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BIG FALL GUIDE Jack London Classic Film Festival from Anne Abrams • goanne@comcast.net


Sonoma, CA. ~ Jack London State Historic Park and the Sonoma Community Center will mark their mutual 2016 Centennial Celebra- tions with the presentation of the Jack London Classic Film Festival on November 3, 4 and 5 at Sonoma Community Center


(276 E Napa


Street, Sonoma). The festival will feature screenings of Call of the Wild (1935) starring Clark Gable and Loretta Young, Sea Wolf (1941) starring Edward G. Robinson and Ida Lupi- no and White Fang (1991) starring Ethan Hawk. The three-day festival expe- rience features themed dinners, receptions and celebrity speakers. A special highlight of the Jack London Film be


Festival will the exclusive fi rst-time showing


of recently discovered vintage footage from March 1941 of Hol- lywood celebrities such as Edward G. Robinson, John Garfi eld and Ronald Regan joining Charmian London and local Sonoma digni- taries attending the 1941 fi lm debut of Sea Wolf at the Sebastiani The- atre in Sonoma. Another highpoint of the festival will be the display of select items from Darius An- derson’s seldom-seen, world-re- nowned collection of Jack London memorabilia. Prior to each fi lm there will be a themed dinner, catered by Rame-


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be on screen.


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Follow-


ing each fi lm is a post- show dis- cussion led by Jack London State Historic Park docents.


November 3: Call of the Wild Film Presenter: Darius Anderson, Jack London afi cionado and owner of an internationally acclaimed collection of Jack London papers and memorabilia.


Added attraction for this evening will be Sonoma based Hollywood screenwriters Kathy Gori and Alan


kins of Sonoma, featuring some of Jack London’s favorite dishes. Each night at the pre-show din- ner a speaker will lead con- versations to illumi- nate more


Berger who will bring their dog Patsy, a descendant of the dog who played Buck in “Call of the Wild,” as will lead a Q & A about making movies.


November 4: Sea Wolf Film Presenter: Author Ceci- lia Tichi, renowned professor and expert on Jack London, whose book: Jack London


A Writer’s Fight for a Better America has just been released


November 5: White Fang Film Presenter: Adam Burke, Pixar fi lm producer; Pixar’s parent com- pany Disney produced the 1991 version of White Fang starring Ethan Hawke; As a seasoned fi lm producer, Mr. Burke brings his per- spective regarding adapting novels and other source material for the cinema. Also for this evening’s presentation and dinner, Ramekins will be joined by writer and culi- nary historian Kathleen Hill who will talk about some of the dishes Jack and Charmian London would have served guests at events at Beauty Ranch.


Tickets range from $25 to $100. There are discounted package pric- es available for attending all three fi lms. More details on the Jack London Film Festival are avail- able at www.jacklondonpark.com. Please note: There is limited seat- ing availability and tickets are now on sale at http://www.svbo.org.


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