Founded in 1998 by a group of movie/art lovers, independent filmmakers and film industry veterans, CineVegas Film Festival is now one of Vegas' premier events attracting top name directors, actors and bringing about the best in new cinema. CineVegas is under the direction of Festival President Robin Greenspun, Director of Programming, Trevor Groth and Creative Advisory Board Chairman Dennis Hopper.
Writes Robert Koehler in Variety, "(CineVegas) is one of the few U.S. fests that mixes pure pleasure with a mighty serious ambition for discovery. Held entirely inside the Palms Hotel in June, this smart confab...displays young cinema at its best, from pop faves to boldly experimental films that straighter fests habitually ignore."
Line-Up:
This year's films are no exception with bold and distinctive themes as varied as one man's promise to move to Canada if Bush wins the 2004 Presidental election and a look at how OCD affects one woman's desire to have a baby. The 2007 CineVegas line-up also includes director AJ Schnack's Kurt Cobain About a Son, based on more than 25 hours of previously unheard audio interviews of Kurt Cobain by noted music journalist Michael Azerrad.Essential Info:
Find out more about CineVegas 2007 at www.cinevegas.comThe Brenden Theatres are located at the Palms Casino Resort, 4321 W. Flamingo Road, (702) 507-4849.
If you've never been to CineVegas, this is the year to catch one of the country's hottest film festivals. (and the swank after-parties aren't bad either!)
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