See some of your favorite movies back on the big screen as the Phoenix Film Festival presents De Palma Week.
You know Brian De Palma from his amazing slate of movies from over the last forty years including iconic films like Carrie and Scarface. In June, we’ll be celebrating this legendary filmmaker with a retrospective of his career and a screening of the new documentary, De Palma -- all at the Harkins 101 in North Phoenix. But the coolest part about it is you helped us choose one of the films!
On June 13th, we’ll be screening Carrie on the big screen at the Harkins 101
On June 14th, we’ll say hello to Scarface.
For the June 15th screening, as our Audience Choice screening, you chose... Dressed to Kill !
So here's our lineup for De Palma week:
MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2016
CARRIE
Directed by Brian De Palma Starring: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving
Synopsis: In this chilling adaptation of Stephen King's horror novel, withdrawn and sensitive teen Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) faces taunting from classmates at school and abuse from her fanatically pious mother (Piper Laurie) at home. When strange occurrences start happening around Carrie, she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers. Invited to the prom by the empathetic Tommy Ross (William Katt), Carrie tries to let her guard down, but things eventually take a dark and violent turn.
A discussion will follow the film.
TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2016
SCARFACE
Directed by Brian De Palma Starring: Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer
Synopsis: After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana (Al Pacino) stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.
A discussion will follow the film.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016
DRESSED TO KILL
Directed by Brian De Palma Starring: Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen
Synopsis: When Liz Blake (Nancy Allen), a prostitute, sees a mysterious woman brutally slay homemaker Kate Miller (Angie Dickinson), she finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police think Liz is the murderer, the real killer wants to silence the crime's only witness. Only Kate's inventor son, Peter (Keith Gordon), believes Liz. Peter and Liz team up to find the real culprit, who has an unexpected means of hiding her identity and an even more surprising motivation to kill.
A discussion will follow the film.
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2016
DE PALMA
Directed by Noah Baumbach, Jake Paltrow
Synopsis: One of the most talented, influential, and iconoclastic filmmakers of all time, Brian De Palma's career started in the 60s and has included such acclaimed and diverse films as Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Blow Out, Scarface, The Untouchables, Carlito's Way, and Mission: Impossible. In this lively, illuminating and unexpectedly moving documentary, directors Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow engage in a personal and candid discussion with De Palma, exploring not only his life and work but also his singular approach to the craft of filmmaking and his remarkable experiences navigating the film business, from his early days as the bad boy of New Hollywood to his more recent years as a respected veteran of the field. In the end, what emerges is a funny, honest, and incisive portrait of a truly one-of-a-kind artist, and an exhilarating behind-the-scenes look at the last 50 years of the film industry through the eyes of someone who has truly seen it all.
A discussion will follow the film.
Click here to check out the trailer for De Palma - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97XoMjwoZ5w
Tickets are not available for purchase for this film. Stay tuned to learn how you can win tickets to see De Palma!
Tickets to Carrie, Scarface and Dressed to Kill are on sale now and are just $5.00 each. We will also have a special advanced screening of the new documentary De Palma on June 16th, but that's not a ticket you can buy! You have to win them. Not to worry. We’ll have several opportunities for you to win tickets leading up to De Palma Week and of course at the screenings of Carrie, Scarface and Dressed to Kill. All screenings will be held at the Harkins Scottsdale 101 with a post-film discussion following each.
Join us as the Phoenix Film Festival celebrates Brian De Palma!
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