October 13, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:  Tarrah Lee Curtis - (310) 247-3090
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“Oscar’s Docs” to Revisit
“Woodstock”
with Screening and Cast and Crew Reunion

Beverly Hills, CA — The Oscar® winner for Documentary Feature of 1970, “Woodstock,” will screen on Monday, October 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Samuel Goldwyn Theater as the next installment of “Oscar’s Docs, Part Two: Academy Award®-Winning Documentaries 1961–1976.” The 11-week series showcases the short and feature-length documentaries honored each year by the Academy.

A cast and crew reunion will take place the following night, Tuesday, October 24, in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater, during which the following “Woodstock” alums will participate in a series of panel discussions about the making of the film:

In addition to winning the Academy Award for Documentary Feature (Bob Maurice, producer), “Woodstock” also earned nominations for Film Editing (Schoonmaker) and Sound (Wallin and Larry Johnson). This marked the first time a documentary had been nominated in the Film Editing category and the only time a documentary has been nominated in the Sound category.

The film captures a festival, a culture, a generation. Director Michael Wadleigh and associate producer Dale Bell assembled a team of cinematographers, sound recordists and technicians with little more than verbal agreements and handshakes. Through rainstorms, electrical shorts and a swelling crowd, the crew captured “three days of peace and music” on 315,000 feet of film. The Woodstock Music and Art Fair featured now-legendary performances by Richie Havens, Joan Baez, The Who, Sha Na Na, Ten Years After, Arlo Guthrie, Crosby Stills & Nash, Joe Cocker, Country Joe and the Fish, John Sebastian, Santana, Sly & the Family Stone and Jimi Hendrix.

A 35mm print of the original three-hour 1970 stereo theatrical release of “Woodstock” will be screened courtesy of Warner Bros.

Tickets for each evening of “Oscar’s Docs: Woodstock” are available for $5 for the general public and $3 for Academy members and students with valid ID. Tickets may be purchased by mail, in person at the Academy during regular business hours or, depending on availability, on the night of the event when the doors open at 6:30 p.m. The Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater is located at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills. For more information, call (310) 247-3600.

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