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In the continued vein of honoring late, long-lost geniuses<\/a>, the Art Theatre of Long Beach announced it will be screening Prince\u2019s cult classic Purple Rain<\/em>, celebrating the prolific musician, composer and performer\u2019s life. The screenings will take place tonight and next Friday at 11:00PM.<\/p>\n The late 57-year-old artist, widely regarded as a genius and virtuoso at a seemingly unlimited number of instruments, died Thursday of unknown causes at his estate in Minnesota.<\/p>\n His greatest cinematic achievement, most agree, was the performance he left behind in Purple Rain<\/em>. Roger Ebert himself was a huge fan, Richard Roeper wrote yesterday for the Chicago Sun Times.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n He placed it at No. 10 on his list of the best films of 1984, according to Roeper, saying \u201cIt\u2019s one of the best combinations I\u2019ve seen of rock music and dramatic information.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Many who watched the film were moved by Prince\u2019s effortless sensuality and praised the movie\u2019s powerful use of extended concert scenes to propel the story line forward. However, the movie also relied on Prince\u2019s first foray into acting\u2014he was commended for his risk taking in embracing purely dramatic acting scenes.<\/p>\n