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July 14, 2010
Summer silent film series begins July 23 at Portage Theater
CHICAGO, IL — A series of silent films will be shown on consecutive Friday evenings beginning July 23 at Chicago’s historic Portage Theater which is now home to the Chicago Silent Film Society. The upcoming showings include the 1925 comedy “The Freshman” with Harold Lloyd, the original version of “Ben-Hur” with Francis X. Bushman (1925), and “Pollyanna” with Mary Pickford (1920). The less frequently seen “The Penalty” with Lon Chaney will be the feature on August 13, which will commemorate the theater’s ninetieth anniversary as it was one of the films shown on the theater’s opening weekend in 1920. Each film will have live organ accompaniment, except for the showing of “The Mark of Zorro” on August 6 which shall have accompaniment by The Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.
The complete schedule and additional information is here.
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July 12, 2010
Prince Music Theater announces summer movie series
PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Prince Music Theater which has a long history as a former movie theater dating back to 1921, has announced that it will be screening movies all summer, including “Toy Story 3”. The theater’s management thinks that regular film showings will help the theater, which has been struggling financially, in keeping its books in balance.
The Summer Cinema Series is part of the Prince’s strategy to keep the theater self-supporting, to fulfill its mission, and to serve a broad constituency from all segments of the community. In addition to first-run features, the Prince will offer a rich mix of live musical performances interwoven with independent premieres, film festival favorites, documentaries, and special interactive events, both on the Alter Mainstage and in the Independence Foundation Black Box. Plans for live musical performances and additional film programming will be announced in the weeks ahead.
The Summer Cinema series is one part of a three-year Prince Renaissance Plan aiming to rebuild and restore the Prince to full operations and return to full production, with a new business model and multiple revenue streams. Screenings of ‘Toy Story 3’ will continue on a regular full movie schedule. Other first-run features will be opening at the Prince throughout the summer months.
The full story is inBroadway World.
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July 8, 2010
Annual BlobFest in Phoenixville July 9-11
PHOENIXVILLE, PA — Each summer over the past ten years, this Pennsylvania town celebrates its role as the small town setting for the 1958 cult science fiction classic, “The Blob.” Events include a street fair, tours of places used for filming, an exhibit of set miniatures, and a reenactment of the famous scene of panicking theatergoers exiting the town’s Colonial Theatre. There will be an appearance of the actual Blob (it’s kept in a five gallon bucket), and of course, several showings of the film. The full article about the event here and the schedule of events ishere.
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July 5, 2010
Leonard Maltin on LA’s “Last Remaining Seats”
LOS ANGELES – Leonard Maltin has a nice post on his blog, Leonard Maltin’s Movie Crazy, about the Los Angeles Conservancy’s always terrific “Last Remaining Seats” series. Here’s a sample:
There is no thrill to compare with seeing a classic movie in a great movie theater. For twenty-four years, the Los Angeles Conservancy has hosted a month-long series called Last Remaining Seats, showing vintage films in the city’s great movie palaces, most of which are located on Broadway downtown…. If you’ve never been to these great movie palaces and plan to visit Los Angeles any time soon, you should sign up for the Conservancy’s Saturday morning walking tour. Or mark your calendars for next June and join the fun.
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June 30, 2010
“Trailer Trash” at the Tilton 9
NORTHFIELD, NJ — On July 23rd at 10PM the Tilton 9 theater in will be presenting “Trailer Trash” hosted by Newt Wallen and the cast and crew of screwattack.com’s series, “Underbelly”!
A night of classic cult movie previews and drive in ad’s from the 60’s to the 80’s, all on 35mm film.
The night will be filmed for an upcoming episode of “Underbelly” and will feature trivia, great grindhouse inspired prizes and other special guests.
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June 29, 2010
70mm Star Trek TOS Movie Series at the Laemmle Royal Theater
LOS ANGELES, CA — Star Trek fans and moviephiles of widescreen 70mm are cordially invited to attend a rare, spectacular, or is it Trektacular movie event happening every Saturday (except July 3) through July 24, 2010 at the Laemmle Royal Theater. Each of the original series films starting with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan will be shown in 70mm. The screenings start at about midnight and will have a Q&A with a special guest star.
For more information, details can be found at Laemmle.
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June 24, 2010
Orpheum’s summer series offers range of audience favorites
MEMPHIS, TN — A series of classic and other films dubbed “new classics” will be shown this summer at the 1928 Rapp & Rapp Memphis Orpheum. Selections include “Mary Poppins,” “The Godfather,” “Caddy Shack,” “The Sound of Music,” “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” “E.T.,” and others.
“All of our films are classic films, some are certainly from the Golden Age of film, but even some like ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’ or ‘Top Gun’ are on their way to being classic films,” said Kanette Rodgers, vice president of marketing and public relations for The Orpheum.
For more than 12 years, the theater has offered its film series, mostly of crowd-pleasing family favorites, though some have more of an edge to them. Rodgers said audiences who return year after year for the films typically determine the next year’s lineup.
The full story is in the Memphis Daily News and the full schedule is here.
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June 21, 2010
35mm “Son of Godzilla” Screening at the Fourth Colonial Theatre SPOOKTACULAR - 7/31/10
KEENE, NH — Giant monsters once again return to the historic Colonial Theatre on Saturday, July 31st for a special 2PM matinee SPOOKTACULAR, featuring a rare 35mm screening of the 1967 Toho monster melee, “Son of Godzilla”.
In addition to the main feature, cast members of the NH-based horror host TV show SATURDAY FRIGHT SPECIAL will appear on stage to introduce the film and conduct prize giveaways, featuring signed comics and original sketches by horror comics icon S.R. Bissette (who’ll be debuting a new comic at the event), as well as additional original sketches from students and alumni from the Center for Cartoon Studies in VT. Preceding the feature will be vintage monster movie previews, snack bar ads, and a cartoon.
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June 16, 2010
Drive-In Super Monster-Rama, Sept 10-11, 2010
VANDERGRIFT, PA — For the fourth year in a row, we’ve brought back the fun in going to the drive-in, with another weekend of retro thrills! 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 fourth year in a row that we are hosting such an event, so we encourage all drive-in movie fanatics to travel from near and far, as you’re not going to find anything else like it, anywhere!
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 still 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?
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June 11, 2010
Garden Theatre begins Summer Movie Series
WINTER GARDEN, FL — The showing of “Rebel Without A Cause” will open the summer movie series on June 17 at the Garden Theatre. The 1935 house, renovated and reopened for live performances and films in 2008, will screen vintage favorites on Thursdays, family movies on Fridays and cult classics on Saturdays through September 16. 7:00 p.m. is the showtime for these features and $5.00 is general admission. There are also matinee screenings of kiddie favorites on various mornings throughout the summer.
For details, go to the official website or call 407-877-4736.