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Richard “Hyker” LaRiviere claims to have the largest movie camera collection in the world and on the weekend of November 6 he’s going to prove it.He’s hoping to get into the Guinness World Book of Records with his collection when it is counted and certified at the new Beaux Arts, a former antique shop, at 709 S. Missouri Ave. in Clearwater. The three-day event will also include an 18-hour video marathon with projectors showing short films produced by area film groups and other sources.
Friday and Saturday (November 6-7) events start at 6 p.m., Sunday (November 8) at noon to 6 p.m. for the public to view the mammoth camera collection, set pieces and props on display from such films as Cleopatra, Corpse Bride, Gangs of New York and the Tarzan series. The camera count will be Friday (November 6) at 8 p.m. A single price of $10 gets you into all three days.
LaRiviere says the purpose of the celebration is to provide a venue and forum for the challenge, as well as to promote film and television groups and production in the Tampa Bay area, and promote networking of industry related groups. Monies raised will be used as a fundraiser for the Museum of Motion Pictures and Television.
An added attraction will be the opening of the latest revival of one of St. Pete’s most famous watering holes for the area’s artist fringe. The Beaux Arts was once the home-away-from-home of such stars as Jim Morrison, Jack Kerouac, and occasionally even Marilyn Monroe. The new facilities, like its famed predecessor, will be open to artists, photographers, filmmakers, musician and performers of any and all art forms who will be able to exhibit their work in the new contemporary exhibition space and cultural events center.
The owners, Jay “Hunter” Loiselle and Chris Skillman say that the new Beaux Arts will exist “to foster an inclusive art culture that incorporates a cross-pollination of art, music, film, writing, sound and performance. In providing a platform for these different media to co-exist in dialogue and without hierarchy, Beaux Arts encourages experimentation and risk-taking in the pursuit of excellence in contemporary art practice.”
For more info on Beaux Arts, call Loiselle at 813-251-6444 or Skillman at 727-520-4102. For more on the film fest, email Richard “Hyker” LaRiviere at luvfilms[at]gmail.com or visit www.MoMPT.com.
