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Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 14 at 10:00 AM
The Texas Film Round-Up will be making its first trip to El Paso as part of the August film festival, offering free digitization for anyone wanting to convert their old 8mm, 16mm, VHS (or other media) home movies.
Saturday from 10am - 7pm.
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Signature Classic |
The American remake of the renowned Japanese film Seven Samurai (also play at this year’s PCFF), launched the careers of James Coburn, Charles Bronson, and Steve McQueen, all of whom became international stars after their appearances in this exciting ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1960 | Not Rated | Western, Adventure | d. John Sturges Steve McQueen, Yul Brynner, Charles Bronson Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 14 at 10:00 AM
Archival 35mm 50th Anniversary |
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12:30 PM |
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(re)Discovery |
A young ballerina finds herself torn between her passion for dancing and her love for her composer-husband. The wonderful performances, breathtaking Technicolor cinematography and Oscar-winning music have earned this film its status as an enduring classic. Alternating between stark ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1948 | Not Rated | Drama, Romance | d. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger Marius Goring, Jean Short, Gordon Littmann Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 14 at 12:30 PM
Restored 35mm |
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1:30 PM |
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Local Flavor |
A showcase of some of the excellent short films being made locally. El Paso and the surrounding region has a vibrant and growing film community and the Plaza Classic is pleased to present a sampling of recent ... read more |
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Philanthropy Theatre
Saturday, Aug 14 at 1:30 PM
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3:30 PM |
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(re)Discovery |
The Brothers Warner finally saw fit to give Busby Berkeley full directing control over the third of five “Gold Diggers” films - but this was no freshman outing for the former Army parade director. Berkeley had already mined plenty of ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1935 | Not Rated | Comedy, Musical | d. Busby Berkeley Dick Powell, Adolphe Menjou, Gloria Stuart Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 14 at 3:30 PM
Archival 35mm |
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4:00 PM |
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Special Events |
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Sponsored by Philanthropy Theatre
Saturday, Aug 14 at 4:00 PM
Free Admission to Festival Passholders |
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6:00 PM |
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Film Talk |
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Oasis Lounge
Saturday, Aug 14 at 6:00 PM
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7:00 PM |
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Signature Classic |
Filmed in B&W in Larry McMurtry’s home town of Archer City, Texas, The Last Picture Show elegizes the narrowing hopes and dreams of a group of high school friends in the 1950s, each of whom is constricted by life in ... read more |
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Introduced by Director Peter Bogdanovich Sponsored by Texas Film Commission / El Paso Film Commission 1971 | R | Drama, Drama | d. Peter Bogdanovich Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 14 at 7:00 PM
Archival 35mm No one under 13 admitted |
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7:30 PM |
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Local Flavor |
Set in the sweltering desert of the Southwest U.S., ILEGALES defines the raw motives and realities of illegal immigration on the U.S./Mexico border. Written from the perspective of the immigrants themselves, the film captures the social, economic, and political impact ... read more |
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With cast and crew in attendance Sponsored by Eric and Charlotte Pearson 2010 | Not Rated | Drama, Drama | d. Ric Dupont Shirley Rumierk, Luis Bordonada, Omar Leyva Philanthropy Theatre
Saturday, Aug 14 at 7:30 PM
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Concert |
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Arts Festival Plaza
Saturday, Aug 14 at 8:00 PM
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10:00 PM |
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Plaza Art House |
Landmark. Revolutionary. Masterpiece. A New Wave. French film critic-turned director Jean-Luc Godard’s first film, Breathless has been called a number of things. A student of American crime films and a restless revolutionary artist, Godard upended most ... read more |
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Sponsored by Broadcast Film Critics Association / Critics' Choice Movie Awards 1960 | Not Rated | Crime, Drama | d. Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Daniel Boulanger Kendle Kidd Performance Hall
Saturday, Aug 14 at 10:00 PM
Archival 35mm 50th Anniversary, French with English Subtitles |
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10:00 PM |
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The Dude abides! In this off-beat parody of film noir from the Coen brothers, Jeff Bridges plays “Dude” Lebowski, a laid-back slacker with a penchant for bowling and joint-smoking, who is mistaken for a millionaire – also named Lebowski ... read more |
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Sponsored by 1998 | R | Comedy, Crime | d. Ethan and Joel Cohen Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi Philanthropy Theatre
Saturday, Aug 14 at 10:00 PM
Digital No one under 13 admitted |
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