The Plaza Classic Podcast

BONUS: Behind the Scenes at the Plaza Classic Film Fest

Podcast hosts Stephanie Valle and Lisa Elliott go behind the scenes with someone who helps behind the scenes at the Plaza Classic Film Festival. (We're going way behind the scenes!)
Rudy Vasquez is the El Paso Community Foundation's Marketing Director, and he helps promote the film fest to El Paso and across the nation.
Stephanie and Lisa get Rudy to answer the tough questions, such as, "What are your top three favorite movies?"
The Plaza Classic Podcast is brought to you by the El Paso Community Foundation.
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BONUS: Mira Sorvino Q&A On Stage

On July 20, actor Mira Sorvino graced the stage of the Plaza Theatre in Downtown El Paso.
The Academy Award winner was in the Sun City for the first weekend of the Plaza Classic Film Festival!
She sat down for a live, onstage interview with festival advisory committee member and Plaza Classic Podcast co-host Stephanie Valle ahead of the showing of Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997).
The podcast is brought to you by the El Paso Community Foundation and is sponsored by an El Paso Community College Professional Development Committee mini-grant. 

Plaza Classic Podcast 12: Mira Sorvino in El Paso!

Mira Sorvino, Academy Award winning actor ("Mighty Aphrodite," 1995), was in the Sun City for the 2024 Plaza Classic Film Festival!
Terri Rutter, CPA and film festival advisory committee member, joins fellow committee members, Stephanie Valle and Lisa Elliott, to talk about Sorvino and her cult favorite, "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion."
Just like Romy's diet in the movie, this podcast is fat-free and full of candy corn (or maybe just corny jokes).
The podcast is brought to you by the El Paso Community Foundation and is sponsored by an El Paso Community College Professional Development Committee mini-grant.
Check out more show notes on the EPCC Library Research Guide: https://epcc.libguides.com/plazaclassicpodcast

Plaza Classic Podcast 11: It Came From...

Space has inspired filmmakers both past and present. But there is one classic sci-fi film that has actually served as inspiration for writers and directors over the years ever since it arrived in theaters.
Plaza Classic Film Festival Advisory Committee member Jay Duncan joins podcast hosts Stephanie Valle and Lisa Elliott to talk about This Island Earth.
Individual tickets for this year’s Plaza Classic Film Festival are now on sale at the Plaza Theatre Box Office and Ticketmaster.
The podcast is brought to you by the El Paso Community Foundation and is sponsored by an El Paso Community College Professional Development Committee mini-grant.
Check out more show notes on the EPCC Library Research Guide: https://epcc.libguides.com/plazaclassicpodcast

Plaza Classic Podcast 10: "Hidden Flora"

Despite its name, the Plaza Classic Film Festival doesn't just screen classic films.
This year, a director who has been featured in Local Flavor will have their first feature-length film make its Texas premiere.
Ryan Rox, the director of Hidden Flora, joins podcast hosts Lisa Elliott and Stephanie Valle to talk about their film, which they also wrote. Flora takes an unflinching look at sexuality, sexual preference and their own sexual evolution.
Hidden Flora premieres on Saturday, July 27 at 7:30pm.
Individual tickets for this year’s Plaza Classic Film Festival are now on sale at the Plaza Theatre Box Office and Ticketmaster.
The podcast is brought to you by the El Paso Community Foundation and is sponsored by an El Paso Community College Professional Development Committee mini-grant.
Check out more show notes on the EPCC Library Research Guide: https://epcc.libguides.com/plazaclassicpodcast
 

Plaza Classic Podcast 9: "Goonies never say die"

The Goonies is just one of the many films programmed during this year's Plaza Classic Film Festival that is geared towards kids of all ages.
Advisory Committee member Kristin Trick joins hosts Lisa Elliott and Stephanie Valle to talk about The Goonies (1985), The Secret of NIMH (1982) and a very special screening at the brand-new children's museum in Downtown El Paso.
La Nube opens to the public in August, but those attending the showing of Curious George (2006) on Wednesday, July 24 at 8pm will get a sneak peek!
Individual tickets for this year’s Plaza Classic Film Festival are now on sale at the Plaza Theatre Box Office and Ticketmaster.
The podcast is brought to you by the El Paso Community Foundation and is sponsored by an El Paso Community College Professional Development Committee mini-grant.
Check out more show notes on the EPCC Library Research Guide: https://epcc.libguides.com/plazaclassicpodcast

Plaza Classic Podcast 8: Sissy Spacek is coming to El Paso!

Academy Award winning actor and Texas native Sissy Spacek is the first announced guest at the 2024 Plaza Classic Film Festival!
Advisory Committee member Craig Holden joins hosts Stephanie Valle and Lisa Elliott to discuss Spacek's filmography, including Coal Miner's Daughter, which she is set to introduce on Saturday, July 27 at 7pm.
Holden -- himself a writer and producer -- also talks about the film he produced that will be screened at the festival.
Check out the film festival schedule: https://plazaclassic.com/schedule
The podcast is brought to you by the El Paso Community Foundation and is sponsored by an El Paso Community College Professional Development Committee mini-grant.
Check out more show notes on the EPCC Library Research Guide: https://epcc.libguides.com/plazaclassicpodcast
 

Plaza Classic Podcast 7: "Ferris Bueller's Day ON-- the schedule, that is"

Bueller? Bueller? Yeah, we know it's a trope to use that quote from Ferris Bueller's Day Off. 
But podcast hosts Stephanie Valle and Lisa Elliott enjoy being corny, and they're really getting into talking about two more films being screened at this year's Plaza Classic Film Festival.
Advisory Committee member Rebecca Mendez joins them in studio to talk about Bueller and Amelie (2001).
Buy season passes to the Plaza Classic Film Festival, which runs from July 18-28, 2024: https://plazaclassic.com/tickets
The podcast is brought to you by the El Paso Community Foundation and is sponsored by an El Paso Community College Professional Development Committee mini-grant.
Check out more show notes on the EPCC Library Research Guide: https://epcc.libguides.com/plazaclassicpodcast

Plaza Classic Podcast 6: "Snap Out of It!" Dinner

What's a better date than dinner and a movie?
That's the idea behind the Dinner and a Movie at the Plaza Classic Film Festival, which marks its third year with a screening of Moonstruck (1987), starring Cher and Nicolas Cage.
PCFF Advisory committee member Erin Ritter joins hosts Lisa Elliott and Stephanie Valle to talk about Moonstruck and the advent of the dinner and movie series.
Buy single/couple tickets to the Snap Out of It Dinner: https://plazaclassic.com/tickets
The podcast is brought to you by the El Paso Community Foundation and is sponsored by an El Paso Community College Professional Development Committee mini-grant.
 
Check out more show notes on the EPCC Library Research Guide: https://epcc.libguides.com/plazaclassicpodcast

Plaza Classic Podcast 5: "Best Screenwriter in the 915"

The third Plaza Classic Film Festival Screenwriting Competition is accepting entries!
Hosts Stephanie Valle and Lisa Elliott are joined by Austin Savage, one of the competition's organizers, and Carrie Silva, who won the 2023 competition with her screenplay, "Best Dive in the 915."
Submit your screenplay through July 3. First prize receives $500 and second prize is $250. Go to https://plazaclassic.com/screenwriting for more information on how to enter.
The podcast is brought to you by the El Paso Community Foundation and is sponsored by an El Paso Community College Professional Development Committee mini-grant.
 
Check out more show notes on the EPCC Library Research Guide: https://epcc.libguides.com/plazaclassicpodcast