Salón 4 Salón 1 Salón Agustín Yañez Café literario
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Salón 4 Salón 1 Salón Agustín Yañez Café literario
Literary Program Salón 4 ground floor, Expo Guadalajara Homage to Ray Bradbury Between Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles, this longtime Angeleno has coded L.A. as a town unwelcoming to pedestrians, wary of readers, throttled by metastasizing suburbs, yet somehow still hospitable to wonderment. Monday, November 30 / 17:00 hrs. Salón 1 ground floor, Expo Guadalajara The New L.A. Surrealists As Spike Jones Jr. said of his father, the gleefully anarchic Angeleno bandleader, “One of the things that people don’t realize about Dad’s kind of music is, when you replace a C-sharp with a gunshot, it has to be a C-sharp gunshot or it sounds awful.” In recent years, L.A. has nurtured a varied yet identifiable school of such dreamy sharpshooters, purveyors of landscapes adjacent to our world yet never quite mistakable for it. Monday, November 30 / 18:30-19:20 hrs. Everything But the Story…: Creative Non-fiction in L.A. Californians have been breaking or, better yet, ignoring the rules of seemly journalism since the heyday of Carey McWilliams, and before him Mark Twain. Tuesday, December 1 / 17:30-18:20 hrs. The Short Story: L.A. in a Shot Glass Despite Hollywood’s insinuation that even published novels are only unofficial first drafts of screenplays, a dedicated cohort of writers has kept an even less marketable form—the L.A. short story—alive and thriving. Tuesday, December 1 / 18:30-19:20 hrs. They’re From Where?: L.A.-Bred Writers Who Live Everywhere But in L.A. It’s a truism by now that even a native Angeleno has to immigrate to appreciate the place—to leave town, miss it and come back, shamefaced. Still others may never move back, but find the city stealthily infiltrating their work anyway, as all the while they wonder why a white Christmas just feels so wrong. Wednesday, December 2 / 17:30-18:20 hrs. They Live Where?: International Writers in L.A. From Thomas Mann, Christopher Isherwood, and even the young Octavio Paz to today’s many refugees and expatriates, Los Angeles has long harbored a robust community of exiles from everywhere Wednesday, December 2 / 18:30-19:20 hrs. Down These Mean Streets: L.A. Crime Writing Writing crime fiction in Southern California is like writing for the theater in Stratfordupon-Avon. After James M. Cain, Raymond Chandler and Ross Macdonald, what’s left? Actually, plenty. Thursday, December 3 / 17:30-18:20 hrs. Science Fiction: L.A. is Another Planet From its early days as home to Ray Bradbury, Robert A. Heinlein, Leigh Brackett, Forrest Ackerman, and even L. Ron Hubbard, L.A. has played host to—and often figures in as an ill-fated character—a healthy tradition of fantasy and speculative fiction. Thursday, December 3 / 18:30-19:20 hrs. You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: L.A. Non-Fiction The sheer improbability of Los Angeles makes reporting and commenting on it at once challenging, irresistible, and necessary. Carey McWilliams showed the way, but in a city so ever-changing, their inheritors know the job is never done. Friday, December 4 / 17:30-18:20 hrs. The Overshot City: L.A. NovelistsFilmmakers Almost a hundred years after the movies first discovered it, “Los Angeles as you’ve never seen it before” may be the biggest cliché of all. Nevertheless, intrepid writers of page and screen persist in trying to find a new angle on the place, and sometimes the best of them even succeed. Friday, December 4 / 18:30-19:20 hrs. The Next Angelenos: Emerging L.A. Writers As David L. Ulin has observed, Los Angeles “has become less a place people go to than one they come from.” What do the newest writers from Southern California have to tell us? Ironically, if the past is any indication, it will be something we’ve never heard before. Saturday, December 5 / 17:30-18:20 hrs. An Overdeveloped Sense of Place: L.A. Novelists If the city of Los Angeles resembles any one literary form, it’s the novel. Too big to take in all at once, too layered ever to get to the bottom of, L.A. and its great unwritten novels circle each other warily, secure in the knowledge that no book ever nails L.A. for more than un ratito—whereupon the city twirls its cape and becomes someplace else. Saturday, December 5 / 18:30-19:20 Salón Agustín Yañez second floor, Expo Guadalajara Close-Up: L.A. Confidential In an informal conversation about L.A. Confidential, director/co-writer Curtis Hanson and interviewer David Kipen discuss the creative process of taking James Ellroy’s novel from page to screen. Monday, November 30 / 20:00-20:50 hrs. The Heartbeat of the City: L.A. Poetry Writing poetry in Los Angeles is like playing Scrabble in Las Vegas. Supposedly nobody else is doing it, so everyone you meet who does, seems like a miracle. Every L.A. poet feels like the exception that proves the rule, until you collect so many talented exceptions that the rules no longer apply. Tuesday, December 1 / 20:00-20:50 hrs. The Two-Way Mirror: How MexicanAmericans View Mexico, and Vice Versa Hyphenated Americans traditionally view “the old country” as a motherland to sing sentimental songs to, a fatherland to define yourself against, or an uneasy combination of the two. What do Americans of Mexican descent see when they look back across the border, especially from Los Angeles? And what does Mexico see when it looks back at them? Wednesday, December 2 / 20:00-20:50 hrs. What Makes an L.A. Writer? Is it enough to live there? Or must one write about the place? Does an L.A. writer have to be born there—or does that disqualify you? Friday, December 4 / 20:00-20:50 hrs. Café literario Los Angeles Pavilion In addition to literary panels with Los Angeles writers, the FIL offers a series of opportunities to hear from the authors in a more informal setting. These “Cafés Literarios” take the form of homages to bygone touchstones of Los Angeles art and literature, such as photographer Julius Shulman or poet Charles Bukowski; arresting collisions of sensibility, such as those of Angeleno Englishmen Richard Rayner and Geoff Nicholson, and in-depth conversations with the likes of Jane Smiley and Cheech Marin. A panel is a panoramic drive across town; a Café Literario, a freewheeling ramble into the hills. Explanada Expo Guadalajara Ave. Las Rosas y Ave. Mariano Otero 21:00 hrs. Free entrance Wayne Sorter Quartet Born in Newark, New Jersey on August 25, 1933, Shorter had his first great jazz epiphany as a teenager when the jazz greats Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Kenton played at the local theater. Shorter has worked with such greats as Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, and John Coltrane. Wayne Shorter received a Grammy Award for his 2003 album, Alegria and is an NEA Jazz Master, the United States’ highest honor presented to jazz musicians. Saturday, November 28 Ozomatli In the 13 years they have been together, the members of Ozomatli have gone from being hometown heroes to being named U.S. State Department Cultural Ambassadors. Their music is a wonderful combination of urban-Latino, hip hop, salsa, East L.A. R&B, dancehall and cumbia, samba and funk, merengue and comparsa, New Orleans second line, Jamaican reggae, and Indian raga. Their musical mantra is: “We will take you around the world by taking you around L.A.” Sunday, November 29 Diavolo Dance Company Diavolo presents an evening of avant garde dance-theater involving sculptural objects. Diavolo was founded to create large-scale interdisciplinary performances which examine the funny and frightening ways people act with an environment utilizing surrealistic, sometime outrageous, sets or props. Diavolo’s founder and chief choreographer is Jacques Heim who has worked with Cirque de Soleil. Monday, November 30 Lula Washington Dance Theatre Grand Performances presents Lula Washington Dance Theatre (LWDT). LWDT is a multi-member dance group, well-known for their spirited contemporary dance pieces, ranging from the humoristic to the political. Founded in 1980 by respected choreographer Lula Washington, the theatre based in South Central Los Angeles has risen to become one of the most admired African-American dance companies in the Western United States. Tuesday, December 1 Phil Ranelin Jazz Ensemble The Phil Ranelin Jazz Ensemble will take its audiences on a jazz journey presenting the historical evolution of jazz in Los Angeles as a unique American music genre. Ranelin is a respected master trombonist and has played with some of the most renowned musicians in American jazz. The ensemble is presented by World Stage Performance Gallery, which provides leadership to secure, preserve, and advance the position of African-American music, literature, and storytelling to local, national, and international audiences. Wednesday, December 2 Songs and Dances from the City of Angels Halau Keali’l O Nalani offers work that honors Hawaiian myths and legends of gods and ancestors through the expressive language of Hula movement, chant, and music in both contemporary and ancient styles. Shakti Dance Company depicts the cosmos through bharatanatyam - the temple dance from South India. Viver Brasil is an award winning Afro-Brazilian ensemble that can perform diverse offerings from Brazil backed by an array of drums, vocals, and string instruments. Thursday, December 3 Cultural Crossroads: World Music with Jessica Fichot, Niyaz, and Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca Fichot is a chanteuse, songwriter, and multiinstrumentalist that draws from her French, Chinese, and American upbringing. Niyaz is the brainchild of three musicians mixing old and new music styles featuring lyrics drawn from Sufi mystics, Persian poetry, and classic poetry sung in Urdu. The trio is comprised of DJ Carmen Rizzo, hammered dulcimer player Azam Ali and vocalist Loga Ramin Torkian. Lemvo’s innovative music combines Latin and African elements from salsa to soukous. A Congo-born artist of Angolan ancestry, Lemvo is the embodiment of the Afro-Latin Diaspora which connects Africa with Cuban clave rhythm singing in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Kikongo, and other languages. Friday, December 4 Los Lobos Los Lobos is a seminal Los Angeles band founded in East Los Angeles in 1973 that has evolved into one of the most respected Latin rock bands in the nation. Using musical modes built on their MexicanAmerican heritage and the blues, rockabilly, and jazz, Los Lobos subtly challenges their audiences with conscience raising songs and thought-provoking lyrics. Saturday, December 5 Poncho Sanchez Poncho Sanchez is a story-teller and a leader of one of the most popular Latin jazz groups in the world today. His congas spin vivacious tales that pay homage to the glory of Afro-Cuban rhythms mixed with bebop. In 2000, his ensemble won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album. Sunday, December 6 All Theater Performances Begin at 21:00 Cine L.A.: Visions of Los Angeles Film Series Teatro Experimental de Jalisco Cineforo Universidad Calzada Independencia Sur s/n Núcleo Agua Azul Daughter of a Cuban Revolutionary Marissa Chibas’ one-woman show is a passionately moving collection of stories that preserve the vivid voices of her family’s experience under the tyranny of Fidel Castro. Three key narratives are explored, featuring the lives of her father Raul, her mother Dalia, and her uncle Eduardo. California Institute for the Arts and the Center for New Performance will be presenting Ms. Chibas for two nights during the FIL. Tuesday, December 1 and Wedesday, December 2 1984 The Actors’ Gang will present its reimagined production of George Orwell’s classic novel 1984 adapted for the stage by San Francisco Mime Troupe Director, Michael Gene Sullivan and directed by The Actors Gang’s artistic director, Tim Robbins. 1984 is the cautionary tale of the oppressive, totalitarian society in which citizens live in perpetual fear of Big Brother. Friday, December 4 and Saturday, December 5 Estudio Diana Ave. Las Rosas y Av. Mariano Otero Farid Mercury by Robert Karimi Robert Farid Karimi is an interdisciplinary playwright, humorist, activist, and poet. A San Francisco Bay Area native, Karimi is a graduate of UCLA and has been featured worldwide. He has performed for Def Poetry Jam and his writings have been published in Latino Literature Today, and Total Chaos: The Art and the Aesthetics of Hip Hop by Jeff Chang. He is currently working on Punto!, a Latino spoken-word anthology. Tuesday, December 1 and Wednesday, December 2 Rambla Cataluña Outside MUSA (Escorza and López Cotilla) Vexing: Female Voices of East L.A. Punk presents The Sirens, Las Tres and Lysa Flores Presented in conjunction with the visual arts exhibition of the same name, this live concert will showcase women performers spanning three generations of East L.A. punk rockers. Musicians include: original artists from the late 1970s and early 1980s scene - Alice Bag, Teresa Covarrubias, and Angela Vogel, collectively known as Las Tres; the dynamic Lysa Flores who broke out during the Riot Girl era of the 1990s and continues to reinvent East L. A. Chicana rock today; and The Sirens, who represent the newest generation of all-girl Chicana punk. Saturday, November 28 / 18:00 hrs. Teatro Diana 16 de Septiembre Ave., 710 Southwest Chamber Music Southwest Chamber Music is an international champion of the music of Mexico’s great composer, Carlos Chavez. The orchestra received two Grammy Awards and six consecutive Grammy nominations between 2003 and 2007. Their program will focus on the complete chamber music of Carlos Chavez as well as the complete Fifteen Encounters series by Los Angeles composer William Kraft. Wednesday, December 2 / 21:00 hrs. Paraninfo Enrique Díaz de León Juárez Ave. 975 John Schneider Presents Partch John Schneider and his seven member ensemble, Partch, will take the audience on a fantastic tuned percussion, micro-tonal journey specializing in the music and instruments of the iconoclastic American maverick composer Harry Partch who created some of the most sensually alluring and emotionally powerful music from the 1930s to the 1970s. Thursday, December 3 / 21:00 hrs. Juárez Ave. and Enrique Díaz de León St., basement Lords of Dogtown Before delving into the world of baseballplaying vampires, director Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight, Thirteen) chronicled the adventures of real life teenage boys and the birth of skateboard culture in 1970s Venice Beach (the aforementioned “Dogtown”). Lords of Dogtown is a traditional ragsto-riches-to-longing-for-what-got-leftbehind-in-the-rags tale that could happen anywhere, barring the fact that it could only have happened in a place like Venice Beach. Saturday, November 28 / 16:00 hrs. Monday, November 30 / 19:00 hrs. Sunset Boulevard Out-of-work screenwriter Joe Gillis (William Holden), is on the run from repo men who are after his Plymouth convertible. Desperate to avoid the horror of being carless in L.A., Gillis ducks into the driveway of an apparently abandoned mansion off of the legendary Sunset Boulevard. Aided by a cast of film legends including Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Cecil B. DeMille, and cameos from Hedda Hooper and Buster Keaton, Billy Wilder and writerproducer’s Charles Bracket’s brilliant, acerbic, Sunset Boulevard remains one of the standout satires about the Hollywood film industry. Saturday, November 28 / 18:00 hrs. Wednesday, December 2 / 16:00 hrs. Sunday, December 6 / 20:45 hrs. Blade Runner Director Ridley Scott’s seminal science fiction-noir creates a vision of a future Los Angeles as tangible and compelling as any cinematic document of the city’s true life, contemporary counterpart. Based on Philip K. Dick’s dark novel, the film follows gumshoe/android hunter Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) as he tracks down a group of robots who have escaped slavery on an off-world colony. Saturday, November 28 / 20:15 hrs. Devil in a Blue Dress Denzel Washington gives one of the most memorable performances of his career as Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins, a WWII vet who’s run out of employment options after being laid off from his factory job. Determined to keep up his mortgage payments, Easy accepts an offer to track down a glamorous white socialite, Daphne Monet (Jennifer Beals) who’s been slumming it in South Central. Based on the book by Walter Mosley, director Carl Franklin’s neo-noir thriller stands out as one of the best films of the 1990s. Sunday, November 29 / 16:00 hrs. Wednesday, December 2 / 18:00 hrs. The Long Goodbye Robert Altman delivers a brilliant remake of the classic story by Raymond Chandler, master of Los Angeles crime fiction. Set in a distinctly 1970s L.A., The Long Goodbye stars the inimitable Elliot Gould, who provides a wholly original take on the Philip Marlowe character—droll, eccentric, and obsessed with his cat. Sunday, November 29 / 18:00 hrs. Tuesday, December 1 / 21:00 hrs. Sunday, December 6 / 16:00 hrs. L.A. Story Written by Steve Martin, L.A. Story hilariously skewers Los Angeles and its residents, taking playful aim at Southern California culture and its trendy restaurants, health crazes, earthquakes, and even the weather, while also offering one of the most memorable romantic comedies of the 1990s. Sunday, November 29 / 20:15 hrs. Tuesday, December 1 / 16:00 hrs. L.A. Confidential Set in 1950s Los Angeles, Curtis Hanson’s award-winning, character-driven caper centers on three decidedly different detectives: Ed Exley (Guy Pearce), who’s outward integrity hides cunning ambition; the short-fused Bud White (Russell Crowe) who yearns to prove he has brains, not just brawn; and Jack Vincennes (Kevin Spacey), a jaded narcotics officer with a sideline gig as an advisor to a TV cop show, and a dubious partnership with the sleazy editor (Danny DeVito) of a tabloid scandal rag. Based on the novel by James Ellroy, L.A. Confidential was nominated for multiple Academy Awards, and garnered two Oscars: Best Actress in Supporting Role to Kim Bassinger, and Best Adapted Screenplay to co-writers Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson Monday, November 30 Question and Answer with Director Curtis Hanson / 16:00 hrs. Tuesday, December 1 Question and Answer with Director Curtis Hanson / 18:00 hrs. Friday, December 4 / 18:00 hrs. Gods and Monsters Ian McKellen gives a brilliant performance as filmmaker James Whale, best known as the director of Frankenstein (1931), The Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and The Invisible Man (1933). Set in 1957, the story begins with an elderly Whale recovering from a stroke and haunted by memories of his painful childhood in England, the trenches of WWI, and his once-illustrious Hollywood career. Monday, November 30 / 21:00 hrs. Saturday, December 5 / 20:45 hrs. Collateral Originally scripted to take place in New York City, Michael Mann’s stylish, intimate thriller only assumed its suspenseful ambience of the urban space as foreboding wilderness when the director insisted on relocating to Los Angeles. Orderly cab driver Max (Jamie Foxx) is taken for a ride by a charismatic hit man (Tom Cruise), who must kill five targets around town before sunrise. Wednesday, December 2 / 20:00 hrs. Thursday, December 3 / 16:00 hrs. Saturday, December 5 / 16:00 hrs. The Player With its dead-on dissection of film industry clichés, Robert Altman’s brilliant tale about a Hollywood player who’ll do anything to stay on top features a first rate cast headed by Tim Robbins, and a hilarious parade of Hollywood celebrity cameos. Thursday, December 3 Question and Answer with Screenwriter Michael Tolkin / 18:15 hrs. Friday, December 4 / 20:30 hrs. Sunday, December 6 / 18:15 hrs. In Search of a Midnight Kiss Winner of the John Cassavettes Award (Best Film under $500,000) at Film Independent’s 2009 Spirit Awards, this romantic comedy is a love letter to Los Angeles written from the heart of a transplant (the principals are Texas natives). Down on his luck screenwriter Wilson is a “misanthrope looking for a misanthrope” to spend New Year’s Eve with. When barbtongued, gleefully anti-intellectual Vivian responds to his Craigslist ad, Wilson finds himself simultaneously challenged and intrigued by the one person in L.A. more jaded than him. Thursday, December 3 Question and Answer with Screenwriter/ Director Alex Holdridge and Producer Seth Caplan / 21:00 hrs. Saturday, December 5 Question and Answer with Screenwriter/ Director Alex Holdridge and Producer Seth Caplan / 18:15 hrs. In Search of a Midnight Kiss Screening and Case Study with Screenwriter/ Director Alex Holdridge and Producer Seth Caplan A special screening will be followed by a case study where the filmmakers will share details of their experience making and distributing the film, offering a snapshot of the current state of independent film production and distribution in the United States. Friday, December 4 / 11:00 hrs. Instituto Cultural Cabañas Sala de Cine Guillermo del Toro Cabañas 8, Plaza Tapatía Born in East L.A. After being swept up in a raid on a downtown factory by a crooked immigration officer, Rudy Robles is accused of being an illegal alien and, with no way to prove he was born and raised in Los Angeles, quickly finds himself deported to Mexico. In his first film without longtime partner Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin, who wrote, directed, and stars in this cross-cultural comedy, gives us a hilariously fractured look at life on both sides of the border. Tuesday, December 1 Question and Answer with Screenwriter/ Director Cheech Marin / 17:00 hrs. Chinatown Jack Nicholson stars as J.J. “Jake” Gittes, a former cop turned sleazy private investigator, living off the seedy morality that lies beneath the haze of 1930s Los Angeles. Masterfully directed by Roman Polanski, beautifully shot by John Alonzo, and featuring an Academy Awardwinning script by Robert Towne, Polanski’s Chinatown remains a neo-noir classic, and one of the best films from Hollywood’s last great decade. Tuesday, December 1 / 20:00 hrs. The Cool School Do you think New York dismisses Los Angeles’ art scene today? The ‘50s were worse. Enter Walter Hopps and Ed Kienholz, who in 1957 pledged to open L.A.’s premiere modern art venue, Ferus Gallery. Morgan Neville’s detailed profile of these Venice Beach beats turned art luminaries interviews the whole gang, providing unique insight into this incredible movement in American art. Wednesday, December 2 / 17:00 hrs. Los Angeles Plays Itself Like the Hollywood sign which towers above the city—both literally and metaphorically—the city of Los Angeles has often been overshadowed by Hollywood— the industry. As Thom Andersen points out in his brilliant, acerbic, and highly entertaining film essay, Los Angeles Plays Itself, the film industry based here hasn’t always portrayed the city fairly or accurately (culturally, geographically, and otherwise). But Andersen, a native Angelino, knows better. The resulting film is a must-see for anyone who cares about the city of Los Angeles and how it is represented on celluloid. Wednesday, December 2 / 19:00 hrs. Repo Man Hilarious and subversive, Repo Man appeared as welcome relief from the blandness of the Reagan era, taking aim at everything from televangelists and Scientology to suburban punk culture. Emilio Estevez plays anti-hero Otto, a disaffected drop-out who quits his job, loses his girlfriend, and wanders the hazy post-modern wasteland of a decaying Los Angeles until he’s recruited by crank sniffing Bud (Harry Dean Stanton), into the life of professional car repossessionist. Thursday, December 3 / 17:00 hrs. Mulholland Dr. In this “love story in the city of dreams” (to quote the film’s tagline), director David Lynch casts a spotlight on Hollywood ambition and desperation through a prism of Hollywood optimism and glamour. Or is it the other way around? Like a prism, Lynch’s dream-logic narrative casts plot, character, and theme wildly and colorfully askew. Thursday, December 3 / 19:30 hrs. LARVA Ocampo No.120 on the corner of Av. Juárez In Search of a Midnight Kiss Friday, December 4 / 22:00 hrs. Museo de Arte de Zapopan (MAZ) Phantom Sightings: Art After the Chicano Movement Phantom Sightings: Art After the Chicano Movement is the largest exhibition of cutting-edge Chicano art in the history of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), as well as the first exhibition presented in a major American museum that focuses exclusively on a new, second-generation of Chicano artists. This exhibit is presented by LACMA. November 25, 2009 - January 31, 2010 Instituto Cultural Cabañas Cabañas 8, Plaza Tapatía Revenge of Phantasmagoria Site Specific Installation by Mark Dean Veca Mark Dean Veca is known for his elaborate and detailed installations that cross the bridge between baroque design and street art. Utilizing both painting and/ or vinyl, his works integrate global icons and symbols of high art and popular culture within nearly-psychedelic clouds. Otis College of Art and Design organized this exhibition. November 26, 2009 - January 4, 2010 Museo Regional Guadalajara Liceo 60, Centro Oz: New Offerings from Angel City Frank Baum, best known for having penned the Wizard of Oz books, lived in Los Angeles for a number of years while writing these memorable works. It is widely believed that he saw Los Angeles as the visionary “Emerald City,” prophetically realizing its limitless possibilities. This exhibition includes artworks of all disciplines, showcasing established and cutting-edge artists that represent the multicultural make-up of L.A.’s visual arts scene. This program is curated for the FIL by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. November 26, 2009 - January 10, 2010 Museo de las Artes (MUSA) Juárez Ave. 975 Julius Shulman’s Los Angeles The Getty Research Institute is proud to bring the work of Julius Shulman to the FIL. Over 70 years, photographer Julius Shulman created one of the most comprehensive chronologies of U.S. modern architecture by picturing the ongoing development of Los Angeles. Shulman is known for his iconic photographs of unique and classic sites and structures, including L.A.’s famous Case-Study homes and Mid-Century modern buildings. November 27, 2009 - January 10, 2010 Vexing: Female Voices of East LA Punk Vexing: Female Voices of East L.A. Punk examines the overlooked contributions of women to a vital period of artistic and musical production in L.A. from 1979 to 1984. Drawing from the archives of the musicians and artists of the genre/ movement, it presents an historic overview of the scene. This exhibition is organized by the Claremont Museum of Art. There is a musical presentation associated with this show on Saturday, November 28. November 27, 2009 - January 10, 2010 Andador 20 de Noviembre 166, Centro Histórico Expo Guadalajara Internacional De LA: Landscape in the Prints, Photographs, and Books of Ed Ruscha La Vida Lowrider: Cruising the City of Angels Ed Ruscha consistently combines the cityscape of his adopted hometown of Los Angeles with vernacular language to communicate a particular urban experience. He has been the subject of numerous museum exhibitions, including representing the United States at the Whitney Biennale in 2005. In 2001 Ruscha was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters as a member of the Department of Art. This exhibit of his work is presented by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Lowrider culture represents an aspect of L.A. that crosses the street scene and pop-art with the flavor of MexicanAmerican / American-Latino heritage. Lowrider culture is a regional passion, identified chiefly with Latino East L.A. and Española, New Mexico. Two custom cars, two custom bikes, and educational videos will be displayed in the Expo. Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural will be curating this exhibit in the Guest of Honor Pavilion at the FIL. November 28 - December 6, 2009 November 25, 2009 - January 31, 2010 Program subject to change www.fil.com.mx Los Angeles 2009 FIL Guest of Honor Los Angeles is proud to be the first city invited as the Guest of Honor at the Guadalajara International Book Fair. A multi-layered metropolis with residents who speak over 225 different languages, Los Angeles is a natural bridge between Mexican and American cultures. It is also a city with a thriving creative life and we are delighted to present a significant sample in Guadalajara through more than 50 distinguished authors participating in 37 literary events, 19 diverse performing arts groups, 7 visual arts exhibitions with the work of 73 artists, as well as 13 scholars and academics, and a film series presenting 17 works from the classic to the contemporary. “For a long time, Los Angeles and Guadalajara have been capitals of creativity, cornerstones for diversity, and centers of rich culture and fabulous art. Our two cities and countries are united by a shared heritage and history, and with much delight we look forward to presenting our artists and strengthening the bonds between the United States and Mexico through our role as Guest of Honor at the Guadalajara International Book Fair.” Antonio R. Villaraigosa Mayor City of Los Angeles Sponsored by: Department of Cultural Affairs City of Los Angeles with generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts Saturday 28 Sunday 29 Literary Program - Expo Guadalajara Tuesday 1 Wednesday 2 Thursday 3 Friday 4 Saturday 5 Salón 1 ground floor Salón Agustín Yáñez, second floor The New L.A. Surrealists 18:30-19:20 hrs. Aimee Bender, Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum, Salvador Plasencia, Mark Danielewski, Jerry Stahl Moderated by David Kipen Everything But the Story...: Creative Non-Fiction in L.A. 17:30-18:20 hrs. Rubén Martínez, Luis Rodriguez, Richard Rayner, J. Michael Walker Moderated by Veronique de Turenne The Short Story: L.A. in a Shot Glass 18:30-19:20 hrs. Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum, Ana Menéndez, Mary Otis Moderated by Scott Timberg They’re From Where?: L.A.-Bred Writers Who Live Everywhere But in L.A. 17:30-18:20 hrs. Jane Smiley, Dagoberto Gilb, Paul Beatty Moderated by Scott Timberg They Live Where?: International Writers in L.A. 18:30-19:20 hrs. Geoff Nicholson, Richard Rayner, Kwei Quartley Moderated by Veronique de Turenne Down These Mean Streets: L.A. Crime Writing 17:30-18:20 hrs. Gary Phillips, Denise Hamilton, Kwei Quartey Moderated by Marcos Villatoro Science Fiction: L.A. is Another Planet 18:30-19:20 hrs. Mark Danielewski, Larry Niven, Kim Stanley Robinson, Greg Benford Moderated by Jon Peede You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: L.A. Non-Fiction 17:30-18:20 hrs. Héctor Tobar, D.J. Waldie, Jenny Price Moderated by Veronique de Turenne The Overshot City: L.A. NovelistsFilmmakers 18:30-19:20 hrs. Michael Tolkin, Howard Rodman Moderated by David Kipen The Next Angelenos: Emerging L.A. Writers 17:30-18:20 hrs. Nina Revoyr, Michael Jaime Becerra, Yxta Maya Murray, Alex Espinoza Moderated by Susan Straight An Overdeveloped Sense of Place: L.A. Novelists 18:30-19:20 hrs. Carolyn See, Susan Straight, Marianne Wiggins, Marisa Silver, Jervey Tervalon Moderated by David Kipen Close-Up: L.A. Confidential 20:00-20:50 hrs. Curtis Hanson Moderator: David Kipen The Heartbeat of the City: L.A. Poetry 20:00-20:50 hrs. B. H. Fairchild, Suzanne Lummis, Marisela Norte Moderated by Marcos Villatoro The Two-Way Mirror: How MexicanAmericans View Mexico, and Vice Versa 20:00-20:50 hrs. Richard Rodriguez, Michael Jaime-Becerra, Dagoberto Gilb Introduced by Gregory Rodriguez Moderated by Laurie Ochoa The Culinary Conscience of L.A. 17:00-17:50 hrs. Jonathan Gold Interviewed by David Kipen Homage to Charles Bukowski 18:00-18:50 hrs. Jerry Stahl, B. H. Fairchild, Suzanne Lummis, Marisela Norte Interviewed by Jon Peede What Can You Do But Laugh?: Comedy in Los Angeles 19:00-19:50 hrs. Paul Beatty, Johanthan Gold, Jerry Stahl Interviewed by David Kipen The Englishmen 17:00-17:50 hrs. Geoff Nicholson, Richard Rayner From Comedian to Collector: A Conversation with Cheech Marin 18:00-18:50 hrs. Cheech Marin Introduced by Laurie Ochoa A Conversation with Jane Smiley 19:00-19:50 hrs. Jane Smiley Interviewed by David Kipen Homage to Thomas Pynchon’s L.A. Trilogy 20:00-20:50 hrs. Mark Z. Danielewski, Richard Rayner Interviewed by David Kipen Local Boy Makes Good 17:00-17:50 hrs. Salvador Plascencia Interviewed by Aimee Bender Homage to Julius Shulman 18:00-18:50 hrs. Sam Hall Kaplan, Wim de Wit A Poetry Reading by B.H. Fairchild 19:00-19:50 hrs. B.H. Fairchild Café literario, Los Angeles Pavilion Wayne Shorter Quartet 21:00 hrs. Ozomatli 21:00 hrs. Diavolo Dance Company 21:00 hrs. Teatro Experimental Estudio Diana Rambla Cataluña Lula Washington Dance Theatre 21:00 hrs. Phil Ranelin Jazz Ensemble 21:00 hrs. Daughter of a Cuban Revolutionary 21:00 hrs. Daughter of a Cuban Revolutionary 21:00 hrs. Farid Mercury 21:00 hrs. Farid Mercury 21:00 hrs. Cineforo Universidad Instituto Cultural Cabañas Revenge of Phantasmagoria Site Specific Installation by Mark Dean Veca November 26, 2009 - January 4, 2010 LARVA: Laboratorio Songs and Dances from the City of Angels Giving Thanks - Music and Dance of Brazil, India, and Hawai’i with Viver Brasil, Shakti Dance Company, and Halau Keali’l O Nalani 21:00 hrs. Cultural Crossroads: World Music Jessica Fichot, Niyaz and Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca 21:00 hrs. 1984 21:00 hrs. Chicanismo 12:00-12:50 hrs. Susan Straight, Michael Jaime-Becerra, Alex Espinoza The Hollywood Novel 16:00-16:50 hrs. Nina Revoyr, Marisa Silver, Michael Tolkin Interviewed by Carolyn See Homage to John Fante, Chester Himes and Daniel Fuchs 20:00-20:50 hrs. Carolyn See, Susan Straight, Marianne Wiggins, Jervey Tervalon Interviewed by David Kipen Los Lobos 21:00 hrs. Poncho Sanchez 21:00 hrs. 1984 21:00 hrs. Devil in a Blue Dress 16:00 hrs. The Long Goodbye 18:00 hrs. L.A. Story 20:15 hrs. L.A. Confidential 16:00 hrs. Q & A with the director Curtis Hanson Lords of Dogtown 19:00 hrs. Gods and Monsters 21:00 hrs. L.A. Story 16:00 hrs. L.A. Confidential 18:00 hrs. Q & A with the director Curtis Hanson The Long Goodbye 21:00 hrs. Los Angeles Film Independent Panel 11:00 hrs. Sunset Blvd. 16:00 hrs. Devil In a Blue Dress 18:00 hrs. Collateral 20:00 hrs. Collateral 16:00 hrs. The Player 18:15 hrs. Q & A with the screenwriter Michael Tolkin In Search of a Midnight Kiss 21:00 hrs. Q & A with Alex Holdridge (screenwriter/ director) and Seth Caplan (producer) Born in East L.A. 17:00 hrs. Q & A with screenwriter/director Cheech Marin Chinatown 20:00 hrs. Sala Guillermo del Toro del Instituto Cultural Cabañas The Cool School 17:00 hrs. Los Angeles Plays Itself 19:00 hrs. Sala Guillermo del Toro del Instituto Cultural Cabañas Repo Man 17:00 hrs. Mulholland Dr. 19:30 hrs. Sala Guillermo del Toro del Instituto Cultural Cabañas In Search of a Midnight Kiss 11:00 hrs. Film screening and discussion with Alex Holdridge (screenwriter/director) and Seth Caplan (producer) L.A. Confidential 18:00 hrs. The Player 20:30 hrs. Collateral 16:00 hrs. In Search of a Midnight Kiss 18:15 hrs. Q & A with Alex Holdridge (screenwriter/ director) and Seth Caplan (producer) Gods and Monsters 20:45 hrs. The Long Goodbye 16:00 hrs. The Player 18:15 hrs. Sunset Blvd. 20:45 hrs. In Search of a Midnight Kiss 22:00 hrs. de Artes Variedades Expo Guadalajara The Times Hands 12:00-12:50 hrs. David L. Ulin, Héctor Tobar The Public Intellectuals 16:00-16:50 hrs. D.J. Waldie, Jenny Price Homage to the Screenwriter 20:00-20:50 hrs. Howard Rodman, Michael Tolkin Interviewed by David Kipen John Schneider Presents Partch 21:00 hrs. Lords of Dogtown 16:00 hrs. Sunset Blvd. 18:00 hrs. Blade Runner 20:15 hrs. Museo de las Artes (MUSA) Writing for Young People 12:00-12:50 hrs. Susan Patron, Luis Rodriguez Under Western Skies: The Real Stars of L.A. 16:00-16:50 hrs. Larry Niven, Kim Stanley Robinson, Greg Benford The Pacifiqueros 17:00-17:50 hrs. Richard Rodriguez Interviewed by Rubén Martínez Homage to Raymond Chandler 19:00-19:50 hrs. Gary Phillips, Denise Hamilton, Kwei Quartey Library of America: Toward a National Literature of the United States 20:00-20:50 hrs. Mark Danielewski, Kim Stanley Robinson, David L. Ulin Southwest Chamber Music 21:00 hrs. Paraninfo Enrique Díaz de León Museo Regional Guadalajara What Makes an L.A. Writer? 20:00-20:50 hrs. Yxta Maya Murray, D.J. Waldie, Gary Phillips, Jonathan Gold Introduced by Gregory Rodriguez Moderated by Laurie Ochoa Vexing: Female Voices of East L.A. Punk presents The Sirens, Las Tres and Lysa Flores 18:00-20:00 hrs. Teatro Diana Museo de Arte de Zapopan (MAZ) Sunday 6 Homage to Ray Bradbury 17:00 hrs. Ray Bradbury Videoconference Inteviewed by Sam Weller Moderated by Josephine Reed Salón 4 ground floor Explanada Expo Guadalajara Monday 30 Phantom Sightings: Art After the Chicano Movemement De LA : Landscape in the Prints, Photographs, and Books of Edward Ruscha November 25, 2009 - January 31, 2010 Oz: New Offerings from Angel City November 26, 2009 - January 10, 2010 Julius Shulman’s Los Angeles Vexing: Female Voices of East L.A. Punk November 27, 2009 - January 10, 2010 La Vida Lowrider: Cruising the City of Angels November 28, 2009 - December 6, 2009 www.cultura.udg.mx