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DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081112T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081112T211200
SUMMARY:Sunshine Cleaning
DESCRIPTION:A single mom and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to
  turn their lives around in the off-beat dramatic comedy Sunshine Cleani
 ng. Directed by Christine Jeffs (Rain\, Sylvia)\, this uplifting film ab
 out an average family that finds the path to its dreams in an unlikely s
 etting screened in competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Once 
 the high school cheerleading captain who dated the quarterback\, Rose Lo
 rkowski (Amy Adams) now finds herself a thirty something single mother w
 orking as a maid. Her sister Norah\, (Emily Blunt)\, is still living at 
 home with their dad Joe (Alan Arkin)\, a salesman with a lifelong histor
 y of ill-fated get rich quick schemes. Desperate to get her son into a b
 etter school\, Rose persuades Norah to go into the crime scene clean-up 
 business with her to make some quick cash. In no time\, the girls are up
  to their elbows in murders\, suicides and other…specialized situations.
  As they climb the ranks in a dirty job\, the sisters find respect for o
 ne another.
CATEGORIES:Opening Night Film
LOCATION:AMC Palace 8
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/sunshinecleaning_lsiff2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081112T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081113T003000
SUMMARY:Opening Night Reception
DESCRIPTION:Opening Night Reception hosted by the Fort Worth CVB and the 
 Dallas Film Commission (Passes or Tickets Required)
CATEGORIES:Party
LOCATION:Fort Worth Club
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/openingnightreception_lsiff2008
UID:175002820-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081112T220000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081112T223000
SUMMARY:FW Weekly After Party
DESCRIPTION:Like the great old clubs\, both real and fictional\, Scat Jaz
 z Lounge has the vibe that only exists in our dreams or maybe the movies
 . Set in the heart of Fort Worth's Sundance Square\, Scat carries on the
  New York tradition of the coolest clubs being underground and off the b
 eaten.  Join LSIFF as Red Young transports soul\, Jazz\, Rhythm and Blue
  sounds from time past into new music in our modern day lifestyle.    Mu
 sic by Red Young  Free for all passholders.  Cover charge for general pu
 blic.
CATEGORIES:Party
LOCATION:Scat Jazz Lounge
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/fwweeklyafterparty_lsiff2008
UID:175003953-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081113T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081113T182500
SUMMARY:How to Be
DESCRIPTION:A wry comedy about Art\, a frustrated musician\, undergoing w
 hat he sees as a quarter-life crisis. This is not helped when his girlfr
 iend dumps him and he has to move back in with his middle class parents-
 who are far from being thrilled with the idea. Art's only friend\, agora
 phobic Ronny\, has his own problems. Holed up in a London flat in a daze
  of nitrous oxide and electro music\, Ronny wants to start a band with A
 rt and happy-go-lucky friend Nikki\, but only if it involves going no fu
 rther afield that the flat's roof garde. Art discovers self-help guru\, 
 Dr. Levi Ellington\, author of It's Not Your Fault. Using his inheritanc
 e money\, Art pays for Dr. Ellington to move in with him and his parents
  becoming Art's full-time life coach\, and shadowing him wherever he goe
 s. Art's painfully funny journey to define his existence brings to the f
 ore the dysfunctional relationship he has with his parents and the impor
 tance in his life of his oddball friends. Rich in detail and dark yet af
 fectionate humor\, How to Be is a timely look at the increasingly common
  phenomena of grown-up children lving at home\, frustrated creatvity and
  self-help.
CATEGORIES:Spotlight
LOCATION:AMC Palace 2
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/howtobe_lsiff2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081113T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081113T191500
SUMMARY:Rachel: A Perfect Life
DESCRIPTION:Rachel\, a single mother with a resilient will\, has faced ma
 ny problems in her life.  Among these\, it’s her epilepsy\, which causes
  severe seizures and prohibits her from living a normal life\, that she 
 cannot live with anymore.  This observational documentary follows her th
 rough the assessment process and subsequent brain surgery\, with many em
 otional ups and downs along the way.  Fiona Cochrane’s first feature fil
 m is an expertly observed chronicling of a charg young woman and a life 
 changing procedure that celebrates the miracle of medical science as wel
 l as that of the human condition.
CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature Competition
LOCATION:AMC Palace 1
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/rachelaperfectlife_lsiff2008
UID:174389936-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081113T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081113T193300
SUMMARY:Nirvana
DESCRIPTION:Tired of her life in Moscow\, Alisa moves to St. Petersburg w
 here she takes a room with junkie flat-mates Vel and her boyfriend Valer
 a the Dead Man. After their rocky beginning\, the women form a friendshi
 p that eventually takes them into the St. Petersburg underworld when Dea
 d Man is abducted because he can't pay his debts.  Wildly elaborate cost
 umes and over the top make-up adorn everyone from the extras to the star
 s in this highly stylized\, world of brilliant exteriors masking charact
 ers in a spiritual void.
CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Competition
LOCATION:Four Day Weekend Theater
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/nirvana_lsiff2008
UID:174390304-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081113T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081113T213000
SUMMARY:Shades of Ray
DESCRIPTION:American-born Ray Rehman comes home one night to find his Pak
 istani father on his L.A. doorstep\; his Caucasian mother in NJ threw hi
 m out. Ray just proposed to his girlfriend—whose promised him an answer 
 in a week and his traditionalist father insists that he meet a Sana\, a 
 Pakistani girl  - just to consider – or he won’t begin talks to work thi
 ngs out with Ray’s mother. Sana turns out to be of mixed descent\, like 
 him\, and marriage on his mind\, questions about his identity and love c
 ome into question. Mahmood’s first feature is a charming mix of comedy a
 nd pathos\, with a fantastic performance by lead Zachary Levi (TV’s Chuc
 k).
CATEGORIES:Centerpiece
LOCATION:AMC Palace 2
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/shadesofray_lsiff2008
UID:174388994-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081113T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081113T222200
SUMMARY:The New Year Parade
DESCRIPTION:Tom Quinn blends fact and fiction to tell his deeply personal
  tale of two teenagers struggling to make sense of their complicated fam
 ily life after their mother and father separate. Sixteen year-old Kat re
 fuses to accept the split or talk about it isolating her from both famil
 y and friends as she sinks deeper into denial. Her brother Jack finds hi
 mself in the difficult position of mediating between mom and dad while k
 eeping track of their finances as their mom avoids confrontation and the
 ir dad focuses on leading his band to victory in Philadelphia’s annual M
 ummer’s Parade. A band member himself\, Jack questions his loyalty as hi
 s parents’ actions strain his relationships. The New-Year Parade’s uniqu
 e approach mixes actors and non-actors\, documentary footage and fiction
 \, to look at how divorce can affect young people.
CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Competition
LOCATION:AMC Palace 1
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/thenewyearparade_lsiff2008
UID:174390451-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081113T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081113T205000
SUMMARY:Wendy and Lucy
DESCRIPTION:Proving why she is one of the most highly-regarded auteurs of
  current cinema\, Kelly Reichardt's ("Old Joy") subtle storytelling tech
 nique uses a formal minimalist style to weave together a unique emotiona
 l and political road film. Wendy Carol is driving to Ketchikan\, Alaska\
 , in the hopes of a summer of lucrative work at the Northwestern Fish ca
 nnery\, and the start of a new life with her dog\, Lucy. When her car br
 eaks down in Oregon\, however\, the thin fabric of her financial situati
 on comes apart\, and she confronts a series of increasingly dire economi
 c decisions\, with far ranging repercussions for herself and Lucy. Wendy
  And Lucy addresses issues of sympathy and generosity at the edges of Am
 erican life\, revealing the limits and depths of people’s duty to each o
 ther in tough times. Co-written by Jonathan Raymond\, Kelly Reichardt's 
 deeply affecting Wendy and Lucy\, like her 2006 film Old Joy\, combines 
 an intimate personal story with a reflection of the malaise felt in the 
 country today\, her economic hardship typical of people adrift in a soci
 ety in which they no longer feel a part
CATEGORIES:Spotlight
LOCATION:Modern Art Museum
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/wendyandlucy_lsiff2008
UID:174393051-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081113T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081113T222600
SUMMARY:Trinidad
DESCRIPTION:This compassionate and compelling documentary is set in Trini
 dad\, Colorado\, known as the “Sex Change Capitol of America.”  Thousand
 s of patients have undergone genital-reassignment surgeries there since 
 1969\, when Dr. Stanley Biber began his research. After his death\, form
 er patient Dr. Marci Bowers took over his practice\, enhancing the proce
 dure to near perfection. The lives of Dr. Bowers and two of her patients
 \, at different stages of their sexual transformation from male to femal
 e\, are followed through this once prosperous coal-mining and ranching t
 own.  Their multi-tiered struggles with small-town morals and intoleranc
 e and reconciling their new personas with their families are set against
  their adopted community’s struggle to accept that their economic surviv
 al depends on this new industry. Cleverly structured\, this is a fascina
 ting documentary.
CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature Competition
LOCATION:Four Day Weekend Theater
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/trinidad_lsiff2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081113T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081113T213000
SUMMARY:FW Weekly After Party II
DESCRIPTION:Located in the heart of Sundance Square\, 8.0s is the place t
 o be!  8.0s features the best live music on their beautiful outdoor pati
 o stage!  Come hear Josh Weathers Band w/Dertybird.  One of Fort Worth's
  leading local artists\, his music is described as a soul infused\, high
  energy quartet.  Music by Josh Weathers Band w/ Dertybird  Possible Cov
 er Charge at Door
CATEGORIES:Party
LOCATION:8.0 Restaurant & Bar
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/fwweeklyafterpartyii_lsiff2008
UID:175004132-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081113T223000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081114T000000
SUMMARY:Shorts Package 4
DESCRIPTION:
CATEGORIES:Shorts Package
LOCATION:AMC Palace 1
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/shortspackage4_lsiff2008
UID:174486097-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081114T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081114T183000
SUMMARY:Shorts Package 2
DESCRIPTION:
CATEGORIES:Shorts Package
LOCATION:Four Day Weekend Theater
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/shortspackage2_lsiff2008
UID:174479687-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081114T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081114T193000
SUMMARY:Hotel Very Welcome
DESCRIPTION:In Sonja Heiss' directorial debut\, five European tourists wa
 nder through Southeast Asia in search of that one life-defining moment. 
 Perhaps it will come to them via eccentric meditation methods at a new a
 ge spiritual retreat or empty sexual experiences at all-night raves in T
 hailand\; maybe it will be while they are on camelback in the Indian des
 ert with a disinterested guide or stuck in transit while negotiating lan
 guage barriers from a hotel room phone.Looking to escape their insecurit
 ies\, disintegrating relationships\, overbearing responsibilities\, and 
 the monotony of life back home\, Heiss' young travelers relish the oppor
 tunity to redefine their lives—if only this one time—but of the various 
 obstacles they encounter\, the trickiest ones they run into are their ow
 n expectations. Shot with a documentary-style lens\, this wry\, bittersw
 eet film is delightfully humorous at all the right moments as we journey
  with these hapless twentysomethings to a destination only realized in t
 heir dreams
CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Competition
LOCATION:AMC Palace 1
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/hotelverywelcome_lsiff2008
UID:174391028-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081114T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081114T220900
SUMMARY:12
DESCRIPTION:In the war-torn republic of Chechnya\, a room full of jurors 
 divided by racism and prejudice must decide the fate of a Chechen teenag
 er accused of murdering his Russian stepfather.  Oscar-winning director 
 Nikita Mikhalkov’s 12\, a loose remake of Sidney Lumet’s 1957 film 12 An
 gry Men\, corrals a racist taxi-driver\, a suspicious doctor\, a vacilla
 ting TV producer\, a Holocaust survivor\, a flamboyant musician\, a ceme
 tery manager\, and other characters representative of modern day Russia’
 s fragmented society.  Amidst volatile struggles\, the group must render
  a unanimous verdict as the battle between Chechens and Russians flares 
 outside and a stray bird\, symbolizing tolerance\, flies above the juror
 s' heads. 12\, the 2008 Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language film fro
 m Russia was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 2007 Venice Film Festi
 val where Mikhalkov was awarded a special Golden Lion for his overall bo
 dy of work.  The film also took home the Audience Award at the 2008 Karl
 ovy Vary film festival in the Czech Republic as well as a Golden Amvrosi
  at the Milano film festival.  Mikhalkov received the 1994 Oscar for Bes
 t Foreign Film for his film\, "Burnt by the Sun\," about the repression 
 of the Stalin-era.
CATEGORIES:Centerpiece
LOCATION:AMC Palace 2
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/12_lsiff2008
UID:174388677-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081114T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081114T211900
SUMMARY:Vexille
DESCRIPTION:In 2077 Japan has lived under a digital cloud for ten years. 
 Isolated from the rest of the world after opposing a United Nations trea
 ty restricting advanced research in biotechnology\; her borders were clo
 sed and a magnetic shield blocked all communication and satellite survei
 llance. 10 years later\, after a daring raid\, a “human” limb has been r
 eturned to S.W.O.R.D. headquarters. A stunning and disturbing discovery 
 has been made. The flesh has been replaced by a form of bio-metal. After
  receiving an encrypted message from a Japanese stowaway on a freight sh
 ip S.W.O.R.D. female commander Vexille\, teams up with an underground re
 bel force to infiltrate Japan. But as the digital cloud disappears and t
 he new Tokyo is revealed for the first time in ten years they are about 
 to make a startling discovery about life in Japan.  Japan has proven aga
 in that they are virtually untouchable when it comes to animation advanc
 ements and technology. Vexille is gorgeous and stunning. Incorporating t
 he same animation style as its predecessor\, Appleseed\, vast improvemen
 ts are made to movement\, color and texture. Vexille is a truly awesome 
 display of animation prowess. Japan retains its supremacy in the animati
 on world. The soundtrack features artists from the electronic\, techno a
 nd trance genres. Bands like Basement Jaxx\, Boom Boom Satellites\, Asia
 n Dub Foundation\, Dead Can Dance\, Carl Craig\, The Prodigy\, DJ Shadow
 \, M.I.A\, and Mink contribute as Paul Oakenfold handles the music.
CATEGORIES:Spotlight
LOCATION:Four Day Weekend Theater
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/vexille_lsiff2008
UID:174392272-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081114T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081114T213000
SUMMARY:They Came to Play
DESCRIPTION:THEY CAME TO PLAY celebrates the joy of classical music with 
 humor and drama. Several talented amateur pianists strive to balance the
 ir work\, home and musical lives\, as they prepare to compete in the Int
 ernational Amateur Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs\, hosted b
 y the Van Cliburn Foundation in Fort Worth\, Texas. Before a distinguish
 ed jury and a discerning audience\, these inspiring individuals endeavor
  to perform at near-professional levels in three highly competitive elim
 ination rounds.
CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature Competition
LOCATION:Modern Art Museum
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/theycametoplay_lsiff2008
UID:174389695-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081114T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T150000
SUMMARY:A Quiet Little Marriage
DESCRIPTION:As we watch the hairline fracture in Olive and Dax’s perfect 
 marriage grow bigger and more visible\, we go their quietly. Amidst the 
 unspoken shadows that threaten to cave in their world is the baby questi
 on. She didn’t believe that he didn’t want to bring children into this c
 ruel world and he thought she felt the same as him. How did they miss th
 at?  A life filled with the distractions of excellent sex\, dinner parti
 es\, and living together in almost perfect harmony. There’s not much yel
 ling in their marital divide but that doesn’t make the events of A Quiet
  Little Marriage any less devastating.
CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Competition
LOCATION:AMC Palace 1
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/aquietlittlemarriage_lsiff2008
UID:174390588-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081114T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081114T213000
SUMMARY:Friday Night FW Weekly Party in the Stockyards
DESCRIPTION:End your night in the Stockyards at the FW Weekly Party at th
 e Longhorn Saloon\, the oldest existing saloon in Fort Worth.  Although\
 , it has come and gone through the years\, the Longhorn maintains its ol
 d west style and atmosphere.  Enjoy music from The Lifters\, who have cr
 afted a sound that has been called "Rock\, country and Texas all in one.
 "  And from Telegraph Canyon that can be described as folk music but muc
 h more like a small orchestra.  Don't miss out on this party\, it's sure
  to live up to the Stockyard's hype!  Music by The Lifters\, Telegraph C
 anyon & more  Free for all passholders.   General Admission: $10
CATEGORIES:Party
LOCATION:Longhorn Saloon
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/fridaynightfwweeklypartyinthestocky
 ards_lsiff2008
UID:175003029-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081114T223000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081114T235400
SUMMARY:Let the Right One In
DESCRIPTION:Oskar\, a fragile 12-year-old boy\, regularly bullied by his 
 classmates befriends a peculiar girl\, Eli\, who moves in next door. A s
 eries of disappearances and macabre murders coincide with her arrival —a
  man is found strung up in a tree\, another frozen in the lake\, a woman
  bitten in the neck. Captivated by her eccentric ways\, Oskar soon figur
 es out that Eli is the vampire responsible for the gruesome murders arou
 nd town. Nevertheless\, their friendship strengthens\, and a subtle roma
 nce blooms. In spite of their loyalty to each other\, Eli can only survi
 ve if she keeps moving. But when Oskar faces his darkest hour\, Eli retu
 rns to defend him the only way she can.
CATEGORIES:Spotlight
LOCATION:AMC Palace 1
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/lettherightonein_lsiff2008
UID:174392508-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T020000
SUMMARY:Pulse 3
DESCRIPTION:The third chapter to the fan favorite PULSE.  Nearly a decade
  after the terrifying events of PULSE 2 (available in video stores now)\
 , the dead still walk the earth - having entered our realm through elect
 ronic devices. Justine (played by Brittany Finamore)\, raised with her f
 ellow human refugees in the remote no-tech survivor camp\, is now a 17 y
 ear old girl who dreams of the world they've left behind.  When an aband
 oned laptop links her to a mysterious outside caller\, Justine risks eve
 rything to see if life has resumed back in the forbidden city.  More fri
 ghtening than ever\, PULSE 3 is an intense and shocking conclusion to th
 e PULSE trilogy.
CATEGORIES:Midnight Screening
LOCATION:Four Day Weekend Theater
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/pulse3_lsiff2008
UID:175730629-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T093000
SUMMARY:Film 101
DESCRIPTION:Everything you always wanted to know about Filmmaking...Abrid
 ged! Join Tom Copeland (former Director of The Texas Film Commission)\, 
 Chris Caddel (award winning filmmaker and Technical Director of the Unde
 rwood Center for The Arts)\, and surprise special guests as they attempt
  to fit over 100 years of production knowledge into 3.5 hours. Film 101 
 is appropriate for both novice and experienced filmmakers. Bring a pen\,
  a pad\, an open mind and be prepared to learn a lot while having fun!
CATEGORIES:Panel
LOCATION:UTA Forth Worth RM #114
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/film101_lsiff2008
UID:174737800-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T120300
SUMMARY:My Marlon and Brando
DESCRIPTION:In March 2003\, as American bombs began falling on Baghdad\, 
 Turkish actress Ayca Damgaci left her flat in Instanbul and headed for t
 he Iraq border. Behind that cordon was Kurdish actor Hama Ali Khan\, the
  love of Damgaci's life-her moon and stars\, her Marlon and her Brando\,
  her everything. Huseyin Karabey makes his narrative debut retelling the
  tale of Damgaci's quixotic road trip to the war zone\, with Damgaci pla
 ying herself and Khan appearing in the actual video love note notes he s
 ent to her during their time apart. My Marlon and Brando is a piece of r
 ough magic\, a film with a soul as light\, a heart as heavy\, and a will
  as stelly as its heroine's own. Communicating in English\, their shared
  tongue\, Damgaci's clumsy grasp of the language elevates into rhetoric 
 all the more moving for being flawed. Likewise\, through Khan\;s ham-fis
 tedly hilarious videos\, you miss him on Dagmaci's behalf. Politics may 
 turn this comedy about unlikely lovers into a tragedy\, but even in its 
 fleeting ungainliness\, My Marlon and Brando is a fitting homage to Damg
 aci and Khan\, two matched souls that no impassable border could ever te
 ar usunder.
CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Competition
LOCATION:AMC Palace 1
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/mymarlonandbrando_lsiff2008
UID:174390674-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T123000
SUMMARY:Hotel Very Welcome
DESCRIPTION:In Sonja Heiss' directorial debut\, five European tourists wa
 nder through Southeast Asia in search of that one life-defining moment. 
 Perhaps it will come to them via eccentric meditation methods at a new a
 ge spiritual retreat or empty sexual experiences at all-night raves in T
 hailand\; maybe it will be while they are on camelback in the Indian des
 ert with a disinterested guide or stuck in transit while negotiating lan
 guage barriers from a hotel room phone.Looking to escape their insecurit
 ies\, disintegrating relationships\, overbearing responsibilities\, and 
 the monotony of life back home\, Heiss' young travelers relish the oppor
 tunity to redefine their lives—if only this one time—but of the various 
 obstacles they encounter\, the trickiest ones they run into are their ow
 n expectations. Shot with a documentary-style lens\, this wry\, bittersw
 eet film is delightfully humorous at all the right moments as we journey
  with these hapless twentysomethings to a destination only realized in t
 heir dreams
CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Competition
LOCATION:AMC Palace 2
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/hotelverywelcome_lsiff2008
UID:174391035-lsiff.bside.com/2008
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T113000
SUMMARY:VIDEO INSTALLATIONS\, 1975–2008: a Lecture by Artist Mary Lucier
DESCRIPTION:Internationally acclaimed video artist Mary Lucier will discu
 ss the evolution of her work—from her first experiments with the medium 
 in the 1970’s to one of her most recent video installations\, The Plains
  of Sweet Regret\, on view at the Amon Carter Museum\, November 15\, 200
 8–February 15\, 2009. A book signing follows in the Museum Store. Reserv
 ations are required\; seating is limited. Please call 817.989.5057 to re
 gister\; confirmation will be sent. This program is presented by the Amo
 n Carter Museum with partial underwriting by the Lone Star International
  Film Festival.
CATEGORIES:Panel
LOCATION:Amon Carter Museum
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/videoinstallations19752008alectureb
 yartistmarylucier_lsiff2008
UID:174738688-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T125600
SUMMARY:Trinidad
DESCRIPTION:This compassionate and compelling documentary is set in Trini
 dad\, Colorado\, known as the “Sex Change Capitol of America.”  Thousand
 s of patients have undergone genital-reassignment surgeries there since 
 1969\, when Dr. Stanley Biber began his research. After his death\, form
 er patient Dr. Marci Bowers took over his practice\, enhancing the proce
 dure to near perfection. The lives of Dr. Bowers and two of her patients
 \, at different stages of their sexual transformation from male to femal
 e\, are followed through this once prosperous coal-mining and ranching t
 own.  Their multi-tiered struggles with small-town morals and intoleranc
 e and reconciling their new personas with their families are set against
  their adopted community’s struggle to accept that their economic surviv
 al depends on this new industry. Cleverly structured\, this is a fascina
 ting documentary.
CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature Competition
LOCATION:Four Day Weekend Theater
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/trinidad_lsiff2008
UID:174389409-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T140000
SUMMARY:James Manos On Dexter…And Beyond
DESCRIPTION:"We guarantee a truly unique experience with James Manos as h
 e relates his experience adapting the novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter into 
 the one-hour pilot that launched Showtime’s hit. Manos will tell tales a
 bout the miseries of being a writer/producer in today’s corporate Hollyw
 ood system. Lauren Vélez\, Dexter’s Lt. Maria Laguerta and Dennis Bishop
 \, producer of the pilot join in to get Jim going. \nDo NOT miss this on
 e!\n"
CATEGORIES:Panel
LOCATION:UTA Forth Worth RM #114
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/jamesmanosondexterandbeyond_lsiff20
 08
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T133000
SUMMARY:Mona Lisa on the Asphalt
DESCRIPTION:Two years ago Olga\, the daughter of a powerful businessman\,
  lost her beloved husband in Chechnya.  She still thinks of him\, reject
 ing the courtship of two suitors - her father's business partner Kostya 
 and an old friend Kirill. Kostya is so much in love\, that he tries ever
 ything he can think of to gain her attention\, lavishing her with a bloo
 ming apple tree in winter and a romantic gondola ride on the Moskva Rive
 r. Meanwhile\, his relationship with Olga's father is breaking down.
CATEGORIES:New Russian Cinema
LOCATION:AMC Palace 1
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/monalisaontheasphalt_lsiff2008
UID:174389232-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T153000
SUMMARY:Shorts Package 2
DESCRIPTION:
CATEGORIES:Shorts Package
LOCATION:AMC Palace 2
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/shortspackage2_lsiff2008
UID:174479574-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T152400
SUMMARY:Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman
DESCRIPTION:This illuminating documentary explores the career of monument
 al architectural photographer and tastemaker\, Julius Shulman. Focusing 
 on his art and uniquely creative life\, Shulman’s images are off-set by 
 in-depth interviews with architect Frank Gehry\, designer Tom Ford\, art
 ist Ed Ruscha\, actress Kelly Lynch\, writer Mitch Glazer\, publisher Be
 nedikt Taschen\, Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Dante Spinotti 
 and a host of others. Shulman’s influential documentation helped shape t
 he careers of some of the greatest architects of the 20th Century includ
 ing Richard Neutra\, Rudolph Schindler\, Pierre Koenig\, John Lautner an
 d many others. A champion of modernism who fostered young architects\, V
 isual Acoustics offers an unforgettable portrait of the still active\, 9
 7-year-old Shulman.  Read more about the film at the  Kimbell Art Museum
  website .
CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature Competition
LOCATION:Kimbell Art Museum
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/visualacousticsthemodernismofjulius
 shulman_lsiff2008
UID:174389279-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T165000
SUMMARY:Virtual JFK
DESCRIPTION:Virtual JFK investigates one of the most debated "what if" sc
 enarios in the history of U.S. foreign policy: What would President John
  F. Kennedy have done in Vietnam if he had not been assassinated in 1963
 \, and had he been re-elected in 1964? The film employs what Harvard his
 torian Niall Ferguson calls "virtual history\," assessing the plausibili
 ty of counterfactuals - "what ifs" - and the outcomes they might have pr
 oduced. The heart of the film deals with the question: Does it matter wh
 o is president on issues of war and peace?
CATEGORIES:Spotlight
LOCATION:Four Day Weekend Theater
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/virtualjfk_lsiff2008
UID:174392810-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T153000
SUMMARY:Webisodes & The Internet
DESCRIPTION:With the Internet as a serious source of distribution\, there
  are more opportunities than ever before available for filmmakers on a b
 udget. But there is more to it than simply uploading to social media sit
 es like You Tube and Vimeo. Join us for an in-depth look at the differen
 t distribution opportunities available to filmmakers.
CATEGORIES:Panel
LOCATION:UTA Fort Worth RM #111
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/webisodestheinternet_lsiff2008
UID:174737435-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T153000
SUMMARY:Directors on Directing: The Stark Realities
DESCRIPTION:So you want to direct? What are the realities of realizing yo
 ur dream? Learn from experienced and first time directors what it takes 
 to make it happen and how it often does not go as planed. Plus\, happine
 ss is a great script.
CATEGORIES:Panel
LOCATION:UTA Forth Worth RM #114
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/directorsondirectingthestarkrealiti
 es_lsiff2008
UID:174738060-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T170000
SUMMARY:Reflections on Acting and Learning the World
DESCRIPTION:A very talented group of actors come together to share their 
 thoughts and reflect on how the industry has dramatically changed over t
 he past five years\, the shifts that have been required to remain succes
 sful and how life can differ greatly from set to set. They will reveal w
 hat it is like to adjust to the world of celebrity and its effect on bei
 ng a working actor\, what with agents\, managers\, a non-Hollywood envir
 onment\, and the effect of producers chasing tax incentives…must we go o
 n?!
CATEGORIES:Panel
LOCATION:UTA Fort Worth RM #111
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/reflectionsonactingandlearningthewo
 rld_lsiff2008
UID:174737638-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T170000
SUMMARY:Alternative Distribution & Marketing: From Mainstream to DIY
DESCRIPTION:As the competition for movie distribution increases and the n
 umber of screens become less available\, filmmakers must look at the man
 y options available to them. This is not made any easier with more and m
 ore companies being shuttered as each week passes. What do producers and
  directors need to do to make sure their work is seen and celebrated sin
 ce making a great movie does not guarantee financial success? Are film f
 estivals a distribution stepping stone to successful DVD sales?
CATEGORIES:Panel
LOCATION:UTA Forth Worth RM #114
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/alternativedistributionmarketingfro
 mmainstreamtodiy_lsiff2008
UID:174738286-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T170000
SUMMARY:Financial Incentives: Putting Texas Back into the Game
DESCRIPTION:Besides Texas\, 34 other states offer financial incentives to
  filmmakers – every one of which surpasses the percentage that Texas off
 ers.  What will it take for Texas to get back into the game and regain t
 he workforce\, equipment and half billion dollars that have been lost to
  other states?   The January 2009 legislative session offers the opportu
 nity to enhance Texas’ program in a way that will once again make Texas 
 a serious competitor for film dollars.  Panelists look at the big pictur
 e of national and international incentive programs\; what’s effective in
  the long run\; and what it will take to craft a realistic program for T
 exas that’s good for the industry and the State\, with the structure to 
 bring business to Texas for years to come.
CATEGORIES:Panel
LOCATION:Norris CC - UCS Industry Screening RM
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/financialincentivesputtingtexasback
 intothegame_lsiff2008
UID:174738560-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T183700
SUMMARY:The Banishment
DESCRIPTION:Visually captivating\, this story of betrayal\, loneliness\, 
 desire and faith tells its story in cinematic poetry – rich in contrasti
 ng and stunning imagery.  Forced from his family to make a living and su
 pport them\, Alex returns to an eerie\, almost empty Russian town but th
 e city seems to brighten the family’s relationships\, smoothing the roug
 h edges\, and even creating some illusion of happiness and love. Alex mo
 ves his family from the city to return to the countryside estate of his 
 childhood home with his family - a breathtaking setting of rolling hills
 \, the bottom of a prehistoric sea\, and fertile land.  It is Nature\, s
 ad even though it is beautiful and proud. It doesn’t let on. It will dem
 and great sacrifice and drive them to expose their deepest secrets.  Ben
 eath the stunning imagery\, Banishment is a film about kind\, beautiful 
 people in the tragic circumstances of hopelessness.
CATEGORIES:New Russian Cinema
LOCATION:AMC Palace 2
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/thebanishment_lsiff2008
UID:174389080-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T173000
SUMMARY:Shorts Package 4
DESCRIPTION:
CATEGORIES:Shorts Package
LOCATION:AMC Palace 1
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/shortspackage4_lsiff2008
UID:174486112-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T180000
SUMMARY:Shorts Package 1
DESCRIPTION:
CATEGORIES:Shorts Package
LOCATION:Four Day Weekend Theater
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram1_lsiff2008
UID:174476000-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T183000
SUMMARY:Documentary: The Reel News
DESCRIPTION:In this time of tabloids\, blogs\, sound bites and daily news
 paper failures\, the documentary is one of the last opportunities to get
  to the real story. With such a proliferation of docs\, how can a filmma
 ker find success\, not only critical but also financial? \nParticipating
 : Lori Miller\, Producer  (They Came to Play\, Panic)\; Eric Bricker\, D
 irector/Producer (Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman)\; &
  more…
CATEGORIES:Panel
LOCATION:UTA Fort Worth RM #111
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/documentarythereelnews_lsiff2008
UID:174737711-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T183000
SUMMARY:Writing for Film\, Television and the Internet
DESCRIPTION:With so many options available to filmmakers\, knowing how to
  write for the various distribution sources allows for more opportunity 
 to get your project noticed.  This panel is designed to inform the parti
 cipant of the various forms of writing for the media and the impact the 
 ever-changing industry has on the profession.
CATEGORIES:Panel
LOCATION:UTA Forth Worth RM #114
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/writingforfilmtelevisionandtheinter
 net_lsiff2008
UID:174738387-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T190000
SUMMARY:One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur
DESCRIPTION:Jack Kerouac was called the voice of his generation – synonym
 ous with the Beat movement - with his groundbreaking novel\, On The Road
 \, in 1957. By 1960 fame had devoured him leaving him wrung out and tort
 ured by self-doubt\, addiction and depression. One Fast Move or I’m Gone
 : Kerouac’s Big Sur cinematically revisits the semi-autobiographical eve
 nts of his follow-up novel\, Big Sur\, as he spirals down at Beat haunts
  from San Francisco to New York and struggles to resurface at Ferlinghet
 ti’s cabin in Big Sur.  Events are told through Kerouac’s prose\, narrat
 ed by John Ventimiglia (of HBO’s The Sopranos)\, and first-hand accounts
  by Kerouac’s thinly veiled contemporaries who people the book such as L
 awrence Ferlinghetti\, Carolyn Cassady\, Joyce Johnson and Michael McClu
 re.  The readings\, interpretations and reflections of writers\, poets\,
  actors and musicians influenced by Kerouac include Sam Shepard\, Tom Wa
 its\, Robert Hunter\, Patti Smith\, Aram Saroyan\, Donal Logue and S.E. 
 Hinton.  With original music composed and performed by recording artist\
 , Jay Farrar of Son Volt\, and additional performance by Benjamin Gibbar
 d of Death Cab for Cutie.
CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature Competition
LOCATION:AMC Palace 1
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/onefastmoveorimgonekerouacsbigsur_l
 siff2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T201500
SUMMARY:Karma Police
DESCRIPTION:The world's largest secret organization\, the Karma Police\, 
 recruit all-around good guy Charles West as their newest agent. The Karm
 a Police help to ensure that good people are rewarded and not-so-good pe
 ople are punished. Charles joins the Karma Police\, but his motivation f
 or doing so falls into the not-so-good category. As Charles begins dolin
 g out rewards and punishments\, his involvement with the Karma Police be
 comes incredibly personal in more ways than one. He is responsible for j
 udging the decisions/actions of others\, but in the end\, he should have
  been judging his own.  Karma Police was shot and produced locally in Da
 llas/Fort Worth as a  \nco-production by Red Productions\, Film Cynix\, 
 and Film Frog. With the  \nexception of two key actors from LA\, all of 
 the the actors and crew  \nwere homegrown right here in DFW. The writer/
 director as well as some  \nof the cast/crew will be present at this scr
 eening.
CATEGORIES:Panther City Showcase
LOCATION:Norris Conference Center
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/karmapolice_lsiff2008
UID:174732918-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T203500
SUMMARY:How to Be
DESCRIPTION:A wry comedy about Art\, a frustrated musician\, undergoing w
 hat he sees as a quarter-life crisis. This is not helped when his girlfr
 iend dumps him and he has to move back in with his middle class parents-
 who are far from being thrilled with the idea. Art's only friend\, agora
 phobic Ronny\, has his own problems. Holed up in a London flat in a daze
  of nitrous oxide and electro music\, Ronny wants to start a band with A
 rt and happy-go-lucky friend Nikki\, but only if it involves going no fu
 rther afield that the flat's roof garde. Art discovers self-help guru\, 
 Dr. Levi Ellington\, author of It's Not Your Fault. Using his inheritanc
 e money\, Art pays for Dr. Ellington to move in with him and his parents
  becoming Art's full-time life coach\, and shadowing him wherever he goe
 s. Art's painfully funny journey to define his existence brings to the f
 ore the dysfunctional relationship he has with his parents and the impor
 tance in his life of his oddball friends. Rich in detail and dark yet af
 fectionate humor\, How to Be is a timely look at the increasingly common
  phenomena of grown-up children lving at home\, frustrated creatvity and
  self-help.
CATEGORIES:Spotlight
LOCATION:Four Day Weekend Theater
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/howtobe_lsiff2008
UID:174392021-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T210900
SUMMARY:Last Chance Harvey
DESCRIPTION:New Yorker Harvey Shine (Dustin Hoffman)\, a struggling jingl
 e writer given one last chance to deliver by his boss\, leaves for his d
 aughter’s wedding in London on threat of getting fired if he’s not back 
 for a Monday morning meeting. He arrives to learn that he she wants her 
 stepfather (James Brolin)\,not him\, to walk her down the aisle. Crestfa
 llen\, he leaves before the reception to make his flight but somehow mis
 ses it. He calls his boss to explain and is fired on the spot. Next stop
 …airport bar\, where Harvey meets Kate (Emma Thompson)\, a British gover
 nment worker subject to endless phone calls from her mother and occasion
 al dreadful blind dates. Kate\, whose life is limited to work\, the occa
 sional blind date and endless phone calls from her smothering mother (Ei
 leen Atkins). Touched by Harvey\, who finds himself energized by her int
 elligence and compassion.The growing connection between the pair inspire
 s both as they unexpectedly transform one another’s lives.
CATEGORIES:Closing Night Film
LOCATION:AMC Palace 2
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/lastchanceharvey_lsiff2008
UID:174391755-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T224000
SUMMARY:Live to Remember
DESCRIPTION:Set in a rural Russian village\, in 1944\, Nastya (Daria Moro
 z) works on the homefront chopping down trees for the war effort in betw
 een her subsistence farming\, like all the other young women in the vill
 age. In the few moments they aren’t hard at work\, they dream of the day
  when the war will end and their boys will come home for good – even tho
 se who have already received death notices. One night\, out of the blue\
 , Nastya gets the shock of her life when hubby Andrei (Mikhail Evlanov) 
 turns up out of nowhere\, having deserted the army\, and asks for her he
 lp in less than loving fashion: “If you tell anyone. I’ll kill you.” His
  secret is kept\, amid a string of additional threats but\, as Nastya vi
 sits his hideaway\, a bond grows between them. But with the war coming t
 o an end\, an unexpected surprise for them both and the rest of the vill
 age soldiers due home any time\, its clear their happiness is at risk.
CATEGORIES:New Russian Cinema
LOCATION:AMC Palace 1
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/livetoremember_lsiff2008
UID:174389152-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T213000
SUMMARY:FW Weekly Closing Night Party
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we close out the LSIFF 2008 with a bang at Embargo
 !  End the week of amazing films and panels at the exotic lounge\, drenc
 hed in all the colors and sensations of the forbidden island.  Finish th
 e festival bouncing to the spins of DJ Danny West and the legendary blue
 s of Rob Roy Parnell and Anson Funderburgh.  Come to Embargo and help us
  end our festival  with an amazing party!  Music by DJ Danny West  Gener
 al Admission: $25
CATEGORIES:Party
LOCATION:Club Embargo
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/fwweeklyclosingnightparty_lsiff2008
 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T220000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081115T233000
SUMMARY:Shorts Package 3
DESCRIPTION:
CATEGORIES:Shorts Package
LOCATION:AMC Palace 2
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/shortspackage3_lsiff2008
UID:174483555-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T014100
SUMMARY:Dead Girl
DESCRIPTION:Rickie (Shiloh Fernandez) and JT (Noah Segan) are the kids yo
 u remember from high school as skids or bangers – dudes from the wrong s
 ide of the tracks. One afternoon\, the pair skip class and escape their 
 adolescent despair by quaffing beers and causing mischief at an abandone
 d mental hospital. Breaking through a rusted door that leads into a boil
 er room\, they discover the naked body of a woman strapped to a gurney a
 nd covered in plastic. At first they suspect they've stumbled into the l
 air of a deranged killer\, but the rusted entrance is proof that no one 
 else has been in the space for years.\n\nThings take a dark turn when th
 e body shows signs of life\, and JT suggests he and Rickie shouldn't was
 te the opportunity to have some lewd and lusty fun with their naked capt
 ive. Horrified and disgusted by his friend's intentions in this unusual 
 circumstance\, Rickie struggles with his own moral compass. When word of
  their discovery spreads\, a dangerous battle of wills erupts between fr
 iends\, leading to a disturbing climax.
CATEGORIES:Midnight Screening
LOCATION:Four Day Weekend Theater
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/deadgirl_lsiff2008
UID:175714416-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T110000
SUMMARY:Sunday Awards Brunch
DESCRIPTION:Don't miss out on what's sure to be the Fort Worth social eve
 nt of the year.  The Awards Brunch held at the Renaissance Worthington H
 otel\, "The Star of Texas"\, will feature all the awards from the compet
 ition\, as well as a delicious meal at the Worthington.  This will be an
  unforgettable event that will definitly be the highlight of the festiva
 l!  Free for VIP Passholders General Admission: $75            VIP Ticke
 t: $150      Table:$1250
CATEGORIES:Party
LOCATION:Renaissance Worthington Hotel
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/sundayawardsbrunch_lsiff2008
UID:175003473-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T120000
SUMMARY:They Came to Play
DESCRIPTION:THEY CAME TO PLAY celebrates the joy of classical music with 
 humor and drama. Several talented amateur pianists strive to balance the
 ir work\, home and musical lives\, as they prepare to compete in the Int
 ernational Amateur Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs\, hosted b
 y the Van Cliburn Foundation in Fort Worth\, Texas. Before a distinguish
 ed jury and a discerning audience\, these inspiring individuals endeavor
  to perform at near-professional levels in three highly competitive elim
 ination rounds.
CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature Competition
LOCATION:AMC Palace 1
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/theycametoplay_lsiff2008
UID:174389716-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T205200
SUMMARY:The New Year Parade
DESCRIPTION:Tom Quinn blends fact and fiction to tell his deeply personal
  tale of two teenagers struggling to make sense of their complicated fam
 ily life after their mother and father separate. Sixteen year-old Kat re
 fuses to accept the split or talk about it isolating her from both famil
 y and friends as she sinks deeper into denial. Her brother Jack finds hi
 mself in the difficult position of mediating between mom and dad while k
 eeping track of their finances as their mom avoids confrontation and the
 ir dad focuses on leading his band to victory in Philadelphia’s annual M
 ummer’s Parade. A band member himself\, Jack questions his loyalty as hi
 s parents’ actions strain his relationships. The New-Year Parade’s uniqu
 e approach mixes actors and non-actors\, documentary footage and fiction
 \, to look at how divorce can affect young people.
CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Competition
LOCATION:Four Day Weekend Theater
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/thenewyearparade_lsiff2008
UID:174390511-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T123000
SUMMARY:Rachel: A Perfect Life
DESCRIPTION:Rachel\, a single mother with a resilient will\, has faced ma
 ny problems in her life.  Among these\, it’s her epilepsy\, which causes
  severe seizures and prohibits her from living a normal life\, that she 
 cannot live with anymore.  This observational documentary follows her th
 rough the assessment process and subsequent brain surgery\, with many em
 otional ups and downs along the way.  Fiona Cochrane’s first feature fil
 m is an expertly observed chronicling of a charg young woman and a life 
 changing procedure that celebrates the miracle of medical science as wel
 l as that of the human condition.
CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature Competition
LOCATION:AMC Palace 2
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/rachelaperfectlife_lsiff2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T143300
SUMMARY:My Marlon and Brando
DESCRIPTION:In March 2003\, as American bombs began falling on Baghdad\, 
 Turkish actress Ayca Damgaci left her flat in Instanbul and headed for t
 he Iraq border. Behind that cordon was Kurdish actor Hama Ali Khan\, the
  love of Damgaci's life-her moon and stars\, her Marlon and her Brando\,
  her everything. Huseyin Karabey makes his narrative debut retelling the
  tale of Damgaci's quixotic road trip to the war zone\, with Damgaci pla
 ying herself and Khan appearing in the actual video love note notes he s
 ent to her during their time apart. My Marlon and Brando is a piece of r
 ough magic\, a film with a soul as light\, a heart as heavy\, and a will
  as stelly as its heroine's own. Communicating in English\, their shared
  tongue\, Damgaci's clumsy grasp of the language elevates into rhetoric 
 all the more moving for being flawed. Likewise\, through Khan\;s ham-fis
 tedly hilarious videos\, you miss him on Dagmaci's behalf. Politics may 
 turn this comedy about unlikely lovers into a tragedy\, but even in its 
 fleeting ungainliness\, My Marlon and Brando is a fitting homage to Damg
 aci and Khan\, two matched souls that no impassable border could ever te
 ar usunder.
CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Competition
LOCATION:AMC Palace 1
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/mymarlonandbrando_lsiff2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T222200
SUMMARY:I'll Come Running
DESCRIPTION:Director Spencer Parsons explores the subtle ways that a sudd
 en connection can unexpectedly alter the course of one's life in this ta
 le of a Danish tourist and a Texas waitress who form an unusually strong
  bond after what both assumed would be a one-night stand. In the morning
 \, the strength of their physical connection doesn’t translate into any 
 meaningful conversation but they both feel the power of their mutual att
 raction and sense its innate beauty. As they part\, she writes her numbe
 r on his arm\, a very small gesture that profoundly changes their lives.
   Up and comer Melonie Diaz\, gives another fantastic performance in Spe
 ncer Parson’s first feature.
CATEGORIES:Tribute
LOCATION:AMC Palace 2
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/illcomerunning_lsiff2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T152400
SUMMARY:Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman
DESCRIPTION:This illuminating documentary explores the career of monument
 al architectural photographer and tastemaker\, Julius Shulman. Focusing 
 on his art and uniquely creative life\, Shulman’s images are off-set by 
 in-depth interviews with architect Frank Gehry\, designer Tom Ford\, art
 ist Ed Ruscha\, actress Kelly Lynch\, writer Mitch Glazer\, publisher Be
 nedikt Taschen\, Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Dante Spinotti 
 and a host of others. Shulman’s influential documentation helped shape t
 he careers of some of the greatest architects of the 20th Century includ
 ing Richard Neutra\, Rudolph Schindler\, Pierre Koenig\, John Lautner an
 d many others. A champion of modernism who fostered young architects\, V
 isual Acoustics offers an unforgettable portrait of the still active\, 9
 7-year-old Shulman.  Read more about the film at the  Kimbell Art Museum
  website .
CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature Competition
LOCATION:Kimbell Art Museum
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/visualacousticsthemodernismofjulius
 shulman_lsiff2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T153000
SUMMARY:Shorts Package 3
DESCRIPTION:
CATEGORIES:Shorts Package
LOCATION:Four Day Weekend Theater
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/shortspackage3_lsiff2008
UID:174483587-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T170600
SUMMARY:12 Angry Men
DESCRIPTION:Sidney Lumet's directorial debut is a snapshot of the America
 n judicial system in action. Twelve average New York males convene in a 
 very small jury room on a very hot day in order to reach a verdict in a 
 murder trial. Almost everyone wants to vote guilty and get on with their
  lives except for Juror No. 8 (Henry Fonda)\, a conscientious citizen wh
 o insists on establishing reasonable doubt. Arguments are made\, cigaret
 tes are smoked\, murder weapons examined\, diagrams drawn\, and prejudic
 es revealed. Firm opinions weaken and reverse\; voices get raised\, the 
 clock ticks\, and a ghetto kid's life hangs in the balance. Lumet's dire
 ction and camerawork steadily builds pressure into the plot.
CATEGORIES:Tribute
LOCATION:AMC Palace 1
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/12angrymen_lsiff2008
UID:174393759-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T170000
SUMMARY:One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur
DESCRIPTION:Jack Kerouac was called the voice of his generation – synonym
 ous with the Beat movement - with his groundbreaking novel\, On The Road
 \, in 1957. By 1960 fame had devoured him leaving him wrung out and tort
 ured by self-doubt\, addiction and depression. One Fast Move or I’m Gone
 : Kerouac’s Big Sur cinematically revisits the semi-autobiographical eve
 nts of his follow-up novel\, Big Sur\, as he spirals down at Beat haunts
  from San Francisco to New York and struggles to resurface at Ferlinghet
 ti’s cabin in Big Sur.  Events are told through Kerouac’s prose\, narrat
 ed by John Ventimiglia (of HBO’s The Sopranos)\, and first-hand accounts
  by Kerouac’s thinly veiled contemporaries who people the book such as L
 awrence Ferlinghetti\, Carolyn Cassady\, Joyce Johnson and Michael McClu
 re.  The readings\, interpretations and reflections of writers\, poets\,
  actors and musicians influenced by Kerouac include Sam Shepard\, Tom Wa
 its\, Robert Hunter\, Patti Smith\, Aram Saroyan\, Donal Logue and S.E. 
 Hinton.  With original music composed and performed by recording artist\
 , Jay Farrar of Son Volt\, and additional performance by Benjamin Gibbar
 d of Death Cab for Cutie.
CATEGORIES:Documentary Feature Competition
LOCATION:Four Day Weekend Theater
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/onefastmoveorimgonekerouacsbigsur_l
 siff2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T173300
SUMMARY:Nirvana
DESCRIPTION:Tired of her life in Moscow\, Alisa moves to St. Petersburg w
 here she takes a room with junkie flat-mates Vel and her boyfriend Valer
 a the Dead Man. After their rocky beginning\, the women form a friendshi
 p that eventually takes them into the St. Petersburg underworld when Dea
 d Man is abducted because he can't pay his debts.  Wildly elaborate cost
 umes and over the top make-up adorn everyone from the extras to the star
 s in this highly stylized\, world of brilliant exteriors masking charact
 ers in a spiritual void.
CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Competition
LOCATION:AMC Palace 2
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/nirvana_lsiff2008
UID:174390351-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T182600
SUMMARY:Teen A Go-Go
DESCRIPTION:Teen A Go-Go is a snapshot of the untold story of our countri
 es Teens and the Scenes they created which sprang up everywhere after th
 e British invasion. Focusing in on one particularly unique Teen Scene as
  an example of the phenomena that occurred all across America\, Teen A G
 o-Go finally sheds light on what these unconsciously ground breaking tee
 ns did to help influence and shape rock and roll as we now know it today
 . The musicianship and influence this community contributed to rock and 
 roll is both unprecedented and impressive in it’s almost “kept secret” s
 tate. Music these teens made in “one take” recordings between 1963 throu
 gh 1968 has become highly collectable and in some cases continues to rec
 eive radio play today. Through a series of interviews with the musicians
  themselves\, industry experts\, super 8 footage\, archival TV footage a
 nd period photographs\, Teen A Go-Go takes the viewer on an entertaining
 \, educational and nostalgic ride into the teen scenes and the lives of 
 the people who lived it.
CATEGORIES:Panther City Showcase
LOCATION:Norris Conference Center
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/teenagogo_lsiff2008
UID:174394958-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T200100
SUMMARY:Network
DESCRIPTION:Howard Beale\, the dean of newscasters at the United Televisi
 on Network\, is put out to pasture because he is too old. Network execut
 ive Max Schumacher\, Howard's best friend\, is forced to deliver the bad
  news. Beale can't stomach the idea of losing his 25-year post as anchor
 man simply because of age\, so in his next broadcast he announces to the
  viewers that he's going to commit suicide on his final program. What he
  doesn't count on is a media blitz surrounding his circumstance.
CATEGORIES:Tribute
LOCATION:AMC Palace 1
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/network_lsiff2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T200000
SUMMARY:A Quiet Little Marriage
DESCRIPTION:As we watch the hairline fracture in Olive and Dax’s perfect 
 marriage grow bigger and more visible\, we go their quietly. Amidst the 
 unspoken shadows that threaten to cave in their world is the baby questi
 on. She didn’t believe that he didn’t want to bring children into this c
 ruel world and he thought she felt the same as him. How did they miss th
 at?  A life filled with the distractions of excellent sex\, dinner parti
 es\, and living together in almost perfect harmony. There’s not much yel
 ling in their marital divide but that doesn’t make the events of A Quiet
  Little Marriage any less devastating.
CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Competition
LOCATION:AMC Palace 2
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/aquietlittlemarriage_lsiff2008
UID:174390624-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T210000
SUMMARY:Shorts Package 1
DESCRIPTION:
CATEGORIES:Shorts Package
LOCATION:Four Day Weekend Theater
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram1_lsiff2008
UID:174476009-lsiff.bside.com/2008
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DTSTAMP:20091124T102049Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20081116T200000
SUMMARY:Teen A Go-Go Reception/Battle of the Bands
DESCRIPTION:Step back into the 60s and watch the documentary Teen A Go-Go
  come to life on stage.  Immediately following the screening and Q&A\, j
 oin us at the Norris Conference center to see a battle of the bands!  Ba
 ttle of the Bands: British Invasion Cover Bands  $2 at the door
CATEGORIES:Party
LOCATION:Norris Conference Center
URL:http://lsiff.bside.com/2008/films/teenagogoreceptionbattleofthebands_
 lsiff2008
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