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For Immediate
Release
Contact:
Elisabeth Branigan
June 19, 2006
Phone: (919)
560-3040, ext 224
Email: Elisabeth@carolinatheatre.org
THE CAROLINA THEATRE OF DURHAM
ANNOUNCES A NEW SERIES PAIRING CLASSIC FILMS WITH PERSONAL APPEARANCES
BY MOVIE
STARS.
Durham,
N.C. - The Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. announces the
creation of THE FEMME
FATALE FILM SERIES,
a new film series that will take place in September and October, 2006
in Fletcher Hall at the historic Carolina Theatre. This new film series
marks a radical new direction for film events at The Carolina
Theatre. Known for producing such innovative film festivals
as
the NEVERMORE Film Festival, the North Carolina Gay & Lesbian
Film
Festival, the Escapism Film Festival and the popular monthly
Retrofantasma film series, this new festival adds a decided new appeal
by bringing well-known actresses to appear live in person in Durham to
introduce their films and to answer questions from the audience.
On Saturday, September 16, the
exclusive
presentation by Dee Wallace of Stephen King’s Cujo marks the
first time in cinematic history that Wallace has appeared to host this
film classic. With over 100 film credits to her name, including The
Hills Have Eyes and The
Howling, Wallace’s name is forever linked
with many classic films that have developed huge fan
followings.
Wallace has worked as an actress, teacher, dancer and author in film,
television and stage for over thirty years. She is well known
for
her starring appearance in one of America’s most celebrated
films E.T. The
Extra-Terrestrial directed by Steven Spielberg.
In a rare appearance on Friday, October
6, Nancy Allen will host Brian
De Palma’s Dressed
to Kill. Her starring role in Carrie
cemented her reputation as a true femme fatale, Allen was married to
director De Palma for several years during which she starred in Home
Movies, Blow
Out opposite John Travolta, Steven Spielberg’s 1941, The Philadelphia Experiment
and Poltergeist
III. After her
divorce from De Palma she scored her biggest box-office hit with Robocop (and its
sequels) in 1987.
The exclusive presentation by Jessica
Harper of
Dario Argento’s Suspiria
on Friday October 13, marks only the
second time that she has appeared in the United States to host Dario
Argento’s masterpiece. Harper studied voice and modern dance
and
made her debut on Broadway in Hair.
She later scored her first major
film role in Brian De Palma’s rock opera, Phantom of the
Paradise. She has over a dozen feature film
credits to her
name
including Love and Death,
Woody Allen’s Stardust
Memories, Pennies
From Heaven and Minority
Report.
In another exclusive rare appearance,
Adrienne
Barbeau will host John Carpenter’s classic The Fog on Friday,
October 20. Barbeau’s career spans forty years and
is still
evolving. Her film roles include Escape From New York,
Swamp
Thing, Cannonball
Run and Creepshow.
Off screen, Barbeau is the
voice of Catwoman in Batman:
The Animated Series. Barbeau’s other
remarkable achievements include a starring role on Broadway in Fiddler
on the Roof and a Tony nomination for her role of Rizzo in
the original
Broadway production of Grease.
She is well-known for her
television role of Carol in the series Maude and has
recently authored
a collection of stories about her life titled There Are Worse Things I
Could Do.
All of these talented actresses will
introduce their
films and will host a question and answer session after each movie for
their fans. Tickets are $15 per film or a $50 to purchase a package for
the four films. Tickets are available beginning June 19 at
11:00
a.m. and can be purchased at the Carolina Theatre box office located at
309 West Morgan Street from 11a.m.-6 p.m., Monday through Friday and
weekends from 1:30 p.m.-9 pm, or by phone at (919) 560-3030. Tickets
are also available on line at www.carolinatheatre.org.
THE
FEMME FATALE FILM SERIES
takes place Saturday, September 16, Friday, October 6, Friday, October
13 and Friday, October 20, 2006 in Fletcher Hall at the Carolina
Theatre in downtown Durham. Tickets are on sale at the box office at
309 West Morgan Street, Durham or by phone at (919) 560-3030. Tickets
are also available online at www.carolinatheatre.org.
[Images
& interviews available with staff]
CAROLINA THEATRE. NEVER ORDINARY.
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The Carolina
Theatre of
Durham Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing quality
film and live performances to the Triangle community.
Live performances at the Carolina Theatre are supported in part by the
North Carolina Arts Council, an agency funded by the state of North
Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts, the A.J. Fletcher
Performing Arts Fund of the Triangle Community Foundation, the CCB
Foundation and the F.M. Kirby Foundation
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