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Dog Day Afternoon
Tue, May 24 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Writers Branch.
Frank Pierson won an Oscar for his witty, tense, and emotional screenplay based on a real-life Brooklyn bank heist in 1972, with Al Pacino giving one of his most indelible performances as the stressed-out robber. Sidney Lumet directed this Best Picture nominee, a classic of New York “fun city” cinema, with Chris Sarandon nominated for his role as Pacino’s transgender life partner.
DIRECTOR: Sidney Lumet.
WRITTEN BY: Frank Pierson.
CAST: Al Pacino, John Cazale, James Broderick, Charles Durning. 1975. 130 min. USA. Color. English. 35mm. New print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
Star Wars
Tue, May 31 | 7:30pm | DGT Selected by the Visual Effects Branch.
George Lucas’s homage to the pulpy tradition of Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon changed the face of cinema and revolutionized visual effects. Combining classic techniques such as matte paintings and miniatures with the then-new technology of motion control photography, Star Wars imagined worlds, machines, and crea- tures that remain cinematic touchstones. A Best Picture nominee, the record-breaking hit won six Oscars including Visual Effects, as well as received a Special Achievement Award for Ben Burtt’s imaginative sound creations.
DIRECTOR: George Lucas.
WRITTEN BY: George Lucas.
CAST: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness.
1977. 119 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. 70mm.
Print courtesy of Academy Film Archive. Special thanks to Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution and Lucasfilm.
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