As part of AFI ON SCREEN's program, Cinema's Legacy Chris Carter (of the X-Files) will be leading a screening an discussion of the film GREAT EXPECTATIONS. Carter will be explaining how David Lean's classic film was an influence on his work.
Carter began his career as a writer for Surfing Magazine. He got his start in the entertainment business in 1985 when Jeffrey Katzenberg, then chairman of Walt Disney Studio Entertainment, read one of Carter's screenplays and signed him to a development deal. Carter went on to develop projects for Twentieth Century Fox, where, in 1993, he created THE X-FILES. THE X-FILES was the winner of the Golden Globe for Best Drama in 1995 and 1997, Emmy-nominated three times for Best Drama, and winner of a Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcasting.
This program is part of Cinema's Legacy, an ongoing series of conversations presented by the American Film Institute and the Skirball Cultural Center, where contemporary filmmakers---including some of cinema's greatest producers, directors, writers and actors---screen work they credit with encouraging and shaping their art. Now in its seventh year, this acclaimed series has featured numerous notable filmmakers including Richard Gladstein, Norman Jewison, Dennis Hopper, William Friedkin and James Horner.
I know some Island Zero readers are fans of the X-Files, I've got free tickets for any fans who contact me in time.
The screening and conversation will be August 26th at 7:30.
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