Banished by Josef Goebbels and threatened by the Reich, the creative core of the German film industry found itself in sunny Los Angeles, many not speaking English but determined to carry on as writers, directors and actors. More than simply surviving, they made a profound impact on Hollywood moviemaking. Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood DVD-r The Warner Archive Collection 2009 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 117 min. / Street Date April 12, 2016 / available through the WBshop / 21.99 Cinematography Joan Churchill, Emil Fischhaber Film Editor Anny Lowery Meza Original Music Peter Melnick Written, Produced and Directed by Karen Thomas
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood is the perfect docu to introduce people to the way film and world history are intertwined... and also to generate interest in older movies and classic cinema. Instead of a story about the making of movies, it's about a fascinating group of filmmakers forced to abandon...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood is the perfect docu to introduce people to the way film and world history are intertwined... and also to generate interest in older movies and classic cinema. Instead of a story about the making of movies, it's about a fascinating group of filmmakers forced to abandon...
- 5/10/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
The Last Smoker in America, with book and lyrics by Tony Award Nominee Bill Russell Side Show and music by Drama Desk Nominee Peter Melnick Adrift in Macao, with direction by Tony Award winning producer and director Andy Sandberg Hair Gore Vidals The Best Man, choreography by Tony Award nominee AC Ciulla Footloose and music supervision, arrangements, and orchestrations by Fred Lassen The Gershwins Porgy amp Bess, will play its final performance this evening, September 1, 2012 upstairs at the Westside Theatre 407 West 43rd Street. Previews began on July 11, 2012 with Opening Night on August 2, 2012.
- 9/1/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Last Smoker in America, with book and lyrics by Tony Award Nominee Bill Russell Side Show and music by Drama Desk Nominee Peter Melnick Adrift in Macao, with direction by Tony Award winning producer and director Andy Sandberg Hair Gore Vidals The Best Man, choreography by Tony Award nominee AC Ciulla Footloose and music supervision, arrangements, and orchestrations by Fred Lassen The Gershwins Porgy amp Bess, will play its final performance Saturday evening, September 1, 2012 upstairs at the Westside Theatre 407 West 43rd Street. Previews began on July 11, 2012 with Opening Night on August 2, 2012.
- 8/24/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The raucous, irreverent, and unfiltered new Off-Broadway musical comedy The Last Smoker in America, with book and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Bill Russell Side Show and music by Drama Desk Nominee Peter Melnick Adrift in Macao, with direction by Tony Award winning producer and director Andy Sandberg Hair Gore Vidals The Best Man, choreography by Tony Award nominee AC Ciulla Footloose and music supervision, arrangements and orchestrations by Fred Lassen The Gershwins Porgy amp Bess, just opened last night at The Westside Theatre 407 West 43rd Street. Opening Night is Thursday, August 2, 2012.BoadwayWorld was there for the big opening, and we bring you photos from the starry arrivals and first official curtain call below...
- 8/3/2012
- by Jennifer Broski
- BroadwayWorld.com
The raucous, irreverent, and unfiltered new Off-Broadway musical comedy The Last Smoker in America, with book and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Bill Russell Side Show and music by Drama Desk Nominee Peter Melnick Adrift in Macao, with direction by Tony Award winning producer and director Andy Sandberg Hair Gore Vidals The Best Man, choreography by Tony Award nominee AC Ciulla Footloose and music supervision, arrangements and orchestrations by Fred Lassen The Gershwins Porgy amp Bess, just opened last night at The Westside Theatre 407 West 43rd Street. Opening Night is Thursday, August 2, 2012.BroadwayWorld was there for the big opening, and we bring you photos from the after party below...
- 8/3/2012
- by Linda Lenzi
- BroadwayWorld.com
The raucous, irreverent, and unfiltered new Off-Broadway musical comedy The Last Smoker in America, with book and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Bill Russell Side Show and music by Drama Desk Nominee Peter Melnick Adrift in Macao, with direction by Tony Award winning producer and director Andy Sandberg Hair Gore Vidals The Best Man, choreography by Tony Award nominee AC Ciulla Footloose and music supervision, arrangements and orchestrations by Fred Lassen The Gershwins Porgy amp Bess, began performances Wednesday, July 11, 2012 upstairs at The Westside Theatre 407 West 43rd Street. Opening Night is Thursday, August 2, 2012. BoadwayWorld brings you highlights from the show below...
- 7/30/2012
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
The new musical comedy The Last Smoker in America will get its New York premiere this summer, it was announced today. The Last Smoker in America, with book and lyrics by Tony Award Nominee Bill Russell Side Show and music by Drama Desk Nominee Peter Melnick Adrift in Macao, will be directed by Tony Award-winning producer and director Andy Sandberg Hair Gore Vidals The Best Man and choreographed by Tony Award nominee AC Ciulla Footloose. Performances begin Wednesday, July 11, 2012 upstairs at the Westside Theatre 407 West 43rd Street, with an official Opening Night set for Thursday, August 2, 2012. Casting will be announced shortly.
- 5/16/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Due to heavy demand for tickets, the New York Musical Theatre Festival (Nymf) and Andy Sandberg (Hair) have announced two additional performances for The Last Smoker in America with Book & Lyrics by Bill Russell (Side Show, Tony Award Nominee), and Music by Peter Melnick (Adrift in Macao, Drama Desk Nominee) on Wednesday afternoon, October 14th at 1:00 p.m. and late night Friday, October 16th at 11:00 p.m.
- 10/16/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Due to heavy demand for tickets, the New York Musical Theatre Festival (Nymf) and Andy Sandberg (Hair) have announced two additional performances for The Last Smoker in America with Book & Lyrics by Bill Russell (Side Show, Tony Award Nominee), and Music by Peter Melnick (Adrift in Macao, Drama Desk Nominee) on Wednesday afternoon, October 14th at 1:00 p.m. and late night Friday, October 16th at 11:00 p.m.
- 10/14/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Due to heavy demand for tickets, the New York Musical Theatre Festival (Nymf) and Andy Sandberg (Hair) have announced two additional performances for The Last Smoker in America with Book & Lyrics by Bill Russell (Side Show, Tony Award Nominee), and Music by Peter Melnick (Adrift in Macao, Drama Desk Nominee) on Wednesday afternoon, October 14th at 1:00 p.m. and late night Friday, October 16th at 11:00 p.m.
- 9/17/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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