thursday, January 27 @ 7:30pm
ORSON WELLES’ F FOR FAKE
Guest speaker TBA.  A documentary about fraud and fakery. $9 Members / $13 Public
 
STARTS Friday, January 28
 Mike Leigh’s ANOTHER MAN. Starring Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen. A married couple who have managed to remain blissfully happy into their autumn years.
 
FEBRUARY 2011
Saturday, February 5
REEL ABILITIES FILM FEST
Movies about Disabilities. Details tbd
 
CAC’s Rock Legends Live! Rare concert clips from Shelley Archives
Tuesday, February 15 @ 7:30pm
SIMON & GARFUNKEL
Guest Speaker Freeport Archivist Bill Shelley
$9 Members / $13 Public / Includes reception. Tickets can be purchased online, www.CinemaArtsCentre.org at the box office during theatre hours or by calling Brown Paper Tickets toll free at 1-800-838-3006
 
Recorded LIVE from the National Theatre, London
Friday, February 18 at 7:30 pm
KING LEAR
$20 Members / $25 Public Tickets can be purchased online, www.CinemaArtsCentre.org at the box office during theatre hours or by calling Brown Paper Tickets toll free at 1-800-838-3006
 
Live Music in the Sky Room Café Presented by Long Island Pulse Magazine SingerSongwriter Series
Wednesday, February 23 at 8:00pm Admission is FREE
The innovative compositions of songwriters
Neil Cavanagh & John-Flor Sisante
 
Sunday, February 27, 2011
SAVE THE DATE!
Academy Awards Night at the Cinema Arts Centre
Ballot Contest, Wine, Taste of Huntington Dinner, Trivia Prizes & More!
Tickets go on sale soon. For details contact Rene Bouchard at (631) 423-7611, ext. 18 or rene@cinemmaartscentre.org
 
Since 1973, presenting the best U.S., International, Independent & Repertory films on 3 screens 365 days of the year, in a comfortable ambience including the sculpture garden & The Sky Room Café, the Cinema Arts Centre is located at 423 Park Ave (just south of 25a), Huntington, NY 11743 (25 miles east of New York City). Admission for regular programs: $10.00. Discounts for members, seniors, students & children. CAC is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization. For further information call 631-423-7611. To sign up for weekly email schedule: info@CinemaArtsCentre.org  Membership and Schedule: www.cinemaartscentre.org/

The mission of the Cinema Arts Centre is to bring the best in cinematic artistry to Long Island, and use the power of film to expand the awareness and consciousness of our community.