July 12-14 • Various venues • www.harrydeanstantonfest.com
With a mix of free and ticketed events taking place at various venues around Lexington, this annual film festival pays tribute to the iconic character actor and Kentucky native who appeared in nearly 200 films over his prolific six-decade career.
Friday, July 12: This year’s festival kicks off with a cemetery screening of the 1984 comedic sci-fi classic “Repo Man” at Blue Grass Memorial Gardens, Harry Dean Stanton’s final resting place. Gates at 8 p.m., screening to begin at dusk.
Saturday, July 13: Saturday will kick off with a free screening at The Farish Theater of “Cool Hand Luke” (noon), followed by a Q&A between Allison Anders, a Kentucky-born director who worked on the set of Stanton’s film “Paris, Texas,” and the post-punk band Mydolls, who appeared in that film (2:30). The Q&A will be followed by a screening of “Pretty in Pink” at 3:15 p.m.
Later that evening, at 7 p.m., doors will open at The Green Lantern for a rock show featuring Tommy Stinson, the former bass player for The Replacements who went on to forge his own career after that band dissolved in 1991, and Mydolls.
Sunday, July 14: Sunday’s programming will begin with back-to-back, free screenings of “Cisco Pike” (1 p.m.) and “The Rose” (2:50 p.m.) at The Farish Theatre. The evening will conclude with a screening of “This Must Be The Place,” which stars Sean Penn, at the Kentucky Theatre (doors at 6 p.m., film at 7 p.m.). The evening’s film screening will be preceded by a Q&A with actor/musician Will Oldham, who teamed up with David Byrne to contribute to the film’s soundtrack.
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