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Saturday, March 31, 2007

Daily Email Newsletter Archive

Daily email newsletters for the 2007 AFI DALLAS International Film Festival:

Attend AFI FEST 2007 in Hollywood

From the heart of Texas to the heart of Hollywood, connect with AFI to become an AFI Insider.

Get in on the buzz surrounding the hot new film event that all of Texas will be talking about: the AFI DALLAS International Film Festival.

Your AFI Insider status lets you dream big - Texas big - with the chance to win a trip to Hollywood to attend the prestigious AFI FEST 2007 presented by Audi.

It's the longest-running film festival in Los Angeles, and the lucky winner and guest will receive airfare for two from Texas to LA, a room at the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and star treatment with insider access to screenings, galas and festival parties.

And that’s not all. AFI Insiders get access to exclusive content and features at AFI.com:

* Eclectic, stimulating podcasts and videos from AFI’s many year-round film series, retrospectives and festivals

* The downloadable ballot for AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies - 10th Anniversary Edition

* Discussions driven by AFI’s online community of movie-lovers, like the current conversation about the greatest American movies, where you can log on and share your opinion.

And it's all free! So get ready to see and be seen. Fill out this short form, and then watch your inbox turn into box office gold.

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Friday, March 30, 2007

Guests Added to Saturday Panel Discussion

Join us for AT&T TALK/SHOW - free and open to the public - during closing weekend of the AFI DALLAS International Film Festival at the Nasher Sculpture Center, 2001 Flora Street [map].

Saturday March 31, 12:00 noon - The True Independence of Independent Film - Hosted by Gary Cogill, WFAA - Are we witnessing another shift in filmmaking ways and means where a truly independent film is one shot on a DV cam? If there isn't a "name" in your cast have you already thrown in the towel as far as making a "sell" when it is all said and done? Finally, is there a law of diminishing returns in terms of vision as your film's budget (and studio involvement) increases?

Lori McCreary - 10 Items or Less
Dean Matthew Ronalds & Brian Ronalds - Netherbeast Incorporated
Doug Mankoff - Away From Her
James Skotchdopole - GrindhouseLawrence Silverstein - Sk8 Life

Saturday March 31, 2:00 pm - What's the Female Point? - Hosted by Missy Schwartz, Entertainment Weekly - A look at getting films made and getting stories told from the female perspective. How have the hurdles and challenges changed recently (if at all)? Is the ultimate goal to tell a truthful story from a female perspective or simply to tell a good story, regardless of the perspective?

Saturday March 31, 3:30 pm - The Past Ten Years - Hosted by 2929 Entertainment CEO Todd Wagner - It's been ten years since the height of Broadcast.com, and many of the programs and initiatives that Wagner and partner Mark Cuban were pushing back then are now fully integrated into people's lives. Ten years ago, of course, that was a different story. As Wagner likes to say, in digital entertainment, everything old is new again.

Last Chance for Wet Deck

[UPDATED March 30, 12:55pm] Poolside and above it all on the 16th floor of the W Hotel [map], the AFI DALLAS International Film Festival Wet Deck Conversations offer a chance to meet filmmakers up close and personal. Wet Deck Conversations are free and open to the public.

Friday March 30, 5:00pm - Horror & Comedy: A Winning Combination? - With Elvis Mitchell, Amy Davidson (Netherbeast Incorporated) and Leah Milani (Wrestle Maniac).

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Weekend Panel Discussions at Nasher Sculpture Center

Join us for AT&T TALK/SHOW - free and open to the public - during closing weekend of the AFI DALLAS International Film Festival at the Nasher Sculpture Center, 2001 Flora St. [map].

Saturday March 31, 12:00 noon - The True Independence of Independent Film - Hosted by Gary Cogill, WFAA - Are we witnessing another shift in filmmaking ways and means where a truly independent film is one shot on a DV cam? If there isn't a "name" in your cast have you already thrown in the towel as far as making a "sell" when it is all said and done? Finally, is there a law of diminishing returns in terms of vision as your film's budget (and studio involvement) increases?
Saturday March 31, 2:00 pm - What's the Female Point? - Hosted by Missy Schwartz, Entertainment Weekly - A look at getting films made and getting stories told from the female perspective. How have the hurdles and challenges changed recently (if at all)? Is the ultimate goal to tell a truthful story from a female perspective or simply to tell a good story, regardless of the perspective?
Saturday March 31, 3:30 pm - The Past Ten Years - Hosted by 2929 Entertainment CEO Todd Wagner - It's been ten years since the height of Broadcast.com, and many of the programs and initiatives that Wagner and partner Mark Cuban were pushing back then are now fully integrated into people's lives. Ten years ago, of course, that was a different story. As Wagner likes to say, in digital entertainment, everything old is new again.

Weekend Wet Decks

Poolside and above it all on the 16th floor of the W Hotel [map], the AFI DALLAS International Film Festival Wet Deck Conversations offer a chance to meet filmmakers up close and personal. Wet Deck Conversations are free and open to the public.

Friday March 30, 5:00pm - Finding the Audience for the Message Movie - With Missy Schwartz (Entertainment Weekly), Joseph Greco and Joe Pantoliano (Canvas).
Saturday March 31, 5:00pm - Horror & Comedy: A Winning Combination? - With Elvis Mitchell, Amy Davidson (Netherbeast Incorporated) and Leah Milani (Wrestle Maniac).

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Two More Wet Deck Conversations

Poolside and way above it all at the W Hotel [map], the AFI DALLAS International Film Festival pairs filmmakers and journalists to talk about moviemaking up close and personal. With topics that connect this year's AFI DALLAS stars with the people who go see their films, the Wet Deck Conversations offer a rare chance to ask what they think, how they did it and how you can too.

Wet Deck Conversations are free, so there is no better bargain if you're curious about the growing film industry in Dallas/Fort Worth, or whether you can actually make money by marketing your movie on MySpace. Upcoming conversations:

Friday March 30, 5:00pm - Finding the Audience for the Message Movie - With Missy Schwartz (Entertainment Weekly), Joseph Greco and Joe Pantoliano (Canvas).

Saturday March 31, 5:00pm - Horror & Comedy: A Winning Combination? - With Elvis Mitchell, Amy Davidson (Netherbeast Incorporated) and Leah Milani (Wrestle Maniac).

Download and print JPG flier here.

AFIDALLAS.org | FILMS | TICKETS | PRESS | SPONSORS | VENUES

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Free Performance by Marvin Hamlisch

Marvin Hamlisch's life in music is notable for its substance as well as its great versatility. The composer of more than 40 motion picture scores, he received an Oscar for his work in The Sting and two for The Way We Were - all in the same evening! Hamlisch is also the recipient of four Grammys, four Emmys, and a Tony.

Marvin Hamlisch will perform and receive his AFI DALLAS Star Award on Tuesday March 27. Admission is free and open to the public as space permits. Ticket required and available free at the Nasher Sculpture Center.

Live Performance by Marvin Hamlisch and
Presentation of AFI DALLAS Star Award
Tuesday March 27, 7:30 p.m.
Nasher Sculpture Center
2001 Flora St., Dallas, TX [Map]

Sunday, March 25, 2007

Seven More Days of Free Classic Film

As AFI DALLAS celebrates contemporary, international cinema, it also honors the classics. Enjoy AFI's 100 Years... series with free screenings, open to the public, on the Victory Media Network Screens at Victory Plaza.

Monday March 26

12:15pm Tootsie
3:00pm A Streetcar Named Desire
6:00pm Jaws
9:00pm Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Tuesday March 27

12:15pm An American in Paris
3:00pm Mutiny on the Bounty
7:45pm Raiders of the Lost Ark
10:30pm King Kong

Wednesday March 28

12:15pm Double Indemnity
3:00pm The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
7:45pm Rear Window
10:30pm Duck Soup

Thursday March 29

12:15pm High Noon
2:30pm Gone with the Wind
7:00pm Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
10:00pm Dr. Strangelove

Friday March 30

12:15pm The Maltese Falcon
2:45pm 2001: A Space Odyssey
7:45pm ET the Extra-terrestrial
10:30pm Frankenstein

Saturday March 31

12:15pm Some Like it Hot
3:15pm Sunset Boulevard
6:00pm The Wizard of Oz
8:30pm Singin' in the Rain

Sunday April 1

12:15pm It's a Wonderful Life
3:15pm On the Waterfront
6:00pm Casablanca
8:30pm Citizen Kane

Saturday, March 24, 2007

Grab Some Pool Time

Poolside and way up high above it all at the W Hotel, the AFI DALLAS International Film Festival is pairing filmmakers with journalists and other filmmakers to talk about film and moviemaking up close and personal. With topics that connect this year's AFI Dallas filmmakers and stars with the people who go see their films, the AFI Dallas Wet Deck Chats offer a rare chance to sit a few feet away from a director or movie star and ask them what they think, how they did it and how you can to.

The series opened with a three-way conversation between director Steven Sawalich along with Ron Livingston and Richard Pimental, the star and real life subject of the film, MUSIC WITHIN. A group of fifty people got the chance to ask the three men; what it's like to play someone who is literally standing just off camera, what it feels like to see the pivotal moments in your life sometimes altered to satisfy dramatic structure, and what it's like as a director to navigate between those two men as you make your movie.

Wet Deck Chats are offered free to anyone, so there is no better bargain if you're curious about the ever growing film industry being created right here in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, whether or not you can actually make money by marketing your movie on My Space, how difficult it is to make a movie that means more than how to out jump a flaming fireball, and whether or not a film can actually be truly scary and yet have genuine laughs within it or how far you can go with the gore before it cuts into the yucks.

AFIDALLAS.org | FILMS | TICKETS | PRESS | SPONSORS | VENUES

Friday, March 23, 2007

Wet Deck Conversations

[UPDATED March 30, 1:00pm] Learn about the filmmaking process from some of the best in the industry. Join us at the W Hotel's 16th floor infinity pool [map] for conversations with filmmakers surrounded by panoramic views of Dallas. Free and open to the public as space permits.

Friday March 23, 5:00pm - Art Imitating Life: Portraying a Real, Living Person Onscreen - A conversation with Steven Sawalich, the director of Music Within, along with Ron Livingston and the film's real-life subject, Richard Pimental.

Saturday March 24, 5:00pm - Pointing Your Camera at Dallas/Fort Worth - With Todd Simms (Dallas Producers Associations) and Bill Paxton (The Good Life).

Sunday March 25, 5:00pm - Marketing Your Movie on MySpace - With Elliot Kotek (Moving Pictures) and Stephen Purvis (El Cortez).

[UPDATED] Thursday March 29, 5:00pm - Finding the Audience for the Message Movie - With Missy Schwartz (Entertainment Weekly), Joseph Greco and Joe Pantoliano (Canvas).

[UPDATED] Friday March 30, 5:00pm - Horror & Comedy: A Winning Combination? - With Elvis Mitchell, Amy Davidson (Netherbeast Incorporated) and Leah Milani (Wrestle Maniac).

AFIDALLAS.org | FILMS | TICKETS | PRESS | SPONSORS | VENUES

Thursday, March 22, 2007

AFI DALLAS Honors Classics with Free Screenings at Victory Plaza

As the AFI DALLAS International Film Festival celebrates contemporary, international cinema, so too does it honor the classics. Enjoy AFI's 100 Years... series with free screenings, open to the public, on the Victory Media Network Screens at Victory Plaza. From Citizen Kane to Casablanca, Gone With the Wind to The Wizard of Oz, the favorites come back to life with the Plaza's special presentation.

Saturday March 24

12:15pm The Philadelaphia Story
3:00pm The Bridge on the River Kwai
6:30pm American Grafitti
9:15pm Vertigo (2:08 min.)

Sunday March 25

12:15pm West Side Story
3:45pm Stagecoach
6:15pm Rocky
9:00pm Giant

Monday March 26

12:15pm Tootsie
3:00pm A Streetcar Named Desire
6:00pm Jaws
9:00pm Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Tuesday March 27

12:15pm An American in Paris
3:00pm Mutiny on the Bounty
7:45pm Raiders of the Lost Ark
10:30pm King Kong

Wednesday March 28

12:15pm Double Indemnity
3:00pm The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
7:45pm Rear Window
10:30pm Duck Soup

Thursday March 29

12:15pm High Noon
2:30pm Gone with the Wind
7:00pm Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
10:00pm Dr. Strangelove

Friday March 30

12:15pm The Maltese Falcon
2:45pm 2001: A Space Odyssey
7:45pm ET the Extra-terrestrial
10:30pm Frankenstein

Saturday March 31

12:15pm Some Like it Hot
3:15pm Sunset Boulevard
6:00pm The Wizard of Oz
8:30pm Singin' in the Rain

Sunday April 1

12:15pm It's a Wonderful Life
3:15pm On the Waterfront
6:00pm Casablanca
8:30pm Citizen Kane

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Free Family Screening of Silent Comedies

Join AFI DALLAS for Harold Lloyd silent comedies with organist accompaniment, introduced by granddaughter Suzanne Lloyd, Sunday March 25, 7:30 p.m., Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St. Free and open to the public as space permits.

Monday, March 19, 2007

Be a Part of Opening Night

Click on the above image to print a complimentary opening night rush line invite. The AFI DALLAS Opening Night Gala includes a screening of Music Within and the presentation of the newly inaugurated AFI DALLAS International Film Festival Star Award, courtesy of Neiman Marcus, honoring Lauren Bacall, Alan & Marilyn Bergman, and Sydney Pollack.

Limited rush line tickets will be available on a first come, first served basis. See invitation for details. Access is not guaranteed.

* March 22, 2007, 7:00pm
* Historic Majestic Theatre
* 1925 Elm Street, Downtown Dallas