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Fox summer films: Rolling Stones, ‘Casablanca,’ ‘Ben-Hur’
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Rolling Stones’ concert film “Shine A Light” will start this year’s Coca-Cola Summer Film Festival at the Fox Theatre.
The Fox has set the series’ first seven films, including showings of the classics “Casablanca” and “Ben-Hur.” Seven films for August will be selected later.
The schedule:
“Shine A Light” — 7:30 p.m. June 5.
“Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!” — 2 p.m. June 8.
“Atonement” — 7 p.m. June 8.
“Casablanca” — 7:30 p.m. June 17.
“No Country for Old Men” — 7:30 p.m. June 18.
“Enchanted” — 2 p.m. July 13.
“Ben-Hur” — 7 p.m. July 13.
Tickets will go on sale May 19. Individual tickets will be $7 (12-ticket packs are $60). The pre-show with Larry Douglas Embury performing on the “Mighty Mo” organ and a sing-along and classic cartoon will all be returning.
What do you think of the lineup so far?
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By Ron
April 28, 2008 9:25 AM | Link to this
I’m disappointed as usual. Where are the classics? Casablanca is great, but they just showed it two years ago. Ben-Hur is a classic but not one I’m fond of. The rest - all recent releases. Why must they do that? I’ve seen them all on the big screen recently. This series should be a chance to see classicson the big screen. At least they got it right when they pulled the word “Family” from the name of the series. You certainly wouldn’t take your family to see “No Country For Old Men.” There’s just something wrong with singing along to the organ and seeing a cartoon, and then watching two hours of extreme graphic violence. I won’t be going this year - again.
By jhfromatl
April 28, 2008 10:44 AM | Link to this
The FOX continues to disappoint year after year with the choices of movies, and live shows. This theater has so much history, so much potential as an anchor in the city and quite frankly it just schedules crap month after month, season after season.
By dmcco01
April 28, 2008 12:17 PM | Link to this
We live right across the street and for the third year in a row, they aren’t showing anything worth even walking across the street to watch. Why is it so hard to put together a series of films worth seeing in a venue like the Fox?
By Jan
April 28, 2008 1:04 PM | Link to this
I agree with prior postings; there are so many great older movies. Why show recent releases that anyone can see at the local mall crackerbox? The Fox is a treasure that deserves to be seen and appreciated. Its screen should glorify old Hollywood by showing musicals, film noir, classic comedies and drama. Give your kids something to make memories from, not the same old comic book crapola!
By wriggs
April 29, 2008 11:26 AM | Link to this
Give the Fox a break - It is more difficult than you think to get these movies rights - I applaud them for continuing this program when it clearly is hard to compete with the big movie chains and they clearly do it for the nostalgia and not the money!