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September 24, 2008
New York Film Festival at the Ziegefld
NEW YORK, NY — The New York Film Festival begins next week with quite a few films screening at the Ziegfeld Theatre. They have a full slate of exciting premieres including new films by Darren Arnofsky and Clint Eastwood.
Check out the official website and calendar for further details.
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September 23, 2008
Metropolitan Opera broadcasts to digital theaters
The New York Metropolitan Opera will be broadcasting 11 Live in HD video performances this season to more than 800 digital movie theaters in the US, South Amercan and Europe.
The Opening Night Gala broadcast is tonight, September 22 at 6 pm Eastern Pacific Time. (The Pacific Coast is on a tape delay, all other time periods are live.)
This is the third year of HD broadcasts to digital theaters, increasing from eight transmissions last year.
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September 19, 2008
All About the Orpheum event tomorrow
LOS ANGELES, CA — The Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation in association with Steve Needleman & The Orpheum Theatre cordially invite you & your Friends To Attend “All About the Orpheum” on Saturday, September 20th, at 10:30 am & 1 pm.
THE EVENT
All About the Orpheum is the first in a series of monthly meetings to be set in historic theatres throughout Southern California. The “All About” meetings support the LAHTF mission to raise awareness and encourage public participation in protecting, preserving, restoring and sustaining Southern California’s historic theatres.SNEAK PREVIEW
The LAHTF will announce a major 2-day Halloween-Day of the Dead Celebration to be set in a historic Broadway theatre. Learn how you can become involved in producing a major celebration for families and those brave enough to attend.Further details at the Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation.
(Thanks to DClemm for providing the photo.)
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September 12, 2008
Anime After Dark launches in Somerville
SOMERVILLE, MA — Anime After Dark, a 12 hour film festival of new and vintage anime, is kicking off in Boston.
Resonance Features and SF34: The Boston Science Fiction Film Festival present Anime After Dark, a twelve hour film festival event at Boston’s historic Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Sq., Somerville on October 18th, 2008. It will start at dusk, 7:00 PM, and run continuously until dawn, 7:00 AM.
The festival will bring some of the best in new and vintage anime to the big screen, in many cases for the first time. Ticket holders will be treated to an array of cinema treasures by masters of the genre like Studio Ghibli, Satoshi Kon, Leiji Matsumoto, Kenji Kamiyama, and others in a program that will run from dusk until dawn and include rare 35mm prints. Special events and more surprises to be announced.
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Connecticut Film Fest (Finale) is granted a reshoot for 2009
DANBURY, CT — With a very successful 2008 behind them, the Connecticut Film Festival looks towards next year.
“Very positive,” “money well spent,” and “impetus for a signature event with tangible results” were some of the phrases a Danbury Common Council ad hoc committee used to describe the 2008 Connecticut Film Festival, which overtook downtown for six days last May. Pending approval from the city’s Corporation Counsel, the committee unanimously approved $65,000 for the touring festival to make its final stop in Danbury again next May.
Yes, that’s $10,000 less than the city gave festival organizer Tom Carrruthers last year. Carrruthers says he wants to give the city some relief, and will have more money from the state and time to prepare for the festival in ‘09.
(Note: The author of this article also contributes to CinemaTreasures.org)
Read the full story in the Fairfield County Weekly.
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Dr. Phibes rises once again at the Colonial Theatre Spooktacular
KEENE, NH — On the evening of Thursday, October 30th, 2008, the Colonial Theatre will present the first-ever “Colonial Theatre Spooktacular”, featuring a rare 35mm screening of the 1971 Vincent Price creepy classic “The Abominable Dr. Phibes.”
Curated by the maniacal movie mavens from “Saturday Fright Special” (New Hampshire’s first home-grown horror-host TV show, seen on public access stations throughout New England), the evening will feature vintage 35mm horror trailers and other assorted film goodies, DVD giveaways, live appearances by “Saturday Fright Special” characters, and uniformed nurses in attendance should anyone pass out from fright. Come in costume and receive a scintillating surprise!
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September 11, 2008
Project Ghostlight premiere
NEW YORK, NY — “Project Ghostlight” named “Official Selection” at the New York Television Festival
“Project Ghostlight”, a new tv pilot featuring the haunted history of the Boston University Theatre is premiering this week at the NY Television Festival at New World Stages in Manhattan on SUN 9/14 and WED 9/17.
Tickets are FREE at the door (limited) or can be reserved for a small online fee at
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September 10, 2008
Safford Theatre preservation party raises $1,000+
SAFFORD, AZ — To raise funds to save the Safford Theatre, residents planned a block party that proved to be quite successful.
Susan Duros, the committee vice president, said the event raised more than $1,000, and people are still donating.
The block party was planned as the first of an annual event. Duros said approximately 100 people came throughout the night.
Souvenir mugs, booklets and bricks could be purchased at the event and afterward at businesses on main street.
Read the full story in the Eastern Arizona Courier.
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September 9, 2008
Movies back at the Paramount
ASHLAND, KY — After many years, the Paramount Arts Center welcomed back films Friday with a star-studded gala.
One of the Hollywood’s biggest stars is turning her attention from the silver screen to the Paramount Arts Center’s screen.
“Like me, so many people in the Tri-State first entered this great building to see a movie,” said Tyson Compton, marketing director of the PAC and chairman of the event. “And people are always asking when we will show movies again. Well, that day has arrived! And, we think it’s a pretty big deal, especially with Ashley Judd as our hostess for the evening. How incredible is that? It isn’t every day that you have the opportunity to attend a cocktail party on the Paramount stage with one of Hollywood’s leading ladies.”
The Paramount is rolling out the red carpet (literally) today at 8 p.m. for “Opening Night with Ashley Judd” and a screening of romantic comedy “It Happened One Night,” starring Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable — a nod to the era when the Paramount first opened.
Read more in the Herald Dispatch.
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August 28, 2008
Big Screen Classics at the Coolidge Corner
BROOKLINE, MA — The Coolidge Corner Theatre’s Big Screen Classic Film Series for this year will end with “Raiders of the Lost Ark”, which will air next Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, preceded by a speaker about science/archeology. The Event starts at 7:00 PM and is free to all members.
Last night, they showed the film “Jaws” to an almost-sold-out theatre.
The official website for the Coolidge is here/.
(Thanks to fuzuoko for providing the photo.)