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Check these sites for advance screening movie passes and other goodies in Atlanta.Creative Loafing -- Free Stuff and Fun Stuff. There are usually a variety of free movie passes available to either pick up at the Creative Loafing Office, at a variety of local businesses or through the mail. Entertainment Weekly Frequently sponsors screenings in major markets like Atlanta. 11Alive.com Look for drawings and other promotions. WSB-TV Look for drawings and other promotions, especially through the show "Hot Topics". MyAtlTV Look for drawings and other promotions. PBA Public Broadcasting Atlanta Cinematic Happenings Under Development Return to top of page |
Dinner and a Movie (Other Atlanta Area Arts and Entertainment Drawings and Specials)Buckhead Life Restaurant Group Enter monthly for a $50 gift card you can use at Buckhead Restaurant Group restaurants like: Chops, Pricci, 103 West, Pano's and Paul's Jason's Deli Enter weekly for a drawing for free lunch. Restaurant.com Ebay auctions for restaurant gift certificates (be sure and read the fine print before bidding). Anthony'sLook for a special surprise for web visitors. Atlanta's Finest Dining presented by the Atlanta Restaurant Marketing Association Fifth Group Restaurants including South City Kitchen and the Food Studio sun in my belly catering and special events Atlanta's Finest Dining enter monthly drawings for dinners ArtsCard Discounted admissions and offers for arts and entertainment venues around Atlanta. Members receive invitations to special events and are also eligible for ticket giveaways and free movie screenings. |
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Film in AtlantaAtlanta Movie Tavern at Northlake Festival opens May 16-18, 2008 Coca-Cola Summer Film Series at the Fox Theatre (starts June 5, 2008) The Rolling Stones’ concert film “Shine A Light” will start this year’s Coca-Cola Summer Film Festival at the Fox Theatre. Patagonia presents the Wild and Scenic Environmental Film FestivalMarch 4 - 5, 2009Regal Tara Cinemas - Atlanta (2345 Cheshire Bridge Rd. NE)Since 2003, the Wild and Scenic Film Festival has grown to receive local, regional, and national applause for celebrating the spirit of environmental activism and has become the largest traveling festival of its kind in North America. Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Georgia River Network and Georgia ForestWatch have partnered to bring together the best of these award-winning environmental films in a total four-hour program. We encourage you to attend both nights as the films are different each night. Tickets will go on sale February 6 at http://chattahoochee.org/filmfestival2008.htm. October 22, 2007 - November 6, 2007 The Georgia Institute of Technology presents: TOURNEES: The French & African Film Festival.The series is co-curated by Prof. Angela Dalle Vache of the School of Literature, Communication and Culture and Stéphanie Boulard, Professor of the School of Modern Languages. Tournées is a program of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the Ministry of Culture and Communication. Monday, October 22, 8:00 pm, Le Temps Qui Reste (Time to Leave), Director: Ozon, 2005, 85mn. Awards: Best Actor (Melvil Poupaud), Valladolid International Film Festival (2005).October 23, 8:00 pm, L’Enfant (The Child) Director: Dardenne, 2005, 95mn. Awards: Golden Palm, Cannes Film Festival (2005)October 24, 8:00 pm, Vers Le Sud (Heading South) Director: Cantet, 2005, 107mn. Awards: Marcello Mastroianni Award (Ménothy Cesar) & Cinema for Peace Award, Venice Film Festival (2005).October 25th - 7:00 pm, L’Esquive (Games of Love and Chance) Director: Kechiche, 2003, 117mn. Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Most Promising Actress (Sara Forestier), César Awards (2005)October 30, 7:00 pm, Rois et Reine (Kings and Queen) Director: Desplechin, 2004, 150mn. Awards: Best Actor (Mathieu Amalric), César Awards (2005) Best Film, French Syndicate of Cinema Critics (2005) Prix Louis Delluc (2004).October 31, 7:00 pm - Atlanta Premiere! Vacances au Pays (A Trip to the Country) Director: Jean-Marie Teno, 2000, Cameroun/France, Documentary, 78mn.November 1st, 7:00 pm - Atlanta Premiere! Lève-toi et marche (Delwende) Director: S. Pierre Yameogo, 2005, Burkina Faso, 69 mns. Awards: Regard Hope Award, Cannes Film Festival 2005, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury-Special Mention, Cannes Film Festival (2005).November 6th, 7:00 pm - Atlanta Premiere! Dry Season (Daratt) Director: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, 2006, France / Chad / Belgium, 96 mns. Awards: Unesco Award, Signis Award-Special Mention, Human Rights Film Network Award - Special Mention, Grand Special Jury Prize, UNESCO Award, Venice Film Festival (2006) Chad 2006.All films are in French with English Subtitles. Admission is free. All Screenings located in the Clary Theatre of the GA Tech Student Success Center located at 219 Uncle Heinie Way, N.W. For a campus map, visit: http://gtalumni.org/campusmapFor more information, visit www.cinema.gatech.edu The 3rd Annual Danish Film Festival at the High -- January 18-27, 2008 22nd Annual Latin American Film FestivalOctober 12 - November 17Films at the High: All screenings are in the Rich Theatre of the Woodruff Arts Center, located at 15th and Peachtree Streets, next door to the High Museum of ArtTickets for all shows are $5 general admission and $4 for students, seniors, and Museum members. Patron-level members enter free.IFC Film FestJuly 17 (Raising Arizona), 18 (The Princess Bride) and 19 (Napoleon Dynamite), 2007Grant ParkGates open for picnicking at 6:00 pm. Movie starts at Sunset.Banff Film FestivalMonday, March 19, 20077:00 p.m.Rialto Center - DowntownCheck out The World's Best Mountain Films at the Banff Mountain Film Festival. Tickets: $18 - General Public New Regal Cinemas Atlantic Station Stadium 16 opening October 15, 2005 Fracophonie Festival 2005 includes French-language movies from around the world. Sunday marked the October 29, 2006 last day of the Lefont Garden Hills Cinema. Lefont Theaters Atlanta's independent art-house chain that includes Lefont Garden Hills (mostly foreign-language), and Lefont Plaza (a mix of first- and second-run art-house, small independents and foreign-language films). Midtown Art Cinema Independent, foreign language and retrospectives in midtown. African Dinner and a Movie will be held at the Landmark Midtown Art Cinema on Thursday, November 9th. African Dinner and a Movie is a Corporate, Educational and Religious tool in learning about African food, culture and scenery, as well as to remove misperceptions and/or stereotypes with the discussions that follow each screening. Reception: 5:00pm, Screening: 7:30 followed by a discussion. The cost is $20. Madstone Theaters Independent, foreign language and retrospectives on the north side. Closed June 1, 2004. See Lefont Theaters for information about Lefont's newest location Lefont Sandy Springs. Flicks on Fifth"Flicks on Fifth" at Georgia Tech's Technology Square (Centergy Courtyard, Fifth Street)every Wednesday from June 6 through July 25, 2007 . Bring chairs or blankets and enjoy free popcorn and a free movie. All movies will begin at dark, but you will want to start setting up your spot around 9 p.m. You might also plan early and eat dinner at Technology Square. Atlanta History Center -- Patriots, Politics and Popcorn Film Series (Fridays, July 12, July 26, August 9 and August 23, 2002) Screen on the Green -- Summer Film Series in Piedmont Park (Every Thursday, June 2-June 30, 2005) Fox Theatre Summer Film Series Martinis & IMAX at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History Alliance Française Atlanta -- CinéeSoirée (French movie series), Parlons Cinéma (five-week course -- Conversation around excerpts from French films) and guest speakers all sponsored by the Alliance Français. February 23, 2005 at 6:30 pm Lecture and a movie (part of Francophonie 2005), in English by Jean-Michel Frodon, Director of the "Cahiers du Cinéma" and Film Critic for "Le Monde" on French Cinema vs. Hollywood: Cultural Exception, a Political Adventure and Artistic Dream CinéeSoirée -- Friday, January 21, 2005 at 7:00 pm "I'm Going Home" by Manoel de Oliveira High Museum -- Look for current calendar of foreign language and art films. Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University -- A museum that focuses on Ancient Art, they occaisionally sponsor films related to their collections and programming. A recent screening of "Murder in Mesopotamia" was held in conjunction with the exhibit Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur. Goethe Institut Atlanta -- Look for current calendar of German language films. Silent Film Society of Atlanta Peachtree Film Society of Atlanta now defunct Columbia Theological Seminary's Lay Institute of Faith and Life -- Film Discussion Group Cinema TechFilm at Georgia Tech Film Studies @ Emory University Evening at Emory look for classes like Film Appreciation and Screenwriting Georgia State Department of Tourism -- Film and Video Office the Contemporary: Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center Return to top of page |
The World of Film Outside of Atlanta: Some Sites of NoteTime Magazine's All-Time 100 Best Movies Film Comment/filmlinc: the film society of lincoln center National Film Preservation Board National Film Preservation Board Really Good FilmsDVD Film Club Journals, Trades and CriticismChicago Sun-Times: Great Movies by Roger Ebert Faith and Film Exhibition/TheatersReturn to top of page |
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Atlanta Film Festivals2007 Danish Film FestivalJanuary 19 - 28Films Now Playing at the HighGerman Film SeriesWednesdays at 7 PMFree admission for members; Non-members: Individuals: $4; Students/Seniors: $3 German Institute 1197 Peachtree Street, N.E. Colony Square, Plaza LevelFriends of Goethe (404) 724-9390 x232 www.german-institute.orgPaste Rock & Reel Ten Days of Music, Film and Culture sponsored by Paste Magazine September 15 - September 26, 2006 Atlanta Asian Film Festival September 22-28, 2006 Atlanta Underground Film Festival August 23-27, 2006 Robert Osborne's Classic Film Festival 2006 (Athens, Georgia) March 23-26, 2006 2nd Annual Atlanta Women of Color International Film Festival March 24-26, 2006 4th Annual Spaghetti Junction Urbal Film Festival April 17-23, 2006 Georgia Tech's Spanish Speaking Organization 2005 Latin American Film Festival April 8-23, 2005 Film at Tech French Film SeriesApril 11-21, 2005 Kaleidoscope CinemaNovember 19-20, 2005, 2004, Atlanta's 2nd Annnual International Film Festival for Children French Film Festival December 5 - December 12, 2002 Atlanta Film Festival April 19-28, 2007 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival January 16 - January 27, 2008 Independent Black Film Festival March 3-5, 2005 Rome International Film Festival September 9-12, 2004, in Rome, Georgia Downstream International Film Festival Best of Downstream Fest 2003 TBA Atlanta Underground Film Festival August 25-31, 2004 Out on Film Festival November 12-18, 2004 Return to top of page |
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Movies Filmed In, Near or About Atlanta (or just set in the South...)Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) Fried Green Tomatoes: Collector's Edition Return to top of page |
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Some Articles of Interest to Film Buffs About the World of FilmMichelangelo Antonioni, Director, Dies at 94 New York Times, July 31, 2007 Ingmar Bergman, Master Filmmaker, Dies at 89 New York Times, July 31, 2007 |
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