Lecture Series – Motion Pictures: The Worlds Most Collaborative Art Form

With the possible exception of constructing a medieval cathedral, there is no more collaborative art form than a studio-made motion picture. Besides all the actors on the screen, there are hundreds even thousands of artists and artisans behind the scenes writing, composing, painting, sculpting, decorating, orchestrating, editing, coaching, cooking, dubbing, sewing, lightingyou name it.In this 4-lecture series, Kurt Stone, a Hollywood Brat with an encyclopedic knowledge of his hometowns greatest industry, takes us behind the screen for a fascinating look at its early history and deconstructing several of its most famous collaborations.

1. Did the Jews Really Invent Hollywood? A Fascinating History
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 | 3-4pm2. Descending From Mt. Sinai Not Once, But Twice: DeMilles 1923 and 1956 Versions of The Ten Commandments
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 | 3-4pm3. Starting at the Very Top: Orson Welles Citizen Kane
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 | 3-4pm4. Round Up the Usual Suspects: The Brilliance of Casablanca
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 | 3-4pm

Kurt Stones passion for film is, he says genetic, having been born in Hollywood, CA, and raised both in and around the movie industry. Stone is a multi-disciplinary man who has also written well-received books on Congress, published nearly 900 essays, is an ordained rabbi, and earns his living as a medical ethicist.