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Show , . "-r ' .... - - Drug dealer Daulton Lee (Sean Penn, left) tries to learn a few points in falconry from his idealistic cohort in espionage, Christopher Boyce ( Timothy Hutton ) in "Falcon and the Snowman." 'Falcon and Snowman' to open festival I by Rick Brough The U.S. Film Festival will kick off to a gala beginning Friday, Jan. 18 with the Salt Lake premiere of the spy drama "The Falcon and the Snowman," which will include personal appearance by the film's star, Sean Penn. The 8 p.m. screening to be held at the Centre Theatre, is not only a opening for the festival, but a farewell to the Centre, which is scheduled to be tom down soon. On premiere night, the lobby will be decorated with posters from movies, such as "The Wizard of Oz," that opened at the Centre. The festivities also will include receptions at the Phillips Gallery and the Trianon in the Triad Center. The movie "The Falcon and the Snowman" is about two people who sold U.S. secrets to the KGB for different reasons. Christopher Boyce (Timothy Hut-ton) Hut-ton) had a passion for falconry and as a youth dreamed of becoming a knight. For a time he also hoped to become a priest. Instead he got a job handling security cables for the CIA (a position obtained through his father, a former FBI agent). Boyce became disillusioned after seeing evidence of the agency's meddling in foreign countries. He hoped to save his country by betraying it, and in doing so adopted the code name 'Falcon.' Dalton Lee (Sean Penn) found V. selling drugs was a good way to make money and meet girls. But after a series of unlucky drug busts, he needed cash fast. Helping Boyce sell secrets to the Russians seemed to be a good idea to the "Snowman." A KGB agent once asked Boyce how such an odd partnership had occurred. Boyce said, "We were altar boys together." Timothy Hutton won an Oscar for his role in "Ordinary People" and appeared in such films as "Daniel" and "Iceman." Sean Penn proved he could go from drama ("Bad Boys) to zany comedy (as Spiccoli in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"). Both appeared together previously in the movie "Taps." Director John Schlesinger filmed "Marathon Man" and "Midnight Cowboy." The evening of Jan. 18 will kick off with a reception at the Phillips Gallery (444 East 200 South) featuring wine, cheese, art and jazz from the Joe Muscolino Band. Dress is optional black tie. At 7:30, buses from the Brigham Street Trolleys will transport guests to the Centre, where Sean Penn will introduce the premiere film. After the picture, the trolleys will transport guests to the Trianon in the Triad Center, for dinner and music hosted by Robert Redford. Sean Penn, Redford and Donny and Marie Osmond are expected to attend. Cost for the premiere is $10 for the film, $50 for the entire evening. v |