BACKSTAGE PASS: PURPLE RAIN

PS Cultural Center Presents

In the Historic Camelot Theatre:

-BACKSTAGE PASS-

A BIO PIC FILM SERIES

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5 INDISPENSABLE MUSIC BIOPICS

On the BIG SCREEN and in Air-Conditioned Comfort

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8/11 – Purple Rain (1984) Albert Magnoli (111 mins.)

We know it isn’t strictly a biopic.  But c’mon.  The Kid is Prince. And for many Americans, this was their introduction to the artist. Lots of fun performances, a fair amount of schmaltz, and an interesting reversal of the classic music biopic structure and purpose. This isn’t a retrospective…It’s a self-created primer on how to read a character that was still emerging. And that makes it utterly fascinating. Wear something purple!

The Kid: “You have to purify yourself in Lake Minnetonka.”

PLUS… ATTEND THE CONCERT at:

Deserted Films Presents

ENCORE: A BIG SCREEN CONCERT FILM SERIES

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5 Essential Concert films

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OPENING ACT:Treasures from the Deserted Films Archives

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7/7 – Stop Making Sense (1984) Jonathan Demme (88 mins.)

7/21 – Elvis: That’s the Way it Is (1970) Denis Sanders (108 mins.)

8/4 – Jazz on a Summer’s Day (1959) Aram Avakian + Bert Stern (85 mins.)

8/18 – Woodstock (1970) Michael Wadleigh (224 mins.)

9/1 – Wattstax (1973) Mel Stuart (103 mins.)