BILLY WIRTH
Filmography: 2001 MacArthur Park
Director: Billy Wirth
Screenwriter: Tyrone Atkins, Aaron Courseault, Sheri Sussman, Billy Wirth
Cinematography: Kristian Bernier
Editing: Terri Breed
Music: Stephen Perkins, Sky
Principal Cast: Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Brandon Adams, Tami Anderson, B-Real, Bad Azz, Ellen Cleghorne, Keno Deary, Julie Delpy
MACARTHUR PARK
MacArthur Park was built at the turn of the century with the intention to become a holiday resort for the Los Angeles aristocracy. Today, ironically, it has become a meeting point for the nouveaux riches to purchase drugs and a shelter for the homeless and junkies. In said dreary world, a number of gangsters, with a middle-aged former jazz musician in their midst, struggle in their own way to escape the down-side of the American dream. Billy Wirth undertakes a heavy subject, which could have been a seedbed of easy solutions, but manages to overcome the pitfalls of melodrama with a semi-documentary style, the creation of well-defined characters and the arduous task of shining a ray of hope on a world that seems hopelessly doomed.
Thanks Mich!!!
The Milan International Film Festival Oct 18-27 EUROPEAN PREMIERE-MACARTHUR PARK
Athens International Film Festival September 13-20ATHENS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL-MACARTHUR PARK
Atlantic Film Festival, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada September 14-22ATLANTIC FILM FESTIVAL-MACARTHUR PARK
St. Louis International Film Festival November 8-18ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL-MACARTHUR PARK
September 28-30, 2001: BILLY WIRTH: SIDEWALK MOVING PICTURES FILM FESTIVAL
....(BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA)- CARVER THEATER - SEPTEMBER 29, 2001 AT 5:30 P.M.(SATURDAY) "MACARTHUR PARK"
August 1-5, 2001: BILLY WIRTH: URBANWORLD FILM FESTIVAL
....(LOS ANGELES)- STATE THEATER 1- AUGUST 5, 2001 AT 7:00 P.M.(SUNDAY) "MACARTHUR PARK"
The Urbanworld Film Festival hosts the world's largest competitive minority film festival dedicated to redefining and enhancing the role of minority films in contemporary cinema.
March 21, 2001: BILLY WIRTH: BLACK, WHITE AND DIAMONDS PRE-OSCAR PARTY ....(BEVERLY HILLS, CA) "Photo by Jeff Vespa...for WireImage"...Thanks Mich!!!
April 16-22, 2001: BILLY WIRTH: AVIGNON/NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL ....(NEW YORK CITY) "REUNION & LOOKING FOR JIMMY"
The Avignon Film Festival is dedicated to bringing together French and American independent films in a cross-cultural feast of premieres retrospectives, seminars and social occasions.
FEATURE FILMS FROM USA: "Reunion" (Dogma #17), directed by Leif Tilden When a group of small-town friends get back together for their twentieth high school reunion, they discover how much life has changed yet remained the same in twenty years. With excellent ensemble acting, this debut feature was shot on digital in the style of Lars Von Triers "dogma" principles. Mr. Tilden will attend.
FEATURE FILMS FROM FRANCE (in competition for "21st Century Filmmaker "Awards": "Looking for Jimmy", by Julie Delpy Internationally recognized actress from Killing Zoe (1994), Red (1994) and An American in Paris (1997), Ms. Delpy uses a hand-held digital camera to make her first feature, a boyant portrait of a group of Los Angeles friends who can't find their missing friend, Jimmy, no matter where they look. Ms. Delpy will attend.
March 25, 2001: BILLY WIRTH OUT ON THE TOWN PARTYING AT THE....LION'S GATE "PRE-OSCAR PARTY"
Photo by Jeff Vespa for Wire Image.com. Image courtesy of WireImage.com.
Click on Link Below For More Photos and Information!LION'S GATE PRE-OSCAR PARTY
April 16-22nd 2001: BILLY WIRTH MOVIES..REUNION/LOOKING FOR JIMMY: "AVIGNON/NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL"
April 19-29th 2001: BILLY WIRTH MOVIE..REUNION: "DUBLIN FILM FESTIVAL" in Dublin, Ireland.
March 20th: BILLY WIRTH'S....MacArthur Park: "A Billy Wirth Taos Talking Festival"
THE TAOS TALKING FESTIVAL
(indieWIRE/03.21.01) -- The Taos Talking Picture Festival kicks off April 5 with the world premiere of "Face to Face," a comedy starring Dean Stockwell and Scott Baio, and directed by Ellie Kanner (the casting director behind "Friends" and "Sex in the City") and runs through April 8.
Several awards will be given out at the fest, including the legendary Taos Land Grant Award, which comes with five acres of land in Taos.
This year's finalists are James Fortier for "Alcatraz Is Not an Island," Chris Hegedus and Jehane Noujaim for "Startup.com," Lukas Moodysson for "Together," Christopher MŸnch for "The Sleepy Time Gal," Kim Snyder for "I Remember Me", and Billy Wirth for "MacArthur Park."
***THE SCHEDULE FOR MACARTHUR PARK VIEWING***
DC FRIDAY @ 8:30 PM
ST SATURDAY 5:15 PM
ST SUNDAY 7:15 PM
Jan. 25: BILLY WIRTH'S....MacArthur Park: "A Billy Wirth Sundance Film Festival Photo Op..."
Jan. 20: BILLY WIRTH'S....MacArthur Park: "Care to take a gander at the director's bio....?"DIRECTOR'S BIO
"How about a first look at the movie called...?"
"How about Billy's interview regarding the making of MacArthur Park, and the movie making its debut at the Sundance Film Festival...?" BILLY'S TAKE ON THE PROJECT
Jan. 12: BILLY WIRTH'S....MacArthur Park: "Take a closer look at the man behind the scenes....of MacArthur Park."BEHIND THE CAMERA
Dec. 20: SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
COMPLETE SCHEDULE AND DATES FOR MACARTHUR PARK Sunday, January 21, 11:30am Park City Library Center COST: $8.00 Monday, January 22, 5:30pm Park City Library Center COST: $8.00 Tuesday, January 23, 11:30pm Park City Library Center COST: $8.00
Thursday, January 25, 7:30pm Sugarhouse Movies 10 (Salt Lake) COST: $7.00
Friday, January 26, 9:45am Eccles Theatre COST: $8.00
SUNDANCE DIRECT LISTING FOR MACARTHUR PARK
Dec. 4: Hollywood (VARIETY) BILLY WIRTH'S MacArthur Park will be featured among the 16 films, in Sundance's Dramatic Competition, on January 18-28 at the Sundance Film Festival. "MACARTHUR PARK": an initial feature from Native American actor Billy Wirth. This realistic portrayal of drug users and dealers in the Los Angeles park features "Balthazar Getty", and other familiar music biz performers.
Dec. 5:--E! Online News-- BILLY WIRTH'S MacArthur Park: "Sundance 2001: An Indie Odyssey"...Let the dancing begin... The 17th edition of Robert Redford's indie showcase....A record 1,759 films were submitted for competition, which runs from January 18-28 in Park City, Utah. Of those, 854 were dramatic features. Sixteen flicks will be up for best drama, 16 for best documentary and 16 will be screened in the American Spectrum, a showcase for young U.S. directors, with all the filmmakers.
*MacArthur Park: Directed by.BILLY WIRTH, is a story about a homeless crack addict living in L.A.'s MacArthur Park who's confronted by the son he abandoned five years before.
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Dec. 5: indieWire.com BILLY WIRTH'S MacArthur Park will be featured among the 16 films in the Sundance Dramatic Competition for 2001, on January 18-28. "These flashy set of films, without the recognizable stars or the big production companies behind them may hold the biggest surprises of them all." (Antony Kaufman)
Dec. 5: The Hollywood ReporterMacArthur Park directed by BILLY WIRTH will be featured among the 16 films in the Sundance Dramatic Competition for 2001. "MacArthur Park concerns a homeless crack addict living in L.A.'s MacArthur Park who is confronted by the son he abandoned five years before. (Kirk Honeycutt)
Sept. 1: My contact just confirmed that BILLY WIRTH will start filming his new movie, entitled "REUNION" on September 4, 2000. More updates will follow, so I'll keep you posted...
Sept. 5: HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - Leif Tilden will make his feature-helming debut with "REUNION", which will begin production in September. Written by Ali E. Lightly, "REUNION" brings together a group of friends on the eve of their 20-year high school reunion. All are facing impasses in their lives.
It STARS:
- BILLY WIRTH ("Sex in the City")
JENNIFER RUBIN ("The Crush") COREY GLOVER ("Platoon") RAINER JUDD ("End of Days") The film will be produced under the tenets of Dogma 95, which requires the use of hand-held cameras and prohibits ambient lighting, sets and made-to-order costumes.
Tilden recently wrote and directed the short film "bigLove," starring Sam Rockwell, Mary McCormack and Emma Roberts.
BILLY WIRTH
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