An Evening with Barry Sonnenfeld in conversation with Millie De Chirico + The Addams Family

Name: An Evening with Barry Sonnenfeld in conversation with Millie De Chirico + The Addams Family
Start: 2024-10-28T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Plaza Atlanta

Schedule

Mon Oct 28 2024 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Plaza Atlanta | Atlanta, GA

One-of-a-kind filmmaker Barry Sonnenfeld tells stories only he can tell, from his blockbuster career with iconic actors, studio execs, and producers. His humor and insight provide an inside glimpse into how Hollywood really works, or how it doesn't.
A Cappella Books and The Plaza Theatre Atlanta welcome the author for an exclusive Halloween week event in honor of his new book, "Best Possible Place, Worst Possible Time: True Stories from a Career in Hollywood.” Sonnenfeld will appear in conversation with Millie De Chirico, host of the “I Saw What You Did” podcast and author of “TCM Underground: 50 Must-See Films from the World of Classic Cult and Late-Night Cinema.”
Following the conversation, The Plaza will host a screening of one of Sonnenfeld's most iconic films, "The Addams Family," in 35 mm.
A note on the THREE types of tickets available for this event:
BOOK TALK TICKET: Includes a presigned hardcover edition of "Best Possible Place, Worst Possible Time" and admission for the 7 PM book talk. ($32)
https://www.plazaatlanta.com/movie/an-evening-with-barry-sonnenfeld---book-talk-the-addams-family-film-screening
MOVIE TICKET: Admission to the 8:30 PM screening of "The Addams Family," which includes an intro by Barry Sonnenfeld. ($20)
https://www.plazaatlanta.com/checkout/showing/an-evening-with-barry-sonnenfeld---book-talk-the-addams-family-film-35mm-screening/1258317
COMBINED TICKET: Includes a presigned hardcover edition of "Best Possible Place, Worst Possible Time" and admission for the 7 PM book talk and 8:30 PM screening of "The Addams Family.” ($52)
https://www.plazaatlanta.com/checkout/showing/an-evening-with-barry-sonnenfeld---book-talk-the-addams-family-film-35mm-screening/1258318
About the Book
"Best Possible Place, Worst Possible Time" delivers a cavalcade of sometimes baffling, often enlightening, and always funny stories about Sonnenfeld's many films and television shows. From battling with studio executives and producers to bad-script-solving on set to coaxing actors into finding the right light and talking faster, Sonnenfeld provides an entertaining masterclass in how to make commercial art in the face of constant human foible. Over four decades in Hollywood, the mega-franchises include The Addams Family and Men in Black; the critical favorites, Get Shorty and Pushing Daisies; the icons, Will Smith, John Travolta, and Michael Jackson; and the projects that got away, Forrest Gump, Ali, and anything starring Jim Carrey.
The true stories escalate from surreal to outrageous to unbelievable. And then there's magic hour. But you'll never see Hollywood the same way again.
About the Author
Barry Sonnenfeld is a filmmaker and writer who broke into the film industry as the cinematographer on the Coen Brothers' first three films: "Blood Simple," "Raising Arizona," and "Miller's Crossing." He also was the director of photography on "Throw Mamma from the Train, Big," "When Harry Met Sally," and "Misery." Sonnenfeld made his directorial debut with "The Addams Family" in 1991, and has gone on to direct a number of films including "Addams Family Values," "Get Shorty," and the first three "Men in Blacks." His television credits include "Pushing Daisies," for which he won an Emmy, Netflix's "A Series of Unfortunate Events," and most recently Apple TV+'s "Schmigadoon!" He is the author of "Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother." He lives in Canada and New Jersey.
About the Conversation Partner
Millie De Chirico is a film programmer, writer, and historian based in Atlanta, Georgia. Her book, “TCM Underground: 50 Must-See Films from the World of Classic Cult and Late-Night Cinema,” was released in October 2022 by Running Press. She is currently the co-host of the weekly film podcast, “I Saw What You Did,” on the Exactly Right network.