The USA Film Festival starts on Wednesday at the Angelika Film Center Dallas and the schedule is jam-packed with rare screenings and some of our favorite actors coming to town — including the most intense man on screen, RAY LIOTTA.

As part of our sponsorship, the Festival is giving away free tickets to the TRIBUTE TO RAY LIOTTA program on SATURDAY, MAY 2nd at 7:00pm. The evening will include a fantastic film clip tribute and conversation with Ray Liotta.

To reserve your tickets, send an email to the Festival at USAFILMFEST@aol.com and include your NAME and TELEPHONE NUMBER (tickets will be confirmed by phone).

Tickets are limited!

After a fantastic opening night at the Village East Cinema (complete with Q&As with lead actor Paul Dano & director Matt Aselton) in New York, GIGANTIC opens today at the Angelika Dallas. To celebrate, we’re giving away a GIGANTIC movie poster signed by Paul Dano.

Just send us a quick email to enter – we’ll choose one winner at random. Good luck!

Must be 18 to enter
All entries must be received by 11:59am on Friday, May 1, 2009
One (1) winner will receive a GIGANTIC movie poster signed by Paul Dano, delivered via mail or FedEx
All submissions must be sent to angelikasubmissions@gmail.com
No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited
All submissions will become property of the Angelika Film Center/Reading International Inc.
No substitutions, exchanges or refunds

 Come to the 7:45pm or 10:05pm ANVIL shows on FRIDAY, APRIL 17th at the Angelika and enter to win BRUNCH WITH THE BAND & director on Sunday, April 19th!

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If you don’t win, you can still meet the guys at Question & Answer events following evening ANVIL shows on Saturday, April 18th!

 

TO ENTER:
Pick up an entry card at the box office on FRIDAY, April 17th
We’ll collect cards following both the 7:45pm & 9:50pm shows on FRIDAY
Stay tuned for an email! We’ll notify 2 winners (+ 1 guest each) for Sunday brunch at 12:00pm noon

*Extended through the end of Friday, April 17th!*

Q: What’s better than a movie at the Angelika?

A: A free movie at the Angelika plus 2 tickets to reasons to be pretty, the debut Broadway show from film festival favorite Neil LaBute (THE SHAPE OF THINGS, IN THE COMPANY OF MEN, THE WICKER MAN).

To celebrate LaBute’s first Broadway script, we’re giving away 2 one-time passes to the Angelika & a voucher for 2 tickets to reasons to be pretty.

TO ENTER: just email us your #1 reason to love the Angelika

That’s it! We’ll select our three top favorite answers, post them on the blog & send you a voucher for the theatre and passes for our theater (reasons to be pretty is currently playing in New York City only – please see official rules). Contest ends Friday, April 17th!

click here for official rules

Must be 18 to enter
All entries must be received by 11:59am on Friday, April 17th, 2009
Three (3) winners will receive 2 one-time passes to the Angelika Film Center (New York, Dallas, Plano OR Houston) and a voucher for two (2) tickets to reasons to be pretty (playing only in New York City).
The winning submissions will be posted on www.angelikablog.com
In submitting your entry, you are agreeing to allow the Angelika to post your entry on www.angelikablog.com
All submissions must be sent to angelikasubmissions@gmail.com
No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited
All submissions will become property of the Angelika Film Center/Reading International Inc.
Contest is for vouchers & passes only; no travel, lodging or other expenses included
No substitutions, exchanges or refunds

FRIDAY, APRIL10th
Golden Globe nominee Peter Sarsgaard (SHATTERED GLASS, JARHEAD, GARDEN STATE) and writer/director Rawson Thurber (DODGEBALL) will visit the Angelika NYC on Friday to answer questions abouth their 2008 Sundance Grand Jury Prize-nominated film: THE MYSTERIES OF PITTSBURGH.

The Q&A periods will take place following the 7:30pm show & preceding the 10:15pm show.

Advance Tickets available now.

MOON Director Duncan Jones
visits Angelika Film Center in Houston prior to screening his film at NASA
Director Duncan Jones stopped by the Angelika Film Center in Houston for a press day last Monday to talk with local journalists about his upcoming film MOON.
MOON premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and will open at the Angelika Houston on June 26.

THE JONAS BROTHERS
Texas trio makes stop at the Angelika Film Center in Houston

(From L to R: Kevin Jonas, Angelika Employee Kaley Alvarez, Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas)

Itâ??s now official – the Angelika has it all – indie flicks, hand shakes with award-winning directors and, (you guessed it) the Jonas Brothers. This past Saturday the brothers were spotted enjoying some pre-concert downtime at the Angelika Film Center Houston, taking in the 9:30 p.m. show of Watchmen along with hundreds of other moviegoers…(click for full post)

 Independent Spirit Award winner, SAG Award winner and BAFTA nominee Paul Dano (LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, EXPLICIT ILLS, THERE WILL BE BLOOD) will be at the Village East Cinema tonight for a live Q&A following the 7:00pm show of his new film: GIGANTIC (more about the film).

Tickets are anticipated to sell out this afternoon.