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Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Full lineup for Screen on the Green includes ‘Jaws’
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Turner Broadcasting’s free Screen on the Green will kick off May 29 with an outdoor showing of Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning “Jaws” (1975).
And new this year, fans will get to vote for the five-week series’ final film which will be either “Back to the Future” (1985), “Rocky” (1976) or “Footloose” (1984).
Turner plans to officially announce Thursday or Friday the lineup for this year’s Screen on the Green, which due to the drought will be temporarily held this year at downtown’s Centennial Olympic Park. Screen on the Green is being presented by Turner’s Peachtree TV.
The schedule:
May 29 — “Jaws” (1975).
June 5 — “Big Momma’s House” (2000).
June 12 — “Chicago” (2002).
June 19 — “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” (1982).
June 26 — Fans’ choice between “Back to the Future” (1985), “Rocky” (1976) or “Footloose” (1984). Moviegoers can vote by going to Peachtreetv.com from April 14-27. The winning film will be announced in May.
Moviegoers are advised that no glass containers or alcoholic beverages can be carried into the park. No grills are allowed (food and beverage vendors will be present). Attendees are asked to leave pets at home and umbrellas and high-backed chairs are discouraged.
Screen on the Green is expected to return to Piedmont Park in future years.
Are you excited by this year’s lineup of films? Which movie do you most want to see?
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Image becomes Atlanta Film Festival 365
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Starting now, Atlanta’s Image Film and Video Center will be known as Atlanta Film Festival 365.
Image has been presenting the Atlanta Film Festival for more than 30 years and now hopes metro Atlantans will think of the organization in that context all year round.
“It’s a branding issue,” says the nonprofit group’s executive director Gabe Wardell, who made the announcement at Tuesday’s fundraising gala at the Fox Theatre’s Egyptian ballroom.
The 32nd annual Atlanta Film Festival starts Thursday with a sold-out screening of the made-in-Georgia “The Lena Baker Story” at Atlantic Station. Some 160 films will then be shown through April 19 at Landmark Midtown Art Cinema.
Tuesday’s gala included honors given to Tyler Perry Studios; filmmakers Peter Gilbert and Steve James (“Hoop Dreams”) whose latest documentary, “At The Death House Door,” is part of this year’s fest; Emory film professor Matthew Bernstein and Metro Arts & Culture Coalition board chair Virginia Hepner.
For full details on all the films in the fest go here.
Do you plan to see any of the films at the festival?
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Disney and Pixar: To 3-D and beyond
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I hope you and your kids like 3-D.
Disney and Pixar have announced that all their computer animated films will now be in digital 3-D. First up is Disney’s “Bolt,” debuting at Thanksgiving and about a dog from a TV action show who believes he has superpowers.
DreamWorks computer-animated films will begin being all in 3-D next year. By May 2009, upwards of 4,000 screens across the country will be capable of exhibiting in digital 3-D. So it seems the trend is cemented. And as home viewing increases, 3-D seems like one of the best options to lure fans into theaters.
Pixar’s future 3-D films include “Cars 2” (2012), “Rapunzel” (2010) and “Toy Story 3” (2010). Also planned are re-releases oy Story” and “Toy Story 2” in 3-D.
Do you and your kids like watching ‘toons in 3-D?
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