Tuesday, May 17, 2005
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CineVegas adds stars, high-profile films
REVIEW-JOURNAL
George A. Romero's "Land of the Dead," starring Asia Argento and Simon Baker, will close the 2005 CineVegas Film Festival.
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High-profile opening- and closing-night premieres, plus tributes to Nicolas Cage, Christopher Walken and Ann-Margret highlight the 2005 CineVegas Film Festival, which celebrates "100 Years of Las Vegas, 100 Years of Film" June 10-18 at the Palms.
With almost a dozen world and U.S. premieres, the seventh annual CineVegas also features advance screenings of high-profile releases, new independent films, underground attractions and homegrown Nevada titles, including four retro Vegas films chosen by fans: "Viva Las Vegas," "Leaving Las Vegas," "Showgirls" and 2001's "Ocean's Eleven."
Other festival honorees include directors George A. Romero (whose latest zombie opus, "Land of the Dead," closes the festival) and Wim Wenders, along with actors Walken, Samantha Morton and Rhonda Fleming.
CineVegas' opening-night attraction, "Hustle & Flow," stars Terrence Howard ("Crash") as a Memphis street hustler trying to become a successful rapper.
The festival also spotlights several Vegas-themed features, among them "The Aristocrats" -- a Sundance Film Festival documentary hit executive-produced by Penn Jillette.
More CineVegas information is available by telephone at 992-7979 or online at http://www.cinevegas.com.
