#TCMFF Day 4
Sunday, April 27
Eddie Muller's schedule:
9:15 AM
TCL Chinese Theatres, House 1
Eddie will be introducing THE BIG COMBO (1955) with filmmaker Ernest Dickerson.
With Joseph H. Lewis directing and John Alton in charge of cinematography, this guarantees one of the most vividly shot of all film noirs, a symphony in chiaroscuro in this world premiere restoration.
1:15
Egyptian Theatre
Eddie will be introducing Francis Ford Coppola’s APOCALYPSE NOW (1979) in 70mm with filmmaker Antoine Fuqua. Hailed by many as one of the greatest war films ever made and a landmark film about the Vietnam War, Coppola’s film combines an epic vision of war and its consequences with deep philosophical questions. It earned Oscars for Vittorio Storaro’s evocative cinematography and its sound design by it earned Oscars for Vittorio Storaro’s evocative cinematography and its sound design by Walter Murch, Mark Berger, Richard Beggs, and Nat Boxer.
2:30 PM
TCL Chinese Theatres, House 6
Eddie is thrilled to be introducing TCMFF’s tribute screening of David Lynch’s Blue Velvet (1986) with the film’s star Kyle MacLachlan. Lynch’s breakthrough film establishes one of his trademarks: exposing the seedy underbelly of a seemingly idyllic small town. Digging into the mystery behind his discovery of a severed ear, college student Jefery (MacLachlan) falls into the twisted world of criminal Frank Booth (Dennis Hopper) and singer Dorothy Vallens (Isabella Rossellini). The film established Lynch as one of the screen’s most visionary and controversial directors.
3:00 PM
Club TCM, The Hollywood Roosevelt
Eddie will be moderating JUST GETTING STARTED: A CONVERSATION WITH TITLE DESIGNER DAN PERRI.
4:15 PM
Club TCM, The Hollywood Roosevelt
Eddie will be signing copies of the revised and expanded edition of his essential volume Dark City Dames for passholders
8:15
TCL Chinese Theatres, House 1
Eddie will introduce TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME (1949) with his fellow TCM hosts Alicia Malone and Dave Karge. Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra play members of the fictional Wolves baseball team whose lives are thrown into disarray when the team’s new owner turns out to be a woman (Esther Williams). Directed by Busby Berkeley.
