520 Etc.: Summer Movie Magic
This just in from the Tennessee Theatre:
It's almost that time of year again: time to find refuge from the sweltering summer heat of East Tennessee inside the historic Tennessee Theatre for an evening or an afternoon spent with a classic film from the cinematic archives of the Summer Movie Magic film series! This year's series includes a range of memorable and award-winning films representing a range of genres.
Seating is general admission. The theater opens one hour prior to each performance. Sodas, water, popcorn and other snacks will be sold at each performance. Bill Snyder will play the Mighty Wurlitzer before every feature film.
My Fair Lady
Friday, June 8, 8 p.m. & Sunday, June 10, 2 p.m.
This delightful musical starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison won eight Oscars in 1964. Featuring memorable songs like “Wouldn't It Be Loverly,� “The Rain In Spain,� and “I Could’ve Danced All Night,� the story of Eliza Doolittle’s magical transformation from Cockney flower peddler to sophisticated society lady at the hands of Professor Henry Higgins ranked at No. 8 in the American Film Institute’s list of Greatest Musicals of All Time.
Duck Soup and Modern Times
Friday, July 6, 8 p.m. & Sunday, July 8, 2 p.m.
This double feature of Marx Brothers and Charlie Chaplin is custom-made for slapstick comedy buffs.
Rebecca
Friday, July 20, 8 p.m. & Sunday, July 22, 2 p.m.
Daphne du Maurier's gothic novel comes to life under Alfred Hitchcock's dark and gripping direction. Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine star in this story of a naive young woman living in the shadow of her new husband's late first wife.
Lawrence of Arabia
Friday, August 3, 8 p.m. & Sunday, August 5, 2 p.m.
This 1962 historical epic stars Peter O'Toole, Sir Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn and Omar Sharif. With brilliant cinematography and memorable acting, this winner of seven Oscars recounts the true story of T.E. Lawrence, a British intelligence officer who led a rebel army of Arabs against the Turks.
Single tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for youth ages 12 and under and seniors 60 and over, plus $1 per-ticket service fee. Series subscriptions are available for $40 adults, $30 youth/senior (plus $1 per-ticket service fee).
Tickets are available at the Tennessee Theatre box office, by phone at 684-1200 or in the online gift shop at TennesseeTheatre.com. Previous subscribers can renew from May 14 to June 1; series tickets for new subscribers go on sale May 21 at 10 a.m. Single tickets also on sale May 21.