LONE PINE FILM FESTIVAL" UPDATE #3" August 7, 2023

Museum Of Western Film History

October 5 - 8 2023

Film Festival News Update #3

SPECIAL SCREENING

Join us at the Lone Pine Film Festival for a special screening of what some call the definitive Budd Boetticher/Ranown western,

the 1959 Randolph Scott classic RIDE LONESOME.

Screening > FrIday Evening - 7:00 pm High School Auditorium

RIDE LONESOME, the fifth film in the “Ranown cycle,” is both the best and most representative of the whole series, which has been called “the most remarkable convergence of artistic achievement in the history of low-budget movie making.” Director Budd Boetticher captures the alienation and loneliness of an America faced with the Cold War and the daily threat of nuclear annihilation. Shot in seventeen days for under a half-million dollars, Ride Lonesome is a masterpiece of cinematic minimalism. In addition to Randolph Scott, the film contains a stellar cast of supporting players; a few years hence, Lee Van Cleef and James Coburn would become international movie stars. Pernell Roberts would become a household name on BONANZA and after a long career playing memorable character roles, James Best would achieve his greatest TV fame in the 1980s as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on THE DUKES OF HAZZARD. With Burt Kennedy’s literate, edgy script, the talent on screen is as breathtaking as the Lone Pine locations.

A conversation hosted by Rob Word with two-time Emmy Award and two-time Humanitas Prize–winning writer/producer Kirk Ellis will precede the screening. Veteran screenwriter Kirk Ellis, in his recently released 2023 book RIDE LONESOME, brilliantly unpacks the themes, narrative, visual language, and editing in this seminal film. In Ride Lonesome Ellis not only shows how this one film embodies a turning point for the Western, but also explores the unique vision and contributions of director Boetticher and his writing partner Burt Kennedy, through his longtime friendship with both filmmakers.

Post screening, Steve Latshaw will host a Q&A about the life and career of RIDE LONESOME co-star James Best with special guests Dorothy Best, (James Best's widow), and Kirk Ellis. Dorothy Best will also join us Saturday for a tour of RIDE LONESOME locations in the Alabama Hills.

And check out this new Wall Street Journal article by David Mermelstein

(see Link Below) detailing Criterion’s new Blu-Ray release of the

Budd Boetticher/Burt Kennedy Ranown westerns and why

RIDE LONESOME is the best of the bunch:

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WSJ Article:‘The Ranown Westerns: Five Films Directed by Budd Boetticher’ Review:Boetticher Back in the Saddle

Go to https://lonepinefilmfestival.org/ to buy your tickets.

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The Film Festival website provides key information on the weekend Guests, Screenings, Presentations, Tours, Events and of course, How to Buy Tickets to all.

In addition, there are links to a History of the Film Festival from its beginning in 1990; PDF's of all the program books with a complete listing of all the celebrities that have attended; FAQ's on the area and movie locations; a guide on Traveling on Lone Pine; a glimpse of classic video interviews from the Film Festival Archives; This years QUILT RAFFLE and a short Trivia Test for Lone Pine fans.

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DOW VILLA HOTEL CELEBRATES 100 YEARS

Join in their Celebration at the Dow Villa Hotel & Motel hosted ,Thursday Night Cocktail Reception, Starting at 4:00 pm

See details on the website