‘All Kurosawa, all the time’ could be the Academy’s motto for its triple-header evening dedicated to director Akira Kurosawa. A screening of the newly restored 1950 masterpiece, “Rashomon,” will be followed by a panel discussion hosted by LA Times film critic Kenneth Turan featuring Kurosawa’s collaborators, friends and son Hisao Kurosawa. The affair will close with the unveiling of the Academy’s new exhibition, “Akira Kurosawa: Film Artist.” Drawing on materials from his seven-decade career, the extensive retrospective will include more than 100 original pre-production drawings, calligraphy, hand-painted costumes, annotated screenplays, photographs, correspondence and film clips.
The Academy’s three-month salute to Akira Kurosawa will continue with screenings of five more of the director’s Academy Award®-nominated and winning films: “Kagemusha,” “Seven Samurai,” “Ran,” “Yojimbo” and “Dersu Uzala.”
WHEN: 8pm
ADMISSION: $5 General/$3 Members & Students
TICKETS: www.oscars.org/events/kurosawa/index.html
WHERE: Samuel Goldwyn Theater
ADDRESS: 8949 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
PHONE: (310) 247-3600
WEBSITE: www.oscars.org
