FILM

Friday Sep 03, 2010

Rails and Reels: Hollywood, Trains and the Making of Motion Pictures

Presented by California State Railroad Museum at California State Railroad Museum

July 2, 2010-May 31, 2011

Learn how Hollywood and America’s railroads have had a love affair since the very beginning of motion picture history, and how that attraction has continued through Westerns and into modern times as part of Sci-Fi and dramatic action-packed thrillers. See original scripts, sheet music, movie posters, lobby cards and movie- and television-related artifacts from the collections of the California State ...More

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	Tell-a-friend Movie Night: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory Presented by Fairytale Town at Fairytale Town September 5, 2010 Fairytale Town Presents, Movie Night: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. "Invention, my dear friends, is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation and 2% ...More
	Tell-a-friend Screening: Salt of the Earth (1954) Presented by Movies on a Big Screen at Guild Theater September 5, 2010 Salt of the Earth (1954): The only feature film blacklisted in the US, and made by blacklisted filmmakers! "Salt of the Earth" portrays the story of the ...More
	Tell-a-friend Iron Man 2 Special Screening Presented by UNIQUE programs at California State University, Sacramento- Union Serna Plaza September 9, 2010 Iron Man 2: A free outdoor movie screening of the Summer 2010 superhero film, Free! ...More
	Tell-a-friend Movie in the Park Presented by City of Sacramento- Dept of Parks & Rec at Reichmuth Park September 10, 2010 Enjoy a free, family-friendly movie in the park as well as refreshments and children's activities. Movie begin at Sundown. ...More
	Tell-a-friend Movies on a Big Screen 4th Anniversary: Crime Wave Presented by Movies on a Big Screen at Guild Theater September 12, 2010 It's our 4th year anniversary, so we're going back into our archive to show one of MOBS' personal favorites! Crime wave: From "Kids in the Hall" director John ...More
	Tell-a-friend Human Rights Film Festival: Burma VJ Presented by Amnesty International Group 283 at Luna's Cafe & Juice Bar September 14, 2010 Armed with pocket-sized video cameras, a tenacious band of Burmese reporters face down death to expose the repressive regime controlling their country. Compiled from the shaky ...More
	Tell-a-friend Screening: The Next American Dream at MARRS Building September 18, 2010 Fighting to reinvigorate our metropolitan heart, Sacramento is facing a blighted urban core, lack luster local economies and social discontent. We're not alone. Like many cities ...More

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Event Name	Organization	Dates	City
Silent Film with Wurlitzer Organ Performance Silent Film with Wurlitzer Organ Performance Presented by California Auto Museum (Formerly: Towe Auto Museum) at California Automobile Museum (formerly Towe) September 19, 2010 The Sierra Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society will be showing the silent movie, The Iron Mask (1929), with accompaniment by Bob Salisbury on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ at the California Automobile Museum. The Iron Mask was probably the last large-scale silent feature made in Hollywood, and it has been described as Douglas Fairbanks' farewell to the silents.	California Auto Museum (Formerly: Towe Auto Museum)	09/19/10	Sacramento
Screening: Brutal Beauty: Tales of the Rose City Rollers Screening: Brutal Beauty: Tales of the Rose City Rollers Presented by Movies on a Big Screen at Guild Theater September 19, 2010 Brutal Beauty: Tales of the Rose City Rollers **With members of Sacramento's Sacred City Derby Girls in attendance! A harrowing and fun tale of girls fighting for the best of themselves, "Brutal Beauty" tells the story of Portland’s Roller Derby queens, the Rose City Rollers. The Rollers tell how derby saved their souls – and kicked their ass. “Forget Drew Barrymore’s recent foray into rollerderby: Chip Mabry’s Brutal...	Movies on a Big Screen	09/19/10	Sacramento
Dinner and a Movie at Esquire IMAX Dinner and a Movie at Esquire IMAX at Esquire IMAX Theatre August 12-September 23, 2010 Dinner and a movie anyone? How about dinner and $5 off of an IMAX movie? The Esquire IMAX Theatre is bringing back an end of summer program that will help promote an affordable date night or family outing downtown. The program was a big hit in 2009 so it seemed like a great time to bring it back as summer is starting to wind down in Sacramento. To take advantage of the $5 discount, guests just need to bring in a receipt for at least $15 from any Sacramento area restaurant within seven...		08/12/10- 09/23/10	Sacramento
Lights. Camera. Affirmative Action! Lights. Camera. Affirmative Action! Presented by Evolve the Gallery at Evolve the Gallery September 9-September 26, 2010 A fine art exploration and celebration of black cinema. A whole month's worth of celebrations including: 10+ Black Cinema Screenings every Thurs-Sun during the month Art talk and commentary with Milton 510 Special screening of Blacula* with Director William Crane See website for complete details and film schedule 2nd Saturday Grand Opening Reception includes a free film screening of Car Wash* at 9pm at the Guild...	Evolve the Gallery	09/09/10- 09/26/10	Sacramento
Screening: Lunch Line with Slow Food Sacramento! Screening: Lunch Line with Slow Food Sacramento! Presented by Movies on a Big Screen at Guild Theater September 26, 2010 A screening brought to you by MOBS and Slow Food Sacramento. A portion of the admission will benefit Time For Lunch, a campaign to give kids the school food they deserve. Community activists for real food in schools will be in attendance to speak following the film. "Lunch Line" reframes the school lunch debate through an examination of the program's surprising past, uncertain present, and possible future. In the film, six kids from one of the...	Movies on a Big Screen	09/26/10	Sacramento
Modern Italian Film Festival Modern Italian Film Festival Presented by HOT ITALIAN at Fremont Park October 1-October 2, 2010 The inaugural Modern Italian Film Festival will show free screenings of modern Italian film under the stars at Fremont Park.	HOT ITALIAN	10/01/10- 10/02/10	Sacramento
18th Annual Sacramento International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 18th Annual Sacramento International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Presented by Sacramento International Gay and Lesbian Film Fest at Crest Theatre October 7-October 10, 2010 Feature programs and Shorts. *Funded in part by the Cultural Arts Award of the Sacramento Metroplitan Arts Commission with support from the City and County of Sacramento.	Sacramento International Gay and Lesbian Film Fest	10/07/10- 10/10/10	Sacramento
Screening: Passing Strange Screening: Passing Strange Presented by Mondavi Center, UC Davis at Mondavi Center - Vanderhoef Studio Theatre October 25, 2010 Watch Spike Lee’s film version of Passing Strange, of which The New York Times said, “A show not simply preserved by Mr. Lee’s camera, but brought, somehow, to its fullest, strangest, most electrifying realization.” This free screening is shown in conjunction with the performance of Stew & the Negro Problem.	Mondavi Center, UC Davis	10/25/10	Davis
Screening: Heima Screening: Heima Presented by Mondavi Center, UC Davis at Mondavi Center - Vanderhoef Studio Theatre December 6, 2010 Combining both the biggest and smallest shows of Sigur Rós’ career, Heima (At Home) is an unconventional concert film that provides a unique insight into one of the world’s shyest and least understood bands captured live in their natural habitat during the Icelandic summer. Shown in conjunction with the Kronos Quartet's performance.	Mondavi Center, UC Davis	12/06/10	Davis

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