FREE! Film and Television Lecture Series
Join us on select days at 7 pm in the Discovery Theater with acclaimed Film & TV critic Ron Miller as he discusses his personal association and interviews with legendary film and TV celebrities such as Lucille Ball, Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, Alfred Hitchcock, Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck, Elizabeth Taylor as well as Halle Berry, Angelina Jolie and George Clooney, among others. Along with his personal anecdotes with these stars, Ron will show clips and occasionally, full length films from his personal collection.
Five Weeks with Oscar
Wednesday Nights 7 - 9 pm. Five Programs about the Academy Awards presented by film and television critic Ron Miller.
February 10: The Oscars - Then & Now
How the Academy Awards began and how they operate 80 years later. With rare scenes from the first Oscar contenders of 1927-28.
February 17: Oscar's All-Time Best Picture Winners
Ron presents scenes from the Oscar winning films he thinks have stood the test of time, starting with "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930)
February 24th: Oscar's All-Time Best Performances
Ron shows clips from his favorite Oscar performances and talks about his meetings with some of the winners from the first two-time winner Luise Rainer ("The Great Ziegfeld," "The Good Earth") through today's new crop of winners, including Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Angelina Jolie and Meryl Streep.
March 3: Picking the Winners
Ron previews Sunday's Oscar competition with clips of the nominated films and performances. Audience members vote for their own choices.
March 10: Oscar Post-Mortem
Ron has been doing "post-mortems" on the Academy Awards for more than 30 years. Tonight the audience joins in to crititue the Oscar telecast and the prizewinners. PLUS Ron's "Oscar Oddities" with clips from some of the strangest Oscar choices of all time.
No admission charge - Complimentary popcorn and coffee.
