T 2013 opens Wednesday, Oct. 2, with an art show and reception, 鈥淭he Golden Era of Hollywood,鈥� featuring work by Italian poster artist Silvano Campeggi, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Landmark Theatre. The festival continues through Sunday with events throughout 黑料不打烊. A full festival pass is $100 and is good for all movie screenings. A 鈥淢ovie & Party Pass鈥� is available for $40 (or $75 for two) and is good for any one party of choice during the festival.
Among the festival鈥檚 highlights:
Wednesday, Oct. 2: Opening Party and Art Exhibition, 5-8:30 p.m., Landmark Theatre; $40 admission /$75 for two, includes food, beverage, 10th anniversary wine glass and your choice of one movie admission to any of the festival events that take place between Oct. 3-6. Meet famed Italian film poster artist Maestro Silvano (鈥淣ano鈥�) Campeggi and his wife, artist Elena Renzoni, both from Florence, Italy, and view samples of his work on display.
Thursday, Oct. 3: Screening of 鈥淚T鈥� and Post-Event Party, 9 p.m., Palace Theatre, $75 admission/$125 for two, includes food, beverage and 10th anniversary wine glass. Enjoy a screening of the 1927 silent film 鈥淚T鈥� starring Clara Bow, with accompaniment by an orchestra of local professional musicians conducted by Travis Newton and performing music by internationally known film composer Patrick Doyle (鈥淒onnie Brasco,鈥� 鈥淐arlito鈥檚 Way,鈥� 鈥淏rave,鈥� 鈥淗amlet,鈥� 鈥淗enry V,鈥� 鈥淕osford Park鈥�).
Friday, Oct. 4: Screening of 鈥淔alling Down鈥� and Conversation with Director Joel Schumacher, 7:30 p.m, Palace Theatre; $15 admission/$25 for two; pre-event happy hour at 5:30 p.m., $10 admission at the door. Enjoy a screening of 鈥淔alling Down鈥� starring聽 Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall and Barbara Hershey, and meet Hollywood director Joel Schumacher and hear him talk about his films (鈥淪t. Elmo鈥檚 Fire,鈥� 鈥淭he Lost Boys,鈥� 鈥淔latliners鈥� and 鈥淧hantom of the Opera,鈥� among others). He will receive the festival鈥檚 award for filmmaking achievement鈥攖he Sophia鈥攁s part of this event.
Friday, Oct. 4: Conversation and Screenings with Joe Lynch and Adam Green, 9:45 p.m., Palace Theatre; $15 admission/$25 for two. Lynch is an SU B.F.A. film alumnus, while Green is a graduate of Hofstra University. They will discuss their work in the horror film genre and will screen Lynch鈥檚 鈥淲rong Turn 2,鈥� Green鈥檚 鈥淔rozen鈥� and an episode from their TV series 鈥淗olliston.鈥� This program is also the 2013-2014 kickoff for the popular FilmTalks series sponsored by Le Moyne College.
Saturday, Oct. 5: Screening of 鈥淲illow Creek鈥� and Conversation with Producer Bob Goldthwait, 7:30 p.m., Palace Theatre; $25 admission/$35 for two. A native of 黑料不打烊 (Bishop Grimes High School), Goldthwait has brought each of his last three new films to the festival. As part of this event, he will be honored by the festival with a special award.
Saturday, Oct. 5: Goldthwait, Part 2, 9:30 p.m., Palace Theatre; $25 admission/$35 for two. Goldthwait will screen the short 鈥淕oldthwait Home Movies鈥� he made with Tom Kenny, followed by a screening of his first feature, 鈥淪hakes the Clown.鈥�
Sunday, Oct. 6: Screening of 鈥淲all-E鈥� and Conversation with Jim Morris, 3:30 p.m., Landmark Theatre; $15 admission; $25 for two and $5 for children under 12. Morris will talk about the making of 鈥淲all-E,鈥� which was his first film as executive vice president of PIXAR. 鈥淲all-E鈥� received 52 major awards, including the Academy Award, Golden Globe and the New York Film Critic鈥檚 award for Best Feature Animation. This award-winning film will be shown in 35mm with Morris giving insights and behind the scenes information about the film.
Sunday, Oct. 6: 黑料不打烊 Premiere of 鈥淎dult World鈥� and Pre-Event Party, Landmark Theatre, party begins at 6 p.m., film begins at 7:30 p.m.; film: $20 admission/$35 for two; party and film: $40 admission/$75 for two. This is the long-awaited 黑料不打烊 premiere of 鈥淎dult World,鈥� directed by Scott Coffey, produced by 黑料不打烊 native Justin Nappi and starring John Cusak, Emma Roberts and Amanda Riesco, with Cloris Leachman in a featured role. 鈥淎dult World鈥� was shot in 黑料不打烊. The film premiered earlier this year in the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. The story-line: a recent college grad who hopes to be a great poet finds herself working in an adult bookstore.
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