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the rocker THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 7:30PM Are you ready to rock, Las Vegas? I said...ARE YOU READY TO ROCK??? It's CineVegas' 10th Anniversary and we are cranking it up with 10 days of films and parties that will blow your mind. It all starts with the world premiere of THE ROCKER, a hilarious comedy from the director of The Full Monty that features some of the funniest comedians working today. “The Rocker” is Robert “Fish” Fishman, the drummer for an eighties hair band. He's living the rock n' roll dream…until he is kicked out of the group. Twenty years later, the desperate rocker joins his nephew's band, A.D.D., finally reclaiming the Rock-God throne he's always thought he deserved – while taking his much younger bandmates along for the ride of their lives. In this rockin' mix of physical comedy, heart and garage band/power rock/heavy metal music,The Office's Rainn Wilson trades his paper company desk job for rock 'n roll fame, taking on the role of a big, sweaty, out-of-control, and sometimes naked drummer who gets a second chance at rock superstardom. He's joined by Christina Applegate (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron
Burgundy), Jeff Garlin (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Joshua Gad (21), pop star Teddy Geiger, and Emma Stone (Superbad). CineVegas is thrilled to open the Festival with such a raucously funny film that sets the perfect tone for the inspired madness that will follow.
Director: Peter Cattaneo. Writers: Maya Forbes,Wally Wolodarsky. Producers: Shawn Levy,Tom McNulty. Cinematographer: Anthony B. Richmond. Editor: George Folsey Jr. Music: Patrick Houlihan. Cast: Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate,Teddy Geiger, Joshua Gad, Emma Stone, Jason Sudeikis, Jane Lynch.
cinevegas blog For more in depth info on CineVegas 2008, check out our blog at www.cinevegas.com/blog, which will be updated daily with coverage of films, parties and more.
get smart sunday, june 15, 1:45pm planet hollywood resort & casino As part of its tenth anniversary celebration, the CineVegas Film Festival will host a special charity screening of Warner Bros. Pictures’ GET SMART on Sunday, June 15, at Planet Hollywood Resort Casino, with proceeds benefiting The Rock Foundation and its special program, Project Knapsack. Founded by GET SMART star Dwayne Johnson, who will attend the event,The Rock Foundation provides programs designed to enrich and empower the lives and self-esteem of children worldwide.The organization’s educational initiative is exhibited by its support of Project Knapsack, a pen-pal and school-supply program between American students and their peers in developing countries.The program strives to enhance the current level of primary education and reduce barriers affecting student learning. Prior
to the screening, Johnson will be presented with a Brenden Celebrity Star by Johnny Brenden, president and CEO of Brenden Theatres, at the Brenden Theatres at the Palms Casino Resort. "This special screening of Get Smart is a win-win for everybody involved. Not only do we get to offer the city of Las Vegas a sneak peek of one of the summer's most highly anticipated films, but it will also benefit The Rock Foundation, with monies raised going directly back to establishing Project Knapsack at a local Las Vegas school," said CineVegas Artistic Director Trevor Groth. "This event only further cements CineVegas' commitment to giving back to the local community, which has given so much support to the Festival over the past ten years." In the all-new action comedy Get Smart, directed by Peter Segal, Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell) is on a mission to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS. When the headquarters of U.S. spy agency CONTROL is attacked and the identities of its agents compromised, the Chief (Alan Arkin) has no choice but to promote his ever-eager analyst Maxwell Smart, who has
always dreamt of working in the field alongside stalwart superstar Agent 23 (Johnson). Smart is partnered instead with the only other agent whose identity has not been compromised: the lovely-but-lethal veteran,Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway). As Smart and 99 get closer to unraveling KAOS' master plan – and each other – they discover that key KAOS operative Siegfried (Terence Stamp) and his sidekick Shtarker (Ken Davitian) are scheming to cash in with their network of terror. Given little field experience and even less time, Smart – armed with nothing but a few spy-tech gadgets and his unbridled enthusiasm – must defeat KAOS if he is to save the day. ticket prices range from $25-$45. to purchase your tickets call 1-888-8vegas8.
closing night film
the great buck howard saturday, June 21, 7:00pm Magicians have helped make Las Vegas the entertainment capital of the world, which is why THE GREAT BUCK HOWARD is the perfect closing night film. Inspired by The Amazing Kreskin, it is a humorous and nostalgic trip to when bigger wasn't better, when people weren't so jaded and still believed in magic. Troy Gable (Colin Hanks) is a law school dropout who answers an ad for a “personal assistant to a celebrity performer,” hoping it will provide his entré to the entertainment industry despite his father's (Tom Hanks, in an inspired bit of casting) disapproval.That per-
former is Buck Howard (John Malkovich), a "mentalist" infamous for 61 appearances on The Tonight Show – who is staging a comeback with the help of his fiery publicist (Emily Blunt). Writer/director Sean McGinly does the nearimpossible by encapsulating an entire era of entertainment into one outrageous character. Malkovich plays Buck to perfection, conjuring a flamboyant mix of ego, sweetness, and delusion while Hanks does a remarkable job of deflecting his diva-esque tantrums.Yet, the true magic of The Great Buck Howard is how it makes us feel, the power of staying true to ourselves. Las
Vegas was built on dreams of many Buck Howards.THE GREAT BUCK HOWARD is a funny and moving love letter to them all. Writer/Director: Sean McGinly. Executive Producers: Steven Shareshian, Marvin Acuna. Producers:Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman. Cinematographer:Tak Fujimoto. Editor: Myron Kerstein. Music: Blake Neely. Cast: John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, Steve Zahn,Tom Hanks, Griffin Dunne.
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planting the seeds TAKASHI MURAKAMI MONDAY, JUNE 16, 9:00PM AT THE WYNN LAS VEGAS LAKE OF DREAMS
“I created my first animated work Planting the Seeds for my retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, where it premiered last Fall. Although it is a short piece, it is the product of 3 years of work in my animation studio in Tokyo. When I think of what I want to do in the future, the answer is always animation. To me, it represents the future of artistic creativity.” A longtime admirer of animator Hayao Miyazaki (Princess Mononoke, 1997 and Spirited Away, 2001), Murakami will also present part one of his first self-initiated, animated short, kaikai & kiki (2007). Based on the two characters for which he named his international company, Kaikai and Kiki, the kawaii toddlers, one good and one bad, find themselves in a metaphysical dilemma as they try to make sense of the rules that govern their strange, four-dimensional world.
Takashi Murakami was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1962 and currently lives and works in both Tokyo and Long Island City, New York. His work has been featured in major solo museum exhibitions from Tokyo to Italy to Paris to his recent life retrospective in the U.S. CineVegas will present his short artwork at the Wynn Las Vegas Lake of Dream under the stars.
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anjelica huston
There are plenty of actors who have the movie business in their blood.Anjelica Huston has it in her DNA. She is one of the most renowned actors of her time, just as her father John was one of the most renowned directors of his time, just like his father Walter was one of the most renowned actors of his time.There is perhaps no family whose place in film history is as rightfully secure, nor whose destinies have been so beautifully intertwined, as the Hustons. live conversation with: SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 5:00PM
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jackpot premieres highly anticipated world premieres presented by
BIG HEART CITY
Dir: Ben Rodkin Cast: Shawn Andrews, Seymour Cassel, Desi Lydic, Jake Alston. 83 minutes. An indolent gambling addict attempts to pick up the pieces after the unexplained disappearance of his pregnant girlfriend.
DARK STREETS
Dir: Rachel Samuels Cast: Gabriel Mann, Bijou Phillips, Elias Koteas, Izabella Miko. 86 minutes. A stylish noir fever dream of blues music, seduction, and murder.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HARRIS MALDEN Dir: Juan Cardarelli, Ben Davidow, Nick Gregorio, Eric Levy, Matthew Sanchez Cast: Nick Gregorio, Eric Levy, Juan Cardarelli, Brigitte Hagerman, Susan Slatin, Ben Davidow. 80 minutes. Harris Malden has an obvious secret. He fakes his facial hair.
LA PRÓXIMA OLA
Highlighting the next wave of Mexican films and directors
AÑO UÑA (THE YEAR OF THE NAIL)
Dir: Jonás Cuarón Cast: Salvador Elizondo, Michéle Alban, Cristina Orozco, Maiana Elizondo, Pía Elizondo, Emilia García, Mateo García, Jerónimo García, Paulina Lavista, Pablo Elizondo, Katie Hegarty, Max Shmookler. 82 minutes. A love story between a Mexican teenager and an older American woman who meet one summer in Mexico.
COCHOCHI
Dir: Israel Cárdenas and Laura Amelia Guzmán Cast: Luis Antonio Lerma Torres, Evaristo Corpus Lerma Torres, Jose Ignacio Torres Rodríguez, Jose Angel Torres Rodríguez, Luis Alfredo Villalobos Nevares. 105 minutes. Set in the Sierra Tarahumara of northwest Mexico, Cochochi recounts the humble story of two Raramuri boys and their efforts to find a lost horse.
MEMORIAL DAY
Dir: Josh Fox Cast: Harold Kennedy German, Robert Humphries, Neil Knox, Nick Konow, Maria McConville,Tess Mix, Sarah Nedwek, Giovanni Rich, Pedro Rafael Rodriguez, Robert Saietta, David Skeist. 93 minutes. A wild Memorial Day weekend takes an unexpected turn in this brutally thrilling roller coaster ride through over-exposed national obsessions.
SHE UNFOLDS BY DAY
Dir: Rolf Belgum Cast: Merrilyn Belgum, Jacques, Christopher Wells, Julia Belgum, Rolf Belgum. 71 minutes. What began as documentary becomes fiction-what began as fiction becomes a study of nature.
SOUTH OF HEAVEN
Dir: J.L.Vara Cast: Diora Baird, Jon Gries, Elina Lowensohn, Aaron Nee, Adam Nee, Thomas Jay Ryan, Shea Whigham. 97 minutes. A wild romp through the violent and cartoonish world of an imagined wild west with a hero named Nobody, a bad guy named Mad Dog, and two thugs both named Teddy. A combination of Reservoir Dogs meets Pee Wee’s Big Adventure.
YOUR NAME HERE
Dir: Matthew Wilder Cast: Bill Pullman,Taryn Manning, Harold Perrineau,Traci Lords, Ivana Milicevic, M. Emmet Walsh. 106 minutes. America's greatest science-fiction writer (Bill Pullman) awakes to discover himself, like one of his characters, trapped in an alternate reality ... and then another ... and another ... and ...
DÉFICIT
Dir: Gael García Bernal Cast: César Braga, Fernanda Castillo, Luz Cipriota, Dagoberto Gama, Gael García Bernal, Malcolm Llanas. 79 minutes. Actor Gael García Bernal’s directing debut is infused with an infectious, youthful energy, voyeuristically following his complex characters at a house party just outside of Mexico City.
¿DÓNDE ESTÁN SUS HISTORIAS? (WHERE ARE THEIR STORIES?)
Dir: Nicolás Pereda Cast: Gabino Rodriguez,Teresa Sanchez, Juana Rodriguez. 73 minutes. In order to save his grandmother’s property, a small-town man must move to the big city and face a new reality, estranged people and an impenetrable legal system.
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pioneer documentaries competitive section for documentaries that explore new territory and world perceptions
BEAUTIFUL LOSERS
Dir: Aaron Rose Co-Dir: Joshua Leonard 91 minutes. Celebrates the independent and D.I.Y. spirit that unified a loose-knit group of American artists who emerged from the underground youth subcultures of skateboarding, graffiti, punk rock and hip-hop.
CHELSEA ON THE ROCKS
U.S. Premiere Dir: Abel Ferrara 85 minutes. A portrait of New York's legendary Chelsea Hotel.
THE END
Dir: Nicola Collins 91 minutes. Against the background of the East End of London England, first time filmmaker Nicola Collins explores the fascinating complexity of the lives of her father and his friends; infamous criminals that shaped their war torn environment into a violent underworld.
HI MY NAME IS RYAN
World Premiere Dir: Paul Eagleston and Stephen Rose 78 minutes. Meet Ryan, a lad on a madcap quest to make his life awesome through punk rock performance art, motorcycle helmets and prosthetic mustaches.
LAST CUP: ROAD TO THE WORLD SERIES OF BEER PONG
World Premiere Dir: Dan Lindsay 84 min. Follows four individuals as they compete in the 2nd Annual World Series of Beer Pong.
LOST IN THE FOG
World Premiere Dir: John Corey 81 min. A cantankerous owner and his blue collar colt earn the right to take on horse racing's finest but the equine gods intervene at the last minute to turn this would-be fairy tale upside down.
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Call him “The Natural”. Don Cheadle’s myriad of brilliant roles all seem to start in his mind and radiate through his body. Whether he’s playing a cop or a criminal, a real-life hero or a Rat Pack legend, he’s impeccably his character and indelibly himself. live conversation with: FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 4:00PM
cinevegas viral videos
For our tenth anniversary we asked alum filmmakers to make online trailers for CineVegas X. From dark, atmospheric motel rooms to boxing, ghosts, neon and old folks, they show our underground moral fiber. We also made a few ourselves in the spirit of the Internet - who doesn't like karaoke, bowling and getting tasered?? See the 10 new trailers online at YouTube.com/CineVegas.
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Advance screenings of high profile independent studio films
THE BLACK LIST: VOLUME ONE
HBO Documentary Films Dir:Timothy Greenfield-Sanders Featuring:Toni Morrison, Chris Rock, Colin Powell, Serena Williams, Sean Combs, Susan Rice. 90 minutes. 22 living portraits by leading African Americans on race, struggle and the seeds of success.
CHOKE
Magnolia Pictures Dir: Clark Gregg Cast: Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston, Kelly Macdonald, Brad William Henke, Bijou Phillips, Clark Gregg. 89 minutes. A wickedly colorful dark comedy starring Sam Rockwell about mothers and sons, sexual compulsion, and the sordid underbelly of colonial theme parks.
COCAINE COWBOYS II: HUSTLIN’ WITH THE GODMOTHER
Magnolia Pictures World Premiere Dir: Billy Corben Featuring: Charles Cosby, Jorge "Rivi" Ayala, Donovan Kennedy, Sgt. Al Singleton. 100 minutes. The true story of multi-millionaire cocaine dealer Charles Cosby, who soon learns that he's in way over his head.
THE COOL SCHOOL
Arthouse Films Dir: Morgan Neville Narrated by Jeff Bridges Featuring: Irving Blum, Walter Hopps, Ed Ruscha, Frank Gehry, Dennis Hopper, Ed Kienholz, Billy Al Bengston, John Baldessari, Dean Stockwell, Larry Bell, Ken Price. 86 minutes. The story of Los Angeles’ legendary Ferus Gallery and the birth of the West Coast modern art scene.
GONZO: THE LIFE AND WORK OF DR. HUNTER S. THOMPSON
Magnolia Pictures Dir: Alex Gibney Narrated by Johnny Depp. 119 minutes. A fast moving, wildly entertaining documentary looking into the uncanny life of national treasure and gonzo journalism inventor Dr. Hunter S.Thompson.
HANK AND MIKE
Magnolia Pictures Dir: Matthiew Klinck Cast:Thomas Michael, Paolo Mancini, Chris Klein, Joe Mantegna. 86 minutes. Two blue-collar foul-mouthed Easter Bunnies get fired and need to figure out their lives.
HELP ME EROS
Strand Releasing Dir: Lee Kang-Sheng Cast: Lee Kang-Sheng,Yin Shin, Jane Liao, Dennis Nieh, F4 Girls. 103 minutes. A young stockbroker is left penniless after a stock market crash and soon indulges in a world of erotic and psychedelic pleasures.
THE LAST MISTRESS
IFC Films Dir: Catherine Breillat Cast: Asia Argento, Fu'ad Aït Aattou, Roxane Mesquida, Claude Sarraute, Yolande Moreau. 114 minutes. Set in 19th century France,The Last Mistress chronicles the love affair between a tempestuous Spanish mistress and a distinguished, well-bred French man.
MOMMA’S MAN
THINKFilms Dir: Azazel Jacobs Cast: Matt Boren, Ken Jacobs, Flo Jacobs. 94 minutes. A 30-something man stays in his parents’ downtown loft on a business trip, and finds excuses to stay after his consulting job is finished, instead of returning home to his wife and newborn.
THE WACKNESS
Sony Picture Classics Dir: Jonathan Levine Cast: Josh Peck, Ben Kingsley, Famke Janssen, Olivia Thirlby, Mary Kate Olsen, Method Man. 110 minutes. During a sweltering New York summer, a troubled teenage drug dealer trades pot for therapy sessions with a drug-addled psychiatrist, and in the process falls for the doctor's daughter.
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diamond discoveries The best new independent films available for U.S. distribution presented by
EXPLICIT ILLS
Dir: Mark Webber Cast: Lou Taylor Pucci, Paul Dano, Rosario Dawson, Naomie Harris,Tariq Trotter, Frankie Shaw. 87 minutes. Young love, drugs and poverty collide in the city of Philadelphia creating a beautiful tale of hope and the power of coming together.
FINALLY, LILLIAN AND DAN Dir: Mike Gibisser Cast: Gretchen Akers, Jason Kean, Lucy Quinn. 97 minutes. An awkward, little love story.
GOLIATH
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Dir: David Zellner Cast: David Zellner, Nathan Zellner, Caroline O'Connor, Andrew Bujalski, Bob Sabiston, Wiley Wiggins,Tonya Fulcher, Justin Lincoln, Chale Nafus, Anthony Holsome. 80 minutes. A recently divorced man tries to find the one aspect of his marriage that still matters to him: his missing cat, Goliath.
GO-GO TALES
Dir: Abel Ferrara Cast: Willem Dafoe, Bob Hoskins, Matthew Modine, Asia Argento, Lou Doillon, Riccardo Scamarcio, Stefania Rocca, Bianca Balti, Sylvia Miles, Burt Young, Pras Michel, Joe Cortese. 96 minutes. With a bump-and-grind soundtrack, a terrific (and pulchritudinous) cast and a delightfully improvisatory flow, Abel Ferrara’s strip club comedy, starring Willem Dafoe as the failing club’s indefatigable showman, interweaves multiple storylines with terrific panache.
VISIONEERS
Dir: Jared Drake Cast: Zach Galifianakis, Judy Greer, Mia Maestro, Missi Pyle, James LeGros. 94 minutes. One day, repressed people begin exploding. Like the rest of the population, George Washington Winsterhammerman tries to ignore the epidemic and live his usual life, but then he suffers his first symptom: a dream.
WELLNESS
Dir: Jake Mahaffy Cast: Jeff Clark, Paul Mahaffy. 90 minutes. An independent feature about a man trying to succeed in a business that doesn’t exist.
An underground collection of cult and midnight movies for the most hardcore fans
THE JUCHE IDEA
Dir: Jim Finn Cast: Jung Yoon Lee, Kim Sung, Oleg Mavromatti, Daniela Kostova, Jim Finn, Kim Jong Il. 62 minutes. A film about a South Korean video artist who comes to a North Korean art residency to help bring Juche cinema into the 21st century.
MOCK UP ON MU
Dir: Craig Baldwin Cast: Damon Packard, Michelle Silva, Stoney Burke, Cal Spelletich. 114 minutes. A dense, obsessive found-footage "collage narrative" that braids the threads of postwar California culture – Aerospace, Beatniks, and New Age spirituality – into a conceptual Chinese finger-trap ensaring L. Ron Hubbard and Lockheed Martin's evil fingers...
SCHOOF
World Premiere Dir: Giuseppe Andrews Cast: Miles Dougal, Marybeth Spychalski, Karen Bo Baren, Ed, Vietnam Ron, Sir Bigfoot George, Tiffany Naylor, Tommy Salami, Walt Dongo. 68 minutes. A town is attacked by a cosmic force.
THEM!
Dir: Gordon Douglas Cast: James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, James Arness, Onslow Stevens, Sean McClory. 94 mins. A wonderfully entertaining sci-fi scare film, with a real message – nuclear radiation is evil. A drive- in will be re-created on 3rd Street in the heart of downtown Las Vegas to show this cult classic.
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MARGINAL: Art for Its Own Sake
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rosario dawson
Rosario Dawson is everywoman, at least every NYC woman. In the 13 years since her debut in Kids, she has inhabited too many inner and outer borough girls to count. She’s also kicked ass in Sin City and Death Proof and believe it or not, she’s just getting started.
Pulling from two new documentaries featuring art scenes that grew outside the system, we have assembled a group of incredible artists whose work spans the last half-century. From the '50s and '60s rebels of THE COOL SCHOOL to the '90s punks of BEAUTIFUL LOSERS, the artists will have plenty to say about ideals and inspiration, success and happiness, the establishment and doing it yourself. All ignored preconceived limits of art and worked in various mediums – photography, painting, sculpture, writing, film, and more. And all will surely prove that every piece of art exists for one reason – an artist wanted to create it. live conversation with: Billy Al Bengston, Dave Hickey, Dennis Hopper, Jo Jackson, Geoff McFetridge, Ed Moses, Stephen Powers
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thursday, June 12
Happy Hour @ CVHQ Sponsored by Las Vegas Weekly 4:00pm-6:00pm OPENING NIGHT PARTY @ Moon, Palms Casino Resort 9:30pm-12:00am
friday, June 13
Happy Hour @ CVHQ Sponsored by Upper Playground 4:00pm-6:00pm
VIVA! CineVegas Party @ Dos Caminos, Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino 9:00pm-12:00am
Monday, June 16
Happy Hour @ CVHQ 4:00pm-6:00pm Evening @ Blush, The Wynn Las Vegas 10:30pm-1:00am
Tuesday, June 17
Happy Hour @ CVHQ 4:00pm-6:00pm
Thursday, June 19
Happy Hour @ CVHQ Sponsored by Puerto Rico Tourism Company 4:00pm-6:00pm Fremont Street Drive-In @ Fremont & 3rd Streets 9:00pm-11:00pm Sponsored by Red Bull Vintage Vegas After Party @ Downtown Cocktail Room. 11:00pm-1:00am
Friday, June 20th
CineVegas 10th ANNIVERSARY @ Palms Place Pool
9:00pm-12:00am
Party @ Tao, Venetian Resort Hotel Casino 9:00pm-11:30pm
saturday, June 14
LA PRÓXIMA OLA Happy Hour @ CVHQ 4:00pm-6:00pm
Evening @ Sapphire Gentlemen's Club 11:00pm
9:00pm-12:00am
Happy hour @ CVHQ Sponsored by ethel's® chocolate lounge 4:00pm-6:00pm
Saturday, June 21st
PARTY @ The Beatles Revolution Lounge, Mirage hotel and casino 9:00pm-12:00am
Closing Night Party @ Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino Vegas Magazine Event.
A Concert for Giving @ Palms Casino Resort Pool
Sunday, June 15
Happy Hour @ CVHQ 4:00pm-6:00pm
Wednesday, June 18
Trip Takes Happy Hour @ CVHQ 4:00pm-6:00pm Honoree Awards Ceremony & Reception @ Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Pool 8:00pm-11:00pm Happy Hour @ CVHQ 4:00pm-6:00pm
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A SPECIAL SECTION OF DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT THE CITY AND THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES
ALL TOGETHER NOW
Dir: Adrian Wills Cast: Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr,Yoko Ono Lennon, Olivia Harrision, Sir George Martin, Giles Martin, Dominic Champagne. 90 minutes. Faithfully recounts how the The Beatles' "LOVE" by Cirque du Soleil project came into being, borne from the personal friendship between George Harrison and Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte. m o
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Painter, poet, musician and actor;Viggo Mortensen is one of the most complex screen stars working today. He’s capable of convincing you of his characters’ core decency and honor even as he’s doing terrible things. Plus, he can do it in seven languages.
WHERE I STAND
World Premiere Dir: Scott Goldstein Narrated by Anthony Hopkins. 98 minutes. Hank Greenspun was the last of the great crusading newspaper publishers. For 40 years, his “Where I Stand” column changed the face of Nevada and the nation.
Alatriste preceded by live conversation
2006 • Spain • Color • 135 mins. Writer/Director:Agustín Díaz Yanes Based on Arturo Peréz-Reverte’s best-selling series of novels, Viggo Mortensen plays the Spanish soldier-turned-mercenary Captain Alatriste, a heroic figure from the country's 17th century imperial wars. Director Agustin Diaz Yanes (previously at CineVegas with No News From God (CV02)) captures the thrilling, epic tale with a painterly style. Mortensen is perfect as the brave swordsman who is a fierce warrior in battle, yet still capable of love for his longtime muse and a close friend’s orphaned child. showtime: FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 6:00PM
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half-life award PASSES AND TICKET PACKAGES royal flush pass
Valid June 12-21 $600 • The Royal Flush Pass is the ONLY pass that does not require an actual ticket for entry to films, panels or honoree conversations • Access to Opening Night Film and Gala and to Monday Night Gala • Allows passholders to bypass the ticket holder line • Access to EVERY official event/party for the duration of the Festival • Access to CineVegas Headquarters/Condé Nast Traveler Lounge • Excl. gift bag ONLY given to Royal Flush passholders
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What is strangeness without compassion? Sam Rockwell wouldn't know because the characters he plays, from Chuck Barris to a grown man who dresses like Davy Crockett, are bizarre on the outside but illuminated by inner beauty. In other words, they all just want to be wanted. live conversation with: SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 3:00PM
NEVADA FILMMAKING FEATURES Features produced in Nevada or by local filmmakers
PRIMO
World Premiere Dir: Francisco Menéndez Cast: Henry Darrow, Matt Ferrucci, Andrea Grano, Eloy Mendez, James Oliviero, Ilia Volok,Vivis Colombetti, Adam Gregor. 105 minutes. Three cousins (primos) separated as young boys during the civil war in El Salvador, journey to Las Vegas due to their grandfather's failing health. Now the reunited cousins must overcome a love triangle, a lethal gambling debt and familial revenge.
Valid June 13-16 $250 • Select a total of 16 tickets to screenings and/or panel discussions that take place between 6/13-6/16 incl. the opening weekend Jackpot Premieres section (max. of 4 tickets per screening or panel discussion) • Select a total of 6 tickets to official parties/events that occur 6/13-6/16 (max. of 2 tickets per party, excl. the Monday Night Gala) • Access to CineVegas Headquarters/Condé Nast Traveler Lounge 6/13-6/16
blackjack ticket package*
Valid June 17-21 $250 • Select a total of 16 tickets to screenings and/or panel discussions that take place between 6/17-6/21 (max. of 4 tickets per screening or panel discussion) • Select a total of 6 tickets to official parties/events that occur 6/17-6/21 which incl. the Honoree Reception and VEGAS Magazine Anniv. Party (max. of 2 tickets per party) • Access to CineVegas Headquarters/Condé Nast Traveler Lounge 6/17-6/21
locals ticket package*
Valid June 13-21 $125 • Avail. w/ valid Nevada ID • Select 15 tickets to screenings and/or panel discussions that take place between 6/13-6/21 (max. of 2 tickets per screening or panel discussion and may only use 5 ticket selections for opening weekend films) • Select a total of 4 tickets to official parties/events that occur 6/16-6/19 (max. of 2 tickets per party, excl. the Monday Night Gala) • Access to CineVegas Headquarters/Condé Nast Traveler Lounge 6/13-6/21
wild card ticket package*
Valid June 13-21 $100 • Available to students, Military and senior citizens (55+) w/ valid ID • Select 15 tickets to screenings and/or panel discussions that take place between 6/13-6/21 (max. of 2 tickets per screening or panel discussion and may only use 5 ticket selections for opening weekend films) • Select a total of 4 tickets to official parties/events that occur 6/16-6/19 (max. of 2 tickets per party, excl. the Monday Night Gala) • Access to CineVegas Headquarters/Condé Nast Traveler Lounge 6/13-6/21 * DOES NOT include access to Opening Night Film and Gala or to Monday Night Gala. Separate tickets are available for these events at www.cinevegas.com. Should anyone who has purchased a ticket package wish to attend more films than they are allotted with their package, they are eligible to buy single tickets to films at half price ($5). No one under 21 will be admitted to the evening parties.
SONIC YOUTH: SLEEPING NIGHTS AWAKE
Dir: Michael Albright 84 minutes. A documentary about Sonic Youth shot by seven high school students in Reno, NV on the 4th of July.
WOMEN IN BOXES
World Premiere Dir: Phil Noyes and Harry Pallenberg Featuring:Teller (of Penn &), Gay Blackstone, Deanna Shimada, Frances Willard, Lance Burton’s Babes,The Great Tomsoni & Company. 80 minutes. The first and only documentary that discloses the secret lives of Magic's Better Half: the Magician’s Assistant.
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The Reveille of Reverie. “I just met you,Teddy, and already you’re telling me secrets in bed.” The Acquaintances of a Lonely John Dir: Benny Safdie Alex and her Arse Truck Dir: Sean Conway Cowboy Dir: Matthew Modine Easter Morning Dir: Bruce Conner The Fence Dir: Allan Steele Goldthwait Family Home Movies (Anniversary Edition) Dir: Bobcat Goldthwait Little Minx Exquisite Corpse: Come Wander With Me Dir: Phillip Van Little Minx Exquisite Corpse: She Walked Calmly Disappearing Into the Darkness... Dir: Malik Hassan Sayeed The New Yorkist Dir: Dana O'Keefe Samantha Dir: Liliana Greenfield-Sanders The Sleuth Incident Dir: Jason Kupfer Stars and Suns Dir: Sarah Soquel Morhaim
Shorts Preceding Features Alternate Ending Dir: David Fenster *Precedes MOMMA’S MAN
A Catalog of Anticipations Dir: David Lowery *Precedes WELLNESS
Chonto Dir: Carson Mell
*Precedes GOLIATH
The Clay Head Dir:Tom Barndt
*Precedes SCHOOF
Clear Glasses Dir: Sam Green
*Precedes SHE UNFOLDS BY DAY
Flash Lesson (Lección relámpago) Dir: Alejandro Lubezki *Precedes AÑO UÑA
Jerry Ruis, Shall We Do This? Dir: Josh Safdie, Ariel Schulman *Precedes SOUTH OF HEAVEN
Out of Print Dir: Danny Plotnick *Precedes THE END
Plot Point Dir: Nicolas Provost
*Precedes THE JUCHE IDEA
Sick Sex Dir: Justin Nowell
*Precedes HELP ME EROS
Small Apartment Dir: Andrew T. Betzer
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Inner Demons / Outer Angles. "I would know what to do, if only you shut that damn vacuum off." The Drift Dir: Kelly Sears flok Dir: Andrew Mausert-Mooney Glory at Sea Dir: Benh Zeitlin Home Dir: Kevin Everson I'm Pretty,Too Dir: Matt Jespersen Man Dir: Myna Joseph Mr. P Dir: Jacob Vaughan The Problem with Machines (That Communicate) Dir: Matt McCormick Sikumi Dir: Andrew Okpeaha MacLean
*Precedes FINALLY, LILLIAN AND DAN
To Kill An American Dir: Matthew Modine
*Precedes CHELSEA ON THE ROCKS
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Stateside Yarns and Farside Fantasies.“Elvis has a thing for dairy and call girls.” Growing Up Vegas Dir: Amber Beard Jack The Ripper Dir: Jonpaul Lewis Lactose Intolerant Dir: Dave Christenson, Justin LaForge One Two Punch Dir:Timothy L. Anderson. Passenger Seat Dir: Jerry & Mike Thompson The 7th Claus Dir: Nick Simon Wedding Day Dir: David Schmoeller
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presented at the Honoree Awards Reception Planet Hollywood Casino & Resort: FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 8:00PM
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film schedule* All Together Now
Año Uña (The Year of the Nail) Beautiful Losers The Black List:Volume One Big Heart City Chelsea on the Rocks
Choke Cocaine Cowboys II: Hustlin' with the Godmother Cochochi The Cool School CSN Showcase Dark Streets Déficit
¿Dónde Están Sus Historias? (Where Are Their Stories?) The End
Explicit Ills
Finally, Lillian and Dan Get Smart Go Go Tales Goliath
Gonzo:The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S.Thompson The Great Buck Howard Hank and Mike Happy Birthday, Harris Malden Help Me Eros Hi my name is Ryan The Juche Idea
LAST CUP: Road to the World Series of Beer Pong The Last Mistress Lost in the Fog
Marginal:Art For Its Own Sake Memorial Day Mock Up On Mu Momma's Man
Nevada Shorts
Planting the Seeds (Takashi Murakami) Primo The Rocker Schoof She Unfolds by Day Shorts Program 1 Shorts Program 2
Sonic Youth: Sleeping Nights Awake South of Heaven
Them! UNLV Showcase Visioneers The Wackness Wellness
Where I Stand
Women In Boxes Your Name Here
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The 10th Annual CineVegas Film Festival takes place June 12 21, 2008 at the Palms Casino Resort and Brenden Theatres in Las Vegas.With world premieres and advance screenings of highly anticipated independent films, star-studded red carpets and celebrity tributes, CineVegas is one of the most exciting and fastest growing film festivals in the world. NAME:
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