Monday, September 26, 2005
There is a documentary film that -- unintentionally -- came to be about the Mike's Place suicide bombing. It is undergoing a limited showing in the US in order to qualify for a 2005 Academy Award nomination. The film will show in West Hollywood, New York City, Denver, San Francisco and Boston. I will definitely seek it out during its Boston showing.
A trailer is available here: From Israel to New York, Blues by the Beach Gets Top Reviews
Death and injury came in the twinkling of an eye, intruding on the idyll the filmmakers had begun to capture: a suicide bomber exploded himself on Jam Nite. Yanai Weiss and Ran Baron, two musicians, and Dominique Hass, a waitress who had emigrated from France, were killed. Among the dozens injured in the powerful blast are: Avi Tabib, the security guard, who heroically saved everyone inside the bar by pushing the bomber out the doorway; and one of the three filmmakers - Jack Baxter, an American documentary producer and investigative journalist, who came to Tel Aviv and found a story to tell about present day Israel at Mike's Place.
...Pavla and Joshua continued to film, showing it all from the eye of the hurricane.
They attended the daily Mike's Place "family" gatherings till the early mornings, visited the injured in hospital, recorded the vibrant original live blues of Mike's Place, and followed preparations for the memorial service that marked the reopening of the bar. Blues By The Beach not only has footage of a suicide bombing; the film illustrates the effects of terror, the aftermath and moving on. Pavla and Joshua see a real-life dramatic script writing itself before their camera and understand that the emotional upheaval in their personal relationship is an integral part of the Israeli Experience and the story of the Mike's Place bombing.
Show times and locations are in the extended entry.
Are Proud to Announce
The Award Winning
Blues By The Beach
A Joshua Faudem Film
will open for a limited run in October 2005
to qualify for an Academy Award nomination
for the 2005 Best Documentary Film
West Hollywood, New York City, Denver,
San Francisco and Boston
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West Hollywood, CA
2 Screenings
Saturday, October 8 and Sunday, October 9
11:30 AM (both days)
Sunset 5 Theatre (Laemmle)
8000 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA
tel (323) 848-3500
web http://laemmle.com...
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New York City, NY
2 Screenings
Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16
11:30 AM (both days)
Quad Cinema
34 West 13th St. (bet. 5th & 6th Ave.)
New York City, NY
tel (212) 255-8800
web http://www.quadcinema.com
After the show on Saturday please join us at
Pete's Tavern located at 129 E. 18th St., (212) 473-7676
After the show on Sunday please join us for brunch
at One91 located at 191 Orchard St., (212) 982-4770
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Denver, CO
2 Screenings
Thursday, October 20 and Friday, October 21
2:30 PM (both days)
Mayan Theatre (Landmark)
110 Broadway (bet. 1st & 2nd Ave.)
Denver, CO
tel (303) 352-1992
web http://www.landmarktheatres.com/...
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San Francisco, CA
2 Screenings
Wednesday, October 26 and Thursday, October 27
12:00 PM (both days)
Opera Plaza Cinema (Landmark)
601 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA
tel (415) 267-4893
web http://www.landmarktheatres.com/...
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Cambridge (Boston), MA
2 Screenings
Saturday, October 29 and Sunday, October 30
11:30 AM (both days)
Kendall Square Cinema (Landmark)
1 Kendall Square
Cambridge, MA
tel (617) 499-1996
web http://www.landmarktheatres.com/...
How do you go about to order a copy of this documenty? What is the cost of it?