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The art of cinema: a cinematic journey

When

Saturday 11 February 2023 from 2pm to 3:30pm Saturday 18 March 2023 from 2pm to 3:30pm Saturday 15 April 2023 from 2pm to 3:30pm Saturday 22 April 2023 from 2pm to 3:30pm Saturday 3 June 2023 from 2pm to 3:30pm Saturday 1 July 2023 from 2pm to 2:30pm Saturday 12 August 2023 from 2pm to 3:30pm Saturday 9 September 2023 from 2pm to 3:30pm Saturday 14 October 2023 from 2pm to 3:30pm Saturday 4 November 2023 from 2pm to 3:30pm

Cost

Series subscription (non-member): $425Series subscription (Art Gallery member): $325Single lecture (non-member): $45Single lecture (Art Gallery member): $35Single lecture (student): $20

Join us at the Art Gallery of New South Wales for a cinematic journey over 10 lectures. The enigmatic CJ Johnson will present a monthly series examining iconic cinema stars, directors, film adaptations and new waves.

From Marilyn Monroe, MGM musicals and Shakespeare on film to Stanley Kubrick’s triumphs and the rise of American and Australian cinema, this series has something for everyone!

CJ Johnson is the president of the Film Critics Circle of Australia. He is the head lecturer of screen storytelling at Sydney Film School and lecturer in cinema studies at Sydney Actors School, film critic for ABC Radio's Nightlife, a member of the international body of film critics and a voter for the Golden Globes.

Images: 2001: A Space Odyssey (film still) 1968, photo: Alamy; CJ Johnson, photo: Vanessa Low; Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (film still) 1953, photo: Alamy

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