Variety’s 2008 Screening Series Calendar
September
This schedule will be updated frequently, so please return to this website for details on new events as they are added.
Los Angeles Screening Series (New York)
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Rachel Getting Married ALREADY SCREENED Studio: Sony Pictures Classics Director: Jonathan Demme Screenplay: Jenny Lumet Cast: Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt Q&A: Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt and Jenny Lumet When Kym (Anne Hathaway) returns to the Buchman family home for the wedding of her sister Rachel (Rosemarie Dewitt), she brings a long history of personal crisis, family conflict and tragedy along with her. The wedding couple’s abundant party of friends and relations have gathered for a joyful weekend of feasting, music and love, but Kym—with her biting one-liners and flair for bombshell drama—is a catalyst for long-simmering tensions in the family dynamic. Filled with the rich and eclectic characters that remain a hallmark of Jonathan Demme’s films, Rachel Getting Married paints a heartfelt, perceptive and sometimes hilarious family portrait. Director Demme, first-time writer Jenny Lumet, and the stellar acting ensemble leaven the drama of these difficult but compelling people with wry affection and generosity of spirit. Location: ArcLight Hollywood 6360 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, 90028 |
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The Duchess ALREADY SCREENED Studio: Paramount Vantage Director: Saul Dibb Screenplay: Saul Dibb, Jeffrey Hatcher and Anders Thomas Jensen Source Material: Based on the book Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman Cast: Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes Q&A: Author, Amanda Foreman (Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire) upon which The Duchess was based Long before the concept existed, the Duchess of Devonshire, Georgiana Spencer (Keira Knightley), was the original “It Girl.” Like her direct descendent Princess Diana, she was ravishing, glamorous and adored by an entire country. Determined to be a player in the wider affairs of the world, she proved that she could out-gamble, out-drink and outwit most of the aristocratic men who surrounded her. She helped usher in sweeping changes to England as a leader of the forward-thinking Whig Party. But even as her power and popularity grew, she was haunted by the fact that the only man in England she seemingly could not seduce was her very own husband, the Duke (Ralph Fiennes). And when she tried to find her own way to be true to her heart and loyal to her duty, the resulting controversies and convoluted liaisons would leave all of London talking. THE DUCHESS is the story of an extraordinary woman who rose to fame by staying true to her passions in a world of protocol, gossip and social rules – and paid the price. Academy Award® nominee Knightley and Academy Award® nominee Fiennes head an international cast that also includes Dominic Cooper (Mamma Mia!, The History Boys) as the abolitionist Charles Grey, the Duchess’s favorite lover; Hayley Atwell (Brideshead Revisited, Cassandra’s Dream) as the Duchess’s alluring best friend and rival, Lady Elizabeth “Bess” Spencer; and Charlotte Rampling (Swimming Pool) as the Duchess’s mother, the Lady Spencer. Rising UK director Saul Dibb (Bullet Boy, The Line Of Beauty) brings to life a vibrantly lavish, yet rapidly changing England in the time of the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and the madness of King George. The film is written by Dibb, Jeffrey Hatcher (Casanova) and Anders Thomas Jensen (After The Wedding) based on the award-winning biography Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman. The producers are Gabrielle Tana and Michael Kuhn. The executive producers are Francois Ivernel, Cameron McCracken, Christine Langan, David M. Thompson, Carolyn Marks Blackwood and Amanda Foreman. Location: ArcLight Hollywood 6360 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, 90028 |
