TORONTO - Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon, Olympia Dukakis, and Gena Rowlands are among the stars booked for a summer schedule of talks and screenings at TIFF Bell Lightbox.
The stellar lineup at the facility -- the home of the Toronto International Film Festival -- also includes appearances by director Norman Jewison, civil rights advocate Rubin (Hurricane) Carter, and filmmakers Joao Pedro Rodrigues and Thom Andersen.
Jewison joins "Moonstruck" star Dukakis and screenwriter John Patrick Shanley at a screening of his Oscar-winning romantic comedy Aug. 11.
Meanwhile, Carter introduces another Jewison film, "The Hurricane," on Aug. 20. It's based on Carter's wrongful, two-decade incarceration and ultimate exoneration.
Rowlands takes the stage for a look at her collaboration with John Cassavetes on July 14. She will also introduce screenings of "A Woman Under the Influence" on July 14 and "Faces" on July 15.
Davis and Sarandon will appear at a special screening of "Thelma & Louise" to mark the 20th anniversary of the landmark film. The event is open to Lightbox members only.
Other events include:
- Andersen will introduce a screening of his documentary, "Los Angeles Plays Itself" on June 9 and take part in a conversation and screening of four shorts on June 10.
- Jewison proteges Bruce McDonald and Clement Virgo, will introduce screenings of "Rollerball" on Aug. 19 and "In the Heat of the Night" on Aug. 14.
- Scholar Steve Loft offers a First Nations perspective on the John Ford classic, "Stagecoach," on June 12 as part of National Aboriginal Month.
- Portuguese filmmaker Rodrigues introduces screenings of his films from June 23 to June 25.
