ADG Film Society And American Cinematheque Screening/Panel "5,000 Fingers of Dr. T" July 18, 2010

LOS ANGELES, July 12, 2010 -- The Art Directors Guild (ADG) Film Society and American Cinematheque will honor Production Designer Rudolph Sternad with a screening of the film “The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T” (1953) on Sunday, July 18, at 5:30 pm at the Aero Theatre (1328 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica). Sponsored by Variety, this film is the third of this year’s screening series highlighting the work of renowned Production Designers and their creative colleagues. A panel discussion will follow with Henry Jenkins, a USC Professor of Cinematic Art and an author, whose most recent book, Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide, is recognized as a hallmark of recent research on the subject of transmedia storytelling; and Craig Hodgetts, Architect and design scholar whose projects include the Los Angeles Public Library, Hollywood Bowl's new bandstand, Gershwin Gallery at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. The panel will be moderated by Production Designer John Muto.
The unique musical fantasy, “The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T” is the only feature film ever written by Theodor Seuss Geisel (“Dr. Seuss”), who was responsible for the story, screenplay and lyrics. Production Designer Rudolph Sternad took on the formidable task of creating the architectural equivalent of the amazing Dr. Seuss world. Directed by Roy Rowland and starring Tommy Rettig, Mary Healy and Hans Conried, this remarkable film tells the story of a young boy, Bart, who dreams his despised piano teacher has enslaved him, his mother, and his friends and doomed them to endlessly play a giant piano.

Sternad, a consummate Hollywood professional, also designed such disparate films as, "The Wild One" (1953); “On the Beach” (1959); “Judgment at Nuremberg” (1961); and “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” (1963).
Representing the ADG are president, Thomas A. Walsh and Production Designer, John Muto. Working with them are the American Cinematheque’s Gwen Deglise and Grant Moninger. General admission: $11. American Cinematheque members: $7. Students/Seniors with valid ID: $9. All screenings start at 5:30 p.m. 24-hour information is available at 323-466-FILM (3456). Tickets can also be purchased on www.Fandango.com.
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About the Art Directors Guild: The Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) represents nearly 2,000 members who work throughout the United States, Canada and the rest of the world in film, television and theater as Production Designers, Art Directors, and Assistant Art Directors; Scenic, Title and Graphic Artists; Illustrators and Matte Artists; and Set Designers and Model Makers. Established in 1937, ADG’s ongoing activities include a Film Society; an annual Awards Banquet, a creative/technology community (5D | The Future of Immersive Design) and Membership Directory; a bimonthly craft magazine (Perspective); and extensive technology-training programs, creative workshops and craft and art exhibitions. The Guild’s Online Directory/Website Resource is at www.adg.org. Follow ADG on Twitter: ADG800
About American Cinematheque: Established in 1981, the American Cinematheque is a 501 C 3 non-profit viewer-supported film exhibition and cultural organization dedicated to the celebration of the Moving Picture in all of its forms. At the Egyptian Theatre, the Cinematheque presents daily film and video programming which ranges from the classics of American and international cinema to new independent films and digital work. Exhibition of rare works, special and rare prints, etc., combined with fascinating post-screening discussions with the filmmakers who created the work, are a Cinematheque tradition that keep audiences coming back for once-in-a-lifetime cinema experiences. The American Cinematheque renovated and reopened (on Dec. 4, 1998) the historic 1922 Hollywood Egyptian Theatre. This includes a state-of-the-art 616-seat theatre housed within Sid Grauman's first grand movie palace on Hollywood Boulevard. The exotic courtyard is fully restored to its 1922 grandeur. The Egyptian was the home of the very first Hollywood movie premiere in 1922. In January 2005 the American Cinematheque expanded its programming to the 1940 Aero Theatre on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica. For more information please visit www.americancinematheque.com.

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