OPEN CITIES ANNOUNCES 2006-07 FILM SERIES
The Open Cities Film Society has a new name : Open Cities Cinema. “We wanted a name that reflects our new mission statement—The Quad-Cities’ premiere window to the world, projecting culture, education, and entertainment,” says the organization’s incoming president, Ted Priester.
The upcoming season also reflects other changes, including a new venue. Open Cities’ 28th season begins Saturday, September 23 and will feature 27 films in four categories: Award-Winners, British, Favorites, and Quad-City Premieres. “The Quad-City Premieres movies will be noted films from 2005 and 2006 that haven’t been shown in the area, now that there’s no longer a Brew & View or Rocket Theatre to fill that need,” says Priester. That category includes Junebug, Tristram Shandy, and Water. The season opener will be the Scandinavian classic Babette’s Feast, with other features including M*A*S*H, A Clockwork Orange, The Third Man, Lone Star, A Room with a View, and Stop Making Sense.
The new venue for the Open Cities Cinema season is the Davenport Public Library at Fairmount Street. The viewing room has 80 seats, and patrons have access to a well-lit parking lot and refreshments from the library’s Slanted Straw Café. All films will be shown on Saturday nights, beginning at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:45. Seating is on a first-come, first served basis. Suggested donations are $5.00 for individual tickets, $3.00 for students showing a college ID, and $45.00 for season tickets, which are available at the door or by calling 563-322-5386. More information is available at the Open Cities Cinema’s new website: www.opencitiescinema.org
Besides the film series, Open Cities Cinema has other projects in the works, including co-sponsoring the Avati Film Festival at the Figge Art Museum September 15-17.
for more information contact: Karen McFarland at somanybonnets@hotmail.com or Ted Priester at 563-322-5386
2006-2007 Open Cities Cinema Season
Sept. 23-- Babette’s Feast
Sept. 30-- North by Northwest
Oct. 7-- Secrets and Lies
Oct. 14-- Junebug
Oct. 21-- Blow-Up
Oct. 28-- The Blue Angel
Nov. 4-- A Room with a View
Nov. 11-- Me and You and Everyone We Know
Nov. 18-- M*A*S*H
Nov. 25-- The King of Comedy
Dec. 2-- The 39 Steps
Dec. 9-- Nine Lives
Dec. 16-- 8 ½
Jan. 6-- A Clockwork Orange
Jan. 13-- Tristram Shandy
Jan. 20-- Barton Fink
Jan. 27-- Brazil
Feb. 3-- The Third Man
Feb. 10-- L’Enfant
Feb. 17-- All About Eve
Feb. 24-- Lone Star
Mar. 3-- Topsy Turvy
Mar. 10-- Wah-Wah
Mar. 17-- Mephisto
Mar. 24-- Stop Making Sense
Mar. 31-- The Go-Between
Apr. 7-- Water
