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A U G U S T 2 0 2 5 I 1 9 Jaws Directed by Steven Spielberg The Eastern Region Special Projects Committee invites you to join them for a special 50th Anniversary screening of Steven Spielberg's 1975 thriller, Jaws. After a killer shark wreaks bloody havoc upon a quaint New England tourist town, it's up to the local sheriff, a marine biologist and a grizzled ship captain to hunt the beast down in an epic battle of man vs. nature. Regarded as a watershed moment in motion picture history, Jaws was the prototypical summer blockbuster. The film earned Spielberg his first DGA Award nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures and was nominated for the "Best Picture" award at the 1976 Academy Awards. In 2001, the Library of Congress selected Jaws for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Starring: Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton Running Time: 130 minutes • Print Courtesy of Universal Pictures The screening will include a short introduction to the film by the Eastern Region Special Projects Committee. See the special article on the impact of Jaws on page 8. NY Sat., Aug. 16 1:00 p.m. DGA NY Theater RSVP Online at www.dga.org The Anniversary Series screens classic films on an anniversary of their initial release, with an introduction detailing their contribution to the world of cinema. ANNIVERSARY SERIES GLOBAL CINEMA SERIES Bicycle Thieves (1948) - A Classic Film from Italy Directed by Vittorio De Sica In poverty-stricken postwar Rome, a man is on his first day of a new job that offers hope of salvation for his desperate family. When the bicycle he needs for his work is stolen, he sets off to track down the thief with his young son in tow. Director Vittorio De Sica's (Sciuscià, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow) 1948 feature, Bicycle Thieves (Ladri Di Biciclette), embodies the greatest strengths of the Italian neorealist movement: emotional clarity, social rectitude and brutal honesty. The film – which won an honorary Academy Award in 1950 – is considered a cinematic masterpiece. Its critical success helped establish the permanent category addition of the "Best International Feature Film" Award (FKA the "Best Foreign Film" Award) to the Academy Awards. Starring: Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell, Gino Saltamerenda, Vittorio Antonucci, Giulio Chiari Running Time: 89 minutes • Print Courtesy of Janus Films In Italian with English Subtitles LA Tue., Aug. 5 7:00 p.m. DGA Theater 2 RSVP Online at www.dga.org The Global Cinema Series presents contemporary, classic, and independent foreign films, often followed by conversations with the Directors. photo by: Stevan Kragujeviic SPECIAL PROJECTS SCREENINGS Spartacus Directed by Stanley Kubrick The Special Projects Committee invites you to join them for a special 4K restoration DCP screening of the uncut version of Director Stanley Kubrick's 1960 classic, Spartacus. After surviving his brutal training as a gladiator, the Thracian slave Spartacus leads a revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as an ambitious Roman general and politician, Marcus Licinius Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising. Kubrick's epic historical Spartacus won four Academy Awards and in 2017 it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." Starring: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin and Tony Curtis Running Time: 197 minutes • Print Courtesy of Universal Pictures The screening will include a short introduction to the film by the Special Projects Classic Film Series Subcommittee. LA Tue., Aug. 12 7:00 p.m. DGA Theater 1 RSVP Online at www.dga.org The Classic Film Series screens revered films, often followed by a panel discussion about the film and its Director's contribution to the world of cinema. CLASSIC FILM SERIES