Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield star in award-winning film at Fisher Theatre The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the acclaimed and award-winning new film “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” showing Sept. 24-Oct. 3 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” is an intimate look behind the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. In the 1970s and ‘80s, Tammy Faye and her husband, Jim Bakker, rose from humble beginnings to create the world’s largest religious broadcasting network and theme park. Renowned for her message of…
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Christopher Plummer and Vera Farmiga star in film at Fisher Theatre The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present a “Festival Flashback” of “Boundaries” on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Boundaries” features an award-winning, all-star ensemble cast, including Christopher Plummer, Vera Farmiga, Christopher Lloyd, Kristen Schaal and Bobby Cannavale. Laura (Oscar-nominee Vera Farmiga) is a single mother living in Seattle, who has a constant need to put others and animals before her. When her estranged, criminally-minded father Jack (Academy Award-winner Christopher Plummer) is kicked out of his retirement home, Laura…
Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche stars in new drama at Fisher Theatre The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the critically-acclaimed drama “Who You Think I Am” showing Sept. 4-9 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche balances cunning and vulnerability in this romantic cyber-drama turned psychological thriller from writer-director Safy Nebbou. Ghosted by her hunky twenty-something lover, Claire (Binoche), a middle-aged professor and single mom, creates a fake Facebook profile to do a little undetected online snooping. But when her 24-year-old avatar “Clara” is friended by her ex’s…
John Boyega, Olivia Cooke and Bill Skarsgard star in new drama at Fisher Theatre The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the acclaimed drama “Naked Singularity” showing Sept. 3-9 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Naked Singularity” features a stellar ensemble cast, including John Boyega, Olivia Cooke, Bill Skarsgard, Ed Skrein, Linda Lavin and Tim Blake Nelson. The film is based on the 2008 novel, “A Naked Singularity” by Sergio De La Pava. “Naked Singularity” tells the story of Casi (John Boyega), a promising young NYC public defender whose idealism is beginning to…
Trailblazing dance pioneer Alvin Ailey featured in documentary at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Ailey” on Monday, Aug. 30 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. Alvin Ailey was a trailblazing pioneer who found salvation through dance. “Ailey” traces the full contours of this brilliant and enigmatic man whose search for the truth in movement resulted in enduring choreography that centers on the Black American experience with grace, strength, and unparalleled beauty. Told through Ailey’s own words and featuring evocative archival footage…
Award-winning documentary on iconic actor Val Kilmer debuts at Fisher Theatre The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the award-winning documentary “Val” showing Aug. 27-Sept. 2 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. For more than 40 years Val Kilmer — one of Hollywood’s most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors has been documenting his own life and craft through film and video. He has amassed thousands of hours of footage, from 16mm home movies made with his brothers, to time spent in iconic roles for blockbuster movies like “Top Gun”, “The Doors”, “Tombstone”, and “Batman…
Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff and Adam Arkin star in film at Fisher Theatre The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Pig” showing Aug. 27-Sept. 2 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Pig” stars Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff and Adam Arkin. We don’t get a lot of things to really care about. A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregonian wilderness must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is kidnapped. Robin “Rob” Feld (Nicolas Cage) is a former Portland-based chef turned reclusive truffle forager…
Another week of great live music is coming up at Steakhouse89 in West Sedona.• On Friday, August 27 from 5 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday, September 1 pianist/vocalist Lyndsay Cross sets the mood. A poised and talented musician with an angelic voice, her performance forms a perfect backdrop for an intimate dinner or a pleasant night out with friends. Come see her play. She emanates class and professionalism. • On Saturday, August 28 from 5 to 9 p.m. it’s Sky Conwell (aka Sky Daddy) performing his own special style and interpretation of the classics. Energetic and entertaining, Sky Daddy always…
Award-winning film starring Ben Platt, Lola Kirke and Yvette Nicole Brown returns to Sedona The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona theatrical encore of “Broken Diamonds” showing Thursday, Aug. 26 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Broken Diamonds” played to audience acclaim and was one of the highest rated films at the recent Sedona Film Festival and is returning for a one-night-only theatrical encore by popular demand. The film stars Tony Award-winner Ben Platt, Lola Kirke and Yvette Nicole Brown. Once twenty-something Scott Weaver (Platt) receives the call from his step-mother (Brown) that his father…