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book, The Essentials: 52 Must-See Movies and Why They
Matter. "I loved watching Roman Holiday [last year's classic]
on the big screen at the Palace, and the Cuban film Jeremy
selected for us, Esteban, was tremendous," she said. "See-
ing the two of them together, back-to-back, was like a great
double feature."
This year's festival includes a ver y special event that will
kick things off on Thursday evening, October 25: a gala trib-
ute to Kathleen Carroll, co-founder and the artistic director
of both the AFS and the film festival. In the view of John
Huttlinger, the tribute is long overdue and, as Nelson Page
put it, a fitting honor for "someone who has given so much
and asked for so little in return. Kathleen is without a doubt
our greatest artistic resource, and it's safe to say without her
there never would've been a film forum/festival."
It's a sentiment shared by Susan Willnus, who volunteered
at the ver y first Film Forum and ever y one following it. She
recalls, for example, the year one of the high-powered pan-
el discussions included acclaimed novelists John Ir ving and
Francine Prose and was moderated by Russell Banks, who
continues to ser ve as AFS Artistic Consultant. There was
Kathleen, who waded right into the conversation and more
than held her own. "Her knowledge of the whole film indus-
tr y and her enthusiasm for it are so impressive," Susan said.
"The film festival probably wouldn't have happened at all if
it wasn't for her."
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Single tickets to the 2018 Lake Placid Film Festival are $15,
and all-session passes (excluding single-ticketed events such
as the gala tribute on October 25) are $79. To learn more,
please contact AFS Operations Mgr. Fred Balzac at 518-523-
3456 or visit lakeplacidfilmfestival.org or adirondackfilmso-
ciety@gmail.com.
LOCALadk would like to dedicate this article in memory of
Reg Clark. Reg and his family have owned the Palace Theatre in
Lake Placid since 1961. They have played host to the Film Fes-
tival since 2000. We are sure almost anyone who has gone to
the movies in Lake Placid has had the pleasure of seeing Reg. So
many will miss handing their ticket to Reg and having him smile
and kindly direct you to the right theatre. Reg passed away on
July 30th 2018.
"The Last Gold"
