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December 2, 2008
Big Screen Classics at Coolidge 75th
BROOKLINE, MA — The Coolidge Corner Theatre will be hosting a series of Big Screen Classic Films for their 75th Anniversary, which is also sponsored by Trader Joe’s.
The following link will offer still more information.
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Grand Theater at 84 Years Old presents another Holiday Classic!
EAST GREENVILLE, PA — The Grand’s 4th Annual Christmas Tradition Show
starts Friday, December 12th. This year our feature is Charles Dickens' “Scrooge” starring Albert Finney in this 1970 award-winning version.We are also extremely excited to announce that our Historic 1923 Marr & Colton Theater Pipe Organ will premier to the public for the first time! The Grand is excited to be making history returning one of these historical instruments to its home movie theater! Our in-house organist, Mr. Carl Black will perform on this historic instrument prior to each show, featuring classic Christmas tunes from years past!
We are also continuing a long-lost tradition of local single-screen movie houses, a free night of movies to thank all of our customers for their patronage during the past year. Our Free Night is Wednesday, December 17th at 7PM. Seats are on a first come basis.
Showtimes:
Friday, December 12th 7, 915PM
Saturday, December 13th 2, 7, 915PM
Sunday, December 14th 2, 7PM
Monday, December 15th 7PM
Tuesday, December 16th 7PM
Wednesday, December 17th 7PM FREE NIGHT!
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November 26, 2008
Widmark film festival at Bank Street
FILM FESTIVAL HONORING RICHARD WIDMARK SPONSORED BY “OUR TOWNS FOR SAR-E POL”
Location:
Bank Street Theater
46 Bank Street, New Milford, CT 06776 (860) 354- 2122PANIC IN THE STREETS
Sunday, January 11th 2009 – 3:00 PM
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November 14, 2008
Hand-Painted Film Posters For The Eastman Theatre From 1924-1928
NEW YORK, NY — Madalena Mania continues with a for-sale show in NYC opening this weekend.
Timed to coincide with the Museum of Modern Art’s exhibition, Batiste Madalena: Hand-Painted Film Posters for the Eastman Theatre, 1924—-1928, which runs through April 6, 2009, Hirschl & Adler Galleries is pleased to present Coming Attractions: Poster Paintings for the Cinema by Batiste Madalena. Like the MoMA show, the Hirschl & Adler exhibition draws on a singular collection of original poster paintings by Madalena from the cinema’s golden age of silent film, which were saved from obscurity by documentary film maker Steven Katten and his wife, Judith.
Read more at Hirschl and Adler.
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November 3, 2008
Heritage Ohio workshop
PEMBERVILLE, OH — If you’re in the Pemberville area and want to learn more about how to run an efficient theater, go to the Heritage Ohio Theater Workshop on Monday November 17th. Cost is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. It’ll be from 10AM-2PM in the Pemberville Opera House with a tour included.
More details at Heritage Ohio.
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October 31, 2008
New Regal hosts election festivities
CHICAGO, IL — Many Chicagoans were privileged to watch candidate Barack Obama’s acceptance speech on the big screen of the New Regal Theatre, 1645 E. 79th St. It was like being there, surrounded with excited voters who cheered each point of policy.
Therefore, we are pleased to share the following listing. An election night celebration is set to begin at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008, at the New Regal. Tickets are $20. For more info, please view the theatre’s website.
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October 30, 2008
Lafayette Science Fiction Spectacular 2008 Begins 10/31
SUFFERN, NY — On Friday, October 31, the Lafayette Theatre SCIENCE FICTION SPECTACULAR begins!
Here’s the complete SCIENCE FICTION SPECTACULAR 2008 line-up:
Friday, October 31 – War of the Worlds Tribute Night!
7:30pm – “The War of the Worlds” – LIVE ON STAGE & ON THE AIR! Our tribute begins with a 70th Anniversary live presentation of the 1938 Orson Welles ‘panic broadcast’, performed by a 5-person professional cast along with chilling sound effects using the original 1938 Howard W. Koch script. This special once-in-a-lifetime event will also be broadcast live on WRCR, Rockland County Radio, AM1300, or streamed on the internet at www.wrcr.com beginning at 8:07 pm (after the national news).9:45pm – “The War of the Worlds” S – The 1953 film will be shown, in tribute to the Centennial of the birth of its visionary producer George Pal. Presented in an archive vault print from Paramount Pictures.
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October 23, 2008
Film Poster exhibition at MoMa
NEW YORK, NY — MoMa is celebrating the work of Batiste Madalena in the realm of film posters, specifically his projects having to do with the Eastman Theatre. The exhibition just opened and runs through March 14.
New York, October 14, 2008—Batiste Madalena: Hand-Painted Film Posters for the Eastman Theatre, 1924-1928 presents the work of the artist Batiste Madalena (American, b. Italy, 1902—-1988), who was hired by George Eastman during the late period of silent cinema, from 1924 to 1928, to design and hand-paint film posters for the Eastman Theatre in Rochester, New York. In advance of seeing the films themselves, Madalena would work with still photographs, press materials, and his passion for particular performers to create one-of-a-kind posters promoting larger-than-life subjects, all on a scale that could be clearly seen from cars passing the theater’s outdoor poster vitrines. Working alone over a four-year period and against deadlines that required as many as eight new posters a week for each change of bill, Madalena created over 1,400 original works before the end of his tenure, when the theater changed management. Approximately 250 of these posters survived when the artist himself rescued them from the trash behind the theater.
Madalena’s rediscovery in the 1980s brought his brilliantly colored, singular designs, done in tempera paint on paper board, to the attention of critics and collectors, and soon made him one of the most celebrated advertising artists for moving pictures. This exhibition consists of 53 posters drawn from institutional and private lenders, as well as The Museum of Modern Art’s collection. The exhibition is on view in The Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters Lobby Galleries from October 15, 2008, through April 6, 2009. The exhibition, and the accompanying film series, is organized by Ron Magliozzi, Assistant Curator, and Jenny He, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Film, The Museum of Modern Art.
Read more at MoMa.
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October 20, 2008
Horror at Loew’s Jersey Theater (with live organ accompaniment)
Horror & Romance …
Visual Frights & Psychological Terrors …
— Classic Movie Chills —
October 24 & 25, 2008
At the Landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre
54 Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ 07306
Tel. (201) 798-6055 Web. www.loewsjersey.org Email.Friday, October 24 8PM: A Val Lewton Double Feature!
“Cat People”(Original) Starring Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph, Jack Holt. Directed by Jacques Tourneur (1942, 73mins., B&W, RKO. Not rated, but may not be suitable for children.)
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Call for submissions for Newport Beach Film Festival
NEWPORT BEACH, CA — The Newport Beach Film Festival will be celebrating its 10th anniversary with an action-packed line up of independent and studio films from around the globe. From premieres of contemporary cinema, to live fashion shows, and tastes of Newport Beach’s finest culinary creations, we are offering filmmakers the ultimate Festival experience.
The Festival features nightly special events including: red carpet galas, filmmaker receptions, compelling filmmaker Q & A sessions, international spotlights, industry seminars and retrospectives. In addition, the Festival hosts numerous opportunities to connect with enthusiastic new audiences, fellow filmmakers, film industry professionals and the media in a beautiful seaside location in Orange County, California (only 55 miles south of Hollywood).
Scheduled to take place from April 23-30, 2009, the Festival will screen over 350 films, including feature-length narrative, documentary, short, animated and student films. Films will screen at the historic Regency Lido Theater, the Big Newport and Edwards Island Cinemas in Fashion Island.