An
Evening with Film Director Barry Sonnenfeld!
Thursday, March 5th at
7:30 pm
$45 Members | $50
Public
Tickets include a copy
of his new book: "Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother: Memoirs of a
Neurotic Filmmaker" & gala book signing reception with live jazz guitar by Mike Soloway, NY Times acclaimed musician
If I went to prison and
saw that Barry Sonnenfeld was going to be my cellmate, I would think, ‘Oh, this
is going to be a breeze.'
–Jerry Seinfeld
Join legendary film
director/cinematographer, and famed raconteur Barry Sonnenfeld for
a lively evening featuring clips from some of his most beloved works, and a
discussion of his new book "Barry
Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother: Memoirs of a Neurotic Filmmaker."
Sonnenfeld directed such beloved classics as Get
Shorty, The
Addams Family, and the
Men in
Black Trilogy.
His career as a cinematographer includes working with the Coen Brothers on Raising Arizona, Miller’s Crossing,
and Blood Simple,
Rob Reiner on
When Harry Met Sally and
Misery,
as well as Penny
Marshall on Big,
Sonnenfeld was also Executive Producer on both the film and TV Series
adaptations of Lemony
Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, and the TV series' The Tick and Pushing Daisies.
Beyond Barry’s idiosyncratic
upbringing in New York City, his outrageous and hilarious memoir BARRY
SONNENFELD, CALL YOUR MOTHER traces his breaking into film as a
cinematographer with the Coen brothers, and his unexpected career
as the director behind such huge film franchises as The Addams
Family, Men in Black, and colorful anecdotes from his many
beloved movies. With a writing style reminiscent of David Sedaris, Tina
Fey, Norah Ephron and Augusten Burroughs, this book is a
roadmap for anyone who thinks they can’t succeed in life because of a rough
beginning. Event produced by Jud Newborn.
“Barry’s memoir is amazingly
honest and brazenly hilarious. Now excuse me, I need to take a shower and try
to get some of those images out of my head.” –Cheryl Hines
“The extraordinary thing
about Barry is how many truly strange and amazing chapters he’s had in his
life.” –Neil Patrick Harris
“Barry Sonnenfeld’s memoir is
not unlike many of his films. It’s an incredible story about an unlikely hero.
There is action, adventure, comedy, horror—and just a little bit of porn.” –Kelly Ripa
“Anyone who has encountered
Barry, for any length of time, has wondered how he came to be the way he is.
The answer is hilariously, poignantly, and forthrightly told through various
stories that resulted in me feeling nauseous, laughing out loud, blushing, and
repeatedly saying under my breath, ‘Oh my God, Barry.’ Sometimes all of those
things at once.” – Allison Williams
Thanks to our sponsors:
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