Thursday, June 19, 2003
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CineVegas schedule

CineVegas International Film Festival

Through June 21, Brenden Palms

Info: www.cinevegas.com

Capsules courtesy of Trevor Groth/CineVegas. Used by permission. (Parentheses denote repeat screenings.)

Thursday, June 19

12:30 The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (74 min.) Kim Bartley and Donnacha O'Brian, U.S. Documentary on the coup and reinstatement of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Plus Promise Land (15 min.) Gili Dolev, England.

1:00 Shorts Two: The Real World N Judah 5:30 (4 min.) Sam Green; Float (31 min.) Heide Solbrig; Branson: Musicland USA (11 min.) Peter Sillen; The King and Dick (9 min.) Scott Calonico; Terminal Bar (22 min.) Stefan Nadelman.

1:30 Owning Mahowny (107 min.) Philip Seymour Hoffman is superb as a nerdy bank exec with a serious gambling problem, in Richard Kwietniowski's real-life drama. With Minnie Driver, John Hurt.

3:30 Last Man Running (88 min.) Damon Santostefano, U.S. Actor Rick Gomez pursues his dream of becoming a demolition derby champ. Plus Jer-Z Knights (8 min.) Dale May.

4:00 The Dance (77 min.) John Darling Haynes, U.S. A profile of Billy Roth, volunteer boxing coach in the Louisiana state prison system.

4:30 The Day My God Died (70 min.) Andrew Levine, U.S./India/Nepal. Documentary. A harrowing expose of the child sex-slave trade between Nepal and India, with poems by rescued girls read by Winona Ryder. (Fri., 20 12:30)

6:30 Klepto (80 min.) Thomas Trail, U.S. Meredith Bishop, Jsu Garcia. A security guard becomes obsessed with a kleptomaniac. Will love conquer all?

7:00 TBA

7:30 "Las Vegas" (42 min.) Michael Watkins, U.S. James Caan is the head of surveillance at the Montecito Resort and Casino, in a TV pilot written by Gary Scott Thompson (The Fast and the Furious).

8:00 Animal Charm: Wet and Wreckless (60 min.) A performance by LA's deconstruction crew (Richard Bott and Jim Fetterly) who remix old educational and corporate videos. (Fri., June 20 8:00)

9:30 Nevada Filmmaker Showcase Shorts by local filmmakers: The Big Ride (4 min.) Wolfgang Muchow; Bathtime (18 min.) Francisco Menendez; Tres Delicuentes (20 min.) Nathan Clay, Eduardo Mayen; Jar of Grasshoppers (10 min.) Chris McInroy; Plastic Jesus (18 min.) David Schmoeller; Bestest Man (15 min.) Kai Murphy; One Drink (10 min.) Doug Shutte; Open Mic (22 min.) Wesley Hirni, Charles Akin; Touched (11 min.) Mike Clark.

10:00 Sweet Sixteen (106 min.) Ken Loach, England/Germany/Spain. With Martin Compston, Annmarie Fulton. A heartfelt, socal-realist drama about a Scottish teen raising money for a home for his ex-con mom. (Sat., 21 6:30)

Friday, June 20

12:30 The Day My God Died (Thu., 19 4:30)

1:00 Queen of Diamonds (77 min.) 1991, Nina Menkes, U.S. An abstract portrait of alienation and the desolation of daytime Las Vegas, seen through the eyes of a blackjack dealer (Tinka Menkes). Filmed in 1989 at Bob Stupak's Vegas World.

1:30 The Beat (85 min.) Brandon Sonnier, U.S. With Kazz Wingate IV, Coolio. In South Central L.A., teen Rahman Jamaal has to choose between being a cop or a rapper. Plus Kid Bang (12 min.) Kiran Ramchandran. (Sat., 21 1:30)

3:30 Shorts Three: Head Warmers Cheap Ludes (3 min.) John Doornik, Jeroen Mol, Netherlands; Firepussy (19 min.) Laurel Almerinda; El Elegante (17 min.) Vince Di Meglio; Badger (25 min.) Rajshree Ojha; Strange & Charmed (16 min.) Shari Frilot. (Sat., 21 3:30)

4:00 4th and Life (71 min.) Simeon Soffer, U.S. Documentary about a football program in Louisiana's Angola State Penitentiary. Narrated by Burt Reynolds. (Sat., 21 4:30)

4:30 Daddy Cool (85 min.) Brady Lewis, U.S. Streeter Nelson, Larry John Meyeres. In the world of brains that won't die resides this film about a woman who sees visions in her TV.

6:30 The Last Movie (108 min.) 1971, Dennis Hopper, U.S. After filming a Western in the Andes, stunt man Hopper stays in Peru. A chaotic historical curiosity. With Peter Fonda, Kris Kristofferson.

7:00 Garage Days (105 min.) Alex Proyas, Australia. With Kick Gurry, Maya Stange, Pia Miranda. Proyas (The Crow, Dark City) brings his distinct visual style to this film about a Sydney garage band. (Sat., June 21 12:30)

7:30 Shade (95 min.) Damian Nieman, U.S. Sylvester Stallone and Stuart Townsend star in an amusing look at L.A.'s illegal gambling scene, directed by a real-life "card mechanic." With Gabriel Byrne, Jamie Foxx, Melanie Griffith, Hal Holbrook, Thandie Newton. (Sat., 21 1:00)

8:00 Animal Charm: Wet and Wreckless (Thu., 19 8:00)

9:30 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (119 min.) 1998 Terry Gilliam, U.S. A surreal mix of mescaline and mayhem, based on the 1971 book by gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson. With Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro.

10:00 Stuey (112 min.) A.W. Vidmer, U.S. Michael Imperioli ("The Sopranos") plays Stu "The Kid" Ungar, youngest winner of Binion's World Series of Poker.

Saturday, June 21

12:30 Garage Days (Fri., 20 7:00)

1:00 Shade (Fri., 20 7:30)

1:30 The Beat (Fri., 20 1:30)

3:30 Shorts Three: Head Warmers (Fri., 20 3:30)

4:00 Critics' Prize Winner (TBA)

4:30 4th and Life (Fri., 20 4:00)

6:30 Sweet Sixteen (Thu., 19 10:00)

7:00 Breakfast with Hunter (90 min.) Wayne Ewing, U.S. Documentary about "the most elderly dope fiend in America," gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson. (Passholders only, i.e. sold out.)