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Now in its 10th year, the Port Townsend Film Festival (expanded from three days to four) is always a rare pleasure; a celebration of film old and new, held among what felt like a gathering of friends.

After enduring a $25,000 drop in sponsorship, the Port Townsend Film Festival in Washington state screened nearly all movies on DVDs and videotapes in September instead of film, which offers a more pristine picture but is also more expensive to ship cross-cross country because it comes in heavier packaging.

After helping to organize the first Port Townsend Film Festival in 2000, Mr.

Byline: Moira Macdonald; Seattle Times movie critic PORT TOWNSEND -- Despite the sparkling sunshine, a blue-eyed shadow fell across the Port Townsend Film Festival this year: News of the loss of Paul Newman echoed through the waiting lines last weekend, his impossibly handsome face shone from the screen of the Uptown Theater in "The Hustler" that night, and a trio who knew and loved him gathered last Sunday to share their memories with festivalgoers.

For a delightful out-of-town experience this weekend, check out the Port Townsend Film Festival, unspooling tonight through Sunday.

com Port Townsend Film Festival, Friday-Sunday, Port Townsend.

Burnett's earlier films "Killer of Sheep" and "My Brother's Wedding" (from 1977 and 1983, respectively) have recently been restored and seen locally, including at the Port Townsend Film Festival last fall.

Tickets are $15 each ($15 for Port Townsend Film Festival members), and can be purchased at the Rose box office or online at www.