Press Releases

October 29, 2002
College Film Series Continues with Films Made On or About Long Island

"The Dain Curse" to Be Shown in Series Sponsored by Dan's Papers

Southampton College will present ?The Dain Curse? as part of a series of films made on or about Long Island. The series, titled "The Dan's Papers They Made the Movie Here Film Festival" is co-sponsored by Dan's Papers and is free and open to the public.

The film will be shown on Saturday, November 2 at 2:00 p.m. in Duke Lecture Hall of Southampton College of Long Island University.

"The Dain Curse" is based on a novel by Dashiell Hammett and stars James Coburn, Hector Elizondo, Jean Simmons, and Nancy Addison. It tells the story of the detective Hamilton Nash and a case of stolen diamonds, a dead millionaire, and a family curse.

The series will continue on Saturday, November 16 with "Last Summer in the Hamptons."