ZEITGEIST: THE FILMS OF OUR TIME
CONTINUES AT NEW YORK’S MUSEUM OF MODERN ART THROUGH JULY 23

Our retrospective is in full swing at MoMA. What better way to spend America’s holiday weekend than watching The Corporation on Sunday! And don’t miss Atom Egoyan in conversation with Zeitgeist co-presidents Nancy Gerstman and Emily Russo at the Saturday July 12th screening of Egoyan’s Calendar, or Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine and the legendary dancer Freddie Franklin at the Saturday July 19th screening of their ever-popular documentary Ballets Russes.

Last week we enjoyed some wonderful Q&As with Guy Maddin, Todd Haynes, Bruce Weber and Yvonne Rainer. For those of you who weren’t able to make it you can read a transcript of Todd Haynes’ Q&A here.

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A PERFECT PRIMER FOR THE OLYMPICS:
YOUNG & RESTLESS IN CHINA on DVD

A riveting and poignant journey, Young & Restless in China tracks the lives of nine ambitious young Chinese professionals who are struggling to make it in this very tumultuous and rapidly changing society. Whether it’s defying Eastern cultural traditions in pursuit of more Western values, struggling through the (often erratic) government protocols to start a new business, or fighting to preserve the environment, this new generation of twenty-and thirty-somethings is caught between the bonds of their nation’s history and their own quest for a very different future. Narrated by ER star Ming Wen, Young & Restless in China—which recently aired on PBS’s Frontline— captures the coming-of-age of China’s most dynamic generation in ways as intimately familiar as they are decidedly new.

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IRINA BARONOVA 1919-2008

We were saddened to hear of the passing of ballet star Irina Baronova who was one of the brightest presences in our documentary Ballets Russes.

From the New York Times obituary: Irina Baronova, an international ballet star who was one of three celebrated prodigies known as the “baby ballerinas” after George Balanchine discovered them in Paris in the 1930s, died on Saturday at her home in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia. She was 89. ... With her vivacious wholesome beauty, indelible classical style and virtuosic technique, Ms. Baronova was one of ballet’s most acclaimed stars until she chose to retire at 27 in 1946. The retirement may have seemed premature, but by that time she had already been a professional dancer for 15 years.... [read more]

See Irina Baronova in the trailer for Ballets Russes: “It was fun, it was great. Sometimes you even got paid! What more do you want?!”