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end, he has chosen Rodrigo Garcia’s Christ Superstar,” “Moonstruck,” and Family Day
new drama “Mother and Child” for many other stories to the big screen,
Moms and Dads are welcome as
the Saturday, November 7 Centerpiece and he will be at the Paramount No-
usual at this year’s Family Day, al-
Screening at the Paramount Theater. vember 7 to celebrate the 30
th
anniver-
ways a fun time on the Downtown
The film’s cast list, “an all-star cast sary of his film “And Justice for All.”
Mall, but kids will be the stars. Kiel-
if ever there was one,” includes An- The film stars Al Pacino as an ideal-
basa promises his favored audience
nette Bening, Naomi Watts, Kerry istic Baltimore defense attorney asked
t
u
r
e
a red carpet, “clamoring paparazzi”
Washington, Samuel Jackson, Jimmy to defend a despised judge in a brutal
and autograph seekers, and allow-
Smits, and Cherry Jones, and centers rape case.
ance money-affordable pricing ($1
on a mother, the adult daughter she Jewison’s 1966 comedy “The Rus-
to $0.00). Professional “green screen
gave up for adoption, and another sians are Coming, the Russians are
young woman looking to adopt. Di-
technology” of the sort that makes
Coming” will be shown November
F
e
a
rector Rodrigo Garcia, producer Julie
Superman fly and weathermen ap-
6. When Kielbasa hosted Jewison at
Lynn, and actor Cherry Jones will in-
the Sarasota festival a couple of years
pear before interactive maps will al-
troduce the screening and discuss it
ago, Jewison expressed an interest in
low kids to play at being reporters,
afterwards.
Matthew
remaking the film, centering it on ter-
and real live television reporters will
be there to teach them about cam-
An Equal Opportunity Offender
Broderick
rorism instead of the Cold War.
Stage and screen star and matinee
era work. An assortment of musical
Perhaps the most colorful and as-
idol Matthew Broderick was the boy
and theatrical groups will entertain,
suredly the most controversial fig-
along with a face painter, a balloon-
ure to visit the festival this year is
who belted out “Twist and Shout” in
blower, a tattoo artist, a juggler, and
cult filmmaker, author, artist, actor,
the 1986 classic “Ferris Bueller’s Day
character impersonators. Whole
photographer, and champion of bad
Off.” In “Election” (1999), which co-
Foods will provide refreshments.
taste, John Waters. The Baltimore na-
stars a young Reese Witherspoon,
tive, whom author William Burroughs
Broderick plays a high school history
Once inside the Paramount The-
once called the “pope of trash,” is best
and civics teacher determined to con- ater Saturday morning, stars and
known for his transgressive camp clas-
found the presidential ambitions of their adult hangers-on will enjoy
sics “Hairspray”(a 1988 movie, then a
an obnoxious student. In this year’s “Pixar Shorts,” 7-10 minute animat-
Broadway musical, then a movie based
romantic comedy “Wonderful World,” ed features for pint-sized attention
on the musical) and “Pink Flamingos”
he’s cynical Ben Singer, a pot-smoking,
spans, followed by a 20
th
anniversary
(1972), which was variously decried
unsuccessful folk singer and weekend
presentation of Disney’s beloved
and celebrated for its outré behavior
dad, whose sole solace is playing chess
“The Little Mermaid.”
and graphic perversity.
with his Senegalese roommate. When
At 1:15, after all the entertain-
“When he started doing these films,
John
the roommate falls sick, Singer learns
ment, will come the inspirational
a lot of themes he explored and a lot
a new way of looking at the world. The
feature film “More Than a Game” a
of things he did were so fringe,” Kiel-
Waters
films will be shown on the afternoon
documentary on high school basket-
basa says. “Over time, some of those
and evening of November 8 at the
ball’s “Fab Five,” a group of inner-
things have become more mainstream Culbreth. Broderick will attend and
city Ohio friends including future
and more accepted in the art form in participate in the Q&A afterwards.
NBA all-star LeBron James who won
general.” Both films will be screened Earlier in the day at the same the-
multiple championships.
at Newcomb Hall on the evening of ater, director and Academy Award-
“More Than a Game” contains
Friday, November 6. Waters will give a winning screenwriter Alan Ball will
footage of a 10-year-old James playing
multi-media lecture at the second an- be in the house for a 10
th
anniversary
ball, and it’s a film Kielbasa worked
nual U.Va. Arts Assembly at the Cul- screening of his darkly comic, much
breth Theater that afternoon, draw-
“very, very hard to get. At the heart of
discussed “American Beauty.” Ball will
ing on material from his one-man,
the story is the coach, who kept them
also talk about his popular HBO series
together, kept them playing hard, but
m
autobiographical performance piece,
“True Blood” and screen an episode.
decided that his job was not so much
o
“This Filthy World;” the presentation
Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing”
is free and open to the public.
was an important statement about
about turning them into the best
.
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basketball players, but trying to help
r
race relations when it was released in
The Funny Business of Politics
a
1989, and its success had a dramat-
form young men of character.” That
a
Among the highlights of the funny-
ic impact on the independent film
most of the players now have college
business-of-politics side of the festival
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Norman
movement, proving that indies could
degrees, several work for him, and
will be a 70
th
anniversary screening
w
Jewison
compete with the big boys in Holly- they’ve all remained close is a testi-
of “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,”
w
wood. The festival’s 20
th
anniversary mony to his success, Kielbasa notes.
with Jimmy Stewart, Kielbasa’s favor-
screening at the Culbreth November 6 “They have managed to maintain a
w ite actor, as the small-town scoutmas-
will be followed by a panel discussion
tremendously close friendship that’s
| ter turned senator who fights Wash-
on its historical significance.
y
ington corruption.
obviously formed out of a bond of
l love and respect.”
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The film will have two daytime
Just Yucks
e showings at the Culbreth Theatre
e
Filmgoers more interested in light-
A Lot of Fun
on November 6, where it will be seen
hearted laughs, cheap yucks they
Belly laughs, outrage, and inspira-
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by 500 Charlottesville high school
don’t have to unpack in a bull session,
tion. The three-and-a-half-day whirl-
t
e
students. After each showing Wash-
can choose from Charlie Chaplin,
wind that is the Virginia Film Festival
ington Post staff writer Liza Mundy,
t
A the Marx Brothers, and Monty Py-
is one the highlights of Charlottes-
s
CNN correspondent Candy Crowley,
thon this year. The festival will offer
e
and U.Va. Professor of Politics Larry
ville’s cultural calendar each year,
comedy classics like “Modern Times”
l
Sabato will discuss the political legacy
and that’s no joke. “We had a lot of
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(1936), “Duck Soup” (1933), “Monty
e
of the film, and consider candidates
Python and the Holy Grail” (1975),
fun programming it,” Kielbasa says
R for today’s Mr. Smith.
as well as the cop film that sparked
of this year’s version. It shows.
R Academy Award-winning direc-
six sequels and two television series,
For more information about the
A
tor Norman Jewison is the man who
Alan Ball
1984’s “Police Academy,” directed by
22
nd
annual Virginia Film Festival, go
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brought “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Jesus to
www.vafilm.com.
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Charlottesville resident Hugh Wilson.
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