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==Events== |
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The most notable event was the screening of There Will Be Blood on its own set. Other movies included [[The Night of the Hunter (film)|Night of the Hunter]], [[True Stories (film)|True Stories]], [[The Innocents (film)|The Innocents]], [[The Living Wake]], two music videos directed by [[Heath Ledger]], and [[The Last Movie]], which [[Dennis Hopper]] screened personally. Many of the movies were screened at the [www.goodecrowleytheatre.org Goode-Crowley Building], some were put on by the Alamo Drafthouse Rolling Roadshow. Some of the bands included Victoria, and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes. |
The most notable event was the screening of There Will Be Blood on its own set. Other movies included [[The Night of the Hunter (film)|Night of the Hunter]], [[True Stories (film)|True Stories]], [[The Innocents (film)|The Innocents]], [[The Living Wake]], two music videos directed by [[Heath Ledger]], and [[The Last Movie]], which [[Dennis Hopper]] screened personally. Many of the movies were screened at the [http://www.goodecrowleytheatre.org Goode-Crowley Building], some were put on by the Alamo Drafthouse Rolling Roadshow. Some of the bands included Victoria, and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes. |
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Revision as of 01:10, 18 May 2008
The Marfa Film Fesival is a Film festival held in Marfa, Texas. The festival celebrates movies filmed or associated with the area, as well as giving venues to bands, tours of the area, and various other activities. The first annual was held May 1-5.
History
Marfa has the interesting position of having both There Will Be Blood and No Country for Old Men, 2007's main Oscar magnets, filmed in the area. Marfa also has a history of artists and musicians using it for asylum, notably Donald Judd. The film festival was sponsored by the Texas Association of Film Commissions.
Events
The most notable event was the screening of There Will Be Blood on its own set. Other movies included Night of the Hunter, True Stories, The Innocents, The Living Wake, two music videos directed by Heath Ledger, and The Last Movie, which Dennis Hopper screened personally. Many of the movies were screened at the Goode-Crowley Building, some were put on by the Alamo Drafthouse Rolling Roadshow. Some of the bands included Victoria, and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes.