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The Palace has been Albany’s iconic downtown landmark for the past eight decades, bringing the biggest names in entertainment to the Capital Region. Whether you were one of the many Capital Region residents who were a part of the production or just love a night at the movies, we hope you will join us on October 5 to enjoy James Franco’s The Pretenders on our Big Screen!”

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We embrace our movie house roots with annual movie screenings and are excited to be able to be one of only three theatres nationwide to premiere The Pretenders.

“Enjoying a movie at the Palace Theatre is an experience that harkens back to the days of classic cinema when the Palace was an RKO movie and vaudeville house in the 1930’s and 40’s. “We are thrilled to partner with our friends at Film Albany & Discover Albany to present this special screening,” said Billy Piskutz, Palace Theatre Interim Executive Director.

It started with James Franco and his team scouting in Albany, Schenectady and Troy the actual film being shot here and now back to the capital region for its Albany premiere. You cannot ask for anything better than that!”

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This production has come full circle within our region. Film Albany is very honored to partner with the Palace Theatre (one of the locations in the movie) on hosting The Pretenders Albany premiere, one day after the Pretenders national premiere in Los Angeles and New York City. “The New York State Film Tax Credit Program, under the Empire State Development Corporation, continues to drive productions to upstate New York and Albany County,” advised Debby Goedeke, Albany County Film Commissioner, “These credits provide our region with opportunities for additional jobs as well as an economic impact to Albany County and the surrounding counties. After years of sex, betrayal, and collateral damage, the three careen into a lifestyle that leaves one of them fighting for their life.įilming for THE PRETENDERS took place in 2016 throughout Albany and the Capital Region including the Palace Theatre. The longer they know each other, the more they realize they don’t truly know the real Catherine. Life imitates deadly art as French New Wave obsessed film student Terry (Jack Kilmer) and his best friend, the smooth talking Phil (Shameik Moore) are both seduced by mysterious actress Catherine (Jane Levy). Tickets for the premiere of THE PRETENDERS are $10 and are ON SALE NOW in person at the Palace Theatre Box Office, online at and by phone at 51.ĭirected by James Franco and written by Will Patterson and Jesse Woods, the drama stars Jack Kilmer (The Nice Guys), Jane Levy (Don’t Breathe), Shameik Moore (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse), Tyler Alvarez (American Vandal), Brian Cox (X2: X-Men United), Dennis Quaid (The Day After Tomorrow), Juno Temple (Maleficent) and James Franco. The movie will begin at 7:00 pm – doors open at 6:00 pm. The Pretenders isn't terrible, but viewers would be better off checking out some early Godard and Truffaut.SEPTEMBER 9, 2019, ALBANY, NY - The Palace Theatre along with Film Albany are excited to roll out the red carpet for the Capital Region premiere of James Franco’s THE PRETENDERS on Saturday, October 5. But Zeroville is a more reckless and sillier journey through movie history it takes more risks and feels less stuck than this one. This, along with Franco's Zeroville, were both rescued after having been shelved, and both are in the spirit of the French New Wave. But as a female film student notes after a screening of Terry's film, the intellect is missing here, and The Pretenders ultimately isn't much more than an empty exercise.

The movie tribute bits, especially the little dance number from Godard's Band of Outsiders, are fun, and Franco attempts a few arty shots here and there in homage to the freedom and energy of that 1960s movement. And smaller roles, filled by Temple, Brian Cox, Dennis Quaid, and Franco himself, end up as mere placeholders. Not to mention that several melodramatic touches feel tacked-on, rather than organic extensions of the story. But as this film lacks that one's freshness and fine balance, the characters come across more like types than full-blooded characters. The trio in The Pretenders is clearly inspired by the characters in Francois Truffaut's 1962 Jules and Jim. James Franco's love triangle is clearly enamored of film history and the French New Wave, and that enthusiasm helps somewhat, but the characters never really come to life or connect with one another.

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