Ethan Hawke to be honored at San Francisco Film FestivalMarch 14, 2017 - 12:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The San Francisco Film Society will honor Ethan Hawke during the 60th San Francisco International Film Festival, Variety said. The event will take place on April 8 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and include a conversation with the actor-filmmaker, followed by a screening of his new film, “Maudie,” directed by Aisling Walsh. “Ethan Hawke is worthy of celebration on so many levels,” said Rachel Rosen, director of programming. “It’s been a pleasure to experience his work as a director of both fiction and documentary, alongside his countless indelible performances. He effortlessly communicates his artistic vision across his various creative pursuits, and we’re thrilled to be able to honor him for the full scope of his work in film.” Hawke has been nominated twice for a best supporting actor Academy Award — for “Boyhood” and “Training Day” — and twice for best adapted screenplay — for “Before Sunset” and “Before Midnight.” In 2016, Hawke portrayed the late Chet Baker in “Born to Be Blue,” and starred in four other films — “The Phenom,” “Maggie’s Plan,” “The Magnificent Seven,” and “In a Valley of Violence.” His other notable acting credits include “Dead Poets Society,” “Reality Bites,” “Alive,” “Before Sunrise,” “Hamlet,” “Gattaca,” “The Purge,” and “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead.” He recently finished production on “Blaze,” a drama he co-wrote and directed about the life of country western musician Blaze Foley. Hawke plays a fishmonger in “Maudie” opposite Sally Hawkins, who faces rejection from her own family in 1930s Nova Scotia. He hires her to be his housekeeper and she ultimately blossoms into one of Canada’s best-known folk artists. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |