Screen/Society--Archibald Motley Exhibition Film Series--"Richard Pryor: Live On the Sunset Strip"+"The Melancholy Dame" (short film)

Film Screening: "Richard Pryor: Live On the Sunset Strip" (Joe Layton, 1982, USA, 82 minutes, in English, Color, DVD) + "The Melancholy Dame" (Arvid E. Gillstrom, 1929, 21 min, USA, in English, B/W, DVD).// RICHARD PRYOR--LIVE ON THE SUNSET STRIP: In one of comedian Richard Pryor's best and most financially lucrative live performances caught on film, the comedian talks frankly about most of his standard subjects, including racism and the differences between blacks and whites, along with talking about some of his recent film roles. Just recovered from his notorious free-basing accident, Richard Pryor made a notable return in the much-acclaimed "Live on the Sunset Strip." His comments on that event, as well as his notorious comments on sex, politics and race, pepper the 82-minute concert film. // "There will always only ever be one Richard Pryor, and his profoundly inspired performance shows exactly why." - Daily Radar. // Watch trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bae9LdoK44w // THE MELANCHOLY DAME: This early Black comedy features Edward Thompson and Evelyn Preer, a husband and wife comedy team in real life, and Spencer Williams (Andy of 'Amos & Andy') and Roberta Hyson in a comedy of errors. A nightclub owner's wife, jealous of his attentions to his star singer, schemes to get her fired.// For information about the "Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist" exhibition at the Nasher Museum of Art, see: http://nasher.duke.edu/motley/