VIrginia film festival 2009
The Virginia Film Festival is delighted to return to the Paramount for another year. Highlights of this year’s festival taking place at The Paramount include a program of Pixar shorts for younger viewers and a 20th anniversary screening of the Disney favorite The Little Mermaid. These events are taking place as part of our Family Day on November 7th on the Downtown Mall.
For our evening screening, we are proud to present an exclusive preview of Rodrigo Garcia’s new film Mother and Child. This complex drama centered around three women was a recent hit at the Toronto Film Festival. The all-star cast includes Annette Bening, Naomi Watts, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Jimmy Smits and Cherry Jones.
Ticket Information: You can buy tickets online and find more information at www.vafilm.com
The Virginia Film Festival’s Family Day is made possible by a grant from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Schedule of Events at The Paramount:
Pixar Shorts
Saturday, 11/7, 10:00 AM
These animated shorts highlight the revolutionary animation, unforgettable music, and wittily drawn characters that have become the hallmark of the Pixar studios output. This program which will include Luxo Jr., For the Birds, Tin Toy, and others is screened as part of the Film Festival’s Family Day and is made possible by a grant from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Running Time: 54 min.
Click here to buy tickets: http://www.vafilm.com/2009/filmguide/detail/539/
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The Little Mermaid (1989)
Saturday, 11/7 at 11:15 AM
20th Anniversary Screening for Family Day. Ariel wants nothing more than to give up her life as a mermaid and trade in her fins for legs. And when she makes a deal with the sea witch Ursula, it seems that all of her dreams have come true. What Ariel doesn’t know though is that Ursula has a secret plan, and Ariel soon must fight to protect her father, her newfound freedom, and her true love. This Oscar â„¢ winning family favorite is credited with reviving the ailing fortunes of Disney and remains one of the studio’s best-crafted pictures. Family Day is made possible by a grant from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Director: Ron Clements, John Musker
Production Company: Walt Disney Pictures (presents), Silver Screen Partners IV (produced in association with)
Writer: Ron Clements and John Musker, Hans Christian Andersen (fairy tale), Howard Ashman and Gerrit Graham and Samuel Graham and Chris Hubbell (additional dialogue)
Music and lyrics by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken
Cast: Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jodi Benson, Pat Carroll
Running Time: 83 min.
Rating: G
Click here to buy tickets: http://www.vafilm.com/2009/filmguide/detail/541/
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More than a Game (2008)
Saturday 1:15
This is a free, un-ticketed event. Please arrive fifteen to thirty minutes before the listed start time to select a seat
Made in 2008, but still awaiting a US theatrical release, this documentary that tells the true story of the “Fab Five,” a group of friends from Ohio who started their athletic careers in an inner city gym and ultimately grew to become high school basketball legends. The crew, led by future NBA all-star LeBron James, faces countless barriers and tests on their nine-year journey to the top, learning what it means to be players and men along the way. This inspiring story is screened as part of the Film Festival’s Family Day, supported by a grant from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Director: Kristopher Belman
Production Company: Harvey Mason Media, St. V, Spring Hill Productions
Writer: Kristopher Belman, Brad Hogan
Cinematographer: Kristopher Belman, Johnny Ching, Dabling Harward,Chris Lytwyn, Humberto Ramirez, Jr.
Cast: LeBron James, Dru Joyce, Romeo Travis, Sian Cotton, Willie McGee
Running Time: 105 min.
Rating: PG
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…And Justice for All
Saturday 4:00
Q&A with director Norman Jewison
Baltimore defense attorney Arthur Kirkland is an idealist who cares about his clients, befriends his partners, and visits his aging grandfather every week. Things are not going well for Arthur though, and things begin to unravel as two of his clients grow more and more desperate and his partner begins to mentally unravel. But then, events go from bad to worse as Arthur finds himself defending Henry T. Fleming of a brutal rape, who happens to the judge that Arthur hates the most. As chaos erupts into the courtrooms and everything and everyone is “out of order,” Arthur must find a way to expose corruption and find justice for all.
Director: Norman Jewison
Production Company: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Writer: Valerie Curtin and Barry Levinson
Cinematographer: Victor J. Kemper
Cast: Al Pacino, Jack Warden, John Forsythe, Lee Strasberg, Jeffrey Tambor
Running Time: 119 min.
Rating: R
Click here to buy tickets:
http://www.vafilm.com/2009/filmguide/detail/636/
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Mother and Child (2009)
Saturday 7:30
Centerpiece Screening.
Introduction and Q&A with director Rodrigo Garcia, producer Julie Lynn, and Cherry Jones.
Rodrigo Garcia’s new film Mother and Child is a complex drama centered around three women: a 50-year-old woman, the daughter she gave up for adoption 35 years ago, and an African American woman looking to adopt a child of her own. A recent hit at the Toronto Film Festival, the all-star cast includes Annette Bening, Naomi Watts, Kerry Washington, Samuel Jackson, Jimmy Smits and Cherry Jones. Director Rodrigo Garcia, producer Julie Lynn and actor Cherry Jones will introduce the screening.
Director: Rodrigo GarcÃa
Production Company: Everest Entertainment, Cha Cha Cha, Mockingbird Pictures
Writer: Rodrigo GarcÃa
Cinematographer: Xavier Pérez Grobet
Cast: Naomi Watts, Annette Bening, Kerry Washington, Jimmy Smits, Samuel L. Jackson, S. Epatha Merkerson, Cherry Jones
Running Time: 126 min.
This event must be purchased directly from the UVa Arts Box Office website. All other Film Festival events are also available.
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