The Film Panel Notetaker

Discussion with Director Julie Taymor from 360/365
Rochester, NY
4/30/2011
Notes by Rebecca Banach
Director Julie Taymor has never followed the rules. In a discussion held at Rochester’s annual 360/365 film festival moderated by local film critic Jack Garner, Taymor said she “always jumped off the cliff instead of just standing on the cliff.” Her latest film, William Shakespeare’s [...]

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The Austin Connection
Saturday, May 8 2010 @ 2:15pm, Curtis Theatre, George Eastman House

(L to R: Jim Healy, David Lowery, Bryan Poyser, Alex Karpovsky)
Moderator: Jim Healy, Assistant Curator, George Eastman House
With: David Lowery, Director, St. Nick
Bryan Poyser, Director, Lovers of Hate
Alex Karpovsky, Director, Trust Us, This Is All Made Up
The Austin Connection followed a [...]

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Presentation of the Honorary Scholar Award to James Ivory
May 5, 2010 @ 6:30pm
George Eastman House, Rochester, New York

With:
James Ivory, Director, City of Your Final Destination
Jim Healy, Assistant Curator, George Eastman House
Director James Ivory was the center of the opening night festivities to Rochester’s 360 | 365 Festival. Ivory was being awarded the George Eastman [...]

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Andrew Bujalski presents Beeswax at the Dryden Theatre

Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 8:00pmDryden Theatre at the George Eastman HouseRochester, New York
Featuring:Jim Healy, Assistant Curator, Dryden TheatreAndrew Bujalski, Director, Beeswax

Beeswax has one connection to Rochester, New York: Katy O’Connor, who plays Corrine, Storyville’s cashier, is a native of the Rochester Area. Andrew first met Katy [...]

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A Conversation With Lesley StahlSaturday, May 16th, 2009 at 9:30 amMemorial Art Gallery, Rochester, New York
Featuring:Catherine Wyler, Artistic Director, High Falls International Film FestivalLesley Stahl, Correspondent, CBS News, 60 Minutes
Lesley Stahl (Right) with Catherine Wyler

The friendship of High Falls’ Artistic Director Catherine Wyler and Lesley Stahl stretches back decades. Wyler and Stahl were part [...]

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A Conversation With Pat CarrollMay 14th, 5:30pm, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, New York
Featuring:Pat Carroll, ActressFred Armstrong, Animatus Studio
Pat Carroll (left) with Fred Armstrong

Pat Carroll first gained recognition in the early days of television, appearing as a regular on Make Room For Daddy, as well as appearances on The Red Buttons Show, The Danny Kaye Show, [...]

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Q & A Session forSaint Misbehavin’High Falls Film FestivalLittle Theatre, Rochester, New YorkMay 13, 2009
 
L-R: David Becker, Michele Estrick, Wavy Gravy, and ???? (name inaudible)*
Q: To the producer and the director, how did you start, how long did it take–
????: The genesis of the film–
Estrick: I met Wavy in '92, we did some benefit work [...]

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