Tune in Tuesday, November 9th at 7PM (PST) as KXLU Los Angeles proudly presents Center Stage with Mark Gordon featuring special guests Alex Gibney ( CLIENT 9: THE RISE AND FALL OF ELIOT SPITZER ), Andrei Konchalovsky (THE NUTCRACKER IN 3D ) and Doug Block (THE KIDS GROW UP).
You may think you know the story of Eliot Spitzer's downfall-after all, it was covered ad nauseum when the story broke. But everybody got it wrong. From the black socks to Ashley Dupre, Oscar®-winning documentarian Alex Gibney (TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE, who was also nominated for ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM) debunks the myths and gets to the heart of the story with candid and revealing interviews with Spitzer, his powerful enemies and a wild cast of characters from the Emperors Club.
With his newest film, Gibney tackles one of his favorite subjects, greed and power run amok, by exploring the rapid rise and dramatic fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer. Nicknamed "The Sheriff of Wall Street," when he was New York's Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer prosecuted crimes by America's largest financial institutions and some of the most powerful executives in the country. After his election as Governor, with the largest margin in the state's history, many believed Spitzer was on his way to becoming the nation's first Jewish President.
Then, shockingly, Spitzer's meteoric rise turned into a precipitous fall when the New York Times revealed that Spitzer - the paragon of rectitude - had been caught seeing prostitutes. As his powerful enemies, particularly the guys on Wall Street, gleefully watched Mr. Clean being taken down, his supporters questioned the timing of it all: as the Sheriff fell, so did the financial markets, in a cataclysm that threatened to unravel the global economy.
With unique access to the escort world as well as friends, colleagues and enemies of the ex-Governor (many of whom have come forward for the first time), CLIENT 9: THE RISE AND FALL OF ELIOT SPITZER explores the hidden contours of this tale of hubris, sex, and power.
Magnolia Pictures will open CLIENT 9: THE RISE AND FALL OF ELIOT SPITZER November 5 in New York and November 12 in Los Angeles with a national roll out to follow.
From the imagination of acclaimed Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky, the cherished story of The Nutcracker will be brought to life in spectacular 3D this holiday season. THE NUTCRACKER IN 3D follows nine-year-old Mary (Elle Fanning) whose dull Viennese Christmas is suddenly filled with excitement and adventure following the arrival of her beloved Uncle Albert (Nathan Lane) and his gift of an enchanted nutcracker.
On Christmas night, Mary's new friend, The Nutcracker (Charlie Rowe) or "NC," comes to life and takes her on a wondrous journey into his magical world of fairies, sugarplums, and other Christmas toys which come to life. Mary soon realizes that this fantastical kingdom is facing danger from the tyrannical rule of the evil Rat King (John Turturro) and his devious mother (Frances de la Tour). When NC is taken hostage, Mary and her newfound toy friends must uncover the secret of the Rat King to rescue NC and his kingdom.
Based on the story that inspired acclaimed Russian composer Piotr Tchaikovsky to create the music for the iconic ballet, the film includes eight exciting new songs penned by Oscar-winning lyricist and librettist Sir Tim Rice (The Lion King, Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar).
THE NUTCRACKER IN 3D will open in theatres November 24, 2010
Laemmle Theatres and Shadow Releasing are pleased to present THE KIDS GROW UP, a funny and deeply moving look at father-daughter relationships, modern-day parenting, marriage and a looming empty nest. Documentary filmmaker Doug Block (51 Birch Street) has captured much of his daughter Lucy's life - and their relationship - on camera. Now his only child is 17 and preparing to leave home for college. Lucy's imminent departure is the springboard for THE KIDS GROW UP.
"A profound, and utterly relatable, contemplation of.... parenthood, aging and youth's swift passing." (Anthony Kaufman, indieWIRE)
The exclusive Los Angeles engagement will begin on Friday, November 12th at the Sunset 5 in West Hollywood.
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