The Backlot Film Festival Program:

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Wednesday, January 31, 2007 Veterans Memorial Building Auditorium
6 p.m.	Cocktail reception for Budd Schulberg and filmmakers in the Rotunda Room. Free to Celebrities and their guests. Drinks and hors d'oeuvres.
	Tickets:	VIP Tickets for sale $10
6 p.m.	Backlot Film Festival Competitive Shorts - approx 110 min. 1. "Mr. Postman" (music video) Artist: RetroRockets Director: Andre Champagne 2. "Culver City Cowboys" Produced by Ross Hawkins and Andre Champagne, Directed by Ross Hawkins - Principal Photography, Mark Morris. 3. "Last Ride of the Pacific Electric" 4. "The Irish Cowboy" Music Video written and directed by Drewin B. Young. Produced by Young Dempsy and Rob Harper - 10 minutes 5. "The Package" by Carlos Dorsey- 9 minutes 6. "$ale$man" - produced and directed by Hank Bedford - 15 minutes 7. "Thai Women Challenging Aids" Written and Directed by Narumoi Sriyanond Barton. Most Promising Newcomer Award from Women In Film - 10 minutes 8. "Final Blues" by Carlos Dorsey - 22 minutes 9. "Happenstance" by Carlos Dorsey - 9 minutes 10. "Someone For Everyone" Produced and Written by Candice Martin, Director, Cinematographer and Editor, Andre Champagne - 14 minutes
8 p.m.	Tribute in Veterans Auditorium Program - Tribute to the Sponsors - Tribute to the Producers of "What Babies Want" and Spokesperson for Oklahaven Childrens' Chiropractic Center. - Tribute to the members of Therapeutic Living Center For The Blind - Tribute to Budd Schulberg

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Regular: $15 Students and seniors: $10

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Thursday, February 1, 2007 Fine Arts Theater
6 p.m.	"Cisco Pike" (Columbia) Part of The Other Hollywood Series. Directed by B.L. Norton. Starring Kris Kristofferson, Karen Black, Gene Hackman and Roscoe Lee Brown. A Crooked cop (Hackman) blackmails a burnt out Rock Star. Filmed in Venice, California and Ocean Park in 1972. 94 minutes
	Tickets:	Regular: $10 Students and seniors: $8

8 p.m.	"The Harder They Fall" (Columbia) Budd Schulberg Tribute Film Directed by Mark Robson, Based on Budd Schulberg novel written in 1947. Starring Humphery Bogart (His Last Film) Rod Stieger, Jan Sterling, Max Baer, Jersey Joe Walcott. Down-on-his-luck-ex-sportswriter(Bogart) is hired by shady fight promoter(Stieger) to promote his latest find, an unknown but easily exploitable phenom from Argentina. 109 minutes
	Tickets:	Regular: $10 Students and seniors: $8

10 p.m.	"On The Waterfront" (Columbia Pictures) Budd Schulberg Tribute Film. Directed by Elia Kazan, Screenplay by Schulberg (Won Academy Award for Best Screenplay) Stars Marlon Brando, Karl Maldon, Lee J. Cobb, Eva Marie Saint.
	Tickets:	Regular: $10 Students and seniors: $8

Midnight	Midnight Madness Contest - "The Adventures of Johnny Tao" directed by Ken Scott Billed as a Family Friendly Kung Fu Action/Adventure- Comedy. Johnny Tao must discover the power in his father's old guitar and defeat an army of donut eating demons in order to save the world. 87 minutes Filmgoers who view both Midnight Madness Films will select the next "Midnight madness Cult Film".
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Friday, February 2, 2007 Fine Arts Theater
6 p.m.	"Death In El Vallee" In 1948, C.M. Hardt's grandfather was murdered while in the custody of the Spanish Civil Guard. Over fifty years later, Ms. Hardt returned to Spain to find out the truth about why he was killed.She learns about the secret war that led to his death. She unearths the hatred and fear of a village trying to forget the past and confronts her own family with a story even they don 't want her to discover. She captures it all and faces her father's killer. 65 minutes. Visit the movie web site: www.deathinelvalle.com Q&A with Filmmaker to follow.
	Tickets:	Regular: $10 Students and seniors: $8

7.45 p.m.	"The Seekers" A Film by Frank Megna and Diana Ljungaelus "The Seekers" concerns the conflicts, frustrations and aspirations of hopeful immigrants and overworked authorities in the post 9-11 World. 101 Minutes Q and A with Producers following screening.
	Tickets:	Regular: $10 Students and seniors: $8
10 p.m. "Sakenara" Los Angeles Premiere. Produced and Directed by Richard Alan Chan. Film Noir about a sake salesman who dies under mysterious circumstances. The police think it's murder. The prime suspect is a call girl with a very interesting cliental - 65 minutes Q&A with Alan Chan following the film.   Tickets: Regular: $10 Students and seniors: $8

Midnight	Midnight Madness - "Nightmare Man" Cult horror film produced and directed by Rolf Kanefsky. Woman thinks she's being stalked by a killer; her husband and psychotherapist believe she's a paranoiac schizophrenic. Visit the movie web site: www.nightmaremanmovie.com Filmgoers who view both Midnight Madness Films will select the next "Midnight madness Cult Film".
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Saturday, February 3, 2007 Fine Arts Theater
2 p.m.	"What Babies Want" 55 minutes. Special Screening of a documentary directed by Debby Takikawa and narrated by Noah Wyle star of ER. An innovative film about the profoundly important and sacred opportunity we have of bringing children into the world. The film will be immediately followed by an interactive community forum on the well-being of children, featuring community leaders and experts on child development including: Brain Researcher and Midwife Tanya Brooks; Jay Handal, President of the Greater West L.A Chamber of Commerce; and Dr. Bobby Doscher, Director of the Oklahaven Children’s Chiropractic Hospital. The filmmaker Debby Takikawa will be on hand to introduce the film. The event is a fundraiser for two non- profit organizations: the Sojourn Shelter for Battered Women and Children in Santa Monica, helping battered women and their children become independent and self-supporting; and the Oklahaven Children’s Chiropractic Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK., providing natural health care at greatly reduced fees for special needs children whose families have been financially and emotionally exhausted by the medical challenges their children face.
	Tickets:	Regular: $10 Students and seniors: $8

4.30 pm	Double Feature "South To South" One hour documentary produced by Oliver Aubert and Mike Blyth and directed by Antoine Sacoun. An epic adventure of two pilots flying aircraft that can be best described as motorcycles of the air; traveling over three continents and through more than 30 countries from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Cape Town, South Africa. Visit the movie web site: www.trike-expeditions.com
6.00 pm	"Wind Across The Everglades" Final Film in the tribute to Budd Schulberg. Warner Bros. 1958. 93 minutes. Directed by Nicholas Ray. Producer and Screenplay, Budd Schulberg. Story of early 20th Century Florida Game Warden who rids the area of poachers. With Burl Ives, Christopher Plummer and Gypsy Rose Lee.
	Tickets:	Regular: $10 Students and seniors: $8

8 p.m.	"Port Town" 90 minute documentary from Pirate Town Productions. Directed by Jack Baric. A Valentine to the port city of San Pedro featuring seperate stories of people who have lived and worked there. - one of the last commercial fisherman struggling to earn a living - a retired fisherman who takes tourists and students whale watching - Mary Star of The Sea's 1962 Football Season - a Croatian Immigrant Family - the first Lady Longshoreman - San Pedro's Viet Nam POW hero Features interviews with Producer/Director Jack Baric, LA. City Council Member Janice Hahn and Senator John McCain.
	Tickets:	Regular: $10 Students and seniors: $8

9.45 p.m.	Awards Ceremony   Screen Trailers and/or clips from all Backlot Participants. Announce Winners in the following Categories - Best Feature Film - Best Feature Documentary - Best Short Subject - Midnight Madness - Jury Favorite - People Choice - Audience Recognition
10 p.m.	"The Loved One" Warner Bros. 1965. Final film for the Backlot Film Festival and part of The Other Hollywood series. Produced by MGM in 1965 - Film was shot in and around Culver City. Directed by Tony Richardson. Stars Robert Morse, Jonathan Winters, Anjannette Comer, Rod Stieger, Jamie Farr, Tab Hunter, Roddy McDowell, Robert Morely, Barbara Nichols and Liberace. Comedy satire on the funeral business, in which a young British poet goes to work at a Hollywood Cemetary
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