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Monica Rhodes
Elmore Public Relations
monica@elmorepr.com 713.337.7882 direct OR
Kim Castillo, Managing Director
Houston Cinema Arts Society
832.221.1227 cell
cinemartsociety@gmail.com
10.27.09
PRESS ADVISORY
Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Programs at Cinema Arts Festival Houston to Proceed with Guillermo Arriaga and without Tommy Lee Jones
Houston, TX (October 27, 2009)—Cinema Arts Festival Houston’s special focus on The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada will proceed with screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga and other crew members, but without the previously announced participation of Tommy Lee Jones. Jones will be out-of-state for important post-production work on his new film, The Sunset Limited; he sent his regrets to the Festival and best regards to his colleagues participating in Festival events. Jones was scheduled to join Mexican screenwriter and author Guillermo Arriaga in presenting a screening of their film The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston on Friday, November 13.
The Festival’s tribute series Guillermo Arriaga, Escritor will continue as planned, including the screening of Amores Perros, the film that first brought Arriaga worldwide acclaim, and the showing of his screenplay The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, which Arriaga will introduce and discuss.
In addition, Arriaga will read from his novels and discuss his approaches to writing across media during one of the Festival’s educational panels. The Three Burials will also be the subject of the Festival’s “Setting the Scene” workshop on November 14, featuring crew members, including production designer Merideth Boswell, exploring the production of the Texas-filmed classic.
About Houston Cinema Arts Society and Cinema Arts Festival Houston
Houston Cinema Arts Society (HCAS) is a non-profit organization created in 2008 under the direction of a dedicated task force with the support of Houston Mayor Bill White and the leadership of Franci Crane to organize and host Cinema Arts Festival Houston, a ground-breaking and innovative film and multimedia arts festival featuring art by and about artists and celebrating the vitality and diversity of the arts in Houston and enriching the city’s film and arts community. HCAS is funded in part by grants from the Crane Foundation, City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance and the City of Houston Convention and Entertainment Facilities Department. Cinema Arts Festival Houston debuts in Houston November 11 – 15, 2009. Tickets can be purchased online at www.cinemartsociety.org or in person at Festival headquarters, located at the historic Alabama Theatre, 2922 South Shepherd, Houston, TX 77098.
