CHER: COME BACK TO THE 5 & DIME JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN
About this Event
CHER: ON FILM
Singer. Actress. Academy Award winner. Icon. During the 1980s, Cher surprised audiences and critics alike by reinventing herself as one of Hollywood's most compelling screen performers. This seven-film retrospective showcases the roles that revealed new dimensions of a beloved superstar—funny, vulnerable, resilient, romantic, and unforgettable. As Cher prepares to release Cher: The Memoir, Part Two this fall, we're turning back time to revisit the films that transformed a music legend into a movie star.
MONDAYS | 6PM
OCT 5 - THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK
FILM Q + A: CASTING DIRECTOR WALLIS NICITA
MODERATED BY COREY ROSKIN
OCT 19 - TEA WITH MUSSOLINI
INTRO: DEVIN ORGERON, DESERTED FILMS
NOV 2 - MERMAIDS
FILM Q + A: CO-PRODUCER WALLIS NICITA
MODERATED BY COREY ROSKIN
NOV 16 - COME BACK TO THE 5 & DIME JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN
LIVE Q + A : AUTHOR ELIZABETH WEITZMAN
MODERATED BY COREY ROSKIN
NOV 30 - BURLESQUE
FILM Q + A : "DEAR MOM, LOVE CHER," PRODUCERS EBERSOLE + HUGHES
MODERATED BY COREY ROSKIN
DEC 14 - MOONSTRUCK
FILM Q + : A : TBA
DEC 28 - MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN
INTRO: TBA
COME BACK TO THE 5 & DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN (1982)
Director: Robert Altman
Co-starring Sandy Dennis, Karen Black
Before Silkwood announced her dramatic talents to a wider audience, Cher gave one of her earliest major film performances in Robert Altman’s intimate ensemble drama. As Sissy, a spirited member of a James Dean fan club reunited with old friends twenty years later, Cher brings warmth, humor, and surprising vulnerability to a story of memory, identity, and the secrets we carry with us. Adapted from the Broadway production in which Cher also appeared, the film offers a fascinating glimpse of an actress just beginning to reveal the dramatic range that would soon transform her career.
Elizabeth Weitzman is an award-winning journalist and speaker, and the author of more than twenty books on a wide range of subjects. Her new book series, Style Icons, takes a closer look at legends like Cher, Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn, while her bestselling history Renegade Women in Film & TV chronicles the remarkable story of cultural pioneers onscreen and behind the scenes.
Weitzman currently covers movies for Time Out and The Wrap, and was senior film critic for the New York Daily News for many years. She has interviewed hundreds of celebrities and filmmakers, and written for publications like the New York Times, Smithsonian, Marie Claire, and Harper’s Bazaar. She holds a Master’s degree in Cinema Studies from NYU, and speaks regularly on film at cultural organizations around the world. She will be appearing before the screening to sign copies of her new book, Style Icons: Cher.
Corey Roskin has been programming and co-producing literary events for 24 years including the West Hollywood Book Fair, Lambda Lit Fest, Omega Sci-Fi Awards and Palm Springs Pride on the Page. For 29 years he also worked for the City of West Hollywood, most notably coordinating special events and projects as part of the City’s Social Services Division. Roskin currently serves on the Board of the Palm Springs Public Library Foundation and on the special events team at the Palm Springs Cultural Center. He also dabbles in writing fiction and personal stories and has volunteered for a variety of social services and cultural arts programs for almost 40 years.
Agenda
🕑: 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
PRE-SHOW
Info: Come early for special Cher themed pre-show featuring music videos + The Cher Show clips!
🕑: 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
FILM
Info: Enjoy a rare screening of a cinema classic on the BIG SCREEN in our Historic Camelot Theatre.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 16.81 to USD 17.85
