Sep 28, 2010
Artist Development
The San Francisco Film Society will present a special preview screening of Edward Burns’s new independent feature Nice Guy Johnny and Hollywood 2.0, Burns’s master class on his latest film, emerging technology and trends in independent filmmaking and distribution, Thursday, November 4 at the Roxie Theater.
3:00 pm Hollywood 2.0
This master class will focus on Burns’s new film Nice Guy Johnny, emerging trends in technology and the newest ways independent filmmakers create and distribute their films. The class will cover all aspects of the independent film value chain, with special emphasis on financing and distribution. Sunil Rajaraman from Scripped.com will facilitate this discussion-style class with Edward Burns (The Brothers McMullen, SFIFF 1995; She’s the One; Sidewalks of New York, SFIFF 2001).
7:30 pm Nice Guy Johnny
Director in Person
Edward Burns (2010)
Sure, she can be a little overbearing sometimes, but Johnny Rizzo loves his fiancée Claire, and he made her a promise: By the time he’s 25, he’ll trade his current dream job as a sports talk radio host (even if it is the 2 a.m. slot) for something that’ll pay bigger bucks. And Johnny’s nothing if not a man of his word. Now he’s flying to New York to interview for some snoozeville job that Claire’s well-to-do dad set up. Enter Uncle Terry, a rascally womanizer bent on turning a day in the Hamptons into a final fling for his nephew. Nice guy Johnny’s not interested, of course, but then he meets the lovely Brooke. . . A master of the modern relationship dramedy, Edward Burns is once again in top form as a writer, director and wisecracking actor. His swaggering bartender Terry is the perfect foil to baby-faced Matt Bush’s (Adventureland) Johnny, and together they’re great at trading Burns’s characteristically sharp dialogue. More contrasts are mined with Anna Wood’s image-conscious Claire and Kerry Bische’s (Scrubs) Brooke, a blonde-haired and bright-eyed free spirit. Burns wraps a summery tone around Johnny’s real crisis: follow through with your promises, or follow your heart? —Nancy Schafer, Tribeca Film Festival.
Written by Edward Burns. Photographed by William Rexer. With Matt Bush, Kerry Bishe, Anna Wood, Edward Burns, Max Baker. 89 min.
Film $10.00 SFFS year-round members, $12.50 general, $11.00 students, seniors and persons with disabilities; master class $15.00 SFFS year-round members, $20.00 general.
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SFFS FALL SEASON
September 24–26: NY/SF International Children’s Film Festival
A celebration of enlightening, inspiring and entertaining films for kids ages 6–18 and their families
September 30: Earth Made of Glass
Documentary examines personal quests for truth in post-1994 Rwanda followed by panel on documentary film as a form of investigative journalism
October 2: Film in the Fog: The Incredible Shrinking Man
Free family-friendly outdoor screening of the 1957 sci-fi classic
October 4: Film Arts Forum: Pitch Perfect
A panel and networking event focusing on the mechanics of effective pitching for documentaries and narrative features
October 22–24: Taiwan Film Days
A showcase of the best contemporary Taiwanese cinema
October 28–November 3: French Cinema Now
Significant new works from one of the world’s most renowned filmmaking countries
November 4: Sneak Preview: Nice Guy Johnny
Indie director Edward Burns presents his new film in person
November 5–8: Cinema by the Bay
Celebrating the passion, innovation and diversity of Bay Area filmmaking
November 10: Roman Polanski: Short Films with Live Music by Sza/Za
Rarely seen early short films by the master director with live musical accompaniment by the Warsaw-based electro-acoustical duo Sza/Za
November 11–14: San Francisco International Animation Festival
The boldest and most exciting animated films from around the world
November 14–21: New Italian Cinema
Celebrating the rich cinematic tradition of Italy and its newest generation of filmmakers
December 14: Sir Arne’s Treasure with the Mountain Goats
Mauritz Stiller’s classic Swedish silent film with live music by one of indie rock’s most distinctive voices