Summer 2006
Summer 2006 Series Recap
6/26 SUMMER SERIES CLOSER - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE tells the story of the Hoovers, one of the most endearingly fractured families ever seen on motion picture screens. Together, the motley six-member family treks from Albuquerque to the Little Miss Sunshine pageant in Redondo Beach, California, to fulfill the deepest wish of 7-year-old Olive, an ordinary little girl with big dreams. Along the way the family must deal with crushed dreams, heartbreaks, and a broken-down VW bus, leading up to the surreal Little Miss Sunshine competition itself. On their travels through this bizarrely funny landscape, the Hoovers learn to trust and support each other along the path of life, no matter what the challenge.
Directed by:
Jonathan Dayton
Valerie Faris
Written by:
Michael Arndt
Producers:
Marc Turtletaub,
David T. Friendly,
Peter Saraf,
Albert Berger & Ron Yerxa
Cast:
Greg Kinnear,
Steve Carell,
Toni Collette,
Paul Dano
Abigail Breslin
Alan Arkin
Guest: Peter Saraf
Producer/Executive Producer/Co-producer/Cinematographer
HOST - PETER TRAVERS
Official Site: link
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6/19 - THE ILLUSIONIST
Neil Burger from The Illusionist
PHOTO CREDIT: Dan Molyneux
The Illusionist is a romantic mystery about a brilliant stage magician in 1900 Vienna determined to win back the woman he loves from a corrupt and dangerous Prince. When they decide to escape together, a police inspector exposes their plans and the woman is found murdered. As the police work to stop him, Eisenheim must summon all his extraordinary power to prove the Prince guilty and bring down the monarchy.
Cast :
Edward Norton,
Paul Giamatti,
Jessica Biel,
Rufus Sewell
Screenwriter : Neil Burger
Producers:
Michael London,
Brian Koppelman,
David Levien,
Bob Yari,
Cathy Schulman
Cinematographer : Dick Pope
Editor : Naomi Geraghty
HOST: MARSHALL FINE
GUEST: DIRECTOR NEIL BURGER
NEIL BURGER
Offical Site:Link
DOUBLE FEATURE:
QUINCEANERA
Official Site: Link
NEW YORK MAGAZINE CRITIC DAVID EDELSTEIN, (NPR'S FRESH AIR, CBS SUNDAY MORNINGS), & ACTOR/COMEDIAN JIM GAFFIGAN DISCUSS DIRECTOR DANNY LEINER'S (DUDE WHERE'S MY CAR, HAROLD AND KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE), NEW FILM - "GREAT NEW WONDERFUL" ( TONY SHALOUB, EDIE FALCO, OLYMPIA DUKAKIS, MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL).
PHOTO CREDIT: Dan Molyneux
Jim Gaffigan
PHOTO CREDIT: Dan Molyneux
6/12 GREAT NEW WONDERFUL
Five stories are woven together and told against the backdrop of an anxious and uncertain post-9/11 New York: An insolated man has a catastrophic experience at the office; a boutique pastry chef's goal, to take over her rival's business, results in an introspective revelation; a young couple with a difficult 10-year-old son must confront their strained marriage; two bodyguards of a diplomat, immigrants.
Cast:
Edie Falco,
Tony Shalhoub,
Maggie Gyllenhaal,
Olympia Dukakis.
Directed by DANNY LEINER
Written by SAM CATLIN
Produced by MATT TAUBER
Produced by DANNY LEINER, LESLIE URDANG
GUEST: Jim Gaffigan
HOST: DAVID EDELSTEIN
Official Site: firstindependentpictures
Summer Series Opener:
6-5 - WORDPLAY
"Wordplay" starts the story of the New York Times crossword puzzle, and the current and historical creative forces behind it. But as it dances across the story, filling it in as one of its devotees might across the puzzles, it reveals an entire amazing world behind its practice, creation, and history, from the annual crossword convention in Stamford to the breadth of individuals who enjoy it daily.
CAST:
Indigo Girls,
Ken Burns,
Jon Stewart,
Will Shortz,
Merl Reagle
Directed by: Patrick CreadonIFC FILMS
NY TIMES CROSSWORD PUZZLE CONTESTANTS:
JON DELFIN& ELLEN RIPSTEN
PHOTO CREDIT: Dan Molyneux
Guests: contestants ELLEN RIPSTEIN & JON DELFIN
Hosted By Peter Travers
Official Site: Link
