sounds, great, channing. Wish I had been able to attend. RichardRichard Del
Belso> Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:05:12 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject:
[MOPO] An Amazing Night at the 50th Annual San Francisco International Film
Festival!> To: [email protected]> > 4/29/07> > I went to a terrific
event tonight at the Castro Theatre in San > Francisco. This week celebrates
the 50th Anniversary of the San > Francisco International Film Festival. Many
of you may not know it, > but the San Francisco Festival was the very first
film festival in the > United States. The first year included such films as
PATHAR PANCHALI > (FIRST OF S. RAY'S APU TRILOGY), IL GRIDO by ANTONIONI,
THRONE OF BLOOD > by KUROSAWA, AND VISCONTI'S SENSO (with ALIDA VALLI).> >
This evening, the festival-goers were treated to a new documentary > called FOG
CITY MAVERICKS about the San Francisco Bay Area's influence > on film from the
early experimental works by Eadweard Muybridge to the > digital revolution
created by Lucas and Industrial Light and Magic . > The highlight of the
event was a q-and-a session with a very > influential panel:> > George Lucas
(AMERICAN GRAFFITI/STAR WARS)> Chris Columbus (HOME ALONE, RENT, HARRY POTTER,
MRS. DOUBTFIRE)> Saul Zaentz (Producer of THE ENGLISH PATIENT, ONE FLEW OVER
THE > CUCKOO'S NEST, THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING, AMADEUS)> John Lasseter
(of Pixar and now head of Walt Disney Animation, director > of CARS)> >
Unfortunately, neither Francis Ford Coppola or Sofia Coppola appeared > but
there was a surprise guest in the audience. None other than Madame > Speaker
of the House Nancy Pelosi!> > It was quite an evening for mavericks of all
sorts!> > Channing Thomson in San Francisco> > > > > Visit the MoPo
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