{"id":1507,"date":"2009-03-19T11:47:18","date_gmt":"2009-03-19T18:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/?p=1507"},"modified":"2009-03-19T12:13:49","modified_gmt":"2009-03-19T19:13:49","slug":"phoenix-film-festival-better-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/events-and-festivals\/phoenix-film-festival-better-than-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Film Festival &#8211; Better than Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For those of you who\u2019ve ever dreamed of walking the red carpet and being the first to view a newly released film, here is your chance. The week-long <strong>Phoenix Film Festival<\/strong> is set for the beginning of April and to make quite a lasting impression with this year\u2019s celebrity appearances, world premieres and exciting parties and events. The films start rolling on April 2 and continue through April 9 at Harkins Scottsdale\/101 Theatre&#8230; don&#8217;t miss out!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 3\"><strong><em>The World Premieres:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-1508       alignleft pk-lqip pk-lazyload\"  title=\"500_days_of_summer\"  src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/24215520\/500_days_of_summer-80x53.jpg\"  alt=\"500_days_of_summer\"  width=\"200\"  height=\"133\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/24215520\/500_days_of_summer.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/24215520\/500_days_of_summer.jpg 200w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/24215520\/500_days_of_summer-80x53.jpg 80w\" ><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Guests can enjoy the world premiere of the film <strong>&#8220;500 Days of Summer&#8221;<\/strong> &#8212; an offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesn&#8217;t believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her. The film stars Joseph Gordon Levitt and Zooey Deschanel.<\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-1509     alignleft pk-lqip pk-lazyload\"  title=\"official_rejection_3\"  src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/24215522\/official_rejection_3-80x45.jpg\"  alt=\"official_rejection_3\"  width=\"200\"  height=\"112\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/24215522\/official_rejection_3.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/24215522\/official_rejection_3.jpg 200w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/24215522\/official_rejection_3-80x46.jpg 80w\" ><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Following filmmakers along the film festival circuit, <strong>Official Rejection<\/strong> is the first documentary to take realistic look at the politics, pitfalls, triumphs and comic tragedies they encounter. The film features Kevin Smith, Jenna Fischer, Andy Dick, Bryan Singer, Lloyd Kaufman, and Chris Gore.<\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-1510   alignleft pk-lqip pk-lazyload\"  title=\"merry_gentleman\"  src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/24215524\/merry_gentleman-80x54.jpg\"  alt=\"merry_gentleman\"  width=\"200\"  height=\"134\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/24215524\/merry_gentleman.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/24215524\/merry_gentleman.jpg 200w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/24215524\/merry_gentleman-80x54.jpg 80w\" ><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;The Merry Gentleman\u201d<\/strong> is set to premier for the first time and is directed by and starring Michael Keaton and featuring Kelly MacDonald. The film comes courtesy of Samuel Goldwyn Films and the screening dat and time will be announced in the near future.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 3\"><strong><em>Celebrity Appearances:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-1519   alignleft pk-lqip pk-lazyload\"  title=\"celebrities\"  src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/24215530\/celebrities-80x39.jpg\"  alt=\"celebrities\"  width=\"370\"  height=\"180\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/24215530\/celebrities.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/24215530\/celebrities.jpg 370w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/24215530\/celebrities-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/24215530\/celebrities-80x39.jpg 80w\" ><\/p>\n<p><strong>Virginia Madsen<\/strong> will be at the Festival, Saturday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m. with a screening of her documentary &#8220;I Know a Woman Like That&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>See <strong>Johnathon Schaech<\/strong> (the sexy actor from \u201cThat Thing You Do\u201d) at a screening of his new film &#8220;The Poker Club&#8221; on Friday April 3 at 7:40 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Join <strong>Bill Engvall<\/strong> at &#8220;A Conversation with Bill Engall&#8221; on Sunday, April 5 at 5 p.m. for clips from his career, a discussion, a screening of his new short film &#8220;Cowboy Dreams&#8221; and an opportunity for the audience to ask questions.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 3\"><strong><em>The Parties<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The movie madness begins on April 2 in one of the largest theatres in Arizona starting with a fabulous cocktail party. Guests will then experience the largest movie premiere in the state. Films such as &#8220;Confidence,\u201d &#8220;Happy Endings,\u201d \u201cAkeelah and The Bee,\u201d \u201cFracture,\u201d and \u201cThe Visitor\u201d have traditionally opened the festival, with filmmakers and actors on board for intros and Q&amp;A with audience members. After the opening night screening the crowd will head back out to the Arizona Republic Festival Lounge for the Opening Night Party.<\/p>\n<p>If you miss the boat on the opening night parties, don\u2019t fret, screenings on April 3 through 5 and on closing night (April 9) will feature after-the-show parties to celebrate these wonderful films brought to Arizona. On closing night, the festival will be \u201ccalling it a wrap\u201d with a big Thursday Nigh Bash!<\/p>\n<p>For tickets or for more information please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phoenixfilmfestival.org\" target=\"_blank\">www.phoenixfilmfestival.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For those of you who\u2019ve ever dreamed of walking the red carpet and being the first to view&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[691,709,697,708,698,700,690,705,696,706,692,703,695,699,702,694,689,701,707,704,693],"class_list":{"0":"post-1507","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-events-and-festivals","8":"tag-500-days-of-summer","9":"tag-a-conversation-with-bill-engal","10":"tag-andy-dick","11":"tag-bill-engvall","12":"tag-bryan-singer","13":"tag-chris-gore","14":"tag-harkins-scottsdale101-theatre","15":"tag-i-know-a-woman-like-that","16":"tag-jenna-fischer","17":"tag-johnathon-schaech","18":"tag-joseph-gordon-levitt","19":"tag-kelly-macdonald","20":"tag-kevin-smith","21":"tag-lloyd-kaufman","22":"tag-michael-keaton","23":"tag-official-rejection","24":"tag-phoenix-film-festival","25":"tag-the-merry-gentleman","26":"tag-the-poker-club","27":"tag-virginia-madsen","28":"tag-zooey-deschanel","29":"cs-entry","30":"cs-video-wrap"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Phoenix Film Festival - Better than Ever<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"For those of you who\u2019ve ever dreamed of walking the red carpet and being the first to view a newly released film, here is your chance. 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