.„ t. 4 -, t10 • YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO DOWNTOWN TO GET THE ZIP "The best Pizza in Metro Detroit" 4 saw 380 film entries over seven weeks story that "the Jews killed Christ." leading up to this year's festival before The movie ends with a universalized the 114 films were finalized. Thirty film- elegy for all crucified people and races. makers are vying for $16,000 in award A filmmaker for almost 20 years, money. About 5,000 festival attendees Rosenblatt has been teaching film for will see the films over the six days, main- 12 years while rotating among colleges ly in the evenings, while the mornings in the San Francisco Bay area. He are devoted to seminars and workshops. recently received Guggenheim and The films range in length from as short Rockefeller fellowships. as one minute to two hours. King of the Jews aims to shift Jesus' The festival is supported each year by legacy from guilt and retribution to a grant from the Michigan Council for healing," he said in an interview. "I Arts and Cultural Affairs, and recently think a lot of damage has been done received a coveted grant ($12,000) from in the name of Jesus, and this goes the prestigious National Endowment against the very teaching of Jesus him- for the Arts (NEA). self. I hope the film cuts through "A grant from the NEA validates much of the misperceptions and lies the festival's underlying belief that film about Jesus, and allows people to is a unique and beautiful art form," focus on what he really did stand for said Honeyman. "It also reinforces our — forgiveness and love." conviction that, despite the rapidly In Memory, to be shown at 9:30 p.m. accelerating digital age, celluloid is still Wednesday, is Abraham Ravett's tribute a very unique, exciting and viable and memorial to members of his family medium." and all others who died under Nazi After the opening free reception at 7 occupation in World War II. p.m. Tuesday, March 14, King of the Jews Born in Poland and raised in Israel, will launch the festival at 8 p.m. The Ravett came to the U.S. in 1955. He movie's creator is Jay Rosenblatt, who has been making films for 20 years, wowed audiences at the famed receiving grants from several presti- Sundance Film Festival with Human gious foundations. Ravett teaches Remains, which went on to win 26 filmmaking and photography at awards. Hampshire College in Massachusetts. The 18-minute King of the Jews is Seven of In Memory's 13 minutes divided into three chapters and utilizes consist of "captured Nazi war film" — Hollywood movies, personal home the only archival footage of the ghetto movies, old educational filmstrips and religious film clips. It depicts the filmmaker's uneasy childhood relationship he 38th annual Ann Arbor At Festival will to Jesus Christ, evoking be held from Tuesday, March 14, through the many myths and Sunday, March 19, at the Michigan Theater, 603 memories of his child- Liberty St., Ann Arbor. Free seminars and work- hood. shops, facilitated by David Gatten, a filmmaking Rosenblatt recalls instructor at the School of the Art Institute of how he was stunned to Chicago, will take place at 10 a.m. and 12:30 learn at age 8, while p.m. Wednesday through Saturday Free dance watching King of Kings and music performances will be held at 8 p.m, at New York's Radio Tuesday and 7 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday City Music Hall, that Film show times are 8 p.m. Tuesday (after the Jesus was a Jew. "When free 7 p.m. reception); 7, 8 and 9:30 p.m. I was a little boy, I was Wednesday; 7, 8, 9:30 and II p.m. Thursday and scared to death of Jesus Friday; 2, 7, 8 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, and the Christ," he says as the winners screenings at 5, 7 and 9 p.m. Sunday film opens. It then looks Tickets cost $7 for one show Tuesday-Sunday; at the roots of Christian $12 for two shows Wednesday through Saturday; antisemitism and cites $15 for three Thursday, Friday and Saturday, plus historians' recent shift in $5 for the Saturday matinee, and $7 for each thinking about the Jews' Sunday winner show. A package of tickets for the role in the crucifixion. entire week costs $50. The controversial Daily tickets are sold only on the day of the film even suggests that film's showing at the Michigan Theater Box the Holocaust, and pos- Office, which is open one hour before show time. sibly World War II For a film schedule or ticket information, call itself, were the direct (734) 995-5356 or visit the festival's Web site at result of the centuries- http://aafilmfestorg. long transmittal of the " Tops on my list...Their Filet Mignon' John Tanasychuk Detroit Free Press January 8th, 1999 • Pasta Specialties • Pizza • Steaks• Chops • Poultry • Seafood • Cocktails OPEN DAILY - LUNCH & DINNER OPEN WEEKDAYS UNTIL 2:00 AM WEEKENDS UNTIL 3:30 AM sit A Ferndale Favorite Since 1961 OUTDOOR PATIO!! Italian-American C OMU MI Family Restaurant Woodward at 9 Mile • (248) 548-5005 At The Movies 4 Simcha with Simone "The Simone Vitale Band is an assurance of a great evening... One of the hottest bands in town." 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