Benjamin Bratt at LA MISSION Screening
Outfest 2009 kicked off on July 9 with a gala presentation of Peter Bratt’s La Mission at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles
Benjamin Bratt at the La Mission screening
Benjamin Bratt
Photos: Courtesy of Outfest
by Deborah Arthur | July 21, 2009
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Outfest 2009: LA MISSION
Outfest 2009 kicks off with the Opening Night Gala screening of writer-director Peter Bratt’s La Mission on Thursday, July 9, at 8:00 pm at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. Starring Benjamin Bratt (above), Jeremy Ray Valdez, and Erika Alexander, La Mission tells the story of a tough ex-con attempting to come to grips with the fact that his teenage son is gay. Ticket prices range from $50 to $150.
Both Benjamin Bratt and Peter Bratt are expected to attend the screening, which will be preceded by a tribute to filmmaker Don Roos and followed by a party (open to all ticketholders) at Club 740.
The synopsis below is from Outfest:
"In San Francisco’s Mission District, reformed inmate [...]
by Andre Soares | July 7, 2009
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Tags: Benjamin Bratt, Film Festivals, Gay Film Festivals, Gay Interest, Gay Movies, Jeremy Ray Valdez, La Mission, Los Angeles Screenings, Outfest, Outfest 2009
Sundance 2009: Gay Themes
Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor in I Love You, Phillip Morris
Gay boycott or no, Sundance 2009 has several films dealing — at least to some extent — with gay characters.
The most publicized gay-focused film at Sundance is I Love You, Phillip Morris, about a scary-looking ex-cop (Jim Carrey) who becomes a criminal and is arrested. While in jail, he falls for a fellow inmate (Ewan McGregor). Based on a book by Steve McVicker, I Love You, Phillip Morris was written and directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, whose writing credits include Bad Santa and Bad News Bears.
Peter Bratt’s La Mission portrays the difficult relationship between a San Francisco gay teen (Jeremy Ray [...]
by Andre Soares | January 17, 2009
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Tags: Benjamin Bratt, Film Festivals, Gay Interest, Humpday, I Love You Phillip Morris, La Mission, One Day in a Life, Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire, Shouting Fire: Stories From the Edge of Free Speech, Sundance 2009, Sundance Film Festival, Unmade Beds
Sundance 2009: Spectrum – Dramatic Films
Sundance 2009: Spectrum
Johnny Mad Dog by Jean-Stephane Sauvaire
Dramatic Films:
Against the Current / U.S. (Director-screenwriter: Peter Callahan)
Facing the anniversary of his pregnant wife’s tragic death, 35-year-old Paul Thompson enlists the help of two friends to help him swim the length of the Hudson River. Cast: Joseph Fiennes, Justin Kirk, Elizabeth Reaser, Mary Tyler Moore, Michelle Trachtenberg. World premiere
The Anarchist’s Wife (La Mujer del Anarquista) / Germany and Spain (Directors: Marie Noelle and Peter Sehr; screenwriters: Marie Noelle and Ray Loriga)
During the Spanish Civil War, an idealistic young lawyer combating Franco’s Fascist troops is separated from his wife and children. Cast: Maria Valverde, Juan Diego Botto, Nina [...]
