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There Will Be Blood
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Special screening on the set of There Will Be Blood. Daniel Day Lewis stars in this merciless examination of power lust and greed in the forming days of the oil industry from Writer-Director Paul Thomas Anderson. Based on a novel by Uptain Sinclair, P.T. Anderson reaches new heights as a filmmaker in this gorgeous and relentless epic shot almost entirely in Marfa. The film received numerous Oscar nominations, with wins for Daniel Day Lewis and cinematographer Robert Elswitt. We’re please to announce this once-in-a-lifetime screening will happen on the set of THERE WILL BE BLOOD just south of Marfa on the MacGuire Ranch. Though some small parts of the set will remain after the event, the town (where we will screen) will soon be torn down, as the West Texas winds are already taking their toll on the scenic construction. There will be shuttles to this event, with pick up in or near downtown Marfa (location TBA). No private vehicles. Bring blankets and chairs if you like, or chairs will be available to rent for three dollars.
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True Stories
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A fascinating look at Texas culture from the brilliant American original, David Byrne, starring Jo Harvey Allen and a young John Goodman. Bring comfortable shoes because we're dancing! Archival 35mm print on loan from Warner Bros. This is an outdoor event. Bring your own blankets and chairs if you like. Comfortable chairs will be available to rent for three dollars. There will be food and beverages.
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Bring Warm Clothes!
We're in the high desert out here which means it gets chilly at night. If you're coming to one (or more) of our five outdoor screening events, be sure to dress accordingly. You can bring chairs and blankets if you want, though chairs will be available to rent for three bucks (really comfortable chairs I should add). Still, there's lots of room on the good Earth, so don't be shy about bringing what you need to make a nest to watch the movie from. We'll also have food and beverages, including beer and possibly margaritas for sale.
Posted: Apr. 20, 2008 at 10:54AM by Pecos Jones
THERE WILL BE BLOOD - ON THE SET!
Marfa Film Festival is opening with a screening of THERE WILL BE BLOOD on the set where it was filmed. Though some small parts of the set will remain after the festival, the town set (where the screening will take place) must soon be torn down, as the West Texas winds are already taking their toll on the scenic construction.

So if you want to see something you'll never get the chance to see again, that is, THERE WILL BE BLOOD projected 35mm on a gigantic blow up screen on the set where it was made, come to Marfa, May 1st.

Hotels in Marfa are fairly booked, but Fort Davis and Alpine have rooms and are a short and beautiful drive away. Check (LODGING) for more information.
Posted: Apr. 20, 2008 at 10:50AM by Pecos Jones
Hopper in Marfa
Dennis Hopper makes his first visit to Marfa since filming "Giant" here over fifty years ago with a screening of his rare and legendary western "The Last Movie," winner of the Venice Film Festival in 1971.

If you didn't know it, the Alamo Drafthouse Rolling Roadshow is coming with their 35mm projector system and 40 x 20 foot blow up screen, that means movies out under the crazy stars of Marfa, home of the famous McDonald Observatory nearby in the Davis Mountains.

All together, there'll be five nights of movies outside, and all but one on the Marfa Golf Course driving range ("the highest golf course in Texas") with a remarkable sunset view of the Marfa Plateau.

The other night screening will be announced soon ... be prepared for somethin' else awfully cool.
Posted: Apr. 16, 2008 at 2:04PM by Pecos Jones
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