Q&A with Sam Taffel and Gillian Waldo following the 9/12 screening of their short film, Learning from Learning from Las Vegas (2025). The program features a special 35MM presentation of Viva Las Vegas (1965).

Learning from Learning from Las Vegas (Sam Taffel & Gillian Waldo, 2025, 18MIN, 16mm to Digital)
An experimental adaptation of the seminal architectural text Learning from Las Vegas (1972) by architects Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi. The film details the evolution of their relationship, explores the motels, neon signage, and wedding chapels described in the book, and asks what lessons can we glean from the contemporary landscape of Vegas.

Viva Las Vegas (George Sidney, 1964, 85MIN)
All musically gifted race-driver Lucky Jackson (Elvis Presley) wants in Las Vegas is to score enough money for a new car motor so he can win the Grand Prix. When he encounters sexy swimming instructor Rusty (Ann-Margret), he considers staying around longer. After Lucky loses his winnings in the hotel pool, he’s forced to remain in Vegas long enough to win back his dough — but now he also wants to win Rusty’s heart. Unfortunately, so does his slick racing enemy, Elmo (Cesare Danova).

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