2015
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A sultry femme fatale with murder on her mind. Heroic rebels struggling against an overwhelming Empire. An archaeology professor moonlighting as a great adventurer. And often, ordinary people who turn out to be quite extraordinary.
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Ever since his first novel, A Drink Before the War, introduced the world to blue-collar detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro, Dennis Lehanes gritty thrillers have carved an electrifying path in contemporary crime writing.
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Youve written your script. Now how do you get it made? Learn the art and craft of pitching your movie or television show during this interactive session with experts and this years Screenwriting Competition Finalists.
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Moderated by Jennifer Siebel Newsom You only live once. You don't want your tombstone to read: 'Played it Safe.' Rosario Dawson Rosario Dawson paves her own path. While she could easily select generic projects, she chooses roles that speak to her as an artist and as a human being. It is her unbridled passion and provocative, uninhibited approach that continually leaves the audience profoundly impacted. Born and raised in New York City amongst poverty in a rundown tenement, Dawson takes great pride in the incredible love she has for family.
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For 25 years, Cinequest has chosen visions that spark fire and greatly inspire. Cinequest 25 opens with spectacular energy, spotlighting a story that not only touched the entire Bay Area, but also one that inspired millions. Who would have thought a 5-year-old boy who fought leukemia would transform a city and a nation for a day? No one. Not his family. Not his friends. Not the thousands of volunteers who came from near and far to help make his wish come true.
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A trailblazer in journalism and a global tastemaker for film lovers and artists, Anne Thompsons sterling career includes top articles for leading press institutions such as The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, Wired, Variety, LA Weekly, Premiere, Film Comment, and IndieWire. After graduating from NYUs esteemed Cinema Studies department at the Tisch School of the Arts, she began her career in media journalism for WNDU-TV in Indiana. Joining NBC News in 1993, Thompson has been a paragon of entertainment news ever since.
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During a career spanning more than five decades, legendary director John Boorman has always defied categorization. Eclectic and prolific, the five-time Oscar nominated filmmaker follows his own muse and transports audiences into territories that express deeply personal viewpoints, yet encompass the vast, collective depth of the human experience. An artist of the first order, Boormans films (including Excalibur, The Emerald Forest, and Beyond Rangoon) embody an ancient story-telling tradition while creating contemporary mythologies with images and light.
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If a filmmaker were to pitch a project based on legendary movie producer Mike Medavoys life, its highly likely he or she would be unceremoniously tossed out onto the pavement, chased by a scoffing dismissal that the story was ridiculously unbelievable. But Medavoys journey, rife with new beginnings and reinvention, is a real-life, inspiring testament to hard work, perseverance, and an indomitable spirit. During Mr. Medavoys illustrious career, he has been involved in over 300 movies, seven of which received Best Picture Oscars, while sixteen others received same category nominations.
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Cinequests 25th Anniversary culminates in spectacular fashion with energy, celebration and a whole lot of fun. Join writer/director Victor Levin (Mad Men) and star Anton Yelchin (Star Trek) for a spectacular evening, featuring a screening of the enchanting 5 TO 7, a superbly crafted and refreshing romantic comedy featuring phenomenal performances by leads Yelchin and Bérénice Marlohe (Skyfall), and brilliant supporting cast of Olivia Thirlby (Juno), Glenn Close (Damages), Eric Stoltz (Caprica), and Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon). As an aspiring writer, Brian (Yelchin) is used to rejection.
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This famous silent film displays a remarkable combination of poetry and social realism in depicting the life of a quite ordinary man and his family in New York City. The Crowd is one of the great movies of the silent era. Director King Vidors extraordinary film about the life of an average young man (just one of the crowd) is unequivocally American, despite the influence of German Expressionism (in particular, the impressive sets and cinematography). John grows up, works an uninspiring job, marries Mary, has children, experiences love and happiness and disillusion and loss.