2012-10-25

Robert Zemeckis‘ long awaited return to live action filmmaking hits theaters soon, and in celebration of the fact Harkins Theaters hosted an online poll to find the director’s most popular movie. There was apparently a glitch of some kind… how else can you explain the fact that Used Cars didn’t win in a landslide? Instead the utterly fantastic and timeless Back to the Future was chosen, and tonight, the Harkins Valley Art theater in Tempe AZ is featuring a free screening of the Michael J. Fox comedy classic. The film will be presented via a pristine digital print, and the screening will be followed by a discussion of Zemeckis’ career alongside giveaways of Flight-related merchandise and swag. Check out the complete details below, and if you go make sure to get there early! WHO:             Director Robert Zemeckis co-wrote (with Bob Gale) and directed “Back to the Future,” which was the top-grossing release of 1985, and for which Zemeckis shared Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for Best Original Screen play.  He then went on to helm “Back to the Future, Part II and Part III,” completing one of the most successful film franchises ever. Zemeckis is an Academy Award© winning Director, and a Golden Globe and a Director’s Guild of American Award for Best Director for the hugely successful “Forrest Gump.”  Zemeckis is back with the upcoming film, FLIGHT, starring Denzel Washington. FLIGHT presents the first pairing of Academy Award® winners Denzel Washington and director Robert Zemeckis, who marks [Due to Content Scraping and Theft, we have been forced to try abbreviated feeds. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and woud very much appreciate you clicking through to view the full article on FilmSchoolRejects.com]

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