Since first contributing to The Film Foundation over ten years ago, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has become a major supporter of The Film Foundation, donating over two million dollars and funding the preservation of 70 important films, including work by John Ford, Stanley Kubrick, Ida Lupino, Alfred Hitchcock, John Cassavetes, and Jean Renoir, among many others. The HFPA's 2006 gift supported the restoration of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's Technicolor masterpiece, "THE RED SHOES" (1948). Today the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association represent some 55 countries with a combined readership of more than 250 million. Through the success of the Golden Globe awards, the HFPA has been able to donate more than 7.7 million dollars over the past thirteen years to entertainment-related charities, as well as funding scholarships and other programs for future film and television professionals.
Thelma Schoonmaker Powell, Oscar-winning editor (Raging Bull, The Aviator, The Departed) and wife of the late Michael Powell, will introduce the film at tonights debut screening, along with a restoration demonstration, at 7:00pm.
The Red Shoes will run at the Film Forum in Manhattan (209 W Houston St, New York, NY 10014) beginning tonight, November 6. Showtimes are 1:00, 3:45, 7:00, 9:35. There will be no 7:00 or 9:35 shows on Monday, November 16. For more information and tickets, visit www.filmforum.org.
