By MCN Editor editor@moviecitynews.com
AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE TO PRESENT JOEL SCHUMACHER RETROSPECTIVE
THREE-DAY LONG EVENT TO CONCLUDE WITH 25TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING OF ‘ST.
ELMO’S FIRE’
Los Angeles, CA – June 3, 2010 – The American Cinematheque will present
a three-day retrospective of Joel Schumacher’s films, including a
special 25th anniversary presentation of 1985’s ‘ST. ELMO’S FIRE,’ and
an advanced screening of the Hannover Films’ July 30th release ‘TWELVE,’
starring Chace Crawford, Emma Roberts, and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.
Beginning on Friday, June 25th, the Egyptian Theatre will screen’FALLING DOWN’ and ‘FLATLINERS.’ Nominated for the Golden Palm Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1993, ‘FALLING DOWN’ stars Michael Douglas in the lead role of William Foster, a divorcee and unemployed former defense engineer who goes on a violent rampage across the city of Los Angeles as he tries to get home in
time for his daughter’s birthday party.
Schumacher’s 1990 film FLATLINERS’ centers on a group of medical students who use physical science in an attempt to find out if there’s anything out there beyond death. The film stars
Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin, and Oliver Platt. Schumacher will be on hand to introduce both screenings.
On Saturday, June 26th, the Egyptian Theatre will host an advanced screening of Schumacher’s latest film ‘TWELVE.’ Based on the Nick McDonell novel of the same name, ‘TWELVE’ follows a high school
dropout-turned-drug-dealer (Chace Crawford) in New York’s Upper East Side. His lucrative life sours when the dealer’s cousin is brutally murdered on an East Harlem playground and his best friend is arrested for the crime. The film also stars Emma Roberts, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Ellen Barkin, Emily Meade, Rory Culkin, and Esti Ginzburg. Schumacher and other special guests will be on hand for a post-screening Q&A.
The weekend-long retrospective will culminate with a special presentation at the Aero Theatre of Schumacher’s 1985 cult-classic ‘ST. ELMO’S FIRE’ on Sunday, June 27th in honor of the 25th anniversary of the film’s release. Schumacher will introduce the film which chronicles life post-graduation for a group of friends as they adjust to their post-university lives and the responsibilities of encroaching adulthood. ‘ST. ELMO’S FIRE’ stars Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Mare Winningham.
The Joel Schumacher retrospective will be presented by the American
Cinematheque.
Tickets for ‘FALLING DOWN,’ ‘FLATLINERS,’ and ‘TWELVE’can purchased at
the Egyptian Theatre’s box office located at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard,
Los Angeles, CA 90028. Tickets for ‘ST. ELMO’S FIRE’ can be purchased at
the Aero Theatre’s box office located at 1328 Montana Ave at 14th St.,
Santa Monica, CA 90403. Tickets for all events can also be purchased
online at www.fandango.com .