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June 29, 2006
Reeler Screening Series Continues With 'Half Nelson' at BAM; 'Outsider' Q&A Skedded For Pioneer
Big news on the event front: The Reeler Screening Series that successfully launched last month with Lodge Kerrigan's film Keane continues in August at BAM with a special preview of Ryan Fleck's superb Half Nelson. Featuring Ryan Gosling as a drug-addled Brooklyn schoolteacher who develops a strained friendship with one of his students (Shareeka Epps), the film has earned steady accolades since its premiere at Sundance last January; it made its New York bow at this year's New Directors/New Films festival, and ThinkFilm plans an Aug. 11 release.
But Fleck and co-writer/producer Anna Boden will be on hand in Brooklyn a few days early to discuss the film and take your questions. So save the date: Wednesday, Aug. 9, at 7 p.m. Tickets will available on BAM's Web site soon; rest assured I will let you know when.
I will also be dropping by the Pioneer Theater Aug 2. to moderate a discussion and Q&A following a screening of The Outsider, Nicholas Jarecki's documentary about iconoclastic filmmaker James Toback (check out the related Reeler podcasts from earlier this month). Both Jarecki and Toback will be in attendance, and I will try to stay out of the way as the anecdotes and insights cascade from the front of the room. Tickets are available now at the Pioneer's Web site.
Posted by stvanairsdale at June 29, 2006 12:49 PM
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