March 10-12: Filmusik: KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL @ Hollywood Theatre
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Filmusik: KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL
March 10th, 11th and 12th
7PM at the Hollywood Theatre
$10, students/seniors $8
www.filmusik.com
Portland's live soundtrack troupe is taking on something more American than apple pie and the super-bowl combined. Performing a new jazz soundtrack to accompany a classic film-noir, Filmusik's jazz orchestra brings the work of local artists and composers to the movies for a show of bebop and gumshoes under the big screen at the the Hollywood Theatre.
Kansas City Confidential (1952): It may have been the perfect hold-up, but after an armored car robbery drops Rolfe (John Payne) in jail as a fall guy, he won't give up until he's cleared his name by tracking down the faceless thieves. Justice may not be as simple as it seems for Rolfe who is led to Mexico in the hunt for redemption and cold hard cash with only a pistol and a playing card! With the stone faced intensity of Lee Van Cleef and Preston Foster, it's a movie not to miss, a pulpy snub-nosed entry into the American film canon.
Based out of Portland, Oregon. Filmusik is a collaborative performance group of musicians, composers and actors creating a unique movie experience by performing a new soundtrack for classic films live in the pit. Whether it's a vocal chorus wailing away to a spaghetti western gunfight, voice actors dubbing the cartoon characters of Gulliver's Travels or sound effects (foley) artists smashing crates together for a Japanese monster invasion, seeing professional performers creating sound for the movies live makes for an unforgettable experience.
