Your Favorite Movies - Thomas Beatty

What are Your Favorite Films?

For the 2015 Phoenix Film Festival we encourage you to Find Your New Favorite Movie! As we approach the festival we’ve started a new series on our site where we ask some Phoenix Film Festival filmmaker alumni about some of their favorite movies.  

Thomas Beatty, writer and co-director (along with Rebecca Fishman – who also happens to be his wife) took home a PFF 2014 Copper Wing Award for Best Ensemble for his film The Big Ask. Known as Teddy Bears at PFF, the Movie Guys tagged the film as: “One of the most fun indie films I’ve watched in a long time. Drama, Comedy, Drama, Comedy, Drama, Boom, Boom, Boom.” This week Thomas shares some of his favorites with us, as your must-watch list grows!

What is your …

• Favorite Comedy?

Trouble in Paradise by Ernst Lubitsch … oldie but a goodie!

• Favorite Drama?

Pan's Labyrinth by Guillermo Del Toro. I think about this more than any other movie on an almost weekly basis.

• Documentary?

Gotta go with The Thin Blue Line.  So great.  More recently, I loved A River Changes Course.

• Favorite film you saw on the circuit?

Little Hope Was Arson!  What what!

• What is a favorite film that you think most people have never seen, but should?

Trouble In Paradise ...

• Do you have a favorite film poster?

Magnum Force.

Since PFF 2014, The Big Ask screened at some ten festivals, gathered a healthy handful of awards, was released by Tribeca Films, and is now available on Amazon Prime.

http://thebigaskmovie.com/

                                                – Laurie Smith

Find Your New Favorite Movie Screening Series

In order to get you excited about finding your new favorite movie at the 2015 Phoenix Film Festival, we are proud to present 3 of your favorite movies on the big screen for FREE!

Grease

The Breakfast Club

The Big Lebowski

These three favorite films represent three varied decades of favorite films.

From the 1970's is everyone's favorite teenage musical about the 1950's -- Grease!

Next, it's the decade of big hair and John Hughes movies. Representing the 80's is The Breakfast Club!

And finally, see The Dude like you may or may not have seen him before. It's 1998's The Big Lebowski!

All films will have a hosted discussion after the screening.

Three of your (and our) favorite movies on the big screen and the best part is, it's FREE!

So what are you waiting for? Get your tickets now for these screenings:

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The Breakfast Club

Thursday, February 12, 2015 7PM Harkins 101 FREE Hosted by Tom Leveen and Tim Butterfield

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The Big Lebowski

Thursday,  March 5, 2015 7PM Harkins 101 FREE Hosted by Monte Yazzie and Eric Forthun

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Grease

Thursday, January 22, 2015 7PM Harkins 101 FREE Hosted by Brent Hankins and Michael Clawson

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The Art of the 2015 Phoenix Film Festival

Last week on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, we released the artwork for the 2015 Phoenix Film Festival, and here are all 4 of the sample posters! With the theme "Find your new favorite movie", our art team, lead by 2014's Volunteer of the Year Marty Freetage, came up with these images based on some of their favorite films.

(what? No Troop Beverly Hills, Marty?)

See if you can name all four of the films as we count down the weeks until the 2015 Phoenix Film Festival!

Celebrate the art of the 2015 Phoenix Film Festival at The Art of Film event!

The Art of Film presented by Cox Communications DATE: Friday, November 21, 2014 TIME: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM LOCATION: The Capital Grille at Scottsdale Promenade

The Phoenix Film Foundation invites you to celebrate The Art of Film at our exclusive Festival preview event presented by Cox Communications

The evening will feature food and drink, music, a raffle, silent auction, networking and the reveal of the 2015 Phoenix Film Festival posters.

Tickets are just $35 per person or $25 for members of the Phoenix Film Society.  All proceeds benefit the student education programs of the Phoenix Film Foundation.

Your ticket price includes:

• A welcome beverage
• Appetizers
• A complimentary raffle ticket
• Exclusive access to the reveal of the posters to the 2015 Phoenix Film Festival
• Music provided by Micah Beverly
• An opportunity to purchase Phoenix Film Festival passes at a 40% discount

Only 60 tickets will be sold to this event so hurry and get your tickets NOW!

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Another Western Film Series at Phoenix Art Museum

Another Western at Phoenix Art Museum

Come deconstruct the Western genre, with four radical films that push against its conventions and boundaries.

November 9^th – 1pm: Johnny Guitar (1953), dir. Nicholas Ray, starring Joan Crawford and Sterling Hayden.

November 16^th – 1pm: Meek’s Cutoff (2010), dir. Kelly Reichardt, starring Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, and Paul Dano

December 7^th – 1pm: Two-Lane Blacktop (1971), dir. Monte Hellman, starring Warren Oats, James Taylor, and Dennis Wilson

Deceember 14^th – 1pm: Dead Man (1995), dir. Jim Jarmusch, starring Johnny Depp and Gary Farmer

Tickets: $5 Members/$10 Non-members

Click here for more details about the Phoenix Art Museum film events

St. Vincent, Birdman at the Phoenix Film Festival Fall Showcase!

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October 13 - 16, 2014

Are you suffering from Phoenix Film Festival withdrawals? Not to fret! The Phoenix Film Festival is proud to announce its Fall Showcase. Audiences will have an opportunity to preview some of the best and most anticipated fall studio films before they're released!

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13

St. Vincent

Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Bill Murray, Naomi Watts, Chris O'Dowd and Terrence Howard

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14

Force Majure

Starring: Johannes Bah Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Clara Wettergren, Vincent Wettergren, Kristofer Hivju and Fanni Metelius

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15

Stonehearst Asylum

Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess, Brendan Gleeson, Ben Kingsley and Michael Caine

THURSDAY, OCTOBER  16

Birdman

Starring: Emma Stone, Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, Andrea Riseborough, Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis and Amy Ryan

4 Amazing Films.

4 Amazing Nights.

Following the screenings there will be a hosted discussion about the film.

Tickets are $13 each and a pass for all 4 films is just $45. Don't wait to buy tickets. Seating is limited to only 250 seats per screening.

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Come treasure hunting at the Phoenix Film Foundation's Film Treasures Sale

Who doesn't love garage sales? We love them, but we don't have a garage. That's why we are inviting you to our Film Treasures Sale! The Phoenix Film Foundation's Film Treasures sale is just like a garage sale, but if you're a film buff, you'll want to be here bright and early (OK, 9am... but come on, we're film people!)

We are going to have signed posters, signed DVDs, office equipment, electronics, and tons of other movie memorabilia!

All proceeds and donations from the Film Treasures Sale will benefit the non-profit Phoenix Film Foundation, a 501c3 dedicated to developing the artistic appreciation, educational opportunities and growth of independent film within Arizona. [box] PHOENIX FILM FOUNDATION'S FILM TREASURES SALE

DATE: Saturday, September 27

TIME: 9AM - Noon

LOCATION: 7000 E. Mayo Blvd., #1059

(at the 101 & Scottsdale Rd. near the Harkins Theatre)

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Harkins Theatres celebrates Robin Williams

Harkins Theatres celebrates the late Robin Williams with a week-long presentation of his best work at Harkins Valley Art, beginning this Friday, August 15, 2014.  

Fans can come together and enjoy their favorite Robin Williams movies on the big screen throughout the week. The line-up will feature some of Williams’ finest films and includes: The World According to Garp, Good Will Hunting, Dead Poets Society, The Birdcage and Good Morning, Vietnam.

Dan Harkins will introduce Good Morning, Vietnam this Friday at 7:00pm. "I was very fortunate to have had the opportunity to meet Robin Williams. We at Harkins Theatres are deeply saddened by the loss of a genuine person and comedic genius," said Dan Harkins, Owner and CEO of Harkins Theatres.

Harkins Theatres will honor Williams by donating all proceeds from the week-long festival to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. St. Jude is leading the way the world understands, treats and cures childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing and food —because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.

Tickets for each showing are $5 and are available at the box office or www.harkinstheatres.com. Harkins Valley Art is located at 509 S. Mill Ave., in Tempe.