BILL CONDON screens LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME December 7, 2006

AFI & SKIRBALL invite YOU to meet some of today’s most important
filmmakers at…

CINEMA’S LEGACY:

Appearing this month (THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 7:30 PM):

Oscar winning writer & director
Bill Condon!
(Dreamgirls, Chicago, Kinsey, Gods & Monsters)

One of Hollywood’s hottest filmmaking talents and director of the highly anticipated Dreamgirls, Bill Condon graces the Cinema’s Legacy stage and presents a classic Hollywood musical starring James Cagney & Doris Day.

Q&A to precede the screening with Bill Condon.

BILL CONDON screens LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME
Directed by Charles Vidor
Starring James Cagney & Doris Day
1955 122 MIN 35MM

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 7:30 PM*
at the Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049 • (310) 440-4500 • www.skirball.org
*cash wine & beer bar and healthy concession at 7 PM. Event starts at 7:30
Avoid the traffic—take Mulholland Drive. It’s breathtaking and so simple!

$10 General • $8 AFI, Skirball, and Cinema’s Legacy Members* • $6 Students. Advance tickets recommended: Available via TicketWeb at (866) 468-3399 or www.ticketweb.com. Tickets also available at the door on a first-come, first-served basis.

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For more about the Cinema’s Legacy series, visit www.afi.com.

ABOUT BILL CONDON:
Director of the highly anticipated December 2006 release DREAMGIRLS starring Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie Murphy and Jamie Foxx, Bill Condon is an acclaimed director and screenwriter. Condon won the Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award® for his 1998 script of GODS AND MONSTERS, a poetic meditation on the final days of eccentric director James Whale, which he also directed. Condon was also nominated for an Academy Award® for his screenplay of the 2002 Best Picture Oscar® winner CHICAGO. More recently Condon wrote and directed the well-received biopic KINSEY, starring Liam Neeson and Laura Linney.

Born in New York City, Bill Condon attended Columbia University, where he graduated with a degree in Philosophy. He currently serves on the board of Film Independent, as well as the recently formed Independent Writers Steering Committee of the WGA.

ABOUT THE FILM:
LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME is a gutsy movie musical loosely based on the life of singer Ruth Etting, played by Doris Day. The story follows Chicago gangster Marty Snyder (James Cagney) who falls for Ruth when she is working as a dance hall girl. Using strong-arm tactics, Snyder helps catapult Ruth to the top as a nightclub singer. When she falls in love with another man, however, the controlling and violent Snyder begins to self-destruct with explosive results.

ABOUT CINEMA'S LEGACY:
Inspired by a simple question—“What filmmaker has most inspired you?”—Cinema’s Legacy is an ongoing monthly series of conversations where contemporary filmmakers screen work they credit with encouraging and shaping their art and discuss firsthand the films and filmmakers that have influenced their careers. Presented by the American Film Institute and the Skirball Cultural Center, this acclaimed series has featured numerous notable filmmakers including most recent guests Oliver Stone, Dennis Hopper, Jon Favreau, Forest Whitaker, and John Landis. Additional information about the series is available at www.afi.com.

Official Website: http://www.skirball.org