Robert Wise Film Festival Continues on Friday
The Chincoteague Cultural Alliance will present the second segment of a seven film tribute to revered American editor, director and producer Robert Wise on Friday, May 30 at 7 pm at the Senior Center on Church Street, Chincoteague Island.
Wise was a sound effects editor, a film editor, and an Academy Award winning producer and director. He directed Boris Karloff in the “Body Snatcher,” Steve McQueen in “The Sand Pebbles,” and Michael Renee in “The Day the Earth Stood Still.”
Other noteworthy films by Wise include: “West Side Story,” “The Andromeda Strain,” “The Sound of Music,” “Run Silent, Run Deep,”and “Star Trek: The Motion Picture.”
Few directors were as successful as Wise and virtually no director equals his span of work. The Alliance honors the work of one of America’s greatest directors, who has worked in virtually every genre and produced one of Hollywood’s most eclectic filmographys.
This Friday’s film line up is a boxing double bill with “The Set Up” (1949) beginning at 7pm and “Somebody Up There Likes Me” (1956) at 9pm.
June 13 will feature a horror double bill with “The Body Snatcher” (1945) at 7pm and “The Haunting” (1963) at 9pm.
On June 20, the musical “West Side Story” (1963) wil be screened at 7pm. Rounding out the festival on June 27 will be Wise’s sci-fi epic “The Day The Earth Stood Still” (1951) beginning at 7pm.
All screenings will take place at the Chincoteague Senior Center on Church Street, Chincoteague Island, Virginia.
Tickets are $6 at the door. There will be a $4 senior citizen discount and a $3 student discount. Series tickets for the festival are $20. Tickets are available online, or at Egret Moon, H&H Pharmacy, Island Cottage Collection, Psychotronic Music and Movies, and Sundial Books on Chincoteague Island.
To purchase tickets online go to www.ChincoteagueCulturalAlliance.org. Seating is limited. Advance purchase of tickets is recommended.