DC Film Society's 13th Annual Party
to watch the Oscars... LIVE ON THE BIG SCREEN!

Sunday, February 27, 2005 at 8:00 pm
Tthe Arlington Cinema 'N' Drafthouse
2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA.
( 1/4 mile east of Glebe Road )
Doors open at 7:15 pm; tickets on sale at the door at 6:30 pm.

Party with the DC Film Society on February 27 and watch the 2005 Oscars broadcast live ON THE BIG SCREEN, hosted by local film critics Joe Barber and Bill Henry. Lots of door prizes/posters, trivia questions, Predict the Winners contest, loaded auction, free Entertainment Weekly Oscars issue!

We'll watch the ceremonies hosted for the first time by comedian/actor Chris Rock - plus "AND THE WINNER IS…" attendees get to enjoy the casual comfort of an Art-Deco theatre with affordable food and drink ( CASH ONLY ), fabulous film door prizes and trivia contests, a “Predict the Winners” contest and the best Silent Auction ever!

Silent Auction items (cash/check only) include dinner and hotel gift certificates, autographed movie posters ( see list below ), and movie and theatre tickets. Special items: a Hotel Rwanda screening invitation signed by Oscar nominees Don Cheadle and Sophie Okonedo, Les Choristes Oscar-nominated song sheet music signed by Oscar nominee writer/director/composer Christophe Barratier, and Beyond the Sea
soundtrack signed by dir/writer/producer/star (and Oscar winner) Kevin Spacey.

TICKETS:

• $15 for Film Society BASIC members & members of Women in Film & Video-WIFV
• FREE for Film Society GOLD members
• $20 for non-members and guests

Tickets may be purchased at the door beginning at 6:30 pm (cash/check only) or in advance by mailing a check to:

Washington , DC Film Society,
Attn: Oscar Tickets
P.O. Box 65992
Washington , DC 20035-5992

For further information and updates, check back here or call the hotline at 202-554-3263.

All proceeds support the work of the Film Society and its parent organization, the Washington , DC International Film Festival, Filmfest DC.

• 2 Round-trip tickets - AirTran
• Theatre tickets: Woolly Mammoth, The Shakespeare Theatre, The Warner Theatre, Theater J, Ford's Theatre, Arena Stage, Washington Performing Arts Society, Round House Theatre, etc.
• 2-Day Film School Seminar by Dov S-S Simen's April 23 & 24 at AFI
• Dinners: Red Sage & Zola Restaurant
• Hotel Rwanda screening invitation signed by Oscar nominees Don Cheadle and Sophie Okonedo
• Les Choristes Oscar-nominated song sheet music signed by Oscar nominee writer/director/composer Christophe Barratier
• Beyond the Sea soundtrack signed by dir/writer/producer/star Kevin Spacey
• Special bottle of wine from Bertolucci's The Dreamers w/ soundtrack
• Kinsey picnic basket w/ plates, flatware, glasses, napkins
• DVD collection courtesy of Landmark E Street Cinema
• DVD gift pack courtesy of Allied Advertising
• Movie passes: Regal Cinemas, Landmark Theatres, Loews, AFI Silver Theatre, E Street Cinema
• Memberships to National Building Museum & AFI Silver Theatre
• Official Oscars poster
• Autographed posters:
• Maria Full Of Grace - signed by dir/writer Joshua Marston & 2005 Oscar-nominated star Catalina Sandino Moreno
• Kinsey - signed by dir/writer & Oscar-winner Bill Condon
• Saw - signed by dir/co-writer James Wan and star/co-writer Leigh Whannell
• Vera Drake - signed by 2005 Oscar-nominated dir/writer Mike Leigh & star Imelda Staunton
• Tarnation - signed by dir Jonathan Caouette
• Garden State - signed by dir/writer Zach Braff ( Scrubs )
• The Door in the Floor - signed by dir/writer Tod Williams & author John Irving
• The Sea Inside - signed by star & previous Oscar-nominee Javier Bardem
• Valentin - signed by dir/writer Alejandro Agresti
• A Dirty Shame - signed by dir/writer John Waters
• Les Choristes - signed by 2005 Oscar-nominated dir/writer Christophe Barratier
• Diary of a Mad Black Woman - signed by dir Tyler Perry and actress Kimberly Elise

Film Society members had access to advance screenings of the following Academy Award-nominated movies during 2004:

• Before Sunset
• Les Choristes with writer/director/composer Christophe Barratier attending
• Closer
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• Hotel Rwanda with writer/director Terry George and real live hero Paul Rusesabagina attending
• House of Flying Daggers
• Kinsey with writer/director Bill Condon attending
• The Motorcycle Diaries with actor Gael Garcia Bernal attending
• The Phantom of the Opera
• The Sea Inside
• Sideways with writer/director Alexander Payne attending
• The Story of the Weeping Camel
• Super Size Me with director Morgan Spurlock attending  
• Vera Drake
• A Very Long Engagement
• Maria Full of Grace with writer/director Joshua Marston and actress Catalina Sandino Moreno attending
• Million Dollar Baby.

A few pictures from the event

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