The good news?
Tickets for screenings @ the 6th Annual Artivist Film Festival (opens tomorrow) are free!
But, if you didn't RSVP last week - chances are - you may be SOL!
I booked my seats last week, so I'm sitting pretty.
The Film Festival venue - the Egyptian Theatre - is probably one of the most prestigious venues in town.
Alighting there, to catch a flick, is like stepping into all the old-world-charm of once-glamorous Hollywood.
Over the years, there have been many a premiere there of some import.
For example, the Egyptian's grand opening coincided with Hollywood's very first movie premiere in the month of October (1922).
The Egyptian screened "Robin Hood" (starring Douglas Fairbanks & Wallace Beery).
In true glitzy Grauman style, the splashy affair featured bright lights, a galaxy of stars and the very first red carpet run-away (a novelty idea that stuck and has continued as a great Tinseltown tradition to this day).
The Egyptian theme was inspired by the discovery of King Tut's tomb in the year the elegant theatre was built.
Like the Chinese Theatre (farther down the boulevard), the architectural beauty had an open courtyard out front, to take advantage of street traffic.
The forecourt featured massive, four-feet wide Egyptian-style columns, hieroglyphics, murals, a tiled fountain, large pots filled with exotic plants, and even a 12-foot figure of a dog-headed Egyptian god guarding the portico.
These forecourts were the perfect setting for the ubiquitous (inquisitive) press to perch and jockey for publicity stills - as Hollywood's high-profile movie stars traipsed down a gauntlet - edged with excited fans and wide-eyed curiosity-seekers.
Next week, if you attend a film at the festival, you may end up rubbing shoulders with a celebrity, too
Artivist's mission is to strengthen the voice of advocates in the medium of celluloid.
During the five-day run at the Egyptian, forty independent narratives will spring to life on the celebrated screen, in addition to a handful of insightful thought-provoking narratives, docmentaries, and short films.
See 'ya there!
Info: www.artivists.org
Errol Flynn starred in 1st film premiered @ the Egyptian
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