Matthew Kennedy

Forthcoming Events:

Friday, June 13 - Sunday, June 29, 2008

"Joan Blondell: The Fizz on the Soda" eleven film retrospective, University of California Pacific Film Archive Theater
2575 Bancroft Way at Bowditch, Berkeley
510/642-1124
www.bampfa.berkeley.edu

Kennedy will sign copies of Joan Blondell in the Museum Store and introduce the following screenings:

Friday, June 13
Blonde Crazy (1931) at 7 pm, followed by Night Nurse (1931) at 8:55 pm

Sunday, June 15
Footlight Parade (1933) at 6:30 pm

The tribute continues after the 15th with screenings of Three on a Match (1932) and The King and the Chorus Girl (1937) on June 20, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) on June 22, There's Always a Woman (1938) and Three Girls About Town (1941) on June 25, Nightmare Alley (1947) on June 26, Lizzie (1957) on June 27, and Opening Night (1977) on June 29.

Previous Events:

Monday, May 5 - Friday, May 9, 2008

Guest Star, Silver Screen Oasis, classic film website
www.silverscreenoasis.com

Mondays, March 31, April 7, April 14, 2008

Guest, Silver Screen Audio Podcast with Joel Blumberg
WGBB Radio 1240 Freeport New York
www.silverscreenaudio.com

Wednesday, December 19 - Monday, December 31, 2007

"Joan Blondell: The Bombshell From 91st Street" thirteen-film retrospective, The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street, New York
212/708-9400
www.moma.org/exhibitions

Kennedy will introduce the following screenings:

Wednesday, December 19
Blonde Crazy (1931) at 6 pm and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) at 8 pm

Thursday, December 20
Blondie Johnson (1933) at 6 pm and Nightmare Alley (1947) at 8 pm

Friday, December 21
Footlight Parade (1933) at 6 pm and The Blue Veil (1951) at 8:30 pm

The tribute continues after the 21st with screenings of Night Nurse (1931), Three on a Match (1932), The King and the Chorus Girl (1937), There's Always a Woman (1938), Three Girls About Town (1941), Lizzie (1957), and Opening Night (1977).

Sunday, December 30, 2007, 6:30 pm, Western time

Guest, Book Talk with Alan Farley
KALW public radio, 91.7 FM
www.kalw.org/index.html

Thursday, December 20, 2007, 12:40 to 1 pm, Eastern time

Guest, The Leonard Lopate Show
WNYC New York Public Radio, 93.9 FM and AM 820
www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate

Saturday, December 15, 2007, 7:15 am, Pacific time

Guest, Interview with film critic Jan Wahl
KRON-TV Channel 4 San Francisco
www.janwahl.com

Saturday, December 1, 2007, approximately 5:30 pm

Book signing, Joan Blondell: A Life between Takes, The San Francisco Silent Film Festival, Castro Theatre
429 Castro Street, San Francisco
415/777-4908
www.silentfilm.org

Tuesday, November 20, 2007, 7pm

Reading and book signing, Joan Blondell: A Life between Takes, The Booksmith
1644 Haight Street, San Francisco
415/863-8688, 1-800/493-7323
www.booksmith.com

Friday, November 2, 2007, 6:30 pm

Guest Speaker, CinemaLit Film Series, Mechanics Institute Library
57 Post Street, San Francisco
415/393-0100
www.milibrary.org
Screening: Jezebel (1938) starring Bette Davis and Henry Fonda

Friday, May 25, 2007, 6:30 pm

Guest Speaker, CinemaLit Film Series, Mechanics Institute Library
57 Post Street, San Francisco
415/393-0100
www.milibrary.org
Screening: Gold Diggers of 1933 starring Joan Blondell, with select readings from Kennedy's upcoming biography Joan Blondell: A Life between Takes (University Press of Mississippi)

Friday, September 22, 2006, 6:30 pm

Guest Speaker, CinemaLit Film Series, Mechanics Institute Library
57 Post Street, San Francisco
415/393-0100
www.milibrary.org
Screening: Footlight Parade (1933) starring Joan Blondell, subject of Kennedy’s upcoming biography

Monday, January 16, 2006, noon

Guest Speaker, San Francisco Film Noir Festival, Palace of Fine Arts
Bay and Lyon Streets, San Francisco
www.filmnoirfoundation.org
Screening: Nightmare Alley (1947), directed by Edmund Goulding, subject of Kennedy’s biography Edmund Goulding’s Dark Victory (2004)


	Forthcoming Events: Friday, June 13 - Sunday, June 29, 2008 "Joan Blondell: The Fizz on the Soda" eleven film retrospective, University of California Pacific Film Archive Theater 2575 Bancroft Way at Bowditch, Berkeley 510/642-1124 www.bampfa.berkeley.edu Kennedy will sign copies of Joan Blondell in the Museum Store and introduce the following screenings: Friday, June 13 Blonde Crazy (1931) at 7 pm, followed by Night Nurse (1931) at 8:55 pm Sunday, June 15 Footlight Parade (1933) at 6:30 pm The tribute continues after the 15th with screenings of Three on a Match (1932) and The King and the Chorus Girl (1937) on June 20, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) on June 22, There's Always a Woman (1938) and Three Girls About Town (1941) on June 25, Nightmare Alley (1947) on June 26, Lizzie (1957) on June 27, and Opening Night (1977) on June 29. Previous Events: Monday, May 5 - Friday, May 9, 2008 Guest Star, Silver Screen Oasis, classic film website www.silverscreenoasis.com Mondays, March 31, April 7, April 14, 2008 Guest, Silver Screen Audio Podcast with Joel Blumberg WGBB Radio 1240 Freeport New York www.silverscreenaudio.com Wednesday, December 19 - Monday, December 31, 2007 "Joan Blondell: The Bombshell From 91st Street" thirteen-film retrospective, The Museum of Modern Art 11 West 53rd Street, New York 212/708-9400 www.moma.org/exhibitions Kennedy will introduce the following screenings: Wednesday, December 19 Blonde Crazy (1931) at 6 pm and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) at 8 pm Thursday, December 20 Blondie Johnson (1933) at 6 pm and Nightmare Alley (1947) at 8 pm Friday, December 21 Footlight Parade (1933) at 6 pm and The Blue Veil (1951) at 8:30 pm The tribute continues after the 21st with screenings of Night Nurse (1931), Three on a Match (1932), The King and the Chorus Girl (1937), There's Always a Woman (1938), Three Girls About Town (1941), Lizzie (1957), and Opening Night (1977). Sunday, December 30, 2007, 6:30 pm, Western time Guest, Book Talk with Alan Farley KALW public radio, 91.7 FM www.kalw.org/index.html Thursday, December 20, 2007, 12:40 to 1 pm, Eastern time Guest, The Leonard Lopate Show WNYC New York Public Radio, 93.9 FM and AM 820 www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate Saturday, December 15, 2007, 7:15 am, Pacific time Guest, Interview with film critic Jan Wahl KRON-TV Channel 4 San Francisco www.janwahl.com Saturday, December 1, 2007, approximately 5:30 pm Book signing, Joan Blondell: A Life between Takes, The San Francisco Silent Film Festival, Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco 415/777-4908 www.silentfilm.org Tuesday, November 20, 2007, 7pm Reading and book signing, Joan Blondell: A Life between Takes, The Booksmith 1644 Haight Street, San Francisco 415/863-8688, 1-800/493-7323 www.booksmith.com Friday, November 2, 2007, 6:30 pm Guest Speaker, CinemaLit Film Series, Mechanics Institute Library 57 Post Street, San Francisco 415/393-0100 www.milibrary.org Screening: Jezebel (1938) starring Bette Davis and Henry Fonda Friday, May 25, 2007, 6:30 pm Guest Speaker, CinemaLit Film Series, Mechanics Institute Library 57 Post Street, San Francisco 415/393-0100 www.milibrary.org Screening: Gold Diggers of 1933 starring Joan Blondell, with select readings from Kennedy's upcoming biography Joan Blondell: A Life between Takes (University Press of Mississippi) Friday, September 22, 2006, 6:30 pm Guest Speaker, CinemaLit Film Series, Mechanics Institute Library 57 Post Street, San Francisco 415/393-0100 www.milibrary.org Screening: Footlight Parade (1933) starring Joan Blondell, subject of Kennedy’s upcoming biography Monday, January 16, 2006, noon Guest Speaker, San Francisco Film Noir Festival, Palace of Fine Arts Bay and Lyon Streets, San Francisco www.filmnoirfoundation.org Screening: Nightmare Alley (1947), directed by Edmund Goulding, subject of Kennedy’s biography Edmund Goulding’s Dark Victory (2004)