CONTENTS PREMIERE SCREENING 2 Premiere Screening Oscar Winner Paul Haggis FREE EVENT: Mahalia Jackson Birthday Celebration Returns to AFI Silver with Membership News IN THE VALLEY 3 XVIII Washington Latin American OF ELAH Film Festival Saturday, September 8, 7:30 IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH tells the story of an s s r r e 9 Halloween Screams e h h t Army veteran, his wife and the search for their son, a t o o r r B B r r e SILVERDOCS Presents e n n r soldier who recently returned from Iraq but has myste- r a a W W f f o o y riously gone missing, and the police detective who y s s e e t t r r u u o o c 10 2007 DC Labor FilmFest helps in the investigation.Starring Oscar-winners c Tommy Lee Jones, Susan Sarandon, and Charlize Theron, and inspired by true events, IN THE VALLEY 12 The Man Who Would Be King: OF ELAH is Paul Haggis’s directorial followup to Foster Hirsch on Otto Preminger CRASH—winner of three Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Editing and Best Screenplay for Haggis. 13 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS: SUMMER In addition, his recent screenwriting triumphs include PALACE; Two Classics by Director MILLION DOLLAR BABY, for which he received an Peter Greenaway Academy Award nomination for Best Screenplay, and recent releases THE LAST KISS, FLAGS OF OUR 14 OPENING NIGHT: Asian Pacific FATHERS, CASINO ROYALE and LETTERS American Film Festival FROM IWO JIMA. DIR/SCR/PROD Paul Haggis; s r e h PROD Laurence Becsey, Darlene Caamano, Steve t o r B r e n What is AFI Silver, HOW DO I JOIN? Samuels, Patrick Wachsberger. US, 2007, color, r a W f o approx. 130 min. RATED R y s e t r u 15 Repertory Calendar—Full Schedule o Visit www.AFI.com/Silver for full event details. c at www.AFI.com/Silver MEMBERSHIP NEWS 16 Coming Soon: IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON LAKE OF FIRE MADRID IN THE MOVIES LOOK FOR THE To celebrate the Madrid in the Movies Series, AFI AFI member passes accepted for designated Silver Members at the Affiliate level and higher screenings. To find out how to become a member of AFI, see page 14. were invited to a private reception and screening of EL MÉTODO, co-hosted by the Embassy of Spain. AFI PREVIEW is published by the American EL MÉTODO star Natalia Verbeke attended both Film Institute. the reception and screening. Many thanks to the Editorial Offices Embassy of Spain and Taberna Del Alabardero. Juame Matas, former President of the American Film Institute Balearic Islands and his wife Maite Areal with Silver Theatre and Cultural Center Natalia Verbeke 8633 Colesville Road Silver Spring, MD 20910 Actress Natalia Verbeke For address changes and subscription services, contact: American Film Institute 2021 N. Western Ave. FREE COMMUNITY EVENT Los Angeles, CA 90027 Attn: Membership The Fifth Annual On the cover: THE VIOLIN photo courtesy of Film Movement Editor: Caroline Small Mahalia Jackson Birthday Celebration Production Manager: Marie Figueredo Monday, October 8, 3:00 Design: Anna Joyce, Post-Newsweek Media, Inc. Sponsored by: Information is correct at press time. Films and Move on up a little higher with AFI Silver and the on-screen schedule subject to change. presence of one of the greatest voices in American music histo- Check www.AFI.com/Silver for updates. ry. Free to the public, this fifth annual tribute has become a the mighty AFI Silver organ, African-American sacred music You can also view a copy of this publication online at Washington tradition with the People's Community Baptist scholar Dr. Horace Boyer and rare footage of Mahalia Jackson Gazette.Net. Church Chancel Choir under the direction of Jonathan Davis, (she would have been 96 in October). 2 n TICKETS & FULL SCHEDULE at WWW.AFI.COM/SILVER SPECIIAL GUESTS IIN ATTENDANCE! VIISIIT WWW.AFII.COM/SIILVER ARGENTINA CITY IN HEAT [Ciudad en Celo] Friday, October 5, 8:00; Saturday, October 6, 9:45 Gaffet’s character-driven comic debut, a light intelligent comedy, centers around Buenos Aires’s Garllington pub, the daily meeting place for Daniel Kuzniecka, who has recently instigated a spectacular break-up with his girl- friend, and his group of late thirty-something friends, all variously unlucky in love. Into their group comes tango September 18 through singer Dolores Sola, who’s one of the guys but also a cat- alyst for some emotional maturing. Her torchy singing October 7 adds spice to the movie’s cockeyed romance. Audience AFI, the Association of Ibero-American Cultural Award, 2007 Mar del Plata Film Festival DIR/SCR Attachés and the Inter-American Development Hernán Gaffet; PROD Mariela Besuievski, Gerardo Bank’s Cultural Center are proud to present the Herrero and Vanessa Ragone. Argentina, 2006, color, annual Washington Latin American Film Festival. 104 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. NOT Now in its 18th year, the Festival offers an RATED PRINT COURTESY OF LATIDO FILMS S extensive exploration of filmmaking throughout Latin America, Spain and Portugal. This year’s selection of over thirty films includes multiple t n e BOLIVIA award–winners, festival favorites, local box- m n i a t r e office hits and debut works by promising new t n E ! s AMERICAN VISA i h talents. T e r u t Friday, September 21, 6:00, Saturday, September 22, 3:00 c i P AFI would like to thank the Inter-American f o y s Director Valdivia’s earthy post-9/11 film garnered Best e t r Development Bank, President Luis Alberto Moreno, u o Director, Cultural Center Félix Angel and the c Adapted Screenplay and Best Actress honors at Mexico’s GLUE Center’s Concerts, Lectures and Films Coordinator Ariel Awards as well as a GOYA nomination for Best Anne Vena, the Association of Ibero-American GLUE Foreign Film. Retired Bolivian teacher Maro dreams of Cultural Attachés, President Ada Hernandez, Vice Friday, September 28, 10:00; Saturday, September 29, 8:00 immigrating to America but is denied a visa through official President Patricia Abdelnour and Mariangela Shy and awkward teenager Lucas (watch-worthy Nahuel channels. He resorts to the black market, but begins to Betancourt for their invaluable support and rethink his decision after meeting kind-hearted prostitute collaboration in presenting this event. Perez Biscayart) spends his days hanging out with his best friend, heartthrob Nacho, and their bookish compan- Blanca. 2006 Oscar Selection from Bolivia for Best Foreign ion Andrea. Their tiny, remote Patagonia town offers little Language Film DIR/SCR/PROD Juan Carlos Valdivia, in the way of amusement, so they use drugs and each based on the novel by Juan de Recacochea; PROD other to satisfy their urges until the strangeness of puberty Felipe Galdo, Alejandro Gonzalez Padilla and Oscar passes. Critics Prize, 2006 Rotterdam Film Festival Quintela. Bolivia/Mexico, 2005, color, 100 min. Spanish DIR/SCR/PROD Nahuel Perez Biscayart; PROD with English subtitles. RATED R PRINT COURTESY OF Soledad Gatti-Pascual. Argentina/UK, 2006, color, 110 ONDAMAX S min. NOT RATED PRINT COURTESY OF PICTURE THIS! ENTERTAINMENT S D WHO KILLED THE WHITE LLAMA? [Quién Mató a la Llamita Blanca] DEVIL’S POINT [La Punta del Diablo] Wednesday, September 26, 7:00; Saturday, September 29, 3:15 Saturday, September 22, 1:00; Wednesday, September 26, 9:45 Upon its release in Bolivia, the wildly creative and fast- Marcelo Pavan’s debut feature, a must-see on the big paced WHO KILLED THE WHITE LLAMA shattered screen, boasts atmospheric sound design and a sharp script. domestic box office records, quickly becoming the must- Diagnosed with a brain tumor, a Buenos Aires doctor see film of the year. Jacinto and Domitila are happily (Manuel Callau) drops everything and takes to the road, married—as well as the most wanted criminals in the winding up in a remote coastal town in Uruguay. Smitten country. Under contract from “El Negro” to transport by a fellow traveler who resembles a former patient of his, fifty kilos of cocaine to the Brazilian border, they embark NOTE ON FILM RATINGS Callau is drawn into an uncertain love triangle in his unfa- on a journey through the jungles, mountains and deserts Because films in the Latin American Film Festival have not miliar surroundings. DIR/SCR Marcelo Pavan; SCR in a riotous adventure that will test their relationship. been submitted to the MPAA rating system in the US, AFI has made its best effort to inform audiences about any Enrique Cortés; PROD Martín Cortés, Pablo Rovito DIR Rodrigo Bellott; SCR Juan Cristobal Rios film containing content that could earn a restricted rating if and Fernando Sokolowicz. Argentina/ Uruguay/ Violand; PROD Alex Moreno and Donald Ranvaud. released in the US. The following is a guide: Venezuela, 2006, color, 90 min. Spanish with English Bolivia, 2006, color, 112 min. In Spanish with English V violence S sexuality D drug use subtitles. NOT RATED PRINT COURTESY OF PRIMER subtitles. NOT RATED PRINT COURTESY OF ONDAMAX LANO AFI member passes will be accepted at all screenings in P V D the Latin American Film Festival. SEE NEXT PAGE TICKETS & FULL SCHEDULE at WWW.AFI.COM/SILVER n 3 SPECIIAL GUESTS IIN ATTENDANCE! VIISIIT WWW.AFII.COM/SIILVER FOR DETAIILS! artist’s personal musings with inter- views, including a talk with David Byrne, who is credited with rediscover- ing Zé in the 1990s. (note courtesy of Miami Film Festival) DIR/PROD Decio Matos Jr.; PROD Elaine Ferreira, Omar Jundi and Matias Mariani. Brazil, 2007, color, 90 min. Portuguese with English subtitles.