- Friday, March 28 11:45 am
- Saturday, March 29 4:00 pm
- Sunday, March 30 2:15 pm
HONEYDRIPPER
Saturday, March 29 at 4:00 pm SOLD OUT
Sunday, March 30 at 2:15 pm SOLD OUT
Savoy Theater In ’50s Alabama, the beleaguered Tyrone Purvis (Danny Glover) is deeply in debt and about to lose his roadhouse, the Honeydripper, when he gets a brainstorm: he’ll book regional celebrity Guitar Sam to play the club, have the best Saturday night of his life and use the proceeds to pay off the landlord and the chicken man, and to get his nightclub out of hock. But Guitar Sam fails to show, and an itinerant bluesman (Gary Clark Jr.) is pressed into service. The cast also includes Charles S. Dutton and Lisa Gay Hamilton. Variety: “John Sayles the storyteller and John Sayles the political progressive haven’t always played well together, but, in the endearing musical time-piece HONEYDRIPPER, the indie icon lets his narrative gifts take the lead and the social issues follow like a tight bass line. The result is one of Sayles’ best films. The music, a mix of blues, seminal rock and newcomer Gary Clark Jr.’s performance, will be an obvious draw, as will the performances by some leading African-American actors.” Rated PG-13, 122 minutes. Sponsored by Artisans Hand Craft Gallery. Community Partner: Vermont Public Radio. Note: HONEYDRIPPER will continue at the Savoy Theater from March 31 through April 3. Film website
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