Hi Gang, I just came across this item that was sent to me. There is to be a 40th Anniversary tribute to "The Wild Bunch". Here is the info I received:
The Wild Bunch 40th Anniversary Celebration, with Ernest Borgnine, More in Person Jules Verne Adventures presents the 40th anniversary screening of Sam Peckinpah's classic Western The Wild Bunch, the thrilling story of a band of outlaws making a desperate stand against the march of progress. The screening will feature an award presentation to Sharon Peckinpah, and actors Ernest Borgnine, Bo Hopkins, L.Q. Jones, and Paul Harper, plus a video tribute to legendary actor Borgnine and a screening of 1996's Oscar-nominated documentary short The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage. Website: http://www.julesvernefestival.com/spip.php?sommaire Outlaws on the Mexican-U.S. frontier face the march of progress, the Mexican army and a gang of bounty hunters led by a former member while they plan a robbery of a U.S. army train. No one is innocent in this gritty tale of of desperation against changing times. Pump shotguns, machine guns and automobiles mix with horses and winchesters as we witness the end of an era, and the sundown of western’s golden age in an operatic grand finale. The Jules Verne Festival proudly announces the once in a life-time event: The Wild Bunch is Loose Again, with live on stage iconic Academy Award Winner Ernest Borgnine who starred in 1969 in Sam Peckinpah’s incredible movie along with William Holden, Robert Ryan, Bo Hopkins and L.Q. Jones. The most haunting and powerful western of all time, which uses intricate, multi-angle editing, normal and slow motion images, revolutionized cinema arts and technique. It returns to the big screen for its 40th anniversary, with a spectacular 35mm director's cut pristine print presentation on the stage of the amazing Million Dollar Theatre. Sam Peckinpah’s family, movie historians, and real cowboys are to join this special Jules Verne Legendaire Award screening. For Jean-Christophe Jeauffre and Frédéric Dieudonné, creators of the Jules Verne Festival, “It will be, for sure, the last great ride of the movie, with main cast attending. We wish to offer Peckinpah’s masterpiece a worthy celebration and give over 2,000 people the opportunity to fall in love at first sight with this movie—or even fall in love again.” Legendary star Ernest Borgnine (92) (Poseidon Adventure, Marty, From Here to Eternity…) is now one of the few golden age Hollywood stars, along with Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis. He just received an Emmy Award nomination for his guest appearance in ER. He never stops working after starring in over 100 movies, one of which won him an Academy Award for best actor (Marty, 1955). *****Thought it might be of interest to some. Sue www.hollywoodposterframes.com Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
