FILM/SNEAK PEEK : THIS KIDS' FILM FEST A FIRST.The Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. International Film Festival kicks off its first Kids' Film Festival on Oct. 3 with the U.S. premiere of Charles Sturridges' ``Fairytale: A True Story,'' starring Peter O'Toole Noun 1. Peter O'Toole - British actor (born in Ireland in 1932) O'Toole, Peter Seamus O'Toole Emerald Isle, Hibernia, Ireland - an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland , Harvey Keitel Harvey Keitel (born May 13, 1939) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. Biography Early life Keitel was born in the New York City borough of Brooklyn to Miriam and Harry Keitel, Jewish immigrants from Romania. , Phoebe Nicholls and Elizabeth Earl Elizabeth Earl is a British actress born in London, England on February 22, 1987. She is most famous for her role in in which she played Frances Griffiths. Her younger sister Holly Earl is also an actress who has appeared in Red Dwarf . ``Fairytale,'' set in England during World War I, is the story of two young children who, through magic, set a chain of events in motion that neither they nor some of the great minds of their time can stop. The festival at the Lobero Theatre will showcase several familiar titles such as ``Harry and the Hendersons'' with John Lithgow, Sydney Lumet's ``The Wiz'' and Rob Reiner's ``The Princess Bride,'' as well as new releases such as ``Bean'' with Rowan Atkinson, slated to close the event on Oct. 5. Two seminars also will be offered on Oct. 4: ``Kids on Acting'' with a panel of young performers, and ``Kids Talk About Violence in the Media'' with a panel of Santa Barbara-area high school students. The Lobero Theatre is at 33 E. Canon Perdido in Santa Barbara. For ticket information, call (805) 689-4636. Exploiting Jack Hill Cult director Jack Hill will be on hand Saturday when American Cinematheque salutes him with a four-film retrospective titled ``Exploit This Baby: An Evening With Jack Hill.'' American Cinematheque credits Hill with discovering actress Pam Grier and places him in such company as Ed Wood, Roger Corman and John Waters in helping to develop the drive-in movie genre. The evening at Raleigh Studios' Charlie Chaplin Theater (5300 Melrose Ave., Hollywood) begins at 6:15 p.m. with ``Spider Baby, or The Maddest Story Ever Told'' and Hill's UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX student film ``The Host,'' followed by a discussion with Hill. At 8:45 p.m. there will be a double feature of ``Pit Stop'' and ``The Big Bird Cage.'' ``Foxy Brown'' follows at midnight. Tickets for each bill are $4 for American Cinematheque members and $7 for the general public, available by calling Showtixx at (818) 789-8499. For other information, call American Cinematheque at (213) 466-3456. On the road again ``My America ... Or Honk honk Pediatrics A widely-transmitted precordial whoop, described as a high-pitched, musical, late systolic murmur in some Pts with mitral valve prolapse–MVP, a sound attributed to resonation of the valve leaflets and chordae; non-honkers with MVP may be made If You Love Buddha,'' Renee Tajima-Pena's road trip documentary, opens tonight at the Laemmle Grande 4-Plex in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or . In the film, which won the best documentary cinematography cinematography: see motion picture photography. cinematography Art and technology of motion-picture photography. It involves the composition of a scene, lighting of the set and actors, choice of cameras, camera angle, and integration of special award at this year's Sundance Film Festival, Tajima-Pena recalls that when traveling with her family in the '60s and '70s, they drove for days without ever seeing another Asian face. She returned to the road, camera in hand, for a look at the fastest-growing ethnic group in the United States. ``My America'' has been called ``an Asian-American coming-of-age story'' inspired by beat writer Jack Kerouac's ``On the Road'' and featuring Asian rappers, refugees, debutantes and freedom fighters. Laemmle's Grand 4-Plex is at 345 S. Figueroa St. Reduced-rate parking is available at the nearby World Trade Center with validation. For show times and other information, call (213) 617-0268. Deadline extended Women filmmakers, there's still time to send in submissions for the 1997 CineWomen Screening Series. The nonprofit CineWomen organization has extended its deadline to Oct. 1. The selection committee is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. feature-length and short films in which women held at least one primary filmmaking position, such as producer, director, writer or director of photography. Candidates should send in a VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. cassette of an 8mm, 16mm or 35mm film and a fee of $10 per entry. Previous screening series have featured short works by Jane Campion campion: see pink. campion Any of the ornamental rock-garden or border plants that make up the genus Silene, of the pink family, consisting of about 500 species of herbaceous plants found throughout the world. (``The Piano'') and Tamara Davis (``CB4''). This year's series is set for Nov. 4-5 at the Simon Weisenthal Center, 9786 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles. For submission applications and requirements, call (213) 665-2721. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: ``Fairytale: A True Story,'' with Elizabeth Earl, kicks off the Santa Barbara International Film Festival's first Kids' Film Festival on Oct. 3. |
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