New Plaza Cinema Classic Talk Back: It Should Happen To You

Please join us for a virtual film discussion with New Plaza Cinema film curator, Gary Palmucci, and film historian Max Alvarez on May 3rd at 3pm eastern time.

Register here for a live talk back / discussion about the 1954 movie It Should Happen To You. This is absolutely FREE.

It Should Happen To You stars the incomparable Judy Holliday and is the first feature film appearance for Jack Lemmon. The film takes place in NYC and has marvelous scenes in Central Park and Columbus Circle. The film is directed by George Cukor and written by Garson Kanin.

Judy Holliday plays Gladys Glover an unsuccessful model and actress who believes that a jolt of publicity will do her career a world of good. She gets that publicity by renting a billboard in the middle of Manhattan, emblazoned with her name and photograph. As a result, Gladys is showered with attention.

We will be hosting a live discussion led by New Plaza Cinema’s Curator, Gary Palmucci with Max Alvarez, film historian, joining him.

1. Sign up HERE to register for live talk back / discussion about the 1954 movie It Should Happen To You. This is absolutely FREE.

We will use Zoom technology so that we can discuss the film and answer your questions. We will send you the log in information once you have signed up here – so we can keep it safe and secure for you.

If you want to join the discussion, you MUST sign up using this EventBrite invitation so that we can send you a secure link to the live discussion event on May 3rd.

2. IMPORTANT!! Make sure that you watch the movie between now and the discussion event on May 3rd at 3 p.m. eastern time. (We will NOT be watching the movie together. You watch it on your own any time and then join the discussion)

Where to watch It Should Happen To You

• Amazon Prime Video – $3.99 to rent, $12.99 to purchase
• iTunes – $3.99 to rent, $12.99 to purchase
• Microsoft – $3.99 to rent, $12.99 to purchase
• Vudu – $2.99 to rent, $13.99 to purchase
• YouTube – $3.99 to rent, $12.99 to purchase
• Google Play – $3.99 to rent, $12.99 to purchase
• Fandango Now – $3.99 to rent, $12.99 to purchase

3. Then, on May 3rd at 3 pm Eastern Time – log into the FREE New Plaza Cinema Zoom meeting link that we will send you in a separate email.

We will watch a short film trailer, Gary and Max will enlighten us on the history, virtues and issues with this film followed by a short Q&A.

Gary Palmucci is a talented film curator and charming speaker and conversationalist. He is a wealth of information and always has an interesting spin on films. After a 30 year-plus career in independent film acquisition and distribution, Gary segued into a new role as film curator and general manager of New Plaza Cinema’s various locations on the upper west side and now its ‘virtual cinema’. Gary’s keen eye for film curation has been a significant contributor to the success and growth of New Plaza Cinema.

Max Alvarez is an author, film historian, and public speaker who has been lecturing on world cinema culture for over two decades. A former visiting scholar and guest lecturer for The Smithsonian Institution and film curator at National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., Alvarez’s presentation partnerships to broaden understanding of the cultural impact of film have included Museum of the Moving Image, The New York Public Library System, 92Y, Columbia University; University of California, Los Angeles and Berkeley; the American Film Institute, The Library of Congress, the U.S. Department of State, Fulbright Scholars Program, the National Gallery of Art, and numerous embassies and cultural offices.

Alvarez currently is a film history instructor for the Jewish Association Serving the Aging’s Sundays at JASA continuing education program at John Jay College in Manhattan. His latest book, The Cinéphile’s Guide to the Great Age of Cinema, is scheduled for publication this summer. He has also written The Crime Films of Anthony Mann for University Press of Mississippi and was a major contributor to the Northwestern University Press anthology, Thornton Wilder/New Perspectives.

Website: www.maxjalvarez.com