Texas Archive of the Moving Image

FREE SCREENINGS ANNOUNCED FOR TEXAS FILM ROUND-UP EVENT

Contact: Mary Beth Terrell or Elizabeth Hansen at 512.485.3073 or ehansen@texasarchive.org

DALLAS, Texas (April 20, 2010) – The Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI) will host two free screenings of Dallas-related films on the evenings of Friday, May 14th and Saturday, May 15th in front of the Angelika Film Center in Dallas’s Mockingbird Station (5321 East Mockingbird Lane) as part of the organization’s travelling educational program, the Texas Film Round-Up. Starting at sundown, the screenings include rare vintage footage of Dallas from the Texas Archive of the Moving Image as well as two feature films shot in and around the city: “The Big Show” on Friday night and “State Fair“ on Saturday night. The Friday night screening will kick off the Texas Film Round-Up’s weekend of activities at the Angelika Film Center which includes a drop-off for the organization’s free film and video digitization program and a travelling exhibit on media history and preservation.

Friday and Saturday’s free outdoor screenings will begin at approximately 8pm on the Mezzanine in front of the theater. Friday night’s featured screening, “The Big Show,” starring Gene Autry, is a behind-the-scenes look at western movie-making, filmed in 1936 at the Texas Centennial in Dallas. The feature film on Saturday, May 16 will be the 1962 version of “State Fair,” a musical shot on the Texas State Fair grounds starring Pat Boone and Ann-Margret. Both films will be preceded by footage from the TAMI collection including industrial films, advertisements, home movies and other archival footage of Dallas. People are encouraged to bring blankets, chairs, and picnics to the screening. If the weather is uncooperative, films will be screened inside in the Angelika Café.

TAMI will be accepting films for its free digitization program starting at 6 pm on Friday May 14th and from 10:30 am to 10:30 pm on Saturday and Sunday at the Angelika Film Center. TAMI’s free digitization program is available to anyone with Texas-related film or video who is willing and able to contribute an electronic copy of their materials to TAMI’s video library: www.texasarchive.org/library. After digitization is complete, TAMI will return the originals to contributors, along with two DVD copies of their materials and information on how to keep those materials safe. Films contributed to the Round-Up are made accessible at no cost to the public via TAMI’s online video library. The collection includes home movies, industrial films, educational films, advertisements, local television, feature films and more.

The Texas Archive of the Moving Image is an independent non-profit organization founded in 2002 to discover, preserve and make accessible Texas film heritage. TAMI’s Texas Film Round-Up is offered in partnership with the Office of the Governor’s Texas Film Commission. More information on the Texas Film Round-Up can be found at www.texasfilmroundup.org or by contacting TAMI at (512) 485-3073 or round-up@texasarchive.org.

About Mockingbird Station

Mockingbird Station became an instant urban village success upon completion in 2001, mixing architectural styles and unprecedented amenities to create a lively atmosphere unlike any other development in North Texas. Blending lifestyle, work and retail with mass transit in a ten-acre pedestrian friendly site, the Station is filled with 198,000 square feet of both boutique and chain retailers and restaurants, plus the Angelika – an eight-screen independent theater. In addition, it is home to 211 loft-style apartments and 150,000 square feet of office space.

Its convenient location at the northeast corner of Mockingbird Lane and North Central Expressway, adjacent to a DART station, make Mockingbird Station equally appealing to motorists and rail commuters. In addition to valet parking, there are 1,500 surface level and covered below-ground parking spaces, with direct platform access to Red and Blue Line trains that run every 10-20 minutes. On-the-go casual and world-class cuisine can be had at Mockingbird Station, along with a unique retail experience ranging from favorite chains to eclectic boutiques. For more information, visit www.mockingbirdstation.com.

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TylerPaper.com
Tyler's ABC Affiliate, Channel 7 KLTV.com
Tyler's NBC Affiliate, KETKNBC.com
The Daily You

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Austin's NPR affiliate, KUT
Austin's ABC affiliate, KVUE
Austin's FOX affiliate, KTBC
The Austin Chronicle

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