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Peoria hosts Made in Arizona film series
City offers free screenings, discussion of movies made close to home
Arianna Grainey
Peoria is hosting their first “Made in Arizona” film series, celebrating movies made here in Arizona.
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Movie fans are invited to take part in Peoria’s first “Made in Arizona” film series, celebrating movies made here in Arizona.
The series will feature five films, screening for free over five Saturdays, from June to October, at the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts, 10580 N. 83rd Drive.
Saturday, June 15 at 9:30 a.m. - "Stagecoach" (1939)
Directed by John Ford with a stellar cast led by John Wayne, where a group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo and learn something about each other in the process. The film has long been recognized as an important work transcending the Western genre.
Saturday, July 13 at 9:30 a.m. - "Lilies of the Field" (1963)
This charming drama, starring Sidney Poitier as a traveling handyman who becomes the answer to the prayers of nuns who wish to build a chapel in the desert. Poitier's performance earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor, making him the first Black actor to win in this category.
Saturday, Aug. 10 at 9:30 a.m. - "A Star is Born" (1976)
This romantic musical stars Kris Kristofferson as a has-been rock star who falls in love with an up-and-coming songstress played by Barbra Streisand. As a remake of two prior versions from 1937 and 1954, this box office success became the second highest-grossing film of 1976.
Saturday, Sept. 14 at 9:30 a.m. – "Midnight Run" (1988)
In this entertaining comedy about mismatched buddies, Robert De Niro plays a bounty hunter pursuing a former Mafia accountant played by Charles Grodin, who is also being chased by other bounty hunters and his old mob boss after jumping bail.
Saturday, Oct 19 at 9:30 a.m. – "Raising Arizona" (1987)
In this iconic crime comedy directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter star as a childless couple who decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintuplets, leading to unexpected complications. This film has a cult-like following and is still remembered by many for its local filming.
Jeannie Berg, MA, faculty in the Arts & Humanities Department at Glendale Community College, will moderate the film series. Each screening will include a brief introduction and after the film, audiences are encouraged to stay for a discussion session to explore the film’s themes, unique “behind the scenes” stories and insight into the director and cast.
“Films provide us with an opportunity to explore stories that we relate to and connect to on an emotional level,” Berg states. “The post-viewing discussion when people share their insights based on their unique life experiences and viewpoints is invaluable because it broadens our understanding of films. Everyone sees different things in films and often has different interpretations. This intersection of ideas and perspectives is one of the best things about watching movies as a community.”
For more information and a listing of the films, visit theaterworks.org or call 623-815-7930.
