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>>> HELLO
>>> HELLO AND WELCOME BACK. THE 44th ANNUAL SEATTLE
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
GETS UNDERWAY THIS WEEK WITH
MORE THAN 400 FILMS
REPRESENTING 90 COUNTRIES SHOW
OVER 25 DAYS.
HERE WITH HIGHLIGHTS IS BEEN.
WE HAVE SO MUCH GOING ON.
LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR VIRTUAL-
REALITY ZONE.
REALITY ZONE. >> WE ARE SO EXCITED TO LAUNCH
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. IT
THIS. IT WILL BE AT THE CIVIC PLACE
MALL AND IT WILL BE AND THERE
WILL BE 25 DIFFERENT
EXPERIENCES YOU CAN DO FROM 360
A ARE TWO MORE SUBVERSIVE
AUGMENTED REALITY.
AUGMENTED REALITY. THERE ARE DIFFERENT KINDS OF
WAYS FILMMAKERS ARE USING STORY
BUT YET EXTENDING THE VIRTUAL
WORLD AROUND US.
>> WILL WE SEE MOVIES LIKE THIS
IN THE FUTURE WHERE WE JUST
EXPERIENCED THE MOVIE INSTEAD
OF WATCHING?
OF WATCHING? >> I THINK IT WILL BE A LITTLE
BIT OF BOTH.
THAT EXPERIENCE OF BEING
SOMEPLACE AND BEING ABLE TO
UNDERSTAND IS WHAT CINEMA DOES
BEST I THINK.
AND TO DO IT IN A VIRTUAL WAY
AND FEEL LIKE YOU ARE THERE I
THINK IS THE FUTURE.
>> AS LONG AS THERE ARE MILLED
DUDS.
DUDS.
DUDS. --
DUDS. -- MILK DUDS.
OPENING FILM IS THE.
>> --
>> --
>> -- >>
>> -- >> THEY ARE ALL GREAT.
>> IT IS SET IN THE LATE 1950s
AND A SMALL ENGLISH TOWN ON THE
WATER.
WATER.
WATER. IT
WATER. IT DOES NOT HAVE A BOOKSHOP AND
MORTIMER OPENS A BOOKSHOP BUT
MEETS RESISTANCE.
MEETS RESISTANCE. >> HAS THIS MOVIE OPENED IN
THEATERS YET?
THEATERS YET? >> IT WILL OPEN LATER THIS
SUMMER IN THEATERS SO WE ARE
REALLY EXCITED.
REALLY EXCITED. IT IS THE POWER OF STORY.
>> THIS IS A FILM GETTING TONS
OF ATTENTION.
OF ATTENTION. >> HE BRINGS A REALLY UNIQUE
SENTIMENT AND VISION IT IS
ABOUT AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN
TELEMARKETER WHO DISCOVERS HE
HAS A SECRET POWER THAT
CATAPULTS HIM TO THE TOP OF THE
CORPORATE LADDER.
CORPORATE LADDER. >> A DIME FOR EVERY TIME I
HEARD THAT STORY.
THERE IS AN ETHAN HAWKE TRIBUTE
AND I DO LOVE ETHAN HAWKE.
>> A TRUE RENAISSANCE MAN,
AUTHOR, ACTOR, SCREENWRITER,
DIRECTOR THIS IS HIS FOURTH
FILM.
FILM.
FILM. HE
FILM. HE IS JUST A GREAT ARTIST.
>> VERY TALENTED.
>> YES VERY TALENTED.
IT WILL REALLY BE AMAZING TO
TALK WITH HIM ABOUT HIS CAREER
AND ABOUT ART AND THE
REPRESENTATION OF THE FILM.
>> SO HE WILL HAVE A Q&A?
>> YES EXACTLY.
THIS WAS ABOUT A ROOTS ARTIST
WHO PLAYED THE TRUMPET AND
PLAYED BEAUTIFULLY.
PLAYED BEAUTIFULLY. >> THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
CLOSING NIGHT IS DON'T WORRY
YOU WON'T GET FAR.
>> THAT IS A FILM STARRING
JOAQUIN PHOENIX STARRING JOHN
CALLAHAN WHO MANY OF US WILL
RECOGNIZE FROM HIS CARTOONS.
HIS CARTOONS IN THE NEW YORKER
WERE RATHER RECOGNIZED AND THIS
TAKES A SARCASTIC VIEW, HE WAS
PARALYZED AS AN ALCOHOLIC AFTER
A CAR ACCIDENT AND THE FILM IS
ABOUT HIS MOVE FROM THOSE
HORRIBLE THINGS TO A PLACE OF
ACCEPTANCE AND SUCCESS AS A
CARTOONIST.
CARTOONIST. >> INCREDIBLE.
>> INCREDIBLE. AFTERNOON WITH MELANIE LINSKY,
THIS IS WITH A LOCAL FILMMAKER.
>> MELANIE MINSKY IS AN
INCREDIBLE ACTRESS.
INCREDIBLE ACTRESS. SHE STARTED IN 1994 WITH
HEAVENLY CREATURES AND SHE HAS
DONE A NUMBER OF THINGS AND SHE
HAS NOT STOPPED WORKING SINCE
THEN.
THEN.
THEN. >>
THEN. >> SO WE WILL RECOGNIZE HER?
>> YES SHE HAS PLAYED A TON OF
CHARACTERS.
CHARACTERS. SHE IS GIVEN A MEATY ROLE AS
THE MOTHER OF A YOUNG GIRL
PLAYED BEAUTIFULLY BY --.
>> I LOVE THE FESTIVAL FOR THIS
REASON.
REASON.
REASON. FASHION FILM FRIDAY IS THAT
4:00?
4:00?
4:00? >>
4:00? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. WE FOUND WE HAVE FOUR FILMS
ABOUT DESIGNERS OR DESIGNERS
WORKING IN THE FASHION WORLD.
WHAT BETTER WAY TO LEAVE EARLY
FRIDAY THEN TO SEE A
DOCUMENTARY ABOUT A FASHION
DESIGNER AND THEN SHOP.
>> IT COULDN'T BE ANY BETTER.
THE LAST ONE WE WILL TALK ABOUT
IS WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR.
>> THE LEGACY OF BEN ROGERS IS
SUCH A BEAUTIFUL ONE.
IT WAS SO INFLUENTIAL FOR SO
MANY OF US.
>> WE NEED HIM NOW, WE NEED HIM
TO COME BACK.
>> THIS A SHOT BY MORGAN
NEVILLE WHO IS AN ACADEMY AWARD
WINNER AND THE ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE
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-- >> IS
-- >> IS THAT THE ONE ABOUT THE
BACKUP SINGERS?
BACKUP SINGERS? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THE ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE THEY GET
AND THE INTERVIEWS THEY GET,
THE TRAILER MAKES ME CRY.
BRING SOME TISSUES TO THE FILM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THERE IS A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR
EVERYONE.
EVERYONE.
EVERYONE. THE FILM FESTIVAL KICKS OFF
THURSDAY THROUGH JUNE 10.
WE POSTED A FULL SCHEDULE AND
ADVANCE TICKET INFORMATION
ONLINE PEOPLE HERE IN OUR
AUDIENCE ARE ALL GOING HOME
WITH A PAIR OF FREE TICKETS SO
ENJOY.
ENJOY.
ENJOY. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AFTER THE BREAK A NEW GAME WE
WILL PLAY HERE CALLED SETTING
THE SCENE, IT WILL BE EPIC, WE
WILL