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Franco Film To Premiere At The Palace

Albany's Palace Theatre is hosting the premiere of a locally-shot James Franco movie on Saturday.

Filming for "The Pretenders" took place in 2016 throughout Albany and the Capital Region including the Palace Theatre, which is featured in the movie’s poster. Mayor Kathy Sheehan says she's excited about the premiere:

"Oh, I think it's so exciting that we're going to have a premiere of a film there. It hasn't happened in a while and it's really exciting that residents of the Capital Region are going to be able to see this film and see it at the Palace, which was built as a Vaudeville theater, but has shown many many movies over the many many years that it's been in operation."

“Variety” says "The Pretenders" is essentially a remake of Bernardo Bertolucci’s 2003 film about a love triad, entitled “The Dreamers.”  The movie begins at 7.

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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