Paramount Launches Summer Films with Citizen Kane

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Kristen Gleason
Director of Marketing
The Paramount Theater
215 East Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434.979.1922 ext. 103
kristen@theparamount.net

For Immediate Release

July 13, 2006

Just in time for hot summer days, Charlottesville's Paramount Theater has announced the 2006-07 Summer Film Series. This season of seven classics, which will run from July through Opening Weekend for the Paramount Presents series of live performances in September, includes everything from family-friendly movies to a silent picture. The films will be shown on The Paramount's 24' by 50' movie screen, the largest in Central Virginia.

First on the schedule is the 1941 Orson Wells classic Citizen Kane, showing July 25 through 27. Widely considered a masterpiece by critics and viewers alike, and often called "the greatest film ever made," Welles' first directorial feature is the story of Charles Foster Kane (Welles). A man whose fight for power in the publishing world transforms from sheer thrill-seeking to ruthless war, Kane's obsession affects not only himself but everyone his life touches. After Kane's death in the opening scene of the film at his opulent estate Xanadu, reporter Jerry Thompson (William Alland) seeks to find the meaning behind his last word, "rosebud." Thompson interviews the key figures who played a part in Kane's life, which is told in a series of flashbacks. Employing breakthrough techniques in camera angle and focus, editing, sound effects, and makeup, the picture is cited as one of the most innovative works in the history of film. The movie's resolution is thought to be one of the greatest twist endings in cinematic history.

The Paramount's Summer Film Series is as follows:

Citizen Kane
Tuesday, July 25
Wednesday, July 26
Thursday, July 27
4 & 7 pm
runtime: 1 hr. 59 min.

Mary Poppins
Friday, August 11
1, 4, & 7 pm
runtime: 2 hrs. 20 min.

Field of Dreams
Saturday, August 12
4 & 7 pm
runtime: 1 hr. 47 min.

Old Yeller
Friday, August 18
1, 4, & 7 pm
runtime: 1 hr. 23 min.

Duck Soup (Marx Brothers)
Saturday, August 19
1, 4 & 7 pm
runtime: 1 hr. 8 min.

Sunset Boulevard
Opening Weekend 25-cent movie
Friday, September 8
6 & 9 pm
runtime: 1 hr. 50 min.

The General (Buster Keaton)
Opening Weekend 25-cent movie
Saturday, September 9
1, 4, & 7 pm
runtime: 1 hr. 15 min.

Additional films will be shown at The Paramount throughout the coming year. With the exception of the Opening Weekend films, admission for all movies is $6, with a Youth/Child price of $4 applying to those 12 and younger. Tickets are available in advance for most showings. Titles and dates are subject to change.

For tickets and the latest information on movies at The Paramount Theater, please visit our movie calendar page or call the Box Office at 434.979.1333.