Daily updates from the first annual AFI DALLAS International Film Festival presented by Target, founding sponsor Victory Park, March 22 to April 1, 2007

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Friday, March 30, 2007

TIP SHEET: Netherbeast Incorporated

IN PERSON: Dean Matthew Ronalds (director), and stars Dave Foley, Jason Mewes, Amy Davidson and Steve Berra

THE FILM: NETHERBEAST INCORPORATED is a quirky twist on the vampire tale, set in modern-day corporate America

WHEN & WHERE: Friday March 30, 7:30pm, The Magnolia, 3699 McKinney Avenue, Dallas, TX [map]

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TIP SHEET: Away From Her

IN PERSON: Sarah Polley (director) and star Gordon Pinsent

THE FILM: AWAY FROM HER is an acclaimed character study of a man coping with the institutionalization of his wife because of Alzheimer's disease who faces an epiphany when she transfers her affections to another man

WHEN & WHERE: Closing Night Gala Screening and Reception, Saturday, March 31, 7:30pm, Landmark Inwood Theatre, 5458 W. Lovers Lane, Dallas, TX [map]

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Monday, March 26, 2007

TIP SHEET: Bella

IN PERSON: Alejandro Gomez Monteverde (director) and star Eduardo Verástegui.

THE FILM: In BELLA, an international soccer star and a waitress struggling to make it in New York City, find their lives turned upside down…until an impetuous action brings them together and turns an ordinary day into an unforgettable experience.

WHEN & WHERE: Tuesday March 27, 7:00pm, at AMC Northpark, 8687 North Central Expressway, Dallas.

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Saturday, March 24, 2007

TIP SHEET: Inland Empire

IN PERSON: David Lynch, director, and star Laura Dern. The evening includes a presentation of the AFI DALLAS Star Award to David Lynch and Laura Dern.

THE FILM: In Inland Empire, an actress becomes deeply entrenched in a role when she learns that the script is a remake of a movie that was never finished because the two original leads were murdered.

WHEN & WHERE: Centerpiece Screening, Saturday March 24, 7:00pm, The Magnolia, 3699 McKinney Ave. [Map]

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Thursday, March 22, 2007

TIP SHEET: El Cortez

IN PERSON: Stephen Purvis, director, and stars Lou Diamond Phillips, James McDaniel and Glenn Plummer.

THE FILM: El Cortez is about a man getting caught in a labyrinth of deceit and betrayal after he attempts to help a wheelchair-bound miner recruit an investor to re-open a gold mine.

WHEN & WHERE: Friday March 23, 7:30pm, Angelika Film Center [Map]. Also screening Saturday March 24, 1:45pm at Angelika.

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TIP SHEET: The Go Getter

IN PERSON: Martin Hynes, director

THE FILM: The Go Getter is about a teenager who steals a car and sets out on a road trip to find his brother, then receives a call from the car's owner and begins a life-altering connection with her during the ride.

WHEN & WHERE: Friday March 23, 7:15pm, The Angelika [Map]

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TIP SHEET: The Night of the White Pants

IN PERSON: Amy Talkington (director) and stars Nick Stahl, Janine Turner, Frances Fisher and Laura Jordan.

THE FILM: The Night of the White Pants is about a patriarch of a distinguished but crumbling Dallas family, forced to hit the town with his daughter's punk rock boyfriend.

WHEN & WHERE: Friday March 23, 9:30pm, Angelika Film Center, 5321 E. Mockingbird Ln., Dallas, TX [Map]

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TIP SHEET: Opening Night



IN PERSON: Steven Sawalich (director of Music Within) and stars Ron Livingston, Melissa George and Yul Vasquez. Also attending: AFI DALLAS Star Award recipients Lauren Bacall, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Veronique Peck (for Gregory Peck) and Sydney Pollack.

THE FILM: Music Within portrays the true story of Richard Pimentel, a brilliant public speaker with a troubled past who returns from Vietnam severely hearing impaired and finds a new purpose in his landmark efforts on behalf of Americans with disabilities. The evening's festivities will include the presentation of the festival's first annual Star Awards.

WHEN & WHERE: Thursday March 22, 7:00pm, Majestic Theatre, 1925 Elm Street, Dallas, TX 75201 [Map]

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