2009 AFI Dallas Film Festival - The Hurt Locker
March 28
, 2009
7:30 PM
Landmark Magnolia Theatre and Bar
3699 McKinney Avenue, Suite 100, Dallas
Age Limit
All ages
$25
(USA, 2008, 130 mins)
35mm
Directed By: Kathryn Bigelow
Director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal bring a soldier’s-eye view of the Iraq war to the big screen.
An elite bomb squad plays a game of life and death in The Hurt Locker. As if diffusing bombs weren’t nerve-wracking enough, the men have to deal with the political and cultural chaos rampant in Iraq. A new leader, James, takes over the unit and recklessly ignores the danger that surrounds the team. His subordinates, Sanborn and Eldridge are shocked at his behavior and are soon struggling to control James and fighting for their lives.
Screenwriter Boal spent time in Iraq as an embedded journalist with a bomb squad. The Hurt Locker has received accolades and awards from the Venice Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and the Human Rights Film Network Awards.
Information from the festival's website
Places to eat:
Drink Specials:
- Frankie's Sports Bar and Grill: 11 am - 4 pm: $2 mimosas, $3 tequila sunrises, ultimate "make your own Bloody Mary" bar
- Uptown Bar & Grill: 7 pm - 2 am: $4 Red Bull vodkas
- Round Up Saloon: 3 pm - 9 pm: $1 off all bar drinks / 8 pm - 9 pm: $2 wells
- Truluck's: 4:30 pm - 7 pm: half-price cocktails and 25% off all bottles of wine / 4:30 pm - 7 pm: half-price food from the lounge menu
- Greenz: 5 pm - 7 pm: $2 beer, $2 wine / $3 appetizers
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Travis Bush, says:
A new war flick! Definitely gonna check this one out..um hey Peg..got any free passes for this one? :D
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