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May 26, 2020

Plaza Classic Returns with a Drive-In Twist!

Plaza Classic Returns with a Drive-In Twist!

We're just as excited as you are to hear that the Plaza Classic Film Festival is returning to Downtown El Paso this year from July 30th to August 9th! Not only is it coming back, but the festival has been heavily retooled for our safety. And with a "pop-up" drive-in movie element, may still manage to be the most memorable yet. We spoke with Program Director, Doug … [Read more...]

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July 13, 2017

Candid Talk with Doug Pullen of the Plaza Classic Film Festival

Candid Talk with Doug Pullen of the Plaza Classic Film Festival

Doug Pullen, Program Director for the Plaza Classic Film Festival talks to us at the INSIDER about the themes for this years festival. He also gives us some great tidbits about the local connections and what to expect in the "Local Flavor" segment (Aug. 6), where our REEL Authentico Video Contest winning entrants videos will be … [Read more...]

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July 14, 2016

Giants Fall into Place at the Plaza Classic Film Festival

Giants Fall into Place at the Plaza Classic Film Festival

The last time we spoke to Doug Pullen, he was putting on the final touches to the first El Paso Community Foundation Plaza Classic Film Festival he was tasked to coordinate in 2014. His inaugural year as the Program Director saw films as diverse as The Sandlot and Arsenic and Old Lace, but with a couple of years under his belt the former El Paso Times journalist … [Read more...]

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July 24, 2014

Q&A with Plaza Classic Film Festival Coordinator DOUG PULLEN

Q&A with Plaza Classic Film Festival Coordinator DOUG PULLEN

The INSIDER insisted on pestering Doug Pullen, former reporter for the El Paso Times and newly christened coordinator for the Plaza Classic Film Festival, despite his immensely dense schedule. The days and hours count down quickly before this year’s Film Festival launches once again to thousands of classic movie fans. The audience will descend upon downtown with … [Read more...]

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