Movie buzz: 'The Most Dangerous Man' in East Hampton

WHO Daniel Ellsberg

THE MOVIE "The Most Dangerous Man in America"

THE DEAL In late 1969, well before the age of WikiLeaks, this RAND Corp. analyst photocopied a stack of classified Vietnam War documents and began sending them to various newspapers, severely damaging the U.S. government's officially rosy line on the ongoing conflict. As part of the Hamptons International Film Festival's SummerDocs series, Ellsberg will appear for a screening of a documentary about his still-controversial act; journalist Carl Bernstein, of Watergate fame, will join him. Alec Baldwin will moderate the discussion.

INFO Saturday at 8 p.m. at Guild Hall, 158 Main St., East Hampton. Tickets ($20) are sold out, but call for last-minute availability. 631-324-4050; guildhall.org.

THE MOVIE "Dad's in Heaven With Nixon"

THE DEAL Tom Murray's documentary-memoir, much of it based in Southampton, looks at a seemingly perfect family struggling to overcome a history of lost wealth, mental illness and alcoholism. The film recently screened on Showtime and received excellent reviews; Murray is scheduled to speak at a screening.

INFO Friday at 5 p.m. at the Parrish Art Museum, 25 Jobs Lane, Southampton. Tickets are $20. 631-283-2118; parrishart.org.

THE EVENT The Gold Coast Film Festival

THE DEAL Organizers of the Great Neck Arts Center and its annual Furman Film Series are planning a full-fledged, four-day film festival in Port Washington, Manhasset, Roslyn, Great Neck and, perhaps, beyond. Regina Gil, who founded the Arts Center and is serving as the festival's executive director, has named two programmers: Lana Wilson, who curates the Furman series, and Sean McPhillips, a former vice president of acquisitions at Miramax. Matthew Hiltzik, head of the communications firm Hiltzik Strategies and also a documentary film producer ("Holy Land Hardball"), is handling publicity. The festival is planned for next June. Jon Kaiman, supervisor for the town of North Hempstead, says the town's tourism development corporation has given the festival $100,000 in start-up money, with another $150,000 authorized for next year.