Friday's program focuses on the career of the Aacta award-winning David Gulpilil, kicking off with a performance by Frank Yamma and a conversation between Gulpilil and director Darlene Johnson, followed by screenings of One Red Blood and Charlie's Country.
It's divided into five sections, and at the PMCA, the entire 54-minute loop only gets screened every day at noon, followed by screenings of just the first, fourth, and fifth sections.
Just like an old-fashioned publicity stunt, their presence helped "The Blind Side" connect with a male, sports-oriented audience that was roped in through blog reports and by screenings for college sports fans, some of them organized by the coaches themselves.
As previously reported, this year's event will be book-ended by screenings of David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises and The Darjeeling Ltd, from director Wes Anderson.
"ZENTROPA" marks the decadent climax of Mr. von Trier's early period, fully accounted for in the series by screenings of "LIBERATION PICTURES," "THE ELEMENT OF CRIME," "EPIDEMIC" and n "MEDEA".
Green Day's South By Southwest live performance at the Moody Theater will be accompanied by screenings of "Broadway Idiot," a documentary about the adaptation of the band's "American Idiot" album for the Broadway stage, and "¡Cuatro!," a film about the band's recording of the "¡Uno!," "¡Dos!," and "¡Tré!" albums.
The center's programs will include not only exhibitions, but also residencies for artists from the Middle East, lectures by experts and screenings of relevant films and documents.
In addition to exhibitions, GRI organizes lectures (open to the public), colloquia (most open to the public), workshops (by invitation only), and screenings of films and videos (open to the public).
Saturday looks at the new blak wave of film and TV with a performance by Ursula Yovich and screenings of The Turning, Gods of Wheat Street and Redfern Now.
Next month's flamenco events include concerts at Carnegie Hall from Feb. 10 to 13 (tickets: $30 to $42; information: (212) 247-7800) and free screenings of films by Carlos Saura, as well as lectures and performances, at the Instituto Cervantes, 211 East 49th Street, Manhattan, (212 308-7720.
