Month: September 2011

New Poster For William Friedkin’s Comedy KILLER JOE

Check out the NEW poster for William Friedkin’s new black comedy, KILLER JOE.

KILLER JOE stars Matthew McConaughey (THE LINCOLN LAWYER) and Emile Hirsch (INTO THE WILD) in the title roles with a strong supporting cast including Juno Temple (upcoming THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, DIRTY GIRL), Thomas Haden Church (SIDEWAYS) and Gina Gershon (BOUND). The film was directed by renowned Oscar-winning director, William Friedkin (THE EXORCIST, THE FRENCH CONNECTION) with a script by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright, Tracy Letts. This marks the second time Friedkin and Letts have collaborated together, the first time being for the 2006 film, BUG (both films were adapted from Letts’ stage plays by the same name).  BUG won the FIPRESCI prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006.

Synopsis:

When 22 year old drug dealer Chris (Hirsch) has his stash stolen by his mother, he has to come up with six thousand dollars quick or he’s dead. Desperate, he turns to “Killer Joe” (McConaughey) when he finds out that his mother’s life insurance policy is worth $50,000.  Although Joe usually demands cash up front, he finds himself willing to bend the rules in exchange for Chris’ attractive younger sister, Dottie (Temple), who will serve as sexual collateral until the money comes in…if it ever does.

KILLER JOE is making its worldwide premiere at the Venice Film Festival before making its North American debut at the Toronto International Film Festival. KILLER JOE is produced by Nicolas Chartier (THE HURT LOCKER) and Scott Einbinder.

Go See WARRIOR Sunday Night At 7 PM At Theaters Nationwide

General Audiences Can See The Film On Labor Day Weekend,
In Advance Of Its September 9th Release

LIONSGATE will be holding a special sneak preview for the inspirational sports drama WARRIOR on Sunday, September 4th at 7:00 pm, at theaters nationwide. To promote the sneak previews, Lionsgate has partnered with Twitter to designate the hashtag #WARRIORMovieSneakPreview, which Lionsgate has also sponsored as a Promoted Trend, allowing Twitter’s powerful user base a direct link to buy tickets and continue to spread the tremendous word of mouth the film is receiving.

Moviegoers interested in seeing the film, which WAMG says is the iconic “Rocky” of the MMA generation, brutal and beautiful, emotionally extraordinary, one of the best films of 2011, can purchase tickets in advance at www.warriorsneakpreview.com and use #WARRIORMovieSneakPreview on Twitter to share information about the movie with friends.

“We are in a fortunate position in that the best promotional tool for this incredible film is the film itself,” explained Lionsgate’s co-COO and Motion Picture Group President Joe Drake of the motivation to allow general audiences this special advance access. “This is truly a movie for everyone, and as we’ve screened it, people in all demographics- even those who might not have otherwise sought the film out- have been enthralled by its blend of triumphant, inspirational sports storytelling with poignant and powerful family drama.”

Adds David Spitz, who heads Distribution for Lionsgate, “Critics and private screening guests have shown extreme enthusiasm for this film in advance of its release, and we are honored to be able to share the experience earlier than promised with audiences everywhere, especially on a patriotic, family oriented weekend like Labor Day that fits so well with the themes of this particular film. We can’t wait to read the sneak preview audience’s tweets as they become the first consumers to share their reactions with the world.”

About Warrior

Rising stars Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton command the screen as two estranged brothers facing the fight of a lifetime­ in Lionsgate’s WARRIOR, a moving, inspirational action drama from acclaimed director Gavin O’Connor (Miracle).

Haunted by a tragic past, Marine Tommy Conlon (Hardy) returns home for the first time in fourteen years to enlist the help of his father (Nick Nolte) to train for Sparta, the biggest winner-takes-all event in mixed martial arts history. A former wrestling prodigy, Tommy blazes a path toward the championship while his brother, Brendan (Edgerton), an ex-fighter-turned teacher, returns to the ring in a desperate bid to save his family from financial ruin.  But when Brendan’s unlikely, underdog rise sets him on a collision course with the unstoppable Tommy, the two brothers must finally confront each other and the forces that pulled them apart, facing off in the most soaring, soul stirring, and unforgettable climax that must be seen to be believed.

A rousing ode to redemption, reconciliation and the power of the human spirit, WARRIOR is also a moving testament to the enduring bonds of family. WARRIOR stars Joel Edgerton (Animal Kingdom, Star Wars: Episode III), Tom Hardy (the upcoming The Dark Knight Rises, Inception, Black Hawk Down), Jennifer Morrison (“House”, Star Trek) and Nick Nolte (Tropic Thunder, The Thin Red Line).  The film is directed by Gavin O’Connor; screenplay by Gavin O’Connor & Anthony Tambakis & Cliff Dorman and story by Gavin O’Connor & Cliff Dorfman. Lionsgate and Mimran Schur Pictures present a Lionsgate / Mimran Schur Pictures production. A Solaris Entertainment and Filmtribe production.

CHASING MADOFF – The Review

Most of the world was rightly stunned and horrified when the actions of investor Bernard Madoff became public. The terrific new documentary by Jeff Prosserman, CHASING MADOFF based on the book by Harry Markopolos, reminds us that not all the billions of dollars that Madoff swindled came from faceless firms and corporations-real human beings lost their life savings. And the real tragedy is that he could have been stopped nearly ten years before he was arrested. Aspects of this true story could not have been dreamed up by the most imaginative screenwriter.

The real focus of this work is Harry Markopolos. In the late nineties he was part of the Rampart investment firm of Boston. His boss, Frank Casey, wanted to attract the clients of a noted French businessman, Rene’-Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet. Magon said he only invested with an individual he would not name. Some research revealed that Investor B was Bernard Madoff. Markoplos looked at the figures on the returns on the investments and several red flags went up. It was too good to be true. His co-worker, Neil Chelo, checked the numbers and came to the same conclusion. The rest of the film concerns Maropolos’s decade long odyssey trying to get someone to listen and stop Madoff’s new use of the old “Ponzi” scheme. They enlist the aid of a financial reporter whose stories are blocked. Another from The Wall Street Journal continues to be reassigned. Reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission are ignored. Eventually  Markopolos resigns from Rampart to join a fraud investigating firm and works with Gaytri Kachroo, but still no authorities will listen. Markopolos begins to fear for his family and takes precautions, including arming himself, against any hired ” hit men”. Would doing the right thing get them killed?

Prosserman uses many familiar documentary techniques in telling this complex story. Markopolos and his allies are interviewed talking head-style against dark backgrounds. Archival footage is used to explain the origins of the “Ponzi” scheme. Many quick-cut graphic images are used to relate this including charts, an octopus, and a balloon supported by hundreds of tiny ones. Madoff himself is only represented by video of him at a sales talk, taped telephone conversations, and finally news footage ‘perp’ walks. The only time Prosserman really stumbles is when he has Markopolos and other non-actors recreating incidents-it’s a bit clumsy. This doesn’t take away from the tragedy. Many brief interviews with individual victims are spread through the film. The viewer is left with some many “if only” scenarios. How could the government watchdogs be sound asleep for so long? As Markopolos himself puts it, “I felt like ‘The Boy Who Cried Wolf” except I was never lying! The wolf was always there!”. That wolf may be behind bars now, but think of how long he was allowed to feast.

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars

ATTACK THE BLOCK – The Review

We all know what happens when aliens show up in the rural backwoods of the Midwest, but why have aliens only been interested in probing Americans? Writer and director Joe Cornish decided that needs to change. ATTACK THE BLOCK presents one idea of what it would be like if aliens arrived in an urban, inner city setting in London, but it’s not the typical fare you might expect.

Cornish, who has recently made his mark as a screenwriter of upcoming films THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN and ANT-MAN, now makes a substantial mark on the science-fiction genre with this little alien film that could… could possibly make you laugh and cheer, that is. ATTACK THE BLOCK has the makings of a cult sensation, a nostalgic good time film to be revisited year after year, like that of THE MONSTER SQUAD or GOONIES.

The story follows a small gang of teenagers in South London as they discover an alien. Quick to react with youthful curiosity and recklessness, the teens beat the floppy-limbed, big-headed alien creature – oddly resembling a disproportionately skewed Muppet – to its inevitable death, dragging it back to their building to show it off. This ultimately proves to be a big mistake.

ATTACK THE BLOCK is a film with multiple layers. The obvious layer, we’ll call this the frosting, is the alien invasion layer, whereas extraterrestrial creatures on Earth terrorize the inhabitants of one apartment building in South London. From this, we get the beginnings of a science-fiction story and the underpinnings of a fun-filled scary movie with plenty of jumps and startles, chases and man versus creature violence. But, just beneath the frosting is the cake, a richly flavored social commentary that is light and palatable.

While the premise of a film tackling the plight of inner city teens, gang culture and race relations may sound too dense to swallow, Cornish manages to construct this in a way that keeps ATTACK THE BLOCK fluffy and refreshing, while still satisfyingly spicy with a combination of terror and humor. The moral message remains hidden in the shadows, lurking around the corners, overshadowed by the intensely black, shadowy alien beasts that are hunting down anyone who came in contact with the less intimidating alien the teens pummeled to death.

The biggest name in the cast of ATTACK THE BLOCK is Nick Frost (SHAUN OF THE DEAD, PAUL) who has a relatively small but enjoyable supporting role as Ron, a somewhat out of place co-inhabitant of the local drug dealer Hi-Hatz’ crib, whom the main character of the film are friendly with. Hi-Hatz, on the other hand, serves primarily as another obstacle in the road for Moses (John Boyega) and his teen gang as they struggle to survive and find a way to defeat the alien creatures. Having two antagonists in the film gives the story more depth.

ATTACK THE BLOCK is unique, but draws on familiarity. For me, the film takes all that made THE MONSTER SQUAD and GOONIES fun and exciting, then combined it with the dark, frightening charm of Jim Henson, a la LABYRINTH. The alien beasts hunting the teens are pitch black, covered in long spiky quill-like hairs and intimidate the viewer with luminescent eyes and massive sharp teeth that glow in the dark. Sounds creepy, right? Add to this the fascination I had with the fact that these creatures were not computer generated, but rather old school guys in monster suits, and you have one very happy genre fan!

Cornish enlists the well-respected movement coach Terry Notary (PLANET OF THE APES, AVATAR) as the creature, making the effects come to life on screen. Its refreshing to see a well-made creature feature, notably influenced by John Carpenter’s THE THING and the ALIEN films, that intentionally avoids CGI. The effect is an entirely more intimate and spine-chilling atmosphere, a better sense of actually being there, in the moment, and a textural void that is filled that the excessive detail of most CGI creature design rarely manages to properly fill.

The language of ATTACK THE BLOCK may seem intimidating on the surface, not from an overuse of profanity, but from the incorporation of actual dialect and slang used in South London, giving the film a bit of authenticity and added cultural relevance. If you find yourself experiencing this difficulty early in the film, stick with it and allow yourself to be fully immersed in the story. Surprisingly, this will pass. Much like watching A CLOCKWORK ORANGE for the first time, while in English, the foreign dialect and slang can be confusing if you try and read too much into it, but ultimately all makes sense. Remember that movies are primarily a visual medium, so when a film is well-made, the dialogue is supported by what we see on screen. Cornish proves that he is clearly aware of this. The thrilling score is from newcomer Steven Price.

ATTACK THE BLOCK has thrills, great old school creature effects and humor, but the character development is possibly the most accomplished aspect of the film. Cornish allows his cast of teen characters to evolve from immature, typical teenagers into responsible, heroic figures. This is not just a genre film for fans of science-fiction and horror, but also a reasonably accessible family film, in the sense that the entire span of the teenage spectrum can relate to and appreciate the story while having a good time in the process.

Overall Rating: 4 out of 4 stars

Lionsgate Joins Scribd, DONORSCHOOSE.ORG, and Scholastic, For THE HUNGER GAMES National Literacy Month Campaign

Innovative Collaboration Allows For ‘Social Reading’ Of Book Content

Sweepstakes Winner Will Receive Library Of Books To Donate To School Of Choice

SANTA MONICA, CA (September 1, 2011) – This National Literacy Month, LIONSGATE, in cooperation with Scholastic and Scribd, is thrilled to announce that new fans of The Hunger Games can read a never-before-released sample – the entirety of Chapter 2 – from Suzanne Collins’ bestselling book.

Fans can read and share the previously released first chapter along with the exclusively released second chapter of The Hunger Games using a new application built in partnership with Scribd, the world’s leading social reading platform. The app enables users to read the chapters from directly within Facebook and share them with their friends on Scribd, Facebook and Twitter.

Both the content and the application are part of Lionsgate, Scholastic and Scribd’s efforts to promote reading and books during National Literacy Month. To that end, the three companies have joined with DonorsChoose.org, a non-profit organization that was named one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Companies,” to create a sweepstakes. Throughout the month of September, any fan that reads The Hunger Games in the Scribd social reader application will be entered in “Read a Chapter, Win a Library” for a chance to win a classroom library of books for one of the public schools served by DonorsChoose.org.

All four companies are supporting the program with their full online weight, including website promotion, social media support including Facebook and Twitter, email blasts, blog posts and in-app featured placement on iPhone and iPad apps.

Said Lionsgate’s Chief Marketing Officer Tim Palen of the four way collaboration, “People who read The Hunger Games adopt a must see attitude to the film – the story is so gripping and urgent that fans of the book literally can’t wait to see it translated to the big screen. We are so lucky to have the partners we do at Scholastic, who have recognized from the beginning how momentous the synergy between the book and movie could be. This is a great joint marketing initiative for the books and the film, and we’re very excited that it was made possible in such an innovative way by Scribd. The fact that we are also able to partner with the ingenious charity DonorsChoose.org to donate an entire library of books to a school is a true honor. The Hunger Games is an incredibly powerful book- the experience of reading it is exciting enough to turn people of all ages onto books with a new fervor, so the National Literacy Month connection couldn’t be more fitting.”

Lionsgate is releasing the feature film adaptation of THE HUNGER GAMES on March 23, 2012.

About the film THE HUNGER GAMES

Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games.  Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which “Tributes” must fight with one another until one survivor remains.

Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy.  If she’s ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

THE HUNGER GAMES is directed by Gary Ross, and produced by Nina Jacobson’s Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. Suzanne Collins’ best-selling novel, from a trilogy that has over 12 million copies in print in the United States alone, has developed a massive global following.

Lionsgate will release THE HUNGER GAMES on March 23, 2012

38th Telluride Film Festival Announces 2011 Festival Lineup

George Clooney, Pierre Étaix and Tilda Swinton
to receive Silver Medallion Awards
Over twenty-five new features plus revival programs
and unique programming from Guest Director Caetano Veloso will be presented as part of the 2011 exhibition

Telluride, CO (September 1, 2011) – Telluride Film Festival (September 2-5, 2011), presented by the National Film Preserve, announces its program for the 38th Telluride Film Festival. Featuring diverse programming from around the globe, TFF once again sets the stage for some of the year’s most highly anticipated films.

TFF opens its 38th year with over twenty-five new feature films plus special artist tributes, Guest Director programs selected by Caetano Veloso, Backlot programs, classics and restorations, shorts, student films, seminars and conversations, each introduced or proceeded with a Q&A by its filmmaker, actors, writer or producer. Telluride Film Festival opens Friday, September 2 and runs through Labor Day, Monday, September 5.

THE ‘SHOW’

38th Telluride Film Festival is proud to present the following new feature films to play in its main program, the ‘SHOW’:

● ALBERT NOBBS (d. Rodrigo Garcia, U.S., 2011)

● THE ARTIST (d. Michel Hazanavicius, France, 2011)

● BECOMING BERT STERN (d. Shannah Laumeister, U.S., 2011)

● BITTER SEEDS (d. Micha X. Peled, U.S., 2011)

● BONSÁI (d. Cristián Jiménez, Chile, 2011)

● A DANGEROUS METHOD (d. David Cronenberg, U.K.-Switzerland-U.S.-Canada, 2011)

● THE DESCENDANTS (d. Alexander Payne, U.S., 2011)

● DIANA VREELAND: THE EYE HAS TO TRAVEL (d. Lisa Immordino-Vreeland, U.S., 2011)

● FOOTNOTE (d. Joseph Cedar, Israel, 2011)

● THE FORGIVENESS OF BLOOD (d. Joshua Marston, U.S.-Albania-Denmark-Italy, 2011)

● GOODBYE FIRST LOVE (d. Mia Hansen-Løve, France, 2011)

● LE HAVRE (d. Aki Kaurismäki, Finland, 2011)

● HOLLYWOOD DON’T SURF (d. Greg Macgillivray, Sam George, U.S., 2011)

● IN DARKNESS (d. Agnieszka Holland, Poland, 2011)

● INTO THE ABYSS: A TALE OF DEATH, A TALE OF LIFE (d. Werner Herzog, U.S., 2011)

● THE ISLAND PRESIDENT (d. Jon Shenk, U.S., 2011)

● THE KID WITH A BIKE (d. Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Belgium, 2011)

● LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD (d. Martin Scorsese, U.S., 2011)

● PASSERBY (d. Eryk Rocha, Brazil, 2011)

● PERDIDA (d. Viviana García Besné, Mexico, 2011)

● PINA (d. Wim Wenders, Germany, 2011)

● A SEPARATION (d. Asghar Farhadi, Iran, 2011)

● SHAME (d. Steve McQueen, U.K., 2011)

● THE STORY OF FILM: AN ODYSSEY (d. Mark Cousins, U.K., 2011)

● TARGET (d. Alexander Zeldovich, Russia, 2011)

● THE TURIN HORSE (d. Béla Tarr, Hungary, 2011)

● THE WAY HOME (d. Dr. Biju, India, 2010)

● WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN (d. Lynne Ramsey, U.K., 2011)

Additional Sneak Previews will play outside the main program and will be announced over the course of the four-day weekend on the Telluride Film Festival website: www.telluridefilmfestival.org.

“This has proven to be a marvelous year for the Telluride Film Festival. We discovered many more fine movies than our four-day weekend could include. There were difficult decisions and the results make for an exciting and varied selection of new works by both established filmmakers, many returning to Telluride, and first-time directors,” said Festival Co-Director Gary Meyer.

MEDALLION AWARDS

The 2011 Silver Medallion awards, given to recognize an artist’s significant contribution to the world of cinema, go to the following three honorees:

● GEORGE CLOONEY – Academy Award-winning actor (SYRIANA; MICHAEL CLAYTON; UP IN THE AIR) and director (CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND; GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK) George Clooney will grace the stage to receive the Silver Medallion award and participate in an onstage interview. His latest starring role in Alexander Payne’s THE DESCENDANTS will screen throughout the festival in the main program.

● PIERRE ÉTAIX –The French filmmaker, actor, writer and visionary will be presented the Silver Medallion award followed by an onstage interview and screening of THE SUITOR (d. France, 1963). An additional program will include a screening of YOYO (France, 1970) and Étaix’s Oscar-winning short film HAPPY ANNIVERSARY (France, 1962).

● TILDA SWINTON – Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton (EDWARD II; ORLANDO, MICHAEL CLAYTON; DEEP END) stars in Lynne Ramsey’s WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN, shown following the presentation of the Silver Medallion and onstage interview.

Telluride Film Festival annually celebrates a hero of cinema that preserves, honors and presents great movies. This year’s Special Medallion award goes to British film magazine Sight & Sound. Alan Clarke’s rarely seen 1974 film PENDA’S FEN, will be introduced by one of the magazine’s editors, Nick James.

Tom Luddy, Co-Founder of the Festival expressed his anticipation of this year’s event, “In addition toan especially strong mixture of new surprises from around the world and archival finds, this year’s Guest Director, Caetano Veloso will be presenting six films, both rare and established classics, with his unique enthusiasm about why they are movies worth seeing again or for the first time.”

GUEST DIRECTOR PROGRAM

Previously announced Guest Director Caetano Veloso, who serves as a key collaborator in the Festival’s program, presents the following six films in archival 35mm prints:

● ANICETO (d. Leonardo Favio, Argentina, 2008)

● THE APARTMENT (d. Billy Wilder, U.S., 1960)

● BLACK GOD, WHITE DEVIL (d. Glauber Rocha, Brazil, 1964)

● LE GRANDES MANOEUVRES (d. René Clair, France, 1955)

● NORDESTE: CORDEL, REPENTE E CANÇÃO (d. Tânia Quaresma, Brazil, 1975)

● VIVRE SA VIE (d. Jean-Luc Godard, France, 1962)

ADDITIONAL FILM REVIVALS

● FROM MORNING TO MIDNIGHT (d. Karl-Heinz Martin, Germany, 1920) – Brand new original score performed live by the Alloy Orchestra.

● HAPPY-GO-LUCKY (d. Vasili Shukshin, Russia, 1972)

● THE HOUSE ON TRUBNAYA SQUARE – (d. Boris Barnet, USSR, 1928) – A score by Dennis James, commissioned by the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley for its 25th Anniversary, will be performed by its composer and his Filmharmonia Ensemble.

● SPOTLIGHT ON MARCEL PAGNOL – Two films will screen in celebration of the great French filmmaker: HARVEST (France, 1939) and MERLUSSE (France, 1938) introduced by Nicolas Pagnol and Alice Waters.

● A TRIP TO THE MOON AND BEYOND – Serge Bromberg returns to Telluride with Georges Méliès’s famous 1902 “moon with a rocket in the eye” completely restored by Lobster Films and the Groupama Gan and Technicolor Foundation. Along with other surprises from attics and flea markets, Bromberg accompanies it all with live piano and stories.

BACKLOT

Backlot, Telluride’s intimate screening room featuring behind-the-scenes movies and portraits of artists, musicians and filmmakers, will screen the following programs:

● AVENTURERA (d. Alberto Gout, Mexico, 1950)

● DOCUMENTARY REVOLUTIONS: featuring two hour-long documentaries THE DOCUMENTARY FILM MOB (d. Chris Durlacher, U.K., 2011) and THE CAMERA THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (d. Mandy Chang, U.K., 2011)

● I AM MY FILMS, PART 2… 30 YEARS LATER (d. Christian Weisenborn, Germany, 2011)

● IN THE TRACKS OF GEORGE DELERUE (d.Pascale Cuenot, France, 2011)

● MONDO LUX – DIE BILDERWELTEN DES WERNER SCHROETER (d. Elfi Mikesch, Germany, 2011)

● NOTES FOR AN IMAGINARY BIOGRAPHY (d. Edgardo Cozarinsky, France, 2011)

● SARRIS, SILENTS AND SOUNDS: a collection of short films including ANDREW SARRIS: CRITIC IN FOCUS (d. Casimir Nozkowski, U.S., 2011); SERGEI PROKOFIEV (d. Julia Titova, Russia, 2011); NIGHT HUNTER (d. Stacy Steers, U.S., 2011); and ODE TO THE DAWN OF MAN (d. Werner Herzog, U.S., 2011)

● SODANKYLÄ FOREVER (d. Peter von Bagh, Finland, 2011)

● TROPICÁLIA (d. Marcelo Machado, Brazil, 2011)

SHORT FILMS

SHOWcase for Shorts features twelve short films chosen to precede select feature films. Filmmakers of Tomorrow includes three short programs: Student Prints, Great Expectations and Calling Cards from eighteen emerging filmmakers.

EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Celebrating its 23rd year, the Student Symposium provides 50 graduate and undergraduate college students a weekend-long immersion in cinema. The City Lights Project, now in its 12th year, brings fifteen high school students and five teachers from three divergent schools the opportunity to participate in a concentrated program of screenings and discussions.

TALKING HEADS

Telluride Film Festival’s Talking Heads programs allow attendees to go behind the scenes with the Festival’s special guests. Seven Conversations between Festival guests and the audience about cinema and culture, and three outdoor Noon Seminars feature a panel of Festival guests discussing a wide range of film topics. These programs are free and open to the public.

ADDITIONAL FESTIVITIES

● ALICE WATERS BOOK SIGNING –Alice Waters signs copies of her new book 40 Years of Chez Panisse: The Power of Gathering.

● CAETANO VELOSO BOOK SIGNING – Festival Guest Director Veloso signs copies of Tropical Truth: A Revolution in Music and Brazil.

● OLIVIA HARRISON BOOK SIGNING – Olivia Harrison signs advance copies of her biography George Harrison: Living in the Material World.

● JAZZ ON A SUMMER’S DAY (d. Bert Stern, U.S., 1960)

● THE WORLDS OF MAIRA KALMAN – Previously announced 2011 Poster Artist Maira Kalman http://telluridefilmfestival.org/press/releases, whose works grace the cover of the New Yorker and museum walls around the world, brings some of her favorite prints to Telluride. All proceeds benefit the Festival.

Corporate support at Telluride Film Festival plays an essential role in the life of the Festival. TFF is privileged to collaborate with some of the world’s most renowned and iconic companies, which are each aligned with a unique feature of the Festival. TFF is excited to welcome new partners this year including Land Rover, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Travelocity and Virgin Atlantic Airways who underscore the Festival’s commitment to quality, adventure and distinction in the art of cinema.

Equally, Telluride Film Festival has a long relationship with Hollywood and is excited to introduce United Talent Agency to its film family and to underscore its committed and longstanding industry supporters, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Turner Classic Movies and Universal Studios.

“TFF would not be the Festival it is today without the generous support from our sponsors,” said Co- Director Julie Huntsinger. “We enjoy a synergistic relationship with our corporate friends and are proud they are part of the Telluride team.”

The 38th Telluride Film Festival’s program will be posted in its entirety on Friday, September 2, 2011.

Please visit www.telluridefilmfestival.org to download the official Program Guide.