20th Annual Palm Beach International Film
Festival Starts March 26
By Skip Sheffield
Palm Beach International Film Festival launches its 20th
season Thursday, March 26 with an opening night film and party at the Muvico
Parisian at City Place, West Palm Beach.
The darkly humorous film “Welcome to Me” will be screened at 7 p.m.
followed by an after party at Revolutions. “Welcome to Me” stars Kristin Wiig,
James Marsden, Tom Robbins, Joan Cusack and Linda Cardellini. Director Shira
Previn will be present opening night.
The good news for local film fans is the PBIFF has returned
to a Boca Raton venue, Muvico Palace for
screenings through April 2, when the closing night film, “While We’re Young,”
will be screened at 7 p.m., with a red
carpet check-in at 6 p.m.
Headquarters for celebrities, special guests and seminars will
be at the Hyatt Place, 104 N.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach. An informal filmmaker
and press Meet and Greet will be at 10 a.m. March 27 at the Hyatt.
Actor Tom Arnold will be present at the premiere of “Any
Day” at 8 p.m. Friday, March 27 at Muvico CityPlace. Arnold plays a 40-year-old
boxer and alcoholic who tries to rebuild his life after being convicted of
manslaughter.
A 20th anniversary celebration honoring Tom
Arnold and “Boyhood” star Ellar Coltrane will be held at a private waterfront
estate 9 p.m. Saturday, March 28. Music will be by TK Records artists George
McRae, Jimmy “Bo” Horne and the Derek Mack Band.
Of special interest to locals is a 6:30 p.m. Monday, March
30 screening of “Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark.” Attending the opening will
be Boca Raton’s Casey and Timolin Cole, twin youngest children of the late Nat
King Cole.
In all there will be 12 world and 15 U.S. premieres, plus
assorted documentaries, shorts and music videos.
“For our 20th year, we have gone all out to
dazzle and surprise our audience, stated PBIFF executive director Randi
Emmerman. “This year’s Palm Beach International Film Festival has a sparkling
array of fantastic movies and a list of visiting filmmakers and talent that
will bring the best of the world to the shores of South Florida.”
For more information, go to www.pbifilmfest.org. For tickets call
561-362-0003.
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