the 45th annual www.usafilmfestival.com
USA FILM FESTIVAL April 22 - 26, 2015 - Angelika Film Center Dallas Pat Boone
Tab Hunter Iris Apfel Arlene Dahl Diane Baker
Peri Gilpin Margo Martindale Glenn Morshower
Frédéric Tcheng Advance tickets available through Ticketmaster
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH
Candy Clark
Ernie Hudson Stephen Tobolowsky THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH
Lisa Loeb SWEETHEARTS OF THE GRIDIRON
Kristen Wiig in WELCOME TO ME Ian McKellen in MR. HOLMES USA FILM FESTIVAL 2015 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
TEXAS FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE
Sharing the Rough
Final Recipe
Opening Night Dinner & Movie Event Gallows Road FINAL RECIPE Wednesday, April 22 6:30pm The 49-carat “rough” GALLOWS ROAD Hoping to save his grandfather’s fledgling restaurant, teenaged Salute to ERNIE HUDSON Mark (Canadian-born Korean pop idol Henry Lau) enters Shanghai’s SHARING THE ROUGH Hosted by Stephen Tobolowsky televised blockbuster cooking competition, “Final Recipe,” pre- Wednesday, April 22 7:00pm Wednesday, April 22 7:00pm sided over by Master Chef Julia Lee (international superstar Filmmaker Orin Mazzoni takes us behind the scenes into the world A film clip compilation tribute saluting Ernie Hudson will precede the fea- Michelle Yeoh). All of his life, Mark’s grandfather has nurtured of colored gemstones and the fascinating paths they travel, from ture film presentation. and nourished the family through his cooking. Now as his health the dogged, independent East African miners who uncover them Shop owner and devoted family man Bob Collins (Ernie Hudson, begins to fail, the restaurant and family’s future are in jeopardy. In and often find varieties never before seen, to the gem cutters who “Ghostbusters”) finds his faith tested when a night of racially moti- an effort to save his grandfather’s legacy, high school senior Mark shape the rough stones into objects of beauty and desire, and to vated violence takes the lives of his wife and children and destroys takes his university savings — a move his grandfather would not the designers who use them as the centerpieces of breathtaking his home. While one of the perpetrators, Jake (Bill McAdams Jr.) approve of — and secretly enters the mega-cooking competition. works of wearable art. The film focuses on a single gemstone (a struggles with guilt and the desire to do the right thing, Bob’s The show familiarly pits contestants against one another with 49-carat grossular green garnet, the “rough” pictured above) as it brother Seth (Marcus M. Maldin) tries to help his sibling find the played-up rivalries of ingenuity, wit, and style. The difference is makes the journey from discovery, to being shaped by master gem strength to forgive those responsible, while local thug Snake Cain that for this edition, the competition has opened not just to award- cutter Roger Dery (into a 14-carat polished stone), to its glorious (Rett Terrell) terrorizes his cohorts to keep them silent, and Jake’s winning chefs, but also to home cooks and fans of the show. Once setting by jewelry designer Mark Schneider, to final purchase by a boss (Kevin Sorbo, “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys”) tries Mark impresses superstar guest chef Daniel Boulud, he begins to collector, while capturing the passion involved in every step. Along to help these broken souls reconnect with God. Hudson gives believe that the sky is the limit, and that the ability to bring his fam- the way, we visit the annual gem show in Tucson and the jewelry a terrific performance in this stirring and uplifting drama written ily back together rests in his capable hands. Featuring luscious show in Las Vegas where the final piece is exhibited. Entertaining, and directed by McAdams and filmed exclusively in North Texas. imagery, sumptuous shots of sizzling noodles, delicately plated informative, and beautifully photographed by Michael Street. The great local cast also includes Denise Lee, Mary Jean Bentley seared scallops, and other mouth-watering culinary delights, 85mins. Filmmakers in attendance – and they are bringing the (also producing), Brent Anderson, Frank Mosley, Sharice Henry the heartwarming film will leave you ready for a great meal with final piece of jewelry to show our audiences! Chasi, and newcomers Isaac Smith and Megan Dalby. 104mins. friends! 98mins. In attendance: Ernie Hudson, Bill McAdams and local cast and crew. DINNER EVENT AT SALUM -- GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER? Guest Chef Makoto Suzuki will present a multi-course feast for ticketholders following the films at Salum Restaurant. Chef Abraham Salum hosts the event and will close his eponymous restaurant for the private dinner which will also feature a selection of wines and sakes. Celebrated New York-based food writer Akiko Katayama and sake expert Tiffany Dawn Soto will also be our guests for dinner. Our Co-Chairs for the event are Laura Williamson, Kristin Schor and Susan Haddad and our Board President Candy Evans will also be on hand to dine and welcome our guests! Proceeds benefit the year-round outreach programs of the USA Film Festival. Special thanks to our friends at Favorite Brands.
Abraham Salum, Makoto Suzuki, Tiffany Dawn Soto, Akiko Katayama, Kristin Schor, Laura Williamson, Susan Haddad, Candy Evans
TICKETS for this program only -- Seating is limited to 100 guests. Tickets to the film/wine/dinner are $150 per person and may be purchased from the USA Film Festival. (100% of your ticket contribution to the 501c3 nonprofit organization may be considered tax-deductible.)
To attend the dinner event: Contact the Festival office at 214-821-6300 to purchase your tickets (Note: These tickets are NOT available via Ticketmaster.) Your ticket includes the movie screening at the Angelika (FINAL RECIPE) and post-screening dinner with chef’s wine selection at Salum restaurant with our guests.
About Chef Suzuki – Makoto Suzuki, a self taught chef, came to the U.S. to be a famous actor 21 years ago. To make ends meet, he started working for a restaurant as a line cook. He started to become quite successful as an actor, but he could not continue because of visa issues. He had to work full time as a restaurant manager/cook to stay in the country. It took him six years to get the visa. During that time, he started thinking of becoming a chef and shifting to express himself from a restaurant instead of a theater, and decided to open a restaurant in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Now a hipster mecca, then the area was a dangerous place with gunfire and drug dealing. That was eleven years ago. Now Chef Makoto successfully operates seven Japanese restaurants of various themes, ranging from Izakaya (Japanese and western fusion), Udon, Ramen, Japanese-style grill, sushi to café. In 2013, he also opened a Brooklyn-style eatery in Tokyo. His philosophy of food is FUUDO (no pun intended), which means climate as well as cultural and spiritual influence by the environment. “At my restaurants, I would like my guests, neighbors or visitors, to feel they are in Williamsburg, even though my food has distinctive Japanese flavors.” Chef Makoto still acts sometimes. “Acting and cooking have a lot in common. I express myself, and enjoy interaction with my audience.” PREMIERES AND PROGRAMS
THURSDAY, APRIL 23
TEXAS FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE
Songs She Wrote About People She Knows Dior and I The Doo Dah Man SONGS SHE WROTE ABOUT DIOR AND I THE DOO DAH MAN PEOPLE SHE KNOWS Thursday, April 23 7:15pm Salute to GLENN MORSHOWER Thursday, April 23 7:00pm Thursday, April 23 7:30pm Director Fréderic Tcheng’s fascinating documentary brings the A laugh-out-loud uniquely quirky meta-comedy by Canadian writer- viewer inside the storied world of the Christian Dior fashion After a fight with his absentee father, promising young photogra- director Kris Elgstrand, starring Arabella Bushnell as Carol, an house with a privileged, behind-the-scenes look at the creation phy student Jake (Will Brittain), abandons college and life in New unhappy and emotionally repressed forty-something who resorts of Raf Simons’ first haute couture collection as its new artistic Jersey with his mother (Katherine Willis) to hitchhike to California. to music therapy to work through her personal issues, singing her director — a true labor of love created by a dedicated group of In Arizona, he fatefully crosses paths with escaped convict Smitty deepest – and often darkest – feelings that she can’t otherwise collaborators. Melding the everyday, pressure-filled components (Dallas’ own Glenn Morshower, “24”), a smooth-talking con man. give voice to. The results are unintended and hilarious: She alien- of fashion with mysterious echoes from the iconic brand’s past, The two form a tenous friendship while scamming their way across ates a number of friends and acquaintances (with some going so the film is also a colorful homage to the seamstresses who serve the back roads of Texas, barely staying a step or two ahead of far as to call the police), and inadvertently inspires her boss, Dave Simons’ vision. 89mins. In attendance: Fréderic Tcheng. the law. Their unlikely friendship helps both come to terms with (Brad Dryborough) to quit his job and take another stab at his Dallas’ Jan Strimple will host the on-stage conversation with their broken relationships as they confront troubled pasts and dream of becoming a rock star – but not before firing Carol and Fréderic Tcheng. uncertain futures. Morshower gives a terrific performance in this persuading her to join him. Both pour their savings into an LP that stirring work by writer/director Claude Green, making his narrative will make and/or break them. Cheeky and offbeat, with cleverly feature film debut. 91mins. In attendance: Glenn Morshower, mordant music and memorable performances. 80mins. OUR FRIENDS & MODERATORS Claude Green, Katherine Willis, producer Suzanne Weinert, and other guests. HOSTING PROGRAMS THIS YEAR
USA Today listed Dallas-born Stephen Tobolowsky as the 9th most frequently seen actor in films, having appeared in more than 200 movies and television shows, including “Groundhog Day,” “Freaky Friday,” “Memento,” “Glee,” “Seinfeld,” “Heroes,” and “Californication.” Stephen wrote and performed Stephen Tobolowsky’s Birthday Party, and he also wrote True Stories Best Man Wins The Answers with David Byrne and Beth Henley. Stephen’s true stories can be heard on “The Tobolowsky Files” at Slashfilm.com, iTunes, and on national radio. His first book of stories, The Dangerous Animals Club, was published by Simon and Schuster in 2012. His second book, My Adventures with God, will be released in 2015. Best-known to television audiences as radio producer ‘Roz Doyle’ in the Emmy-winning comedy series “Frasier,” Dallas-born Peri Gilpin will next be seen on the NBC comedy series “Mr. Robinson.” Peri recently wrapped production on the indepen- dent movie “Occupy, Texas.” She held a lead role last year in the Lifetime TV movie “The Choking Game,” and appeared In the Clouds Caring for the Recently Deceased as a guest star on Showtime’s “Masters of Sex.” Other television credits include “Men at Work” for TBS, “CSI” for USA, and “Make It Or Break It” for ABC Family. Gilpin has appeared in the films “How to Kill Your Neighbor’s Dog,” and “Spring NARRATIVE SHORTS 1 Forward.” Her theatre credits include three summers with the Williamstown Theatre in Massachusetts. She lives in Los Thursday, April 23 7:00pm Angeles with her husband and twin daughters. This delicious collection of dark-hearted narrative shorts includes Jan Strimple began her fashion career at the age of thirteen, securing bookings for local retailers and advertisers in her a world-renowned chef pursuing vengeance in Stéphane home market of Northeastern Ohio. A move to Dallas in 1980 placed her in Dallas’ hot bed of fashion. International exposure Dumonceau’s BEST MAN WINS; a lonely woman trapped in walking the top runways of the world brought Jan to the attention of London’s Adel Rootstein, resulting in a series of man- a game of cat and mouse in Gabriel Olson’s THE BRIDGE nequins sculpted in her image. Her runway clients included European designers Yves Saint Laurent, Lanvin, Givenchy and PARTNER; an elderly couple engaged in a curious magical game Christian Dior. Jan wrote the Ask Jan column for The Dallas Morning News for five years and continues to pen articles on in Cristian Sulser’s SCRABBLE; a bank robber on the worst day of beauty and fashion. Today, she enjoys the creative challenges of owning the premiere fashion event production company his life in Olly Williams’ THE FLY; a young man in limbo in Michael in Dallas-Ft. Worth. Goode’s THE ANSWERS; a hitch-hiking actor who comes across Foster Hirsch is Professor of Film at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and the author of sixteen books a mysterious woman in Pierre Amstutz’s TO BE DELIVERED; on film and theatre, including The Dark Side of the Screen: Film Noir, Otto Preminger: The Man Who Would Be King, and two hopeless romantics stuck in Argentinian tradition in Marcelo A Method to their Madness: The History of the Actors Studio. He is a frequent host/moderator at many venues including the Mitnik’s IN THE CLOUDS; and a recently widowed senior coping Players Club, the Harvard Club, the Film Forum, the American Cinematheque, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and with her undead husband in Henry Davies’ outrageous CARING Sciences. He has lectured on film in India, China, Dubai, Israel, France, Germany, England and New Zealand. FOR THE RECENTLY DECEASED. 126mins. FREE admission program. Alonso Duralde is Film Reviews Editor for TheWrap and Senior Programmer at Outfest. He has previously written about film for Movieline, Salon and MSNBC.com, among many other outlets. He also co-hosts the Linoleum Knife podcast and regularly appears on What the Flick?! (The Young Turks Network). Duralde is a pre-screener for the Sundance Film Festival, as well as a consultant for the USA Film Festival/Dallas, where he spent five years as artistic director. A former arts and entertainment editor at The Advocate, he was a regular contributor to “The Rotten Tomatoes Show” on Current. He is the author of two books — “Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas” (Limelight Editions) and “101 Must-See Movies for Gay Men” (Advocate Books) — and an adjunct faculty member at Chapman University.
Iris Apfel with Al Maysles Kit Carson with Bill Jones Sid Caesar Paul Mazursky Charles Champlin DEDICATION -- We dedicate this year’s program to the friends and filmmakers we lost this past year. The great documentary filmmaker Al Maysles screened with the USA Film Festival back in 1975 (“Grey Gardens” co-directed with brother David and their collaborators) and returned to Dallas for us in 2000 to present a restored print of “Gimme Shelter” to commemorate the film’s 30th anniversary. In talking with Al, I noticed his jacket and asked him about it. He told me “I made it.” Yes, he actually sewed that jacket, so it was no surprise to me that the sartorically inclined Maysles was friends with sassy fashion icon Iris Apfel. And how bittersweet it is for us to be presenting the film that he made about his friend (“Iris”) in this year’s program. What a privilege it was to know him. The critic and film writer Charles Champlin was always a favorite guest, and it was easy to see why. Knowledgeable, charming and kind, he loved films and filmmakers and his enthusiasm was infectious. As one of the USA Film Festival’s founding critics, Champlin visited the Festival first in 1971, helping to shape its early incarnation, and returned many times over the ensuing years. When his eyesight began to fail him, he kept in touch via telephone providing us with support and program ideas. He is much missed. Actor and writer, and USA Film Festival co-founder (with SMU’s G. William Jones) L.M. Kit Carson was a big presence and influence during those early formative years, as he was for so many young filmmak- ers later in his career. He kept in touch with the Festival throughout his lifetime and many travels, and always made himself available to be with us to be part of a program. Kit and Bill Jones may be gone, but they are not forgotten; their legacy continues through the Festival’s programs and the many filmmakers they helped to foster. --Ann Alexander, Managing Director USAFF USA FILM FESTIVAL 2015 FRIDAY, APRIL 24
The Man Who Fell to Earth Photo Courtesy of Rialto Pictures Helicopter Mom THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH HELICOPTER MOM Photo credit © Bruce Weber Special Guest CANDY CLARK Friday, April 24 7:30pm Friday, April 24 7:00pm Single mom Maggie (Nia Vardalos, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”) IRIS Legendary musician David Bowie made his screen acting debut in suspects her 17-year-old son Lloyd (Jason Dolley) might be gay: Friday, April 24 7:15pm 1976 as Thomas Jerome Newton, an alien who arrives on earth He’s the smart, sensitive type, and hasn’t had a relationship seeking water with which to save his dying world. He quickly This entertaining documentary pairs the 87-year-old filmmaker despite being pursued by stunning cheerleader Carrie (Skyler establishes himself a billionaire technology developer, but is Al Maysles with his friend Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyantly Samuels). Maggie isn’t bothered by the possibility, in fact she unprepared for the corrupting influence of money, the ruthlessness dressed 93-year-old style maven who has had an outsized pres- goes so far as to set her son up on dates and apply for a scholar- of business, or the wiles of an earthly woman (Candy Clark). An ence on the New York fashion scene for decades. More than ship for gay students in his name. The thing is, Lloyd has no idea advanced being, Thomas nevertheless succumbs to the pitfalls a fashion film, the documentary is a story about creativity and where he falls on the broad spectrum of human sexuality, and and vices that plague the human race. A surreal, prescient, and how, even at Iris’ advanced age, a soaring free spirit continues tries to find himself while navigating the pressures of his final year ambitious work of social satire, Nicolas Roeg’s cult adaptation of to inspire. “Iris” portrays a singular woman whose enthusiasm of high school, reconnecting with his father (Mark Boone Junior, William Tevis’ science fiction novel resonates with audiences now for fashion, art and people are life’s sustenance and reminds “Sons of Anarchy”), and suffering through the machinations of his more than ever. 140mins. In attendance: Candy Clark. us that dressing, and indeed life, is nothing but an experiment. well-meaning but over-bearing mother. A touching comedy written FREE admission program. Despite the abundance of glamour in her current life, Iris contin- by Duke Tran and directed by Salomé Breziner, with a great cast ues to embrace the values and work ethic established during a Born in Norman, Oklahoma and raised that also includes Kate Flannery (“The Office”) and Dallas native, middle-class Queens upbringing during the Great Depression. “I in Fort Worth, model-turned-actress singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb who contributes several songs to feel lucky to be working,” says Iris. If you’re lucky enough to do Candy Clark made her screen debut in the film. 84mins. In attendance: Salomé Breziner, producer something you love, everything else follows.” 83mins. In atten- John Huston’s “Fat City” in 1972, which Stephen Israel and Lisa Loeb. dance Iris Apfel. Dallas’ Jan Strimple will host the on-stage she then followed with a memorable per- conversation with Iris Apfel. formance as the gum-chewing Debbie Dunham in “American Graffiti” – a role that earned her an Academy Award nomina- Wildlike tion for Best Supporting Actress. (Clark later reprised the role in the sequel “More American Graffiti.”) What followed was a slew of unforgettable roles in such iconic productions as “The Man Who Fell to Earth,” Robert Altman’s 1978 remake of “The Big Sleep,” the screen version of Mar Medoff’s play “When You Comin’ Back, Red Ryder?,” James Foley’s crime drama ”At Close Range,” Joss Whedon’s cult classic “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” and David Fincher’s true-crime thriller “Zodiac.” Clark has also made guest appearances on several television series including “The Dating Game,” “Magnum, P.I.,” “Banacek,” “Simon & Simon,” “Matlock,” and “Baywatch Nights.” In 1981, Clark made her first off-Broadway appearance in “A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking.” Her recent work includes “The Informant” and “Criminal Minds,” and she will next appear in Griff Furst’s thriller The End of Days at Godfrey Global Inventory “Cold Moon.” WILDLIKE Friday, April 24 9:30pm THE END OF DAYS AT GODFREY 14-year-old Mackenzie (Ella Purnell) is sent by her troubled mother GLOBAL INVENTORY from her home in Seattle to live with her uncle (Brian Geraghty) Friday, April 24 9:30pm in Juneau, Alaska. Her uncle welcomes her with kindness and the two virtual strangers try to settle into a routine of sharing a It’s the last day of business before Godfrey Global Inventory shuts home. As contact with her mother becomes more infrequent, down for good, and the enigmatic Mr. Godfrey and his officious and the attentions of her uncle become inappropriate, Mackenzie elderly sister Esther invite the company’s downtrodden staff to begins to plan her escape. On a hiking outing with her uncle, she a farewell party where they are to receive their final paychecks. seizes the opportunity to separate herself and flee, and soon finds Instead, the about-to-be-laid-off-staff are bribed into working one Ned Rifle it harder than she thought to escape the natural elements (sea and last night -- with a promised one million dollar bonus for each of mountains) cutting off travel routes. Mackenzie crosses paths with them when the job is done. Suspicious of the management’s unprecedented largess, but anxious to claim the life-changing NED RIFLE lone backpacker Rene Bartlett (Bruce Greenwood) at a motel and Friday, April 24 9:45pm learns he too is from Seattle. Grieving the death of his wife and bonus money, the four employees agree to the task (along with a seeking solace in hiking alone, Bartlett wants nothing to do with hastily-recruited cleaning lady), only to learn that processing the Iconic filmmaker Hal Hartley concludes the cult-classic trilogy he runaway Mackenzie and sets out on his backpacking trip. After last of the mysterious company’s ‘inventory’ may lead to cataclys- began with “Henry Fool” (1997) and “Fay Grim” (2007). In this Bartlett de-boards his bus to the wilderness drop point, he learns mic consequences. Director Jennifer Liao’s darkly comic debut final chapter, Henry (Thomas Jay Ryan) and Fay’s (Parker Posey) that Mackenzie has followed him and there is nothing he can do to feature film (from Christina Ray’s original script) weaves a wickedly divinely inspired son, Ned (a returning Liam Aiken), sets out on a shake her. These two damaged people form an uneasy truce, and funny, surreal world that provokes questions about an impassive quest to find and kill his father in retribution for the harm he’s done travel together, each slowly learning about the other’s background. modern society and our place in it. 82mins. Filmmakers in to the Grim family. He’s frustrated at every turn by the trouble- When Bartlett realizes the nature of Mackenzie’s plight and that she attendance. some, attractive, and possibly disturbed Susan (Aubrey Plaza), is being pursued by her manipulative uncle, he decides to help her who has a surprising connection to Henry. Hartley caps his trilogy in her quest to return home. Featuring terrific performances and perfectly with a film that is tragic and comic in equal measures, gorgeous Alaskan scenery, Frank Hall Green’s self-assured film is boasting his trademark quirkiness and featuring returning Hartley regulars and indie mainstays Martin Donovan, James Urbaniak, both taut thriller and engrossing relationship drama. 104mins. Robert John Burke, and Bill Sage. 85mins. USA FILM FESTIVAL 2015 SATURDAY, APRIL 25
Sweethearts of the Gridiron Students from Garland High School Guys and Girls Can’t Be Friends SWEETHEARTS OF THE GRIDIRON HIGH SCHOOL SHORT FILMS Saturday, April 25 4:30pm Saturday, April 25 3:30pm Journey to the Center of the Earth Seventy-five years ago, the Kilgore Rangerettes took the field Once again we present a collection of class projects short films for the first time in an attempt to equalize the male-female from Garland High School International Baccalaureate (IB) film JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF student ratio, encourage female student involvement in sports, students in the Reel Owl Cinema program, which teaches students (1959) New digital print and keep the roughnecks in their seats during football games at EARTH the art of filmmaking with an emphasis on narrative storytelling. Kilgore College. Instead they became something more, inspiring Meet ARLENE DAHL, DIANE BAKER FREE admission program. the first of thousands of high school and college dance-drill teams and PAT BOONE across the country, and forever defined halftime entertainment. Saturday, April 25 7:00pm Dubbed “the sweethearts of the gridiron” by the legendary Red GUYS AND GIRLS CAN’T BE FRIENDS Grange, the Rangerettes have, for many aspiring dancers in Saturday, April 25 4:30pm Don’t miss this rare opportunity to meet the stars and see Texas, grown to embody discipline, poise, and athletic skill as well Henry Levin’s film adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic adventure as a symbol of civic pride. Director Chip Hale explores the history Emergent filmmaker Jaymes Camery delivers a memorable novel projected on the big screen! James Mason stars as professor of the team while also following the behind-the-scenes paths of romantic drama about Ben (Ben Solenberger, who also co- of geology Oliver Linderbrook, whose niece Jenny (Diane Baker) several hopeful prospects as they push themselves to the limit wrote the movie), a rudderless 23-year-old working as a delivery lives with him and captures the affections of the Professor’s star- during the 2014 try-outs. 87mins. In attendance: writer/director driver at the flower shop owned by his father (Dallas-native student Alec (Pat Boone). Following the discovery of a tool bear- Chip Hale and Rangerettes past and present. Stephen Tobolowsky). Ben has had nothing but bad luck when ing a message from an Icelandic explorer who disappeared years it comes to love, but that seems to change when he and a earlier, Linderbrook mounts an expedition into an extinct volcano childhood friend, Beth (Julie Davenport), unexpectedly fall for in search of the earth’s core. Accompanying him are Alec (Boone), one another. Their relationship is put to the test by Beth’s busy the widow of an ill-fated explorer (Arlene Dahl), an Icelandic guide college schedule and hang-ups regarding her ex-boyfriend, and with a pet duck (Peter Ronson), and shady Count Saknussemm by Ben’s lack of experience and maturity. 95mins. In atten- (Thayer David). Ahead of them are giant lizards, a mammoth dance: Jaymes Camery, Ben Solenberger, producers Jason mushroom forest, whirlpools, the remains of Atlantis, and other R. Simmons and Jason Baustin and Stephen Tobolowsky. exotic dangers. Bernard Hermann’s lush score almost steals the Meet the Patels FREE admission program. show from the beautiful images by cinematographer Leo Tover and Academy Award-nominated effects by Johnny Borgese. 132mins. MEET THE PATELS In attendance: Arlene Dahl, Diane Baker and Pat Boone. Saturday, April 25 4:30pm And believe us, you want to meet the Patels of this film – siblings Ravi (a Los Angeles-based actor), sister Geeta (co-filmmaker with Ravi), and their animated and hilarious parents Champa and
Vasant, who have been happy together for 35 years the result of Rudy Dobrev Tony Lipp Margo Martindale in The Emissary an arranged marriage. The clever, charming and poignant film follows first-generation Indian-American siblings Ravi and Geeta as they document the many attempts (by many people) to find a Against Night A Band of Thieves wife for 29-year-old Ravi through traditional Indian means. Ravi has a foot in both worlds, and has just broken up with his first real STUDENT SHORTS Anna Musso Run Fast Alex Lombard Sophie girlfriend, Audrey, a Connecticut-bred redhead whom Ravi has Saturday, April 25 9:15pm kept secret from his parents for two years. The end result is a Join us for a non-thematic showcase of some our competing great journey and a home movie that everyone can love. 88mins. international student works including Stefan Kubicki’s AGAINST Filmmakers in attendance. NIGHT; Jason Fernandes’ BLADES OF GRASS; Evan Ari Kelman’s BANDITO; Fidel Ruiz Healy’s A BAND OF THIEVES; Peter Haig’s Meghann Artes Speed Dating HOLLOW VICTORY; Jesse Rosenberg’s LIFE SENTENCES; Jiaqu Lin’s THE RED HOUSE; Roy Sun’s THE DECISIVE MOMENT; Jesse Stewart’s MT. MOLEHILL; Ilya Rozhkov’s SABRE DANCE; and Christopher de las Alas’ FOR OFELIA. 163mins. FREE admission program. Peri Gilpin Election Night Tessa Blake
Tab Hunter Confidential TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTIAL The Other Side Scott Brown Stephen Tobolowsky Salute to TAB HUNTER The Looking Planet Between Times Saturday, April 25 7:15pm TRIBUTE TO MARGO MARTINDALE A rugged, all-American teen heart-throb during the 1950s, actor SHORT FILM SHOWCASE and musician Tab Hunter was Hollywood’s hottest young leading Saturday, April 25 7:30pm man, a boy-next-door from sunny California romantically linked to The program will be preceded by a film clip compilation tribute starlets such as Natalie Wood, Debbie Reynolds, Sophia Loren, saluting Margo Martindale. Ray’s Big Idea Deep Dance and Linda Darnell. He was also a deeply closeted gay man at a time when such a revelation would have devastating effects on Fellow native Dallasites and actors Stephen Tobolowsky and one’s life and career. In this touching and insightful documentary Peri Gilpin help host a showcase of terrific short films featuring ANIMATED SHORTS by Jeffrey Schwarz, Tab opens up about his rough childhood, his a myriad of complicated relationships including: Rudy Dobrev’s Saturday, April 25 9:30pm struggle to balance his personal life with a career in the public THE EMISSARY with Margo Martindale; Anna Musso’s Take a journey with us to fascinating animated worlds with Erick spotlight, the demands of show business, and his relationships RUN FAST; Alex Lombard’s SOPHIE; Scott Brown’s Law Anderson’s THE LOOKING PLANET; Steve Harding-Hill’s with celebrities such as figure skater Ronnie Robertson and THE OTHER SIDE; Tessa Blake’s ELECTION NIGHT with RAY’S BIG IDEA; Anna Zlokovic’s LUNA & LARS; Alyce Tzue’s actors Etchika Choureau and Anthony Perkins. The fascinating Peri Gilpin; and Meghann Artes’ SPEED DATING. 110mins. SOAR; Marco Erbrich’s DEEP DANCE; Bob Blevins and Bradly film also provides a unique look behind the scenes of a bygone All filmmakers in attendance including producers Tony Lipp, Werley’s T.P.; Ru Kuwahata and Max Porter’s BETWEEN TIMES; era. Featuring interviews with John Waters, George Takei, Nancy Moonves and Leslie Klotz. Sia Vashkhodaie’s EMPTY PAGE; Jamie Brindle’s TILLEY AND Debbie Reynolds, Clint Eastwood, Robert Wagner, and Robert THE MOON; Daniel Greaves’ MR. PLASTIMIME; and Fluorescent Osborne. 90mins. In attendance: Tab Hunter. Hill’s MIGRATION. 101mins. FREE admission program. USA FILM FESTIVAL 2015
SUNDAY, APRIL 26
War Within the Walls Parables of War Antoine Grounded NONFICTION SHORTS Sunday, April 26 5:00pm
This year’s program of fascinating portraits includes Courtney Welcome to Me Marsh’s shattering WAR WITHIN THE WALLS, which follows 16 Photo Courtesy of Alchemy Entertainment year-old Chau, who lives in a Vietnamese peace camp for children disabled by the effects of Agent Orange, and who dreams of Route Canal Sidekick WELCOME TO ME becoming a professional clothing designer; Nina Gilden Seavey’s Sunday, April 26 7:30pm PARABLES OF WAR, where history, dance and drama converge NARRATIVE SHORTS 2 in choreographer Liz Lerman’s powerful dance project featuring The dark comedy stars Kristen Wiig as Alice, a sad-sack woman Sunday, April 26 5:00pm veterans and their stories (with Bill Pullman); Scott Edwards’ poi- with borderline personality disorder and an Oprah show obsession Join us for a non-thematic showcase of some our competing gnant MASTER HOA’S REQUIEM, where 70-year-old Vietnamese who wins the $86 million dollar Mega-Millions lottery. Much to the fiction works including J. Daniel Hanna’s SHELTER; Kate Marks’ martial arts master Nguyen Tien Hoa returns to Southeast Asia dismay of her parents, therapist (Tim Robbins), gay ex-husband MIRACLE MAKER; Puja Maewal’s SIDEKICK; Joe Ferrera’s to search for the graves of his wife and children, who were killed (Alan Tudyk) and local TV station, Alice uses the winnings to fund ROUTE CANAL; Cyrus Neshvad’s ANTOINE; Tannaz Hazemi’s by pirates while fleeing Vietnam; and finally we present Ned her lifelong dream of becoming the next Oprah by hosting her BEFORE THE BOMB; and Antoine Le Carpentier’s GROUNDED. MacNeilage’s SHOWFOLK, featuring seven of Hollywood’s golden own talk show. Wiig’s deliriously unhinged deadpan performance 120mins. FREE admission program. era veterans residing together in the Motion Picture & Television anchors the film and Eliot Laurence’s script doesn’t seem all that Fund home who share their life stories, humor and wisdom. far-fetched in today’s talk show world of pay-to-play “experts” and 102mins. FREE admission program. advertorial segments masquerading as editorial content. The TEXAS FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE all-star cast also includes James Marsden, Joan Cusack, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Linda Cardellini and Wes Bentley. 88mins.
Best of Enemies Photo Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures Windsor Photo Courtesy of Behr Richardson Photography BEST OF ENEMIES WINDSOR Sunday, April 26 7:30pm Sunday, April 26 5:00pm Filmmakers Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville’s riveting docu- mentary captures a unique and historic moment in television news Barry Corbin shines in a role written for him in Porter Farrell’s history. In the summer of 1968, television news changed forever. SHORT FILM AWARDS PROGRAM coming of age story about family, friends, small town life and the Dead last in the ratings, ABC hired two towering public intellectu- 37th Annual International Short Film choices we make. Six best friends in their last year of high school als to debate each other during the Democratic and Republican look forward to a graceful exit from their struggling, small farming national conventions. William F. Buckley, Jr. was a leading light & Video Competition town. Maisie (Madelyn Deutch) has it tougher than most – her of the new conservative movement. A Democrat and cousin to Sunday, April 26 7:00pm family lost their farm to corporate interests, her father is in prison Jackie Onassis, Gore Vidal was a leftist novelist and polemicist. Join our National Jurors for announcements and screening presen- for an altercation with one of the corporation’s representatives, and Armed with deep-seated distrust and enmity, Vidal and Buckley tations of this year’s winning flms. Awards are given to the top picks in her mother has fallen into alcoholism and despair, leaving Maisie believed each other’s political ideologies were dangerous for Fiction, Animation and Non-Fiction categories as and her younger brother with family friends. Maisie wonders what America. Like rounds in a heavyweight battle, they pummeled well as awards for student achievement and more. her future holds while torn between leaving home to pursue her out policy and personal insult — cementing their opposing political dreams and staying to help her family. Barry Corbin plays the positions. Their explosive exchanges devolved into vitriolic name- USAFF prize winners who were recognized early in their careers town’s elder statesman with grace, humor and heart. Beautifully calling. It was unlike anything ever broadcast on television, and include Alexander Payne, Todd Haynes, Wes Anderson, Bill Plym- filmed exclusively in North Texas. 100mins. Filmmakers in all the more shocking because it was live and unscripted. Viewers pton, Michael Almereyda, John Lasseter, and many more. attendance. were riveted. ABC News’ ratings skyrocketed. And a new era in FREE admission program. public discourse was born. 88mins.
The End of War Through the Breaking Glass
Mr. Holmes Photo Courtesy of Roadside Attractions 2015 National Jurors Writer/director/producer John Putch MR. HOLMES Writer/actor Jamie Rose Strangers I Am Sami Sunday, April 26 7:30pm Writer/actor/director Christina Beck Director Bill Condon (“Gods and Monsters”) reunites with Ian McKellen who stars in the latest iteration of Arthur Conan Doyle’s NARRATIVE SHORTS 3 Sherlock Holmes character. Based on Mitch Cullin’s novel “A Slight Trick of the Mind,” we meet the 93-year-old Holmes, long retired, but Sunday, April 26 5:00pm haunted by a fifty-year old case that he was never able to solve. Now living on the Southeast coast of England, Holmes is cared for by Join us for a non-thematic showcase of some our competing housekeeper Mrs. Munro (Laura Linney), a war widow, and her clever 10-year-old son Roger (an appealing Milo Parker). The cold case is international narrative short films including Ivan Mena-Tinoco’s revealed in flashbacks with McKellen effortlessly playing both 15 years younger than himself and the same character nearly 20 years older. THROUGH THE BREAKING GLASS; Nathalie Biancheri’s THE A beautiful, troubled woman, an angry husband -- Holmes memory is no longer what it was and he must rely on amateur sleuth Roger to CROSSING; Marc Fouchard’s THE WAY OF TEA; Jim Rothman’s help him put the pieces together. This Holmes is as irascible and unsentimental as ever, but more human too, and McKellen brings great MINUTES; Eric D. Howell’s STRANGERS; Kae Bahar’s I AM grace and wit to the role. The film also features Hiroyuki Sanada as Mr. Umezaki, Holmes’ correspondent in Japan. Hattie Morahan and SAMI; Bernard E. James’ THE END OF WAR; and Jeremy Cloe’s Patrick Kennedy play the bedeviled husband and wife from the past with Frances de la Tour as the wife’s eccentric teacher. 103mins. THIS WAY UP. 141 mins. FREE admission program. TRIBUTES USA FILM FESTIVAL
The phrase “credits too numerous to mention” defnitely applies to Jacksonville, Texas native Margo Martindale, who’s been working in flm and television for almost 30 years. And if you’re a regular consumer of media, you probably have a favorite Martindale role, whether it’s cold-blooded KGB agent Claudia on “The Americans,” the hilariously domineering mom on “The Millers,” secrets-keeping Mattie Fae in “August: Osage County” (where she stole scenes from the likes of Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts), or her heartbreakingly brilliant turn as a lonely American tourist in Alexander Payne’s segment of “Paris, je t’aime.” Not to mention her Emmy-winning portrayal as the diabolical Mags Bennett on “Justi- fed,” one of the great villains in episodic television. Jacksonville might not seem like prime breeding ground for actresses, but according to Martindale, “We had Lon Morris College there, a tiny Methodist school that happened to have a fabulous drama department. Kids from Houston and Dallas would come to study with a teacher called Zula Pearson. I’d see the plays they put on, and they were magical.” Soon, Martindale was making magic of her own, from the Actors Theatre of Louisville (where she frst met her chum Kathy Bates) to the New York stage, where she originated the role of Truvy in the original off-Broadway production of Steel Magnolias in 1987. She would eventually make her Broadway debut in 2004, earning a Tony nomination as Big Mama in the revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. It’s in front of the camera where Martindale has had her greatest success, and as the saying goes, if you’re going to visit her IMDB page, pack a lunch. The 93 (at press time) roles listed cover a vast array of genres, with co-stars ranging from Paul Newman (Martindale gives his offer of seduction in “Nobody’s Fool” a brilliant deadpan response) to Miley Cyrus (in “Hannah Montana: The Movie”). Few other performers could boast the range of playing a ruthless bootlegger (“Justifed”), skeptical nurse (“A Gifted Man”) and snobbish society doyenne (“Smash”) within two seasons of prime-time television. At 63, MARGO MARTINDALE Martindale remains as busy as ever, an actor who seems to relish a juicy role, wherever it takes her. Which just makes us hungry for more.
“To ask ‘Whatever happened to Tab Hunter?’” a reporter for The New York Times once wrote, “is to ask ‘Whatever happened to America?’” Of one thing we can be sure: Tab Hunter is doing great, thanks for asking. The fascinating new documentary “Tab Hunter Confdential” fnds the movie legend happy, healthy and riding horses every day on his ranch in California. And in the flm – as well as in his memoir of the same name – Hunter looks back on his one-of-a-kind movie career and stardom with grace, wit and very few re- grets. Born Arthur Gelien, the actor was one of a stable of performers (including Rock Hudson, with whom he had a thing or two in common) groomed for stardom by agent Henry Willson, who gave the neophyte performer his name and his frst forays onto the big screen. Hunter made his big-screen debut in 1950 and would become one of the decade’s biggest stars, both as an actor and as a pop singer, working alongside performers like Sophia Loren (“That Kind of Woman”) and Natalie Wood (“The Burning Hills”) and great flmmakers, including Raoul Walsh (“Battle Cry”), Stanley Donen (“Damn Yankees!”) and William Wellman (“Lafayette Escadrille”). A darling of the fan magazines, where he was often photographed stepping out with Wood and other ingénues of the era, Hunter had a big secret – he was gay in an era when polite society never spoke of such things, where public acknowledgment would have been a career-ending scandal in almost any profession, but especially for a movie star. (After posing for the cameras with his studio-arranged dates, Hunter would often meet up with actor Anthony Perkins, with whom he had a relationship for several years.) Hunter’s career had its ups and downs, with years of work in television and dinner theatres followed by his audacious, career-redefning role in John Waters’ “Polyester,” an experience that prompted Hunter to reteam with co-star Divine in the Western spoof “Lust in the Dust.” It was on that latter flm that he got to know producer Allan Glaser, who has been Hunter’s partner ever since. On-screen, Hunter had the TAB HUNTER good fortune to have a career that spanned from the golden age of the studio system to the independent-flm explosion, and off-screen, he’s known joy and tragedy and love and heartbreak, all of which he has shared eloquently on the page and now on the big screen. Fame as a teen idol is always fleeting, but Tab Hunter has left behind a fascinating array of flm roles while also leading an exemplary life. We might not all dream of becoming movie stars, but who doesn’t want to be in shape and looking and feeling great at age 83?
A graduate of Hillcrest High School (and the Dallas Theater Center), Glenn Morshower has played enough soldiers, federal agents, military offcers, rangers and state de- partment offcials to qualify for a government pension alongside the one from the Screen Actors Guild. But there’s more to this actor -- perhaps best known for his role as Secret Service Agent Aaron Pierce on the long-running television series “24” -- than his ability to behave convincingly in uniform. Getting his start (as so many local ac- tors did) in the legendary 1976 B-movie comedy “Drive-In,” Morshower made his way to Hollywood, fnding work on successful shows like “Police Woman,” “The Dukes of Hazzard” and “Hardcastle and McCormack.” And, naturally, “Dallas.” Years later, Morshower would have a recurring role in the recent “Dallas” revival — and his Texas background would also come in handy for his periodic appearances on “Friday Night Lights.” It’s Morshower’s formidable presence, however, that has made him such a natural as a warrior, going as far back as “84 Charlie MoPic” (USAFF 1989) and landing him roles as cops and ensigns in an impressive array of flms and TV shows, includ- ing “The X-Files,” “Under Siege,” “After Earth,” “The River Wild,” “Godzilla,” “By Dawn’s Early Light,” “In the Line of Duty,” “X-Men First Class,” “The Men Who Stare at Goats” and “The West Wing,” not to mention his role as “General Morshower” in the frst three Transformers movies. (His winning streak in uniforms also applies to baseball, with his acclaimed supporting turn in “Moneyball.”) That authoritativeness extends to voice roles as well, with Morshower a much sought-after artist in the world of video games, lending his talents to Battlefeld 3 and various Call of Duty games. On those rare occasions when Morshower isn’t acting, he’s traveling the world as a successful motiva- GLENN MORSHOWER tional speaker, which should come as no surprise – giving others advice and inspiration just has to come naturally to anyone who’s that good at giving orders on screen.
Ernest Lee “Ernie” Hudson Sr. began his prestigious acting career after a stint in the Marine Corps, when he became the resident playwright at Detroit-based Concept East, the oldest black theater company in the U.S. He established the Actors’ Ensemble Theatre where he and other talented young black writers directed and appeared in their own works, and later graduated from the Yale School of Drama. While performing with the school’s repertory company, Hudson was asked to appear in the Los Angeles production of Lonne Elder III’s musical “Daddy Goodness,” which led to his meeting Gordon Parks, who gave Hudson the costarring role in his frst feature flm, “Leadbelly” (USAFF 1976). By the early 1980s, Hudson had racked up numerous flm and television roles, but it was working on the cult sci-f classic “Spacehunters: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone” that he met producer and director Ivan Reitman and was subsequently cast as Winston Zeddemore opposite Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd and Harold Ramis in “Ghostbusters,” a role that gave Hudson a bunch of great lines to deliver and established him as a mainstream star. That performance was followed by Hudson’s sensitive portrayal in Curtis Hanson’s thriller “The Hand that Rocks the Cradle,” and memorable roles in the flm adaptation of Michael Crichton’s adventure novel “Congo,” (a favorite, we confess), the flm version of the gothic indie comic book “The Crow,” and an ex-junkie in “The Basketball Diaries.” Hudson also continued to exercise his comedy chops in such movies as “Mr. Magoo,” “Miss Congeniality” and its hit sequel, “Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous.” Hudson’s television work is equally broad, with credits that include such series as “Oz,” “Law & Order,” “Tales from the Crypt,” “Heroes,” “Modern Family,” “Psych,” “Key and Peele,” “Childrens Hospital,” and many more. As Winston Zeddemore says in “Ghostbusters” – “We have the tools, and we have the talent.” So does Hudson. Comedy, drama, action-adventure, flm, television – anywhere Ernie Hudson goes, we just want to come along for the ride. ERNIE HUDSON
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ARLENE DAHL -- Acting, beauty, and fashion have highlighted the career of Arlene Dahl. She has starred in 30 motion pictures, 19 stage plays (seven of them musicals), authored 16 best-selling books. For 20 years she wrote an international syndicated beauty column. A heath and beauty consultant to many high profle companies she inaugurated her now famous “Floating Beauty Spa,” aboard the QE II. Dahl has three children: Lorenzo Lamas, Carole Holmes, and Stephen Schaum. Her husband, Marc Rosen, of Marc Rosen Associates, is a cosmetic package designer and Professor of Package Design at Pratt Institute. Dahl was honored at the Deauville Film Festival with a “Coup De Chapeau” as a tribute to her Hollywood flm career and continues to make television and guest appearances. PAT BOONE -- Pat Boone has become a legend in his own time. His titles of movie star, gold – recording artist, best selling author, Broadway show headliner, and television star certainly qualify him. He has sold more than 45 million records, has 13 gold discs, 2 gold albums and a platinum record. Boone planned to teach high school but another career intervened with those plans when he appeared on the Ted Mack Amateur Hour, winning three times and landing a recording contract. He has appeared in 15 feature flms including: “April Love,” “State Fair,” “Journey to the Center of the Earth,” and “Bernadine” and he played David Wilkerson in “The Cross and the Switchblade.” He has also written 15 books including “Twixt Twelve and Twenty.” Pat and his wife Shirley have 4 daughters, 16 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.
DIANE BAKER -- Diane Baker celebrates a distinguished career spanning over 50 years as an actress, producer and director. Baker’s flm credits include “The Diary of Anne Frank,” “Journey to the Center of the Earth,” “The Best of Everything,” “Tess of the Storm County,” “Nine Hours to Rama” (India), and “Stolen Hours” with Susan Hayward (London), and Maximilian Schell in Spain on “Krakatoa, East of Java.” Her honors include multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, and an Honorary Doctorate in Law from the University of Irvine in Southern California. Baker is a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as well as BAFTA. She is also the President and CEO of Bakerstreet Entertainment. Baker was invited to the Academy of Art University in 2004 to build an acting program for graduate and undergraduate students, and was promoted to Executive Director of the School of Motion Pictures & Television as well as the School of Acting. She is now taking on a new project; Executive Producer of co-productions with AAU. SCHEDULE & TICKET INFO.
ANGELIKA FILM CENTER TICKET INFORMATION
SUNDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY TICKETS AT THE BOX OFFICE APRIL 26 • APRIL 22 APRIL 23 APRIL 24 APRIL 25 (Day of show only; Cash sales only) 3:30pm 5:00pm Tickets will be available at the Angelika Film Center upstairs sales desk, High School Shorts Windsor for day of show only, beginning at 3:00pm on Saturday and Sunday, and FREE SHORTS! FREE ADMISSION 6:00pm all other days. 4:30pm 5:00pm Thanks to underwriting from friends of the Guys and Girls Can’t Narrative Shorts 2 ADVANCE TICKETS (only until April 20th!) FREE SHORTS! • USA Film Festival, individual members of the Be Friends FREE Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Available exclusively through Ticketmaster – On sale April 8th! 5:00pm and past Winning Filmmakers, several of our 4:30pm Meet the Patels Nonfiction Shorts (additional service fees apply) in-competition Short Film Programs are made FREE SHORTS! TICKETS ONLINE available at NO ADMISSION COST! Log on to www.ticketmaster.com and search USA Film Festival 4:30pm event name. Tickets sold by individual show title. Sweethearts of the 5:00pm Narrative Shorts 3 Gridiron FREE SHORTS! TICKETS BY TELEPHONE Dial 214-631-ARTS (2787) then say "buy tickets" at the first 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm prompt, then say "operator." You will be transferred to a live Final Recipe Narrative Shorts 1 The Man Who Fell Journey to the Center International Short operator who will take your order. FREE SHORTS! to Earth of the Earth Film Awards (Telephone order fees = $4.00 flat fee per call; no individual ticket fees) 7:00pm FREE ADMISSION FREE ADMISSION 7:00pm Sharing the Rough 7:15pm SELL-OUTS -- Tickets do sell-out but not via Ticketmaster. If the Songs She Wrote About 7:15pm Tab Hunter 7:30pm Ticketmaster Operator uses this language, it is a mistake (It just means that People She Knows Best of Enemies 7:00pm Iris Confidential tickets are “off sale” for that day’s shows. Tickets may still be available at the Gallows Road 7:15pm Festival box office day of show. Salute to Dior and I 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm Helicopter Mom Mr. Holmes Advance tickets for all shows are available exclusively through Ticketmaster. Ernie Hudson Short Film Showcase Advance tickets are available until April 20. After April 20th, 7:30pm Tribute to all tickets will be available at the theater box office, day of The Doo Dah Man Margo Martindale 7:30pm show only. Salute to Glenn Welcome to Me Morshower Ordering your festival tickets in advance eliminates standing in line at the the- 9:30pm 9:15pm ater box office; You can pick up your tickets for all shows at the upstairs theater lobby "Will Call" daily. (Tickets will NOT be sent out via mail.) The End of Days at Student Shorts Note: Tickets for the FREE short FREE SHORTS! Godfrey Global Note: Please be patient when ordering tickets by telephone from our friends film programs are available day-of- 9:30pm at Ticketmaster. The 5-day, multi-ticket festival is an unusual event for them to show only, at the theater box office. 9:30pm Wildlike Animated Shorts handle and the messages the operators see on their screen look radically differ- These tickets are not available via FREE SHORTS! ent from the information in your flyer. Ticketmaster. 9:45pm Ned Rifle FILM FESTIVAL USA Trouble-shooting – The information in the flyer is correct. If your operator is not able to locate a show, etc. listed in the flyer, simply obtain the operator’s name and kindly request that you speak with a Ticketmaster Supervisor who CHEATIN’ -- A new film by Bill Plympton (skype with Bill!) will cheerfully assist. Tuesday, April 28th 7:00pm at the Texas Theatre Help us out – Order your tickets in advance -- It makes every- In a fateful bumper car collision, Jake and Ella meet and become the most loving couple in the long thing easier on show day, for you and for us. history of romance. But when a scheming “other” woman drives a wedge of jealousy into their per- fect courtship, insecurity and hatred spell out an untimely fate. With only the help of a disgraced Please check with the Festival's UPSTAIRS SALES DESK, day of show, magician and his forbidden “soul machine”, Ella takes the form of Jake’s numerous lovers, des- after the appropriate time, to inquire about ticket availability. PLEASE INQUIRE perately fighting through the malfunction and deceit as they try to reclaim their destiny. 76mins. IN PERSON. DO NOT CALL THE THEATER BOX OFFICE to request this For ticket information, visit www.thetexastheatre.com information -- The person answering the theater telephone is located in a different area and cannot tell you how many tickets may be available for any particular program. OFFICIAL SPONSORS TICKET PRICES ALL PROGRAMS $10.00 per ticket (Day of show only at the door; cash only; ATM in lobby) Some programs are FREE admission; See film listings.
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