[Cwgrad-announcements] FW: Riverside International Film Festival OPENING FEB 17

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From: Maurya Simon [mailto:maurya.simon at ucr.edu] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 12:20 PM
To: Amanda Labagnara
Subject: Fwd: Riverside International Film Festival OPENING FEB 17


Dear Amanda,

Please forward this announcement to everyone.  Thanks, Maurya




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:          Patrick Brien
                        (951) 680-1345
                        pbrien at riversideartscouncil.org
 

Riverside International Film Festival Opens With Gala Event 
and World Premiere of American Blend

 


February 17, 2006
6:00 p.m. champagne reception
University Extension
1200 University Avenue in Riverside
Followed by the World Premiere of American Blend
A film by Varun Khanna starring Dee Wallace Stone
$50 per person/$80 per couple
Reserve by calling (951) 686-1434
 

The Riverside International Film Festival will open on Friday, February
17 with the World Premiere of American Blend, starring Dee Wallace
Stone.  While her many feature film credits include such classics as The
Hills Have Eyes, The Howling, Cujo, Secret Admirer, The Frighteners, and
10, the actress is best known for her starring role in Steven
Spielberg’s E.T. Wallace Stone will also be appearing in ABC’s upcoming
series Sons and Daughters.  Prior to the film, the Festival will host a
champagne reception during which they will present a Lifetime
Achievement Award to Wallace Stone.  
 
American Blend revolves around the Chadha family, who are Californians
on the outside but deeply rooted in Indian tradition within.  Raj Chadha
(Anupam Kher) runs Bollywood Café, a family-owned restaurant with his
wife and two children.  After his wife dies, Raj marries Jayme (Wallace
Stone), a Caucasian-American with a daughter.  Life in the Chadha home
sails by smoothly, until lightning strikes without warning and unearths
a secret that has lain buried for years.  A heart-warming drama filled
with music and dance, American Blend is the highly anticipated second
feature by director Varun Khanna, whose Beyond Honor was released to
great acclaim last year.  
 
Wallace Stone, Khanna and many members of the cast will be present for
the reception and the screening.  The evening begins at 6:00 p.m. at the
University Extension, located at 1200 University Avenue in Riverside.
The film will be shown at the University Metropolitan Cinemas across the
street from the reception.  Tickets for the evening are $50 each or $80
per couple and can be reserved by calling (951) 686-1434.
 
The Riverside International Film Festival will be held February 17
through 26, with screenings taking place at the Metropolitan University
Village, located at 1201A University Avenue in Riverside.  Specific
times will be announced soon.  Tickets are currently available, with a
Festival Pass on sale for $100.  Ten ticket packages are on sale for
$70, with a discounted price 
of $45 available for students and seniors.  Individual tickets are
available for $8 to the general public and $5 for students and seniors.
To view a complete schedule of films or to purchase tickets, visit the
Riverside International Film Festival website at
www.riversidefilmfest.org.  <http://www.riversidefilmfest.org. /> To
order tickets by phone, call (951) 682-4456.  For more information on
the Riverside International Film Festival, as well as other arts
organizations and events throughout Riverside and San Bernardino
counties, visit www.inlandarts.com <http://www.inlandarts.com/> .
 
Sponsors to date for the Riverside International Film Festival include
The City of Riverside, Riverside Public Utilities, the Riverside Arts
Council, DigiQuest Studio, The Press-Enterprise, UCR College of
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Capree Escrow, First American
Title, PFF Bank and Trust, Riverside Personnel Services, Raj Gahndi,
John Swierczek, Provident Bank Mortgage, Inland Printwork, Tower Realty,
Riverside Community Hospital, the Mexican Consulate, La Sierra
University, and Riverside Community College.
 

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Maurya Simon

Professor 
Department of Creative Writing
University of California Riverside
900 University Avenue
Riverside, CA 92521-0318

TEL. (951) 827-2006 (office)

FAX: (951) 827-3619 


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