Bryan Cranston & More to Screen Favorite BREAKING BAD Episodes at Lincoln Center, 8/1-2

The Film Society of Lincoln Center (FSLC) and AMC announced today the confirmed cast, and schedule details, for the upcoming "The Perfect Batch: Breaking Bad Cast Favorites," for which series Creator and Executive Producer Vince Gilligan will join, previously announced participants, stars Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Betsy Brandt, RJ Mitte, Dean Norris and Bob Odenkirk, to present their favorite episodes and participate in Q&A sessions. New additions to the cast lineup include Betsy Brandt and Dean Norris, and moderators for the conversations will be Matt Zoller Seitz, television critic for New York Magazine and editor in chief of RogerEbert.com onAugust 1 and Emily Nussbaum, television critic for The New Yorker on August 2. The conversation portion of the evening will be live streamed through Filmlinc.com. Afterwards, fans may find the panel video in its entirety on amc.com.Tickets will Go On sale on Filmlinc.com tomorrow, Friday, July 19 at noon.

The previously announced partnership between the Film Society of Lincoln Center and AMC is a first-of-its-kind collaboration to celebrate AMC's heralded and Emmy Award-winning show Breaking Bad, whose final episodes begin on August 11 at 9pm. The weeklong celebration begins on Friday, July 26 with "Long Cook: A Breaking Bad Marathon," a free five-day marathon screening of all previous seasons (July 26-30) at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center Amphitheater. Admission will be free to the public. Entry to watch the marathon will be throughout the day, subject to seating availability in the amphitheater. Tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis beginning one hour prior to the start of the first episode showing each day. Throughout the day, tickets will be distributed as seating becomes available. Anyone attending the marathon will be eligible to participate in a raffle to win a pair of tickets for a special advance premiere screening of the first of the series' final eight episodes. Five pairs of tickets will be given away.

"The Perfect Batch: Breaking Bad Cast Favorites" will take place on August 1 and 2 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theater. Tickets are $15 for each conversation, accompanied by the screening of selected episodes. A special Breaking Bad discount package for all 4 panels will be available for $50. Tickets, and the discount package, will Go On sale tomorrow, Friday, July 19 at noon. Visit Filmlinc.com for more information.

Long Cook: A Breaking Bad Marathon
July 26 - July 30
Screening Venue:
The Film Society of Lincoln Center
Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, Amphitheater, 144 West 65th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam)

Friday, July 26
Season 1 (7 episodes), 5:00 pm
When straight-laced high school chemistry teacher Walter White is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he forms a crystal methamphetamine cooking operation with his former student, Jesse Pinkman.

Saturday, July 27
Season 2 (13 episodes), 12:00pm
One step ahead of his DEA-agent brother-in-law Hank, Walter begins to capitalize on his life of crime as its insidious effects on his wife, Skyler, and his partner, Jesse, begin to reveal themselves.

Sunday, July 28
Season 3 (13 episodes), 12:00 pm
Joining a more advanced drug-dealing operation headed by the ruthless and enigmatic fast food entrepreneur Gustavo Fring pits Walter and Jesse against their most sophisticated enemy yet.

Monday, July 29
Season 4 (13 episodes), 12:00 pm
With Hank closing in on Gus, Walter does everything in his power to ensure not only his survival but also his ultimate victory.

Tuesday, July 30
Season 5A (8 episodes), 5:00 pm
As the Breaking Bad saga draws to a close, characters begin to reach the limits of their criminal morality.

The Perfect Batch: Breaking Bad Cast Favorites
August 1 & 2
Screening Venue:
The Film Society of Lincoln Center
Walter Reade Theater, 165 West 65th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam)

Thursday, August 1
Panel 1 with Anna Gunn, RJ Mitte and Bob Odenkirk: 6:15 pm
Anna Gunn and RJ Mitte who play Walter White's wife Skyler and son Walt Jr. with Bob Odenkirk, who plays the morally uncentered criminal lawyer Saul Goodman, will show two of their favorite episodes followed by a Q&A moderated by Matt Zoller Seitz, television critic for New York Magazine and editor in chief of RogerEbert.com.
*For those unable to attend, the conversations will be streamed live through Filmlinc.com.

Panel 2 with Bryan Cranston: 9:00 pm
Bryan Cranston, who plays central character Walter White, will show two of his favorite episodes followed by a Q&A moderated by Matt Zoller Seitz, television critic for New York Magazine and editor in chief of RogerEbert.com.
*For those unable to attend, the conversations will be streamed live through Filmlinc.com.

Friday, August 2
Panel 3 with Betsy Brandt and Dean Norris: 6:15 pm
Cast members Betsy Brandt and Dean Norris have breathed full lives into their characters, Marie and Hank Schrader. They will show two of their favorite episodes followed by a Q&A moderated by Emily Nussbaum, television critic for The New Yorker.
*For those unable to attend, the conversations will be streamed live through Filmlinc.com.

Panel 4 with Vince Gilligan: 9:00 pm
Series mastermind Vince Gilligan (creator, executive producer, writer, and director), whose previous credits include The X-Files, will show two of his favorite episodes followed by a Q&A moderated by Emily Nussbaum, television critic for The New Yorker.
*For those unable to attend, the conversations will be streamed live through Filmlinc.com.

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