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Poolside Chats
The Art of the Boxing Movie
Join us for a punchy conversation exploring the public's fascination with the artistic and cinematic nature of
boxing movies. In the ring are boxing filmmakers Ron Shelton (Play It to the Bone) and Karyn Kusama (Girlfight);
and authors Joyce Carol Oates (On Boxing) and Gerald L. Early (The Culture of Bruising: Essays on Prizefighting).
Moderator: Elvis Mitchell
When Oscar Met Tony
Join us as we explore the new wave of plays and musicals being adapted into movies, and movies being adapted for
the stage. We will examine everything from artistic challenges to the differences in the mediums and why this
cross-over has been such a success. Chatting with us are Oscar winner Bill Condon (Chicago, Dreamgirls), MGM On
Stage President Darcie Denkert (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), and acclaimed Broadway
Producer/Director/Actor/Lyricist, Oscar- and Tony-winner Joel Grey (Cabaret), Producer Marc Platt (Wicked), George C. Wolfe (Angels in America, Lackawanna Blues).
Moderator: Pete Hammond
LA Writes Itself
She has played more characters than any starlet you know. Explore Los Angeles - cinema's most elusive muse.
Join novelist Steve Erickson (Days Between Stations, Our Ecstatic Days) and screenwriters Stuart Beattie (Collateral)
and Paul Mazursky (Down and Out in Beverly Hills) as they discuss the art of interpreting and reinterpreting the city of angels.
Moderator: David L. Ulin.
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