FILMS

Ellis the Lion

Our film this month comes to us from Russ Brandon, who we think is a teacher at Sterling Montessori Charter School in Morrisville. Russ submitted what we found to be a very touching documentary about another teacher at the school, Mr. Ellis. Mr. Ellis is also in the National Guard, and had been called up for duty in Iraq. The film documents basically a Q&A session about war, with children at the school. It also includes interviews with Mr. Ellis about how he feels before leaving. Even though we've had this film for a while, it's still VERY effective at cutting through all the 24 hour news coverage, and political rhetoric surrounding war in the 21st century and reminds us all of the things that are really important.

INTERVIEWS

Carrboro Film Festival

Femme Fatale and more with Jim Carl and Phil Seib

For our second interview, we sat down with Jim Carl, Senior Director and Phil Seib, Cinema Operations Manager for the Carolina Theatre. They came on the show to talk with us about a couple of really amazing new film series that they are starting.

The first is the Femme Fatale Series, and it's not only bringing four great films to the Carolina, it's also bringing four great actresses to host those films. This is not to be missed!

On Saturday, September 16, the exclusive presentation by Dee Wallace of Stephen Kings Cujo. This marks the first time in cinematic history that Wallace has appeared to host this film classic. With over 100 film credits to her name, including The Hills Have Eyes and The Howling, Wallace has worked as an actress, teacher, dancer and author in film, television and stage for over thirty years. She is well known for her starring appearance in one of Americas most celebrated films, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, directed by Steven Spielberg.

In a rare appearance, on Friday, October 6, Nancy Allen will host Brian De Palmas Dressed to Kill. Her starring role in Carrie cemented her reputation as a true femme fatale, Allen was married to director De Palma for several years during which she starred in Home Movies, Blow Out, 1941, The Philadelphia Experiment and Poltergeist III. After her divorce from De Palma she scored her biggest box-office hit with Robocop (and its sequels) in 1987.

The exclusive presentation by Jessica Harper of Dario Argentos Suspiria on Friday October 13, marks only the second time that she has appeared in the United States to host this masterpiece. Harper studied voice and modern dance and made her debut on Broadway in Hair. She later scored her first major film role in Phantom of the Paradise. She has over a dozen feature film credits to her name including Love and Death, Stardust Memories, Pennies From Heaven and Minority Report.

In another exclusive rare appearance, Adrienne Barbeau will host John Carpenters classic The Fog on Friday, October 20. Her career spans forty years and is still evolving. Her film roles include Escape From New York, Swamp Thing, Cannonball Run and Creepshow. She is well-known for her television role of Carol in the series Maude and has recently authored a collection of stories about her life titled There Are Worse Things I Could Do.

A great line-up of films starring some really amazing actresses. I know you won't want to miss this, so click the link below more information.

Phil and Jim also mentioned the second film series, Spotlight, which will focus more on the technical wizards of film. The first in this installment will focus on one of the greatest stop-motion animators in cinematic history, Ray Harryhausen.

The event will take place on Saturday, September 30th & Sunday, October 1st. Tickets are on sale now for this two-day event. This series will showcase four films:

Twenty Million Miles to Earth - 2 pm Saturday and Sunday

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad - 4 pm Saturday and Sunday

Jason and the Argonauts - 6 pm Saturday and Sunday

Clash of the Titans - 8 pm Saturday and Sunday

For more info, click on the carolina theatre link below.

Femme Fatale Series

Carolina Theatre