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The showing of Titanic has been canceled
due to a recall of rights by the studio.
The Wizard of Oz has also been postponed at this
 time due to studio considerations.

 

 

The Historic DeSoto Theatre Foundation's Classic Cinema at the DeSoto Theatre series will present two upcoming movies that are sure to please audiences of all ages. Young Frankenstein will show on Saturday Oct. 29 at 3:30pm and Gone With the Wind on Saturday Nov. 12 at 1:30pm and 7pm. 
 
Listed in the American Film Institute's 100 Funniest Movies, Young Frankenstein  is a 1974 American comedy directed by Mel Brooks and starring Gene Wilder. The film is an affectionate parody of film adaptations of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein.
 
Gone With the Wind  is the 1939 American historical epic film adapted from Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer-winning 1936 novel. It tells the story of the American Civil War and Reconstruction era from a Southern point of view, featuring film stars Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh. 
 
Admission to the movies is $5 per person. Tickets are on now on sale at the Historic DeSoto Theatre Box Office, online at www.desototickets.com, or by calling (706)295-7171. Season memberships and sponsorships are available, details are in the attached sponsor/membership form or by calling the DeSoto Box Office.
Other movies that will be shown from December through March as part of the series are: The Grinch, Titanic, The Wizard of Oz, and Saturday Night Fever.
  
Special VIP Event: A limited amount of VIP section tickets will be sold for $75 for the 7pm showing of Gone With the Wind. This event will include a "Antebellum Southern Dinner" at the newly renovated Partridge Restaurant preceding the 7pm show. VIP ticket amenities also include reserved seating and concierge bar service during the movie.  For more details call the DeSoto Box Office.  

All proceeds from the Classic Cinema series and events will support the Foundation's efforts to preserve the Historic DeSoto Theatre.   

  

 

 Donations are welcome and will go towards the

restoration of the Historic DeSoto Theatre.

 

Other movies that will be shown as part of the series (October - March) are:
 

The Grinch 

Titanic

The Wizard of Oz

Saturday Night Fever
 

 

 

 

 

 

Classic Cinema at the DeSoto Membership Benefits

 

Corporate/Organization Level
$2,500 - Marquee 
Program/Sign/Web Site Listing
“Presenter” Designation for all six movies 
16 tickets for all six movies
 
$1,000 - Studio
Program/Sign/Web Site Listing 
“Presenter” Designation for two movies
16 tickets for two movies
 
$500 - Producer
Program/Sign/Web Site listing 
Logo on tickets for one movie 
 16 tickets for one movie
 
$250 - Director
Program/Sign/Web Site Listing, Program Ad
8 tickets for one movie
 
    Individual Level
$100 -  Lead Role
6 tickets/Popcorns for each movie
 Friends of the DeSoto T-Shirt, 
Coffee Mug, Flashlight Key Ring
 
$75 - Fan Club
 4 tickets/Popcorns for each movie 
Friends of the DeSoto Coffee Mug, 
Flashlight Key Ring
 
$50 - Friend
2 tickets/Popcorns for each movie 
Friends of the DeSoto Flashlight Key Ring
 

For even more info, please contact Jim Powell at desototheatre@gmail.com 

 

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