ALISON EASTWOOD FILM ‘RAILS & TIES’
SPECIAL SCREENING SET FOR LIGHTHOUSE CINEMAS
IN PACIFIC GROVE, MAY 4, 2008
Hollywood-style evening of film, fine food and wine
is now sold-out; wait list only
available at film commission office
A new movie director and a movie theater with new life come together on Sunday, May 4, when the Monterey County Film Commission brings “An Evening with Alison Eastwood” to Pacific Grove, Calif.
The movie “Rails & Ties” marks the directorial debut of Alison Eastwood, and the film’s screening marks the first event at the newly remodeled Lighthouse Cinemas at 525 Lighthouse Ave. “Rails & Ties” will be shown at 6 p.m., with doors opening at 5:00 p.m.
Pacific Grove’s Mayor Dan Cort will meet and greet movie-goers at the Lighthouse Cinemas. Alison Eastwood, who grew up in Carmel, Calif., will address the audience at the end of the screening, describing her experiences as a first-time director.
An after-party at 8 p.m. will be held at the nearby Melange Restaurant at 542 Lighthouse Ave., an elegant setting for tasting gourmet hors d’oeuvres by Chef David Frappiea. Wines from Paraiso Vineyards will be served. Paraiso is owned by the Smith family, and its vineyards anchor the southern end of Monterey County’s famed Santa Lucia Highlands appellation. Paraiso’s winemaker David Fleming crafts small amounts of estate-grown Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
Reservations are on a wait list-only basis for the “Rails & Ties” screening, and can be made by calling the film commission at 831-646-0910. The cost is $10 per person. The after-party is now sold-out.
The Monterey County Film Commission, a nonprofit organization, is funded by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, City of Monterey, and City of Sand City. This event is supported in part by a grant from the Arts Council for Monterey County.
ABOUT THE FILM: “RAILS & TIES”
Tagline:
When life falls apart, love puts it back together again.
http://railsandties.warnerbros.com/
“RAILS & TIES” marks the directorial debut for Alison Eastwood, the daughter of Clint Eastwood and Maggie Eastwood. The film stars Kevin Bacon and Marcia Gay Harden. Alison’s brother, Kyle Eastwood, composed music for “Rails & Ties” along with Michael Stevens. Both Alison and Kyle grew up in Carmel, Calif.
“Rails & Ties” has been screened at the Telluride Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Hamptons Film Festival, and Mill Valley Film Festival.
Synopsis:
Tom and Megan Stark always thought there would be time—time to have children, time to take that trip to San Francisco, time to fix the problems in their marriage. But Megan’s illness and Tom’s inability to face the possibility of losing her are stealing all the time they have left. All Tom can do is bury himself in his job as a train engineer, where at least he feels in control and everything runs on a predetermined track. Until now.
Tom’s train has hit a car on the tracks in a tragic turn of events that, while not his fault, may still cost him his job. Worse, a young woman is dead and her son, Davey, has been left to cope with the loss of his mother, the guilt that he could not save her not only from the train but from herself…and the anger at the man he holds responsible: Tom Stark.
The accident puts the Starks and Davey on their own collision course. But instead of leading to tragedy, this crossing could mean new hope for a woman who has only one chance left to fulfill her dreams, for a man who must learn to open his heart before it’s too late, and for a young boy who has never known the true meaning of family..
Photo from the 2008 Oscar Night Gala
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