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June 6, 2008
Garden Theatre announces summer film schedule
WINTER GARDEN, FL — The newly renovated and reopened Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant Street, is presenting a summer movie series, from June 6 through September 7.
Each week will feature a different genre of films. The showings are at 7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and at 2 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is $5.00 for all ages. For the complete schedule and more information, see the theatre website. And while you’re there, check out the 2008-09 live performance schedule.
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June 3, 2008
Classic film series at the Majestic
GETTYSBURG, PA — The Majestic Theater is showcasing a summer series of classic films, usually not on the big screen in the area.
With the advent of VHS tapes and DVDs, movie patrons can watch these classics at home, but the experience is not the same as seeing it in a theater.
“There’s a difference between watching movies on the big screen and watching them on your television at home,” said Gabel, who has been programming movies for more than 30 years.
“Seeing movies in the community is so much more exciting and so much more memorable,” Gabel said. “It can be more emotionally powerful to see a film (when you are) surrounded by others who are experiencing the same emotion.”
Get the full story in the Evening Sun.
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May 23, 2008
“Preserve Me a Seat” screening in McComb, MS This Weekend
For those Cinematreasures readers in Mississippi, my documentary, “Preserve Me a Seat,” which is about people who try to save and preserve historic theatres in the U.S., will screen this weekend at the historic State Theatre, in McComb, MS. Presented by the McComb Film Society as a benefit to help restore the historic State theatre in McComb, “Preserve Me a Seat” will screen Saturday, May 24th, at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. The State Theatre is located at 222 State Street, McComb, MS. Tickets will be available at the door. For more information about the screening, contact Matt Doman at (601) 730-1877; For more information about “Preserve Me a Seat,” or to purchase the movie on dvd, please visit our website at www.apartment101films.com
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May 21, 2008
Connecticut Film Festival 2008
(I’m volunteering at the CT Film Fest HQ all week in Danbury. FYI: The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, HQ’d in downtown Danbury until July [starring Winona Ryder, Julianne Moore, Alan Arkin, Keanu Reeves and Robin Wright-Penn] will be shooting downtown on the opening night of the CTFF {May 20} next to the Palace Theatre at 165 Main Street.)
Sundance, Telluride, Cannes, Connecticut?
The Connecticut Film Festival 2008 (May 20-25, CTFilmFest.com)
By Dave Bonan
At any given time around the world, there are 2,500 film festivals taking place and each has to attract visitors with a unique hook. The Connecticut Film Festival (www.ctfilmfest.com), now in its second year (sans the original Bethel Film Festival) distinguishes itself from the competition by being the only statewide festival in a 9-month “traveling tour”, stopping at various cities and towns to educate and entertain.
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May 20, 2008
Drive-In Super Monster-Rama September 12-13
VANDERGRIFT, PA — What is DRIVE-IN SUPER MONSTER-RAMA?
Ever wish you could go into a time machine and go back to a time when life was much more simple, but far more fun? Well, here it is! DRIVE-IN SUPER MONSTER-RAMA is two nights of classic horror and science fiction 35mm prints presented at an authentic drive-in movie theater. There will be two big shows on two consecutive nights which will start at dusk and go on until really late into the night! This is the second year in a row that we are hosting such an event, so we encourage all East Coast drive-in movie fanatics to attend and make it another rousing success! What could be better than a weekend getaway topped off with two nights of classic monster movies on the big outdoor screen? We realize that everything is so expensive these days, but admission is only $10 a person each night! Plus, children 12 and under are free with parent or adult guardian. How can you beat that? The Riverside’s concession stand is loaded with reasonably priced goodies, including hot foods, hot and cold drinks, candy, popcorn and much more!
What is being shown and when?
On Friday, September 12, the features will be “Cry of the Banshee”, “Frogs”, George Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” and “The Crazies”.
On Saturday, September 13, the features will be “Blacula”, “Return of Count Yorga”, “Dracula vs. Frankenstein” and “Werewolf vs. The Vampire Woman”.
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May 16, 2008
Los Angeles Old Time Social at The Velaslavasay Panorama
LOS ANGELES, CA — Join Us on the Second Night of the
THIRD EVER LOS ANGELES OLD-TIME SOCIAL
For an Evening of Old-Time Music Performances!
Friday, May 16
8 PM$10, $8 for Panorama members
The Velaslavasay Panorama
1122 West 24th Street
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May 14, 2008
Ben Stein’s Expelled to show at Norwalk Theatre
Ben Stein’s Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (PG) will be showing at the Norwalk Main Street Theatre, 57 E. Main St., Norwalk, Ohio on Friday May 16th at 7:00 p.m. for one show only.
Ticket prices are: $3.50 for children, students with ID and seniors 60+ and $6.00 for Adults. Concession stand will be open with the best popcorn you have ever tasted (popped with coconut oil!), pop, water and candy! Come join us as we fire up the Carbon Arcs!
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May 9, 2008
Theatre Historical Society Conclave To Visit Bay Area
The following was sent in by Lowell Angell of THSA:
The Theatre Historical Society of America’s 39th annual summer Conclave/Theatre Tour will visit more than 30 historic theatres July 8-12 in the San Francisco Bay area.
Due to the excellent early response, the tour is currently full, but more space may be made available if there is sufficient interest. THS invites all CT members to add their names to a no-obligation wait-list. There is no cost to do so and if more space becomes available, CT members will receive a special discounted registration rate.
Among the theatres to be visited are the Castro, Curran, ACT/Geary, Golden Gate, Orpheum and Warfield (San Francisco); Fox, Grand Lake and Paramount (Oakland); Del Mar (Santa Cruz); Orinda (Orinda), Fox (Redwood City); State (Monterey); and Alameda (Alameda), and many more.
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Capitol screens silent classic
ROME, NY — The Capitol Theatre is showing “Tol'able David” this weekend along with a full night of entertainment.
The 1921 silent film “Tol'able David” will be screened at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at the Capitol Theatre, 220 W. Dominick St.
A modern-day reworking of the David and Goliath tale, “Tol'able David” tells the story of the youngest child of a family of Virginia farmers who must discover his manhood after his father dies and a trio of escaped convicts cripples his brother. It will be shown in a 35mm archival print from the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
More details at the Observer-Dispatch.
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“Preserve Me a Seat” Screening in Sacramento, CA, Tonight!
For all Cinematreasures readers living in the Sacramento, California, area…
Tonight (Friday, May 9th, 2008), my documentary about historic movie theatres and the people who work hard to save them, “Preserve Me a Seat,” will screen as part of the “Movies On the Big Screen” series at 600 4th Street, West Sacramento (the corner of 4th and F in West Sacremento, just over the river from downtown), California. Admission is $5.00. For those who are interested in seeing the film but are not in the Sacremento, California, area, “Preserve Me a Seat” is also available on dvd at: www.apartment101films.comWe don’t remember a lot about our distant past, but we do remember out favorite movie theatre. “Preserve Me a Seat” is a documentary about these theatres and the ongoing fight to protect and preserve them for future generations. Featuring preservation efforts in Boston (The Gaiety Theatre), Detroit (The former Michigan Theatre), Chicago (The DuPage Theatre), Omaha, (The Indian Hills Cinerama Theatre), and Salt Lake City (The Villa Theatre), “Preserve Me a Seat” will appeal to anyone who has chrished memories of seeing their favorite movies in a grand theatre, and who appreciates the unique architecture of American movie theaters.