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‘Green Flash’ returns; ‘Blazing Saddles’ and more to come
The surprise hit of last spring’s Sunscreen Film Festival, The Green Flash, makes a return appearance Sunday.
A documentary about St. Petersburg beach bum turned drug smuggler Steve Lamb, The Green Flash is more than a by-the-numbers crime documentary.
“When we started, we had in mind that we would be covering all the incredible volume of marijuana that was being smuggled, all of the people that were involved,” writer/director Jodi Cash told the Catalyst in April. “Kind of like the scope of the trade.
“But then, as we got closer to Steve, and had different interactions with other people who were close to the story, it became so much more of a character study. What we were interested in was presenting a kind of alternative narrative about what kind of people do this kind of work, and why they might have wanted to do it.”
Lamb, who died in February, was a colorful character who surrounded himself with colorful characters.
READ MORE: ‘The Green Flash’ documents Florida’s most famous smuggler
The film was so popular at Sunscreen, a second showing had to be added.
At Coastal Creative in St. Petersburg, The Green Flash will be screened at 6 p.m. Sunday, the finale of “Sunscreen Replay Day.” Starting at 10:30 a.m., there’ll be blocks of short films all day long. Find the full schedule, and tickets, here.
Coastal Creative is at 2201 1st Avenue S.
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The Greatest Showman gets the sing-along treatment Sunday at the Tampa Theatre’s intimate Duncan Auditorium. Bellow along with Hugh Jackman and the gang at 3 p.m.
The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers will screen six independent documentary films at the Murray Theatre, at Clearwater’s Ruth Eckerd Hall. The first film, Fraser Jones’ comedic Where the Butterflies Go, is the story of a nascent filmmaker and wannabe nature-show host on a cross-country quest to save the Monarch butterfly.
Where the Butterflies Go screens Thursday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. The series continues monthly through April (with January off).
Mel Brooks’ rootin’ tootin’ comedic western Blazing Saddles turns 50 this year, and as such, it returns to the big screen for one day, Sept. 15. Here’s a list of the area theaters that will go out blazing.
Gene Wilder, left, and Cleavon Little star in Mel Brooks’ 1974 comedy “Blazing Saddles.” Image: Warner Bros.
Coming to Green Light Cinema (St. Pete) Sept. 27 through Oct. 3: Manhattan Short, a collection of short films that will take place simultaneously in more than 500 venues across six continents. The Best Film and Best Actor awards are determined by ballots cast by the audiences in each participating venue. Find out more here.
