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July 13, 2006
Dillon, 'Factotum' Land Midsummer Test-Spin Tandem in NYC
Because it is never too early to get one's front-running shoes laced up for the '07 Oscar race, Matt Dillon is hititng the publicity trail--hard--for his new film Factotum. As the alcohol-sponge antihero of Bent Hamer's Bukowski adaptation, Dillon has had a dark horse awards push behind him since the film was in production; now IFC Films is ramping up the NYC buzz with a pair of Dillon-attended screenings next month on the Upper West Side.
The first one goes off Aug. 3 at Makor, with Dillon sitting down afterward with film critic David Sterritt. The $25 ticket price is less than half of what you will pay to attend the Aug. 4 event set for Lincoln Center. Of course, the latter screening includes a beer-and-wine fueled reception more likely to mimic the atmosphere in Factotum, thus allowing you that perfect opportunity to slur on and on about your Dillon crush from way back, steal a kiss and wrangle that long-awaited autograph on your old copy of Tex. I mean, anything to get your $60 worth.
Tickets are still available for each event; The Reeler will pass along a little more sober coverage of Dillon's New York whistle stops closer to Factotum's Aug. 18 release.
Posted by stvanairsdale at July 13, 2006 10:40 AM
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