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Author Topic: Charity Film Alex Shultz Film Handler Posts: 54 From: Marysville, KS, US Registered: Nov 2008 posted 05-15-2010 12:38 AM                        I'm going to be hosting a benefit for an American Cancer Society's Relay for Life team. We want to sell tix that will include wine-tasting, h'orderves, a short talk by a previous owner of the theatre (now a history PhD) about history of movies in the area, and a tour of the building with all the remodeling we've done so far. Then we'll watch a movie. I'm trying to find something that will be a really good show for people to see. Casablanca seems like it might be a good movie for this. Gone With the Wind or Lawrence of Arabia are just too long. Any ideas on what might help make something like this a really great evening?  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-15-2010 01:11 AM                        Tip: Be aware that if you are playing a classic film you might have print issues. We played five classic movies for our 60th anniversary in 1990 -- Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, The Ten Commandments, The Wizard of Oz, and The Sound of Music. I was assured all the prints were good when we booked the movies, but the S-O-M print was faded beyond belief and there was no other print available. I explained and apologized to people who were buying tickets, and they were understanding, but I was never so embarrassed as I was the three nights we played that film. Fittingly, it was the worst grosser of the five.  |  IP: Logged David E. Nedrow Master Film Handler Posts: 368 From: Columbus, OH, USA Registered: Oct 2008 posted 05-15-2010 09:18 AM                        And, older titles are often vault prints, so you'll need two projectors running in a changeover scenario. -David  |  IP: Logged Mike Frese Master Film Handler Posts: 465 From: Holts Summit, MO Registered: Jun 2007 posted 05-15-2010 09:46 AM                        Alex is all digital now.  |  IP: Logged Jack Theakston Master Film Handler Posts: 411 From: New York, USA Registered: Sep 2007 posted 05-15-2010 09:55 AM                     A comedy is always appropriate for fundraisers. If you can set up a piano or organ, a silent film is fun novelty.  |  IP: Logged

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