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October 23, 2007

ASPEN FILM PREVIEWS OFFERING FOR 2007 ACADEMY SCREENINGS SERIES

October 23, 2007 (Aspen, CO.) - Aspen Film presents the 17th annual Aspen Film Academy Screenings December 21 - January 2 at Harris Concert Hall in Aspen, Colorado. A perennial highlight of this mountain resort's busy holiday season, this unique film series showcases films actively campaigning for Academy Award consideration and includes everything from brand new releases to critical hits on the international festival circuit. While the complete program will not be announced until Thanksgiving, early confirmations include Paul Thomson Anderson's There Will Be Blood starring Daniel Day Lewis, Francis Ford Coppola's long awaited Youth Without Youth, Jason Reitman's comedic Juno, Tamara Jenkins' acclaimed The Savages, and Julian Schnabel's Cannes winner, Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Brand new features directed by Denzel Washington, Rob Reiner and Woody Allen - The Greater Debaters also starring Washington and Forest Whitaker, The Bucket List with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, and Cassandra's Dream with Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell, as well as Jonathan Demme's latest documentary, Jimmy Carter, Man from Plains will also screen. Other offerings include Spain's official entry, The Orphanage executive produced by Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth) and Persepolis, an animated feature from France. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, December 12th through the Wheeler Box Office. Members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences, BAFTA and related guilds should contact Aspen Film directly. For more information contact 970.925.6882 or visit www.aspenfilm.org.

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Posted by Dina at October 23, 2007 11:11 AM

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