Thu Apr 10 - Thu May 8 Cinema Supper Club: Carmen Jones Website

Description Cinema Supper Club: A Cultural Kaleidoscope Legion of Honor Lincoln Park, San Francisco Thursdays, April 3 – May 8, 2008 legionofhonor.org View movies that reflect a spectrum of cultural events including live theater and music while avoiding weekend crowds with after-hours access to the special exhibition Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s Life, 1990-2005. A newly expanded menu is now available in both the Legion café bar and dining room. Supper: Reservations are recommended (first seating at 6pm) and must be made separately by calling 415.750.7633. A menu for the bar area is also available. Cinema: Screening begins at 8pm. Tickets are $20 ($10 members) for the movie and special exhibition. For the special exhibition only, admission is $15 (members are free). Tickets are on a first-come, first-served basis and do not include the price of dinner nor a dinner table reservation. Purchase tickets at museumtix.com. April 10: Carmen Jones (1954; 105 min.) A modern adaptation of the Bizet opera "Carmen" with new lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Army soldier Joe (Harry Belafonte) falls in love with Carmen (Dorothy Dandridge), a beautiful and seductive factory worker. April 17: Shakespeare in Love (1998, 123 min.) A young William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes), out of ideas and short of cash, meets his ideal woman, Viola (Gwyneth Paltrow) and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays. April 24: Singin’ in the Rain (1952, 103 min.) Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor combine their talents in one of the best musicals ever made. When Hollywood attempts the transition from silent movies to talkies, matinee idol Kelly hopes to make the cut. May 1: The Red Violin (1952, 103 min.) The long-lost "red violin" crafted in the Italian Renaissance shows up at an auction, enthralling a curious connoisseur (Samuel L. Jackson). In flashbacks through three centuries, the instrument reveals its mysterious history – and the lives of its previous owners. May 8: All That Jazz (1979, 123 min.) Director/choreographer Bob Fosse's autobiographical film celebrates the raunchy underbelly of show business through a story that details the sordid life of Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider), a womanizing, drug-using dancer. Please note: The front entrance to the museum will be closed for this event. Enter through the terrace level entrance on the north side of the building at the top of the ramp.

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