Now in its sixth year, Lexington, Ky.’s Harry Dean Stanton Fest has become a model film festival for the way it honors a native son (Stanton was born in nearby Irvine) and the resourcefulness that its creator, Lucy Jones, puts into programming. The three-day fest features screenings of some of the eternally hip character actor’s coolest 1970s films (Cisco Pike, 92 in the Shade, Alien) and events in various downtown Lexington locations. The showcase event occurs Sunday at 7 p.m. when one of Stanton’s best movies — John Huston’s 1979 Wise Blood, an adaptation of a Flannery O’Connor novel — screens at the Kentucky Theater. That film’s star, Brad Dourif, will do a Q&A session afterward.
Friday through Sunday. Event prices vary. Lexington, Ky., harrydeanstantonfest.org.
This article appears in Jun 1-8, 2016.
