JBFC E-Bulletin - Special Edition
Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006

Live Performance Just Booked!
Out of the Ordinary
Magic, Comedy & Film! Mon. Jan. 16 at 8:00.
An evening of juggling, rope tricks and magic featuring world-class performers, followed by rare film clips of Georges Méliès, Will Rogers, and W.C. Fields. Tickets: $10/members; $14/nonmembers - on sale now.

A few tickets remain for
An Evening with Golden Globe Nominee Terrence Howard
Double Feature (Hustle and Flow / Crash) and Q&A with Terrence Howard and Janet Maslin Thurs. Jan. 12 at 5:30.


Michael Davis

Vince Bruce
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OUT OF THE ORDINARY Live Magic, Comedy & Film!
Mon. Jan. 16 at 8:00
Runtime: app. 90 min.
Celebrate film and the variety arts with world-class performers of the venerable skills of magic, juggling, rope spinning, whip cracking, ventriloquism and, above all, comedy! Join juggler Michael Davis (of SNL fame), world-record rope and whip champion Vince Bruce ("The Roper" in The Will Rogers Follies on Broadway), magician Mark Mitton (“off the wall and side-splittingly funny" -Backstage) and ventriloquist/musician Doug Skinner (composer/performer in Bill Irwin's The Regard of Flight) for an evening of astounding stunts, personal show-biz stories and hilarious audience participation. This exciting live stage show will be followed by rare film clips from 1898 to 1934 featuring Georges Méliès, Will Rogers, and W.C. Fields. Recommended for adults and children over 11 years of age.
Tickets: $10/members; $14/nonmembers.
Sponsored by The Children's Village and ECAD (East Coast Assistance Dogs).

Hustle & Flow
Hustle and Flow

Crash
Crash
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AN EVENING WITH TERRENCE HOWARD A few tickets remain
Double Feature and Q&A Thurs. Jan. 12 at 5:30
HUSTLE AND FLOW
Craig Brewer, 2005. 114 min. R. US
The redemptive story of a streetwise Memphis hustler trying to find his voice and realize his long-buried dreams. Featuring Terrence Howard, DJ Qualls, Ludacris, Anthony Anderson and Taryn Manning.
Q&A with Golden Globe nominee Terrence Howard and New York Times critic Janet Maslin. Terrence Howard has appeared in more than 30 films, including Dead Presidents, Mr. Holland’s Opus, Ray and Crash. His TV credits include Sparks, Lackawanna Blues and ABC’s Muhammad Ali biopic. He's nominated for a Best Actor (Drama) Golden Globe for his role in Hustle and Flow.
Following the Q&A, at 8:30:
CRASH
Paul Haggis, 2005. 100 min. R US
A provocative, unflinching look at the complexities of racial tolerance in America. Diving headlong into the diverse melting pot of post-9/11 Los Angeles, ths urban drama tracks the volatile intersections of a multi-ethnic cast of characters' struggles to overcome their fears as they careen in and out of one another's lives. Featuring an ensemble cast including Terrence Howard, Thandie Newton, Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Brendan Fraser and Ryan Phillippe.
Tickets for the double feature and discussion:
$10/members; $14/nonmembers. (A few tickets remain)


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