This October, The Loft Cinema—a community-supported, nonprofit cinema—will present the sixth annual Loft Film Fest, featuring an array of legendary, award-winning performers, filmmakers and screenwriters, as well as a program of critically-acclaimed films selected from prestigious festivals around the globe, including Cannes, Sundance, Toronto and Venice. Opening night, October 21, celebrates the 30th anniversary of Back to the Future at a special double feature screening of Back to the Future and Back to the Future Part II, with live ‘50s music, themed food and a DeLorean photo-op.

Throughout the film fest, the public will get the chance to meet iconic actress Rita Moreno (West Side Story), internationally-renowned filmmaker/actor Alfonso Arau (Like Water for Chocolate), Oscar-winning screenwriters Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana (Brokeback Mountain) and other guests. Attendees can enjoy “under the stars” screenings of Hollywood classics like Psycho and Three Amigos in the Loft parking lot, presented on The Loft’s new, state-of-the-art outdoor screen and projection system.

Other films being shown include the documentary Hitchcock/Truffaut—fresh from the Toronto International Film Festival—the Sundance comedy hit Entertainment (starring Michael Cera and John C. Reilly) and the latest film from celebrated Iranian director Jafar Panahi, Taxi!

Location: 3233 E. Speedway Blvd., Tucson. For more information, call 520-795-0844, email [email protected] or visit LoftCinema.org.
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