The Hamilton Movie Theater transforms into more than your neighborhood movie theater playing summer blockbusters this week. Hamilton is playing host to the 2nd Annual Hamilton Film Festival, the creation of the Slater brothers.
The brothers’ purpose for launching the film festival was to offer a charitable way to give back to the community they grew up in. Besides award-quality films and documentaries, the four-day festival includes a Charity Walk for the Hamilton Food Cupboard, VIP BBQ, Reception and Breakfast, and a Closing Night Cocktail Party with entertainment at the Palace Theater.
Filmlovers are treated to 6 short features and 6 features films, highlighted with two films presented by ESPN’s Mark Durand, “Race to Nowhere”, a documentary about the pressures that America’s schoolchildren face that was recently profiled on Oprah, and films by renowned filmakers Harold Ramis and Joe Berlinger. You can even meet the filmakers at a discussion panel Saturday at noon.
I can’t wait to check out a little piece of Hollywood in the little town of Hamilton. The price is pretty little too for 12 movies & more…just $5 per screening or $25 for the entire festival.
For tickets and information, call Hamilton Theater at 315-824-8210
The Hamilton Film Festival … August 5 – 8, 2010
The Palace Theater, Colgate Inn and Colgate Bookstore in Hamilton, NY
Complete Schedule & Ticket Info at Hamilton Film Festival Website
See movie clips at Slater Brothers Entertainment Website
The first involves one of my favorite entertainment venues, the Capitol Theatre in Rome, NY. The Syracuse Cinephile Society is hosting their annual Cinefest 30 at the Holiday Inn in Liverpool on March 25, 26, 27 and 28. The fest itself includes screenings of rare 16mm films, dealers selling film-related items and this year includes an auction by renowned film critic Leonard Maltin. The fest also features a bus trip to a nearby historic theater for a screening of 35mm classics as an extra option and this year’s destination is the Rome Capitol Theatre on Saturday, March 27. For a $25 fee, you can spend the day watching original 35mm films you won’t see anywhere else, enjoy a box lunch and listen to some fine organ music on the Capitol’s restored 1928 Miller organ.