Savannah Film Festival Honors Ellen Barkin and Ray Liotta During Opening Weekend
Ellen Barkin Savannah Film Festival honors Ellen Barkin and Ray Liotta during opening weekend SAVANNAH, Ga., November 02, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The Savannah Film Festival, hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design, honored actress Ellen Barkin ("The Big Easy," "Ocean's Thirteen") and actor Ray Liotta ("Goodfellas," "Hannibal") with Outstanding Achievement in Cinema Awards during the opening weekend of the 14th annual event, which kicked off Saturday, Oct. 29 and runs through Saturday, Nov. 5, in historic Savannah, Ga. Barkin received the honor prior to the screening of her independent film, “Another Happy Day,” which centers on a woman who returns to her parents’ home for a family wedding where she must deal with her wildly dysfunctional family. “I would like to accept this award on behalf of independent cinema,” said an emotional Barkin upon seeing a video retrospective of her work. “Independent cinema, for the most part, consists of mo...