Susan Sarandon will participate in celebratory career tribute at BAM this week
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February 10-13
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Perhaps no contemporary American actress other than Meryl Streep has given the world of motion pictures as many iconic characters and memorable cinematic moments as Susan Sarandon, but there’s one thing Sarandon has that not even Streep does — a simmering sexuality portrayed with comfort and ease, still burning at the age of sixty-four. The Academy Award-winning, New York City-born sex symbol has been on the scene since her dazzling debut as Melissa Compton in JOE (John G. Avildsen, 1970), going on to star in such unforgettable films as THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Jim Sharman, 1975), PRETTY BABY (Louis Malle, 1978), ATLANTIC CITY (Louis Malle, 1980), THE HUNGER (Tony Scott, 1983), BULL DURHAM (Ron Shelton, 1988), THELMA & LOUISE (Ridley Scott, 1991), and DEAD MAN WALKING (Tim Robbins, 1995). If the last decade has not been quite as kind to her, she still has already amassed one helluva resume, and her career is being celebrated this week with a too-brief retrospective at BAM. “The Susan Sarandon Picture Show” begins February 10 with a screening of ROMANCE & CIGARETTES (John Turturro, 2006), which will be followed by a Q&A with Sarandon and writer-director Turturro, after which Sarandon will switch theaters for a Q&A with writer-director Paul Schrader following a screening of the underrated LIGHT SLEEPER (Paul Schrader, 1992). Friday’s lineup includes JOE GOULD’S SECRET (Stanley Tucci, 2000), PRETTY BABY, THE FRONT PAGE (Billy Wilder, 1974), and a late-night showing of ROCKY HORROR, with Saturday steaming up with THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK (George Miller, 1987) and THE HUNGER. On Sunday afternoon, BAM will hold concurrent screenings of DEAD MAN WALKING, THELMA & LOUISE, ATLANTIC CITY, and BULL DURHAM, after which all attendees will move into the Howard Gilman Opera House for a conversation with Sarandon, moderated by Bob Balaban.