AMPAS celebrates
30th anniversary of Dog Day Afternoon, November
15 in L.A.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will host a 30th anniversary screening of Dog Day Afternoon on Tuesday, November 15, at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater, 8949 Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills. Guests scheduled to attend include Frank Pierson (who won an Oscar for his screenplay), producer Martin Elfand, executive Dick Shepherd, and cinematographer Victor J. Kemper. Directed by Sidney Lumet, Dog Day Afternoon stars Al Pacino as an inept bank robber who becomes a folk hero, until public opinion turns after the revelation that he is stealing the money to pay for his transgender lover's sex-change operation. For more information call (310) 247-3600.