The 31st Jerusalem Film Festival gets underway today with a new management team determined to present a world-class event despite the escalating troubles in the region.
Aside from postponing the opening-night open-air premiere of Dancing Arabs (see full story here), the team is hoping for business as usual as much as possible.
“No doubt about it, the festival takes place as planned,” said CEO Noa Regev yesterday. “We are continuing our lives in the best way possible with the situation around us.”
She added: “The escalation in the security situation over the past few days saddens us all, and we hope for days of calm. The Festival will proceed as planned, in accordance with the instructions of Homeland Command and the police. The staff of the Cinematheque hopes to see the Festival venues full with the thousands of film lovers who attend the Festival every year.”
More than 200 films from around 50 countries will screen at the enlarged...
Aside from postponing the opening-night open-air premiere of Dancing Arabs (see full story here), the team is hoping for business as usual as much as possible.
“No doubt about it, the festival takes place as planned,” said CEO Noa Regev yesterday. “We are continuing our lives in the best way possible with the situation around us.”
She added: “The escalation in the security situation over the past few days saddens us all, and we hope for days of calm. The Festival will proceed as planned, in accordance with the instructions of Homeland Command and the police. The staff of the Cinematheque hopes to see the Festival venues full with the thousands of film lovers who attend the Festival every year.”
More than 200 films from around 50 countries will screen at the enlarged...
- 7/10/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
AMC is launching a game show and movie night dubbed "Cinemania" on Thursdays.
The trivia show, hosted by comedian Regan Burns (Comedy Central's "Halfway Home"), will air during scheduled breaks within the night's featured film and will feature two contestants competing to see who best knows the movie. Viewers at home also can compete for prizes online.
This month, the show will feature special appearances by the stars of two of the featured films: Clint Howard of "Apollo 13" and Bruce Altman of "Matchstick Men."
"Cinemania," which kicks off at 8 p.m. Thursday with "The Birdcage," also will feature the movies "Tomorrow Never Dies," "Star Trek: Nemesis," "Sleeping With the Enemy," "Clear and Present Danger," "Rocky IV," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "The Day the Earth Stood Still."...
The trivia show, hosted by comedian Regan Burns (Comedy Central's "Halfway Home"), will air during scheduled breaks within the night's featured film and will feature two contestants competing to see who best knows the movie. Viewers at home also can compete for prizes online.
This month, the show will feature special appearances by the stars of two of the featured films: Clint Howard of "Apollo 13" and Bruce Altman of "Matchstick Men."
"Cinemania," which kicks off at 8 p.m. Thursday with "The Birdcage," also will feature the movies "Tomorrow Never Dies," "Star Trek: Nemesis," "Sleeping With the Enemy," "Clear and Present Danger," "Rocky IV," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "The Day the Earth Stood Still."...
- 8/7/2008
- by By Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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