James River Film Festival 2006

13th ANNUAL
JAMES RIVER
FILM FESTIVAL
Virginia’s
Festival
for the
Independent-
Minded

2006 FESTIVAL HOME
FESTIVAL PROGRAM:
	MONDAY, March 20
	TUESDAY, March 21
	WEDNESDAY, March 22
	THURSDAY, March 23
	FRIDAY, March 24
	SATURDAY, March 25
	SUNDAY, March 26
Featured Guests
Festival Locations
Acknowledgments
Sponsors

ALL ADMISSIONS FREE UNLESS NOTED; DONATIONS ENCOURAGED

SATURDAY, MARCH 25

Jason and the Argonauts
with Ray Harryhausen
(1963, 104 min.)
10 am, The Byrd Theatre
Admission $7

Animator/producer Ray Harryhausen will introduce one of his personal favorites—the 1963 fantasy classic of Jason’s search for the Golden Fleece. Harryhausen originally made notes about the film while working on Mysterious Island, and the decision to film not in Greece or Yugoslavia but Italy in the 11th hour of pre-production put the whole project in turmoil. But what was born became a timeless childhood classic—an epic and perilous adventure where Jason is challenged by the monsters of mythology, highlighted by Mr. Harryhausen’s incredible models and a music score by Bernard Herrmann, with Todd Armstrong, Gary Raymond, Nancy Kovack. Don’t miss this very special show on The Byrd’s giant screen. Bring the family!

Note: Mr. Harryhausen will sign DVDs and copies of his new book, "The Art of Ray Harryhausen," in the lobby following the screening.

The Art of Motion with
Ray Harryhausen
2 pm, The Byrd Theatre
Admission $7

Animator/producer Ray Harryhausen will conduct a Q& A session while screening a retrospective of highlights from his long and esteemed career. A privileged look from inside the industry by one of the standard bearers of his craft. His stop-motion effects and movable models were a big influence on a number of top directors currently working in Hollywood, including George Lucas, James Cameron and Steven Spielberg. Director Joe Dante perhaps best sums it up: “Ray and Willis O’Brien did so much to transform stop-motion, and paved the way for so many amazing things that are being done now. The new ones are all very technically smooth but they seem to lack the heart Ray put into his stuff.”

Note: Book and DVD signing to follow—see above.

	Sounds of the Surreal by Gary Lucas with opening film+music performance by Hotel X 9 pm, The Canal Club Admission: $12/advance (Plan 9 Music, www.thecanalclub.com); $15/door Captain Beefheart guitarist Gary Lucas returns to the James River Film Festival by performing original scores to three avant-garde shorts: Rene Clair’s Entr’acte, Fernand Leger’s Ballet Mecanique and Ladislas Starewicz’s The Cameraman’s Revenge (a favorite of the Quay Bros). Local ensemble Hotel X will open the show performing live to a silent comedy short and will also perform with Mr. Lucas at the conclusion of his film program.