In a good way, Adam Rehmeier’s Dinner in America, which recently screened as part of the Sound Unseen Film + Music Festival, recalls the late ’90s indie film boom, when Quentin Tarantino released films in arthouses, Kevin Smith appealed to viewers beyond his fanbase, and a new Todd Solondz movie was a event.
The Dallas Film Society Honors red carpet on Friday, April 7, featured a Dallas Shining Star honoree and her famous mom, this year’s jurors, some late arriving filmmakers, and some filmmakers making one last appearance to soak up the attention of the photographers’ cameras and interviewers’ microphones.
James Faust, Artistic Director of the Dallas Film Society, said, “Our two Dallas Star Award honorees hail back to something this festival has done from its inception – honor cinema legends, icons, and the film artists that made a difference in our film viewing lives. Faye Dunaway has been at the center of a number of certifiably classic films, and we joined so many in being devastated by the recent loss of Bill Paxton, on so many levels.
