The warmhearted story of Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the heartwarming new film “Adventures of a Mathematician” showing Oct. 8-14 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Adventures of a Mathematician” tells the warmhearted story of Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam, who moved to the U.S. in the 1930s. Stan deals with the difficult losses of family and friends all while helping to create the hydrogen bomb and the first computer. The film is based on the autobiography “Adventures of a Mathematician” by Stanislaw Ulam.…
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All-star cast featured in lighthearted tale of family and community at Fisher Theatre The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the entertaining and lighthearted new film “Tango Shalom” showing Oct. 8-14 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. From the director of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” comes a new favorite family that will dance its way into your heart. “Tango Shalom” features an award-winning ensemble cast including Lainie Kazan, Renée Taylor, Joseph Bologna (in his final role), and Dancing with the Stars’ pro Karina Smirnoff. A Rabbi is about to discover that following…
Powerful and magnetic actor featured In festival’s “Men In Hollywood” series at Fisher Theatre The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom” on Tuesday, Oct. 5 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. “Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom” is the second film in an eight-week tribute to “Men in Hollywood” series featuring a different male celebrity each week. Tony Curtis, the man who influenced Elvis Presley and James Dean, was one of the very first teen idols and one of the last real movie stars. From his difficult upbringing in…
Western drama that pays homage to Westerns of the past debuts at Fisher Theatre The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the new western action drama “Old Henry” showing Oct. 1-7 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. You can’t bury the past. “Old Henry” is an action-Western about a widowed farmer and his son who warily take in a mysterious, injured man with a satchel of cash. When a posse of men claiming to be the law come for the money, the farmer must decide whom to trust. Defending against a siege of…
Romantic comedy set in the fierce world of opera singing competitions debuts The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the new romantic comedy “Falling for Figaro” showing Oct. 1-7 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. From acclaimed director Ben Lewin, “Falling for Figaro” is a romantic comedy set in the fierce world of opera singing competitions, starring Danielle Macdonald and Joanna Lumley. London, present day. Millie (Macdonald) is about to turn thirty and has just been offered a big promotion at her respected hedge fund company. But to everyone’s surprise – including her…
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…
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…