FILM / SNEAK PEEK : LOVE (ON FILM), EXCITING AND NEW?Maybe it's Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. . Or maybe it's just spring. Love is in the air "Love is in the Air" is the 14th episode of the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. The episode was the 14th episode for the show's first season. The episode was written by Tom Spezialy and was directed by Jeff Melman. , and proof is in the selection of films that will premiere at the 12th annual 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 March 6-16. Of the 20 films that will get world or U.S. debuts, six are about relationships, including ``Take a Number,'' ``Men Seeking Women,'' ``Just Write,'' ``Decaf,'' ``Do Me a Favor,'' ``Intimate Relations'' and ``Snakes and Ladders snakes and ladders Noun a board game in which players move counters along a series of squares by means of dice, going up the ladders to squares nearer the finish and down the snakes to squares nearer the start Noun 1. .'' Of course, the rest of the movies are about the other big themes in life: murder, angst-ridden Gen Xers, transsexual trans·sex·u·al n. A person who strongly identifies with the opposite gender and who chooses to live as a member of the opposite gender or to become one by surgery. adj. 1. Of or relating to such a person. 2. men - that kind of stuff. In all, more than 120 films will be shown during the event, which has been expanded to 11 days to accommodate everything. A host of celebrities will be feted at the fest, including Barbara Hershey, James Woods, Debbie Reynolds For the Chief Veterinary Officer (UK) with a similar name, see . Debbie Reynolds (born April 1, 1932) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress, singer, and dancer. , cinematographer Haskell Wexler, Gabriel Byrne For the Irish radio and television presenter, see . Gabriel Byrne (born 12 May, 1950) is an Irish actor. Born in Dublin Ireland, the first of six children born to devoutly Roman Catholic parents, Byrne was educated by the Irish Christian Brothers. , Dennis Hopper and ... Rob Lowe. Indeed, the former Brat Packer and bad-boy of home videos will be celebrated on March 13 with ``An Evening With Rob Lowe.'' The night will include screenings of Lowe's own short film, ``American Untitled,'' and the suspense thriller ``Bad Influence,'' in which he starred. Seminars include ``The Independents Series: How to Put Together Feature Films for Under $500,000,'' ``It Starts With the Script,'' featuring panelists Billy Bob Thornton (of ``Sling Blade'') and Anthony Minghella (director of ``The English Patient''). Some 30,000 people are expected to attend events at the film festival during its course. It opens March 6 with the showing of ``Roseanna's Grave,'' starring Mercedes Ruehl, at the historic Arlington Theater. A big, big film If it's been too long since you've seen Charlton Heston's pecs, check out ``Ben-Hur'' at Glendale's Alex Theatre on Feb. 22. The 1959 William Wyler film won 11 Oscars - more than any movie before or since. It was filmed in Camera 65, a wide-screen system developed exclusively for MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. by Panavision. The Alex Film Society will present a rare chance to see the studio archive print. ``Ben-Hur'' memorabilia will be on display. Tickets to the 1 p.m. matinee are $7. The 7 p.m. evening screening costs $8.50 ($6 for society members). For more information, call (818) 243-2539 or visit the society's home page at http://www.keyconnect.com/alexfilmsoc. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) See Stephen Boyd whip Charlton Heston into a frenzy Feb. 22 when the archive print of ``Ben-Hur'' is shown at Glendale's Alex Theatre. (2) The films of Debbie Reynolds are among those featured next month in Santa Barbara. |
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