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Monday, October 27 2008

8:30 AM - 10 AM
Monday, Oct 27, 2008 8:30 a.m.

Conversations with… Christina Brown

Members and their guests are invited to join us for Conversations with Christina Brown






Lunchtime round-table with guest speaker Christina Brown, Emmy® award-winning anchor and journalist

Date: Monday, October 27th
RSVP via email only to
info@nyemmys.org
Please RSVP by no later than 4 PM on Friday, Oct. 24th

Lunch nibbles and refreshments will be provided

Location: National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, New York Chapter
Address: 1375 Broadway (between 37th & 38th St.), Suite 2103 (21st Fl.) New York, NY 10018

Check-in & lunch: 12:30 p.m.
Event Start Time: 1:00 p.m.
Event End Time: 2 p.m.

Christina Brown hosts the Early Today morning show for NBC News as well as First Look on MSNBC Cable Network. Christina is a military veteran and member of the National Association of Black Journalists.
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Monday, Oct 27, 2008 1:30 p.m.
Play Reading

PLAY READING
Hosted By Arlene Dahl

Animal Krackers x 3
Three short plays to make you laugh…or not.

The Golden Retriever”
Written by Louisa Burns Bisogno
Directed by Alan Demovsky

“Bird Brains”
Written by Richard and Jeffrey Levine
Directed by Alan Demovsky

“Friends Till The End”
Written and Directed by John Wooten

Event produced by Ellen Muir

Date: Monday, October 27, 2008
Time: 5:30 p.m. Reception,
6:00 p.m. program
Location: Midtown

For reservations (required) and location information, please call 212-459-3630, ext. 204 before Friday October 24th!
NO EMAIL RESERVATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

2 PM - 4 PM
Monday, Oct 27, 2008 2 p.m.
Screening

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE FOLLOWING PREVIEW FILM SCREENING:
 
Slumdog Millionaire


 
 
Members accompanied by ONE adult guest are invited to preview screening of Slumdog Millionaire from Fox Searchlight Pictures/Warner Bros.
 
Seating is extremely limited: RSVPs (via email only) will be confirmed on a first-come-first-served basis!
 
RSVP by email your request for 2 seats to Phyllis Bishop pbishopten10@cs.com for confirmation to attend this screening.
 
Seating will close Thursday October 23rd at noon.

Screening Date: Monday, October 27, 2008
Screening Arrival Time: 5:00-5:30 PM
Screening Start Time: 6:00 PM
 
Screening Location: Cinema 1
Screening Cinema Address: Third Avenue at 60th Street (opposite Bloomingdales)
Screening Check-In: Please join the line outside the cinema

Anti-Piracy Enforcement in front of screening room and inside the cinema: all electronics may have to be given up to security. All phones must be turned off inside the cinema. All bags have to be opened for inspection.

FILM INFORMATION
Film Rating: MPAA rated R
Run Time: 121 minutes
Film Stars: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan
Director: Danny Boyle
Co-Director (India): Loveleen Tandan
Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, based upon the novel Q&A by Vikas Swarup
Producer: Christian Colson
Executive Producers: Paul Smith, Tessa Ross
 
The project was initiated at Film4 which co-developed and co-financed the film with UK production company Celador Films
 
Synopsis: The story of how impoverished Indian teen Jamal Malik (Patel) became a contestant on the Hindi version of "Who Wants to be A Millionaire?" – an endeavor made without prize money in mind, rather, an effort to prove his love for his friend Latika (Pinto), who is an ardent fan of the show.