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Narrated by actor and art collector Steve Martin, this film traces Hopper's varied influences, from French impressionism to the gangster films of the 1930s. The documentary uses archival photographs and film, new footage of locations painted by Hopper in New York and along the New England coast, and interviews with artists Eric Fischl and Red Grooms, scholars, and curators. (30 mins.) A short version will be shown continuously in the exhibition. This film was made possible by the HRH Foundation. Shown in conjunction with Edward Hopper.
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While motion picture films have been around for more than a century, film is still a relative newcomer in the pantheon of fine arts. In the 1950s, when television became widely available, industry analysts predicted the demise of local movie theaters. Despite competition from television's increasing technological sophistication over the 1960s and 1970s, such as the development of color television and large screens, motion picture cinemas continued. In the 1980s, when the widespread availability of inexpensive videocassette recorders enabled people to select films for home viewing, industry analysts again wrongly predicted the death of the local cinemas.
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UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Pictures has set a new box-office record by becoming the first studio to ever open two films back-to-back to more than $50 million. 2 Fast 2 Furious, the follow-up to the Summer 2001 box office sensation about the super-charged world of street racing, opened first at the domestic box office with $50.4 million in its first three days of release. Just two weeks prior, Bruce Almighty opened with $85.7 million over the Memorial Day weekend, the largest opening ever for a non-sequel comedy and career bests for both its star and director, Jim Carrey and Tom Shadyac.
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The Jury selected Tia Lesson and Carl Deal's film Trouble the Water for top honors from the 16 films in the Documentary Competition of U.S. films. An aspiring rap artist and her streetwise husband, armed with a video camera, show what survival means when they are trapped in New Orleans by deadly floodwaters and seize a chance for a new beginning. Presenting the award to Lesson and Deal, Juror Eugene Jarecki said, "It is with our pride and our outrage that the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary goes to Trouble the Water."
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Movie lovers now have more ways -- hundreds more ways -- to enjoy a night at home with one of their favorite films. Beginning this month, Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK), the country's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services, is delivering 250 additional movies every month on its ON DEMAND service at no extra charge. With these new movies, customers now have access to more than 800 movies per month on ON DEMAND -- the most extensive video-on-demand movie lineup available anywhere today.
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[W]hile most go traditional with their holiday films, some named a handful of relatively "newer" movies including "Home Alone," "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" and "The Santa Clause." "Polar Express" was the only all-time holiday favorite made in the last 10 years.
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