A Genuine
Tribute to Peter Bogdanovich
Friday-SUNday, March 7-9, 2008
Presented & Hosted by Jesse Hawthorne Ficks, MiDNiTES FOR MANiACS
at
The
Castro
Movie
theatre
in
San
Francisco,
CA
 The
charming and charismatic Peter Bogdanovich will be on hand, IN PERSON (as
well as Cybill Shepherd on Friday and Louise Stratten on Sunday) for an
amazing 3-day retrospective of eight of his films, to talk about everything
from
his
love for the cinema
to
his
underrated
directorial
efforts
to his
recent fame as an actor on the The Sopranos. Most importantly, the festival
will showcase World Premiere screenings of his new director's cuts of
NICKELODEON, the heartbreaking Cher vehicle MASK
and his masterpiece THEY ALL LAUGHED!
As an
added
surprise,
on Saturday
at 730pm
(before
NICKELODEON),
Sofia
Coppola's
first
film
LICK
THE STAR
(her
15 minute
short
that
Peter
co-stars
in) will
screen.
Admission
is ONLY
$10 a
day or
$25 for
a three-day
pass.
Advance tix available at www.ticketweb.com
FRIday
 7:00pm
- targets (1968)
Directed by Peter Bogdanovich
Written
by Polly Platt, PB & Samuel Fuller
Containing Tim O'Kelly, Boris Karloff & PB
Mr.
Bogdanovich's
feature
debut
is
a
brilliant
exploitation
film
follows
a
Vietnam
vet
turned
insurance
salesman
as
he
goes
on
a
shooting
spree
atop
a
Los
Angeles
oil
refinery.
Produced
by
Roger
Corman
in
1967,
the
film's
release
was
delayed
due
to
the
assasinations
of
Martin
Luther
King
Jr. & Robert
F
Kennedy.
What's
even
more
terrifying
is
how
relevant
the
film
is
for
today's
world.
90min.
35mm.
(Preceded by an introduction by Peter Bogdanovich)
playing with...
 9:00pm THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
Directed by Peter Bogdanovich
Written by Larry McMurtry
Containing
Timothy Bottoms, Cybil Shepherd, Jeff Bridges, Cloris
Leachman,
Eileen Brennan, Ben Johnson, Ellen Burstyn, Randy Quaid.
This
seminal
coming-of-age
flick
not
only
captures
the
nostalgic
small
town
1950s
life
better
than
any
of
its
followers
(American
Graffitti & Grease),
it
evokes
that
inital
excitement
of
why
we
all
fell
in
love
with
movies
in
the
first
place.
A
farewell
to
the
old
Hollywood
and
welcome
mat
to
the
new,
this
is
one
of
the
greatest
American
films
ever
made.
1971,
126min. 35mm.
(Preceded by an introduction and Q&A by Peter Bogdanovich and
followed by a Q&A with Cybill Shepherd & Peter!)
playing with...
 11:59pm
AT LONG LAST LOVE
Written/Directed
by Peter Bogdanovich
Containing Burt Reynolds, Cybil Shepherd, Madeline Kahn, Eileen
Brennan.
This
throwback
to
the
musicals
of
Ernst
Lubitsch
was
dismissed
and
despised
upon
its
only
theatrical
release
in
1975.
Not
only
are
the
musical
numbers
refreshing
and
hilarious
(inspiring
musicals
like
Woody
Allen's
Everyone
Says
I
Love
You),
the
actors
genuinely
achieve
the
rapid-fire
interaction
and
casual
kookiness
of
the
original
Screwball
comedies.
Did
critics
really
overlook
the
fact
that
this
was
clever
tongue-in-cheekiness?
A
true
treasure
that
serves
both
as
a
1970s
time
capsule
and
as
an
inspiration
for
filmmakers
to
take
their
chances
all
the
way.
It
might
have
taken
32
years
for
the
world
to
catch
up
with
this
musical
romp,
Mr.
Bogdanovich...
the
time
has
finally
come.
1975,
126min.
35mm.
(Preceded by an introduction and Q&A by Peter Bogdanovich
Cybill Shepherd)
saturday
 1:30pm,
5:30pm - PAPER MOON
Directed by Peter Bogdanovich
Written
by Alvin Sagent; Containing
Ryan O'Neal, Tatum O'Neal, Madeline
Kahn, Randy Quaid.
Tatum O'Neal
is still the
youngest actress
to win an Academy
Award, for
her hearbreaking
performance
in this pitch-perfect
Depression-era
comedy. With
heavenly camerwork
by Laszlo
Kovacs and
wonderfully
obscure period
music, Bogdanovich's
fourth feature
has the type
of old movie
magic that
could stick
with you for
the rest of
your life.
1973,
102min. 35mm.
(Preceded by an introduction and Q&A by Peter Bogdanovich)
Playing with...
 3:30pm
WHAT'S
UP DOC?
Directed by Peter Bogdanovich
Written
by PB, Buck Henry
Containing Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Madeline
Kahn, Randy Quaid
Combining
the
1930s
Screwball
comedies
with
Warner
Brothers'
Looney
Tunes
cartoons,
this
wild & wacky
antic-fest
utilizes
San
Francisco
and
Barbra
Streisand
in
more
ways
than
can
be
imagined.
This
is
pure
comedic
bliss.
With
an
introduction
and Q&A
with director
Peter Bogdanovich
if schedule
allows.1972,
94min. 35mm.
(Preceded by an introduction and Q&A by Peter Bogdanovich)
playing with...
 7:30pm " director's
cut World Premiere!"
NICKELODEON
(1976)
preceded
by sofia
coppola's
first short
Lick
The Star (1998)
Directed by PeterBogdanovich
Written
by PB & W.D Richter
Containing Ryan O'Neal, Burt Reynolds, Tatum O'Neal, Stella Stevens,
John Ritter
It
is
the
greatest
honor
to
present
Bogdanovich's
heartfelt
tribute
to
the
early
silent-era
of
moviemaking
on
the
big
screen
for
the
first
time
in
over
30
years!
Not
only
will
it
be
the
Director's
Cut
World
Premiere,
the
film
will
be
presented
for
the
first
time
in
it's
originally
intended
black & white
format!
Bring
the
whole
darn
family
to
this
feel-good
cinematic
celebration!
121min,
Digital
Screening.
Preceded
by
Sofia
Coppola's
LICK
THE
STAR
which
runs
14
minutes
and
has
a
cameo
by
Peter
Bogdanovich. Also
screened
digitally.
Preceded by a Q&A with host Jesse Hawthorne Ficks
that will span Mr. Bogdanovich's love for cinema, his career of directing
films
and
his new
fame as an actor on The Sopranos, if schedule allows.
sunday
 2:00pm,
6:50pm
MASK- director's
cut (theatrical
Premiere!)
Directed by Peter Bogdanovich
Written by Anna Hamilton Phela
Containing
Cher, Eric Stoltz, Sam Elliott, Laura Dern
Ranking
up
there
with
David
Lynch's
ELEPHANT
MAN,
this
fragile1980's
treasure
gives
as
many
hugs
as
it
evokes
tears.
Cher
(who
won
best
actress
at
Cannes)
plays
Rusty,
a
biker
mom
who
loves
her
disfigured
son
Rocky
(Stoltz)
so
deeply
that
you
literally
feel
the
weight
of
the
world
being
carried
on
her
back.
A
contemporary
classic
in
every
sense,
you
don't
want
to
miss
this
U.S.
Premiere
of
the
film's
Director's
Cut
(containing
new
footage
and
the
originally
intended
Bruce
Springsteen
soundtrack!)
With
an
introduction
and
Q&A
with
director
Peter
Bogdanovich,
if
schedule
allows.
1985,
127min.35mm.
(Preceded by an introduction and Q&A by Peter Bogdanovich at
the 650pm screening.)
playing with...
4:30pm,
9:10pm
- they
all
laughed -
director's
cut (theatrical
premiere)
Directed by Peter Bogdanovich Written by PB & Blaine
Novak.
Containing Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, Dorothy Stratten, John
Ritter, Blaine Novak
Peter's
updating
of
Max
Ophuls
La
Ronde
is
one
of
Wes
Anderson's
most
influential
films
as
well
as
(in
my
opinion)
Mr.
Bogdanovich's
greatest
film.
With
a
cast
from
heaven,
this
hypnotic
comedy
masterfully
interweaves
eight
characters,
allowing
it's
actors
to
share
subtle
and
even
magical
moments.
Influential
and
memorable,
reminscent
to
a
late-70's
Woody
Allen
film,
the
studio
shelved
the
release
due
to
the
real-life
murder
of
costar
and
girlfriend
Dorothy
Stratten,
making
tonite's
West
Coast
Premiere
of
the
Director's
Cut
even
that
much
more
special.
1981,
115min. 35mm.
(Preceded by an introduction and Q&A by Peter Bogdanovich
and Louise Stratten (Dorothy's younger sister) at the 4:30 screening.)
Admission is $10 a day. $25 for weekend pass! Advance tix online
at www.ticketweb.com and at the Castro Box Office.
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