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Woodstock: Three Days of Peace & MusicSeptember 8, 2007 - 1 pm (screening), 6 pm (panel discussion)Tickets: $5 general public, $3 students w/ID call 1-888-778-7575 to reserve tickets  Directed by Michael Wadleigh, the 1970 Woodstock documentary won the Oscar for Outstanding Documentary  Thelma Schoonmaker edited "Woodstock" along with Martin Scorcese--and in 2007 she won the Oscar for Best Editing on Scorcese's film "The Departed"  Director Michael Wadleigh with Thelma Schoonmaker (front), Martin Scorsese (seated in background), and an unidentified man (standing) during the editing of the film  Get in the spirit of 1969 and see the new 35mm print of "Woodstock" The Academy Theater (at Lighthouse International) 111 East 59th Street oscars.org/events/mnwo_woodstock/index.html A cultural event with no comparison, the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair and its Oscar-winning documentary counterpart, "Woodstock: Three Days of Peace & Music," helped to define a generation. Taking place in the tiny upstate New York town of Bethel (40 miles south of Woodstock, NY), the rampant drug use, blissed-out free love practitioners, and mud-drenched naked people are images that still resonate in the collective consciousness. Now, in a special screening presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as part of their "Monday Nights with Oscar®" series, New Yorkers can relive Woodstock on the big screen with a 35mm print of the film's original theatrical release. The screening begins at 1 pm, and after a two-hour break, the celebration will continue at 6 pm with an onstage panel discussion featuring several veterans of the festival. Guests include Academy Award®-winning film editor Thelma Schoonmaker; concert producers Michael Lang and Joel Rosenman; concert staffer Lee Blumer; headhunter and campground coordinator Stan Goldstein; and sound engineer Bill Hanley. Despite winning the 1970 Best Documentary Oscar, the story of the film's creation is a chaotic one. The day before the festival, director Michael Wadleigh came on board with little more than a verbal agreement and a handshake, and associate producer Dale Bell organized roughly 80 cinematographers, sound recordists and technicians into a single crew. Through rainstorms, electrical shorts and a swelling crowd, the team captured the immortal performances by Richie Havens, Joan Baez, The Who, Arlo Guthrie, Crosby Stills & Nash, Joe Cocker, Country Joe & the Fish, Santana, Sly & the Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix and more! "Monday Nights with Oscar" is a monthly series showcasing high-quality prints of films that have been nominated for or won Academy Awards®. For this special Saturday screening, the Academy will present a 35mm print from the film’s original 1970 stereo theatrical release, courtesy of Warner Bros. The ticket prices are pretty retro, too--only $5 gets you into both the screening and the evening's panel discussion. Call 1-888-778-7575 to reserve tickets, though depending on availability, tickets may be purchased at the door.
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