JIM KELLY Martial Arts Extravaganza with ENTER THE DRAGON
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Saturday August 17, 2013, 12pm-7pm
Admission: $6.00 | $2.50 Children @ 12:00pm Karate Kid, with free popcorn
$10 for entire program (South Side Warriors, Black Belt Jones and Enter the Dragon)
Chatham 14 Theaters, 210 W 87th St
Jim Kelly Martial Arts Extravaganza &?40th Anniversary Enter the Dragon Screening
To celebrate the iconic cinematic presence of the late Jim Kelly, the black martial arts movie star best known for his role opposite Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon and whose character helped defined this period of martial arts action cinema, Chatham 14 Theaters,Black World Cinema, the Chicago Cinema Society, and South Side Projections are excited to present a daylong celebration of his life and films. The day culminates in a screening of Enter the Dragon, on the 40th anniversary of its release.
The film lineup includes films for martial arts fans of all ages. Feature films consist of The Karate Kid (2010, 140 min.) and two of Jim Kelly’s films, Black Belt Jones (1974, 87 min.) and Enter the Dragon (1973, 98 min.). The celebration also includes a rare screening of the short film South Side Warriors (Robert Wyrod, 2002, 30 min.), about the martial arts tradition on Chicago’s south side; it focuses on the late Hamza Gregory Jaco, father of the award-winning hip-hop artist, Lupe Fiasco (Wassalu Jaco).
Between the films, martial arts schools from the Chicago area will do demonstrations in the theater lobby. Local karate masters, Sensei Jimmy Jones and Ted Love, who knew both Jim Kelly and Bruce Lee will attend the screenings and introduce the films and share personal anecdotes.
An all-day pass costs $10, or individual tickets are available for $6 each.
Screening of The Karate Kid is $2.50 special admission for kids and free popcorn.
The full schedule is as follows:
11:45am: $Children’s karate demonstration
• 12:00pm: The Karate Kid – $2.50 special admission for kids and free popcorn.
2:30pm: Martial arts demonstrations in the lobby
• 3:00pm: South Side Warriors (Robert Wyrod, 2002, 30 min), screening and discussion with the family of Gregory Jaco and martial artists who participated in the documentary.
Black Belt Jones screening and discussion with local martial artists(starts at 4:00pm)
6:00pm: Martial Arts Demonstration
• 6:30pm: Enter the Dragon screening and discussion
For more information, please contact Floyd Webb at Black World Cinema, 708-704-1482