Summer movie series offer campy to classic


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Published on: 05/15/2008

Be it indoors or out, summer movies fests are getting ready for their close-ups.

Kevin Mazur
The Rolling Stones documentary 'Shine a Light' is on the bill for the Coca-Cola Summer Film Festival at the Fox Theatre.
 
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People of all ages can enjoy 'E.T.' on the lawn of Centennial Olympic Park, where Screen on the Green moved this year.
 
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COCA-COLA SUMMER FILM FESTIVAL

Seeing a movie at the Fox Theatre is more event than screening. For an extra $10, guests 21 and older can come early for a wine tasting. Before each film, the audience can join in a singalong as Larry Douglas Embury plays the Mighty Mo organ. And just before the feature presentation, the crowd gets a classic cartoon on the mammoth screen. The first seven films have been announced, including the Rolling Stones concert flick "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) and "Ben-Hur" (7 p.m. July 13). An additional seven films will be announced soon. Packages are available for $60, which includes 12 tickets that can be used for any film.

• $7 for the movie, an additional $10 for wine tasting. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-249-6400, www.ticketmaster.com.

SUMMER CAMP

With its Summer Camp series, the Plaza Theatre in Midtown hosts a mini-festival of campy classics. The series features "Barbarella" (May 20), "Some Like It Hot" (June 17) and "Xanadu" (July 22). Female impersonator Ruby Redd hosts the festivities. Other continuing film series at the Plaza include Art Opening and a Movie ("Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory," June 3), Splatter Cinema ("Return of the Living Dead," June 10) and the Silver Scream Spookshow ("Forbidden Planet," June 28). A special "Grease" singalong event takes place June 6-7.

• $6-$10. The Plaza Theatre, 1049 Ponce de Leon Ave., Atlanta. 404-873-1939, www.plazaatlanta.com.

SCREEN ON THE GREEN

Due to complications from the drought, the free outdoor movie festival Screen on the Green is moving from Piedmont Park to Centennial Olympic Park. It takes place on five consecutive Thursdays, beginning May 29 with "Jaws." The other films in order are "Big Momma's House," "Chicago," "E.T." (right) and "Footloose." The latter topped other films in a poll held by sponsor Peachtree TV. Picnic baskets and food are allowed, but glass containers, alcohol and grills are not. For better visibility, organizers suggest leaving high-backed chairs at home. Movies begin at dusk, about 9 p.m.

• Centennial Olympic Park, 265 Park Ave. West N.W., Atlanta. 404-222-7275, www.peachtreetv.com/specials/screenonthegreen.

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