These
festivals really pack their houses due to quality films! Whether you are hear or
out and about in neighboring states
Local
|
CineVegas Art House In March series |
|
Galaxy Neonopolis, Downtown |
|
Month of March |
Before the film festival in June, you can get in the mood with the CineVegas Art
House film series.
CineVegas is presenting a series of new films to Las Vegas. You can see the best
in foreign, cult, documentary and truly independent American movies from ‘the film festival willing to take chances’.
(http://www.cinevegas.com/cv/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=403&Itemid=275
)
for show times and ticket
prices.
Until
March 6th, is ‘The Walker’, ...Everyone loves a scandal...starring
Woody Harrelson, Lily Tomlin, Lauren Bacall, Kristen Scott Thomas, Willem Defoe
and Ned Beatty. What a lineup!
After
that:
3/7
Teeth (Roadside Attractions)
3/14
The Living End (Strand)
3/21
LOOK (Palisades Pictures)
The Series will be
held at the Galaxy Neonopolis, 450 E. Fremont St., Downtown Las Vegas. FREE
Parking validation.
|
CineVegas—From The
Vault |
|
First Thursday of
the month |
|
Clark County
Library, E. Flamingo |
A FREE
screening series.
In
association with the Clark County Library District, the series highlights films
that CineVegas has either premiered or shown throughout its ten-year history.
The FREE screenings will be held at 7 pm at the Clark County Library on the
first Thursday of every month.
Next up:
4/3
Mitchelville
5/1
5th World
6/5
Malachance
| 10th
Annual CineVegas Film Festival |
|
The Palms,
Brenden Theatres |
|
June 12th
–21st, Thursday through the following Saturday
|
CineVegas is up fo a first class festival experience again in June (http://www.cinevegas.com/cv/index.php
). Don’t miss it! As its 10th Annual, they are sure to bring
on an experience to remember.
Launched in 1998 by an
enthusiastic group of movie/art lovers, independent filmmakers and film industry
veterans, the CineVegas Film Festival has evolved into an annual celebration of
cinematic excellence and artistic risk-taking. The festival has come a long way
from its humble, grassroots beginnings to the vibrant, star-studded, fun-filled
event that takes place every year in June. Among the creative forces nurturing
this growth are Trevor Groth, the Festival's artistic director, the Palms Casino
Resort, and Dennis Hopper, Chair of the CineVegas Creative Advisory Board.
New
Mexico
| White Sands Film
Festival |
| Alamogordo, NM |
|
Sunday
through Saturday March 16th
–22nd |
The White Sands
International Film Festival (http://www.wsiff.com)
will show over 40 films in all genres of competitive narratives and
documentaries that are feature and short length. In addition, two days of the
festival will be devoted to Latino filmmakers and one day will be devoted to
films made in New Mexico. The schedule page has the details.
Alamogordo is the
micro-politan center of the Tularosa Basin of Southern New Mexico. The small
town is surrounded by amazing natural landscapes such as White Sands, Sierra
Blanca Mountains, and the High Desert. The areas mild climate and pristine
views make Alamogordo a great city to hold a film festival, and an amazing
location to shoot a film!
There are many benefits of shooting films in New Mexico, and especially
Alamogordo, just a short drive to neighboring cities such as Las Cruces,
Tularosa, Cloudcroft, Ruidoso, and Roswell.
White Sands National Monument is 275
square miles of white sand dunes composed of gypsum crystals. This natural
wonder has been the backdrop of many films and photographs over the years. White
Sands symbolizes the basins rugged and natural beauty.
The
nearest airport is
El Paso International Airport, about
80 miles from Alamogordo.
Arizona
| April 3-10th
Phoenix Film Festival |
|
Scottsdale
Harkins/101 Theatre |
|
7000 E. Mayo
Blvd, Phoenix, AZ |
Films have
been selected for the 2008 Phoenix Film Festival. Ten feature films are in
competition, from comedies to dramas to documentaries. Our Short Films have also
been selected. There are a wide variety of films programmed including films
directed by Josh Brolin and Kimberly Williams-Paisley. Showcase Features include
Opening Night and Closing Night films. I can mention a couple to whet your
interest.
Son of
Rambow
Son of
Rambow will be a Showcase Feature screening on Friday, April 4th at 7:00pm
presented by Paramount Vantage. Son of Rambow is the name of the home movie made
by two little boys with a big video camera and even bigger ambitions. Set on a
long English summer in the early 80's, Son of Rambow is a comedy about
friendship, faith and the tough business of growing up
Uncross the Stars
The Showcase Feature, Uncross the Stars will screen on Saturday,
April 5th at 8:00pm. Barbara Hershey and Ron Perlman star in this film that was
directed by Kenny Golde. The film was shot primarily in Arizona and features the
talents of many Arizonans
California
|
‘CineVegas: 10
Years on the Edge’ |
|
Friday evenings in
April—Los Angeles, CA |
| |
Worth
the Trip: LA Showcase series—Los Angeles,
The Silent Movie
Theatre—611 N. Fairfax Avenue
In
anticipation of its tenth anniversary in June, the CineVegas Film Festival has
teamed up with Cinefamily, which runs the Silent Movie Theatre in Los Angeles,
for “CineVegas: 10 Years on the Edge,” it was announced today by Trevor Groth,
artistic director of the CineVegas Film Festival. The series, to be held every
Friday evening in April, will feature ten hidden gems from throughout the
Festival’s decade-long history, epitomizing the brazen and daring spirit of
CineVegas.
“CineVegas is proud of be celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, and what
better way to kick off the celebration than to share some of the best films
we’ve shown over the years,” said Artistic Director Trevor Groth. “This series
will allow filmgoers the rare chance to see some of the films they may have
missed at the Festival, or favorites that they’d like to enjoy all over again.”
The
series will kick off on Friday, April 4 with two back-to-back screenings of THE
LAST MOVIE, the 1971 film written and directed by chair of the CineVegas
Creative Advisory Board, Dennis Hopper. THE LAST MOVIE made its first CineVegas
appearance in 2003, the same year Hopper was honored with the Festival’s Marquee
Award.
For
tickets and additional information: The Silent Movie Theatre at (323) 655-2510
or
www.silentmovietheatre.com , or
CineVegas at (702) 992-7979 or
www.cinevegas.com .
The
schedule for “CineVegas: 10 Years on the Edge” is:
Friday, April 4
7:30
pm & 10 pm
THE LAST MOVIE
2003 Screening
Director: Dennis Hopper (USA, 1971)
This amazing milieu of cinema, with Hopper starring as a stunt man and wrangler
on a big budget western, deals with friendship, loyalty, the superstitious
nature of filmmaking and the notion of film genre.
Friday, April 11
7:30
pm
THE LIVING WAKE
2007 World Premiere
Director: Sol Tryon (USA, 2007)
A dark comedy set in a storybook universe, THE LIVING WAKE chronicles the final
day of K. Roth Binew, a quixotic character, who attempts to probe life’s great
mysteries before his final hour.
10 pm
TRONA
2005 U.S. Premiere
Director: David Fenster (USA, 2004)
A man, disillusioned with his life and bored by his surroundings, decides to
abandon his former life and reinvent himself after mysteriously finding himself
in a barren desert.
12
Midnight
THE NEST
2004 Area 52 Selection
Director: James Fotopoulos (USA, 2003)
A disturbing film about a suit-and-tie couple secretly drugged and tested by
government agents, and tortured with acid and steel after they mysterious ran
over something.
Friday, April 18
7:30
pm
ALL GOD’S CHILDREN CAN DANCE
2007 World Premiere / Special Jury Award for Distinctive Visual Expression
Director: Robert Logevall (USA, 2007)
Based on Haruki Murakami’s short story, the film tells the story of Kengo, a
teenager living in Los Angeles’ Koreatown, whose fervently religious mother
insists that he is the son of God.
10 pm
BUBBA HO-TEP
2002 World Premiere
Director: Don Coscarelli (USA, 2002)
Bruce Campbell and Ossie Davis star as an elderly Elvis and JFK battling an evil
Egyptian entity trying to start trouble in their long-term care facility.
12
midnight
GARBANZO GAS
2007 World Premiere (Area 52 Section)
Director: Giuseppe Andrews (USA, 2006)
A surreal statement against animal abuse dedicated to PETA, featuring a
menopausal cow, geriatric killer and writhing snake-human.
Friday, April 25
7:30
pm
LOREN CASS
2007 U.S. Premiere
Director: Chris Fuller (USA, 2006)
Adolescents come to terms with their lives after the rebellions of 1996 St.
Petersburg, Florida.
10 pm
BAD HABITS (MALOS HÁBITOS)
2007 U.S. Premiere / La Próxima Ola Jury Prize Winner
Director: Simón Bross (Mexico, 2006)
BAD HABITS is the story of three women in rain-drenched Mexico City whose eating
habits determine and dominate their lives in extreme ways.
12
midnight
RADIANT
2005 World Premiere (Area 52 Section)
Director: Steve Mahone (USA, 2005)
A contemplative, contemporary sci-fi tale about pilgrims willing to serve as
human guinea pigs for a “perfect virus” that can either save them or lead to a
horrible end.
