Newport Beach Film Festival 2010

This free educational event will feature talented and distinguished film industry professionals. We invite you to attend and go behind the scenes with the world’s leading filmmakers as they share their extensive knowledge and insight into the business and art of today’s entertainment world.

Filmmakers and Actors saddle it up to discuss John Wayne’s legendary acting career and his role as the most popular icon of Western cinema. The panel will explore how John Wayne and the Western have had a profound impact on films, television and the landscape of American culture.
Jim Beaver, Actor (Deadwood, Next, Adaptation, The Life of David Gale)
Eddie Stacey, Stunt coordinator and second unit director (Gladiator, Batman, The Last King of Scotland)
A.C. Lyles (American Masters: Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer, Johnny Reno, The Making of 'Sunset Boulevard')