Tune in Tuesday, November 2nd at 7PM (PST) as KXLU Los Angeles proudly presents Center Stage with Mark Gordon featuring special guests Frederick Wiseman (BOXING GYM) Stephin Merritt (STRANGE POWERS: STEPHIN MERRITT AND THE MAGNETIC FIELDS), T Authur Cottam ( 52 TAKES OF THE SAME THING, THEN BOOBS).
Laemmle Theatres and Zipporah Films are pleased to present BOXING GYM, documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman's portrait of a boxing gym in Austin, Texas, dwelling on the discipline of training as people from all walks of life aspire to reach their personal best.
Lord's Gym was founded sixteen years ago by Richard Lord, a former professional boxer. A wide variety of people of all ages, races, ethnicities and social classes train at the gym: men, women, children, doctors, lawyers, judges, business men and women, immigrants, professional boxers and people who want to become professional boxers alongside amateurs who love the sport, in addition to teenagers who are trying to develop strength and assertiveness. The gym is a classic example of the American "melting pot," where people meet, talk, and train.
The exclusive Los Angeles engagements will begin on Friday, November 5th at the Sunset 5, Town Center 5 and Playhouse 7 and Saturday and Sunday, November 13th and 14th at the Claremont 5 and Monica 4-Plex.
Songwriter Stephin Merritt always seems to have a Chihuahua on his lap. Performing with the Magnetic Fields since 1991, he has composed some of his generation's most intellectually incisive, whimsical, witty and acerbic music (Merritt has been compared to Cole Porter for his sophisticated use of language). A dedicated, growing army of admirers flocks to the group's concerts and makes Merritt an odd sort of anti-celebrity, one who is happiest not being recognized, whiling away the hours in gay bars on either coast (his favorite place for writing music) or spending a good part of the day soaking up obscure movie classics.
Ten years in the making, the film follows the famously grumpy Merritt and explores his relationship with Claudia Gonson, his creative collaborator and the band's manager. It paints a portrait of an artist whose music brilliantly holds up a mirror to the fears, joys, and insecurities of his time.
RELEASE DATE: NYC (Film Forum)- Wednesday, October 27 / LA (Laemmle Sunset 5) -Friday, November 5.
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