Lake Placid Film Festival Starts Thursday

The Lake Placid Film Festival kicks off Thursday for its 22nd season and will showcase more than 20 feature films and 20 short films this year. The Adirondack Daily Enteprise reports the festival will begin at the Palace Theatre at 7 p.m. with a 30th anniversary screening of the film “Cool Runnings,” which tells the story of the 1988 Winter Olympic Games Jamaican bobsled team. The screening will feature guest appearances by Chris Stokes, who was on the 1988 team, and Saranac Lake native John Morgan, a sportscaster who had a cameo in the film.