Inside Remember the Warm Days Ahead by Showing Movies with a Summer Theme and Lots of Hot Weather

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DECEMBER/JANUARY 2013

SWANK MOTION PICTURES, INC. MOVIES&MORE Celebrate Winter With Movies!

his winter, stay warm and entertained when the weather is less than cheery with movies in your park facilities. Whether you choose to feature a classic holiday film or cool current T blockbuster, Swank Motion Pictures has the movies to beat the winter blues. Pair your showing with weather-themed activities for a whole day of fun. Here are some popular programming ideas to try this winter: Inside Remember the warm days ahead by showing movies with a summer theme and lots of hot weather. African Cats, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Soul Surfer are all great titles to pair with warm-weather food and summer games like hula-hoop contests, bean bag toss and hopscotch. Hold a “bundled up” fund-raiser. Warm hearts by helping others in need with a winter clothing drive. Invite your community to a special movie event in which the admission is a new or gently worn pair of gloves, hat or scarf. Show a new holiday movie like Arthur Christmas or A Christmas Story 2, or an old favorite like A Christmas Carol, Elf or It’s a Wonderful Life. Ease holiday stress with a parents’ night out. Invite moms and dads to take a much- needed break from holiday mayhem with a movie night. Contact local businesses to see if they Programming Ideas would be willing to donate something to add to a gift basket. Then, at your event, create a silent auction, raffle off prizes and show a new release likeThe Dark Knight Rises, The Lucky One or Spotlight: The Amazing Spider-Man. Movie in the Park Series – Have breakfast with Santa for the kids in your local community. Ask for a Firestone, CO suggested donation of a wrapped toy to help a local children’s charity and see if a local restaurant will donate breakfast food. Show a Kris Kringle-related movie like The Santa Calendar Clause or The Polar Express while the kids are enjoying Santa’s company. Schedule a shopping day to help parents get some last minute gift Did You Know? purchasing. Invite kids to come and hang out while making holiday crafts and watching winter movies like Ice Princess, D3: The Mighty Ducks and Cool Runnings New Releases while their parents shop.

Swank Motion Pictures has thousands of light-hearted family favorites to fit any theme. Here are some creative © Turner/MGM ideas to get you started!

T.M. & © DreamWorks Animation, LLC Animation, DreamWorks © & T.M. © Warner Bros. Showcase Popular Characters Memorable characters in movies like The Wizard of Oz, Focus on the Originals The Little Rascals, An American Tail and Aladdin can draw great crowds thanks to unforgettable personalities and creative story lines Young audience members may be familiar with sequel based films that never go out of style. like Puss in Boots, Happy Feet 2 and Toy Story 3, but what about the originals? Show kids where these stories all began by screening the first movie in the series likeShrek , Happy Feet or Toy Story.

Feature an Old Favorite Don’t forget about the classic films of the 1980s and 1990s when you’re creating this year’s schedule. Back to the Future, Matilda, The Lion King and Babe are all family favorites that younger audiences may not have seen.

Did you know your park could show Disney titles inside any time of year? The Disney window applies to outdoor screenings only! *Audience limitations may apply. Please contact your Swank Account Executive for more details.

Now is the time to plan your movie schedule for 2013. Pick the movies that match your programming to create exciting events to turn your park into the place to be. Remember to take advantage of our FREE online publicity materials for each of your events!

SWANK MOTION PICTURES, INC. Spotlight: Calendar Movie in the Park Series – Firestone, CO DECEMBER The Town of Firestone, CO hosted a successful Movie in the Park series this summer, as 07 – Pearl Harbor hundreds of people came out for five evenings of cinema under the stars. While the Movie in Remembrance Day the Park series has been successful for the past five years, this year’s new cosponsors added 21 – First Day of Winter exciting elements to the program including fitness in the park before the screenings. 25 – Christmas 31 – New Year’s Eve The Carbon Valley Recreation District and Anytime Fitness provided fitness fun for attendees before several movies, which added to the family feel for the evening. Before an evening showing of Mary Poppins, the Carbon Valley Recreation District set up fitness activities that tied into the movie theme, including a Chalk Walk, Chimney Sweep, Umbrella Balance Beam JANUARY Walk, “Spoonful of Sugar” Spoon Races, Sack Races and Tug-O-War. 01 – New Year’s Day 20 – Inauguration Day Stephanie Munroe, fitness director for the District, 21 – Martin Luther said, "As a member of the community and King Jr. Day advocate of active family fun, it was heartwarming to see not only children, but adults participating, all with smiles on their faces." FEBRUARY Volunteers and staff from the Town of Firestone 02 – Groundhog Day handed out hundreds of free bags of freshly 03 – Superbowl Sunday popped popcorn at every movie, while this season’s cosponsors provided free beverages. The 12 – Mardi Gras free drinks were provided to attendees in exchange for marketing on all of the posters and advertisements for the movie series and as a way to reach out to the community and share 14 – Valentine’s Day information about their business. 18 – President’s Day

The Firestone Cultural Committee also added to the fun of the movie series by inviting kids to decorate the park’s sidewalks with artistic chalk drawings. This not only entertained little movie watchers, but also satisfied one of the group’s goals to bring more art and culture into all Firestone events. Did You Each year, the summer series premieres five movies throughout the season on Friday evenings at various local parks. This program has continued Know? to provide free fun entertainment for people of all ages, and will continue to brighten the night with Despite being set around Christmas, the biggest stars for many summers to come. It’s A Wonderful Life was filmed during a heat wave. It got to be so hot that Do you have a photo to share? director Frank Capra gave everyone a

Contact your day off to recuperate. The scene on the Account Executive for details! bridge where Clarence saves George was Photos Courtesy of Jim Davis/Murfreesboro Parks & Rec. filmed on a day where the temperature was 90 degrees. James Stewart is visibly sweating in a few scenes.

Photo courtesy: Movies in the Park, Firestone, CO

Take Advantage of Alternate Venues Continue your movie program when the weather gets colder by showing movies at an indoor facility like pools, auditoriums, meeting areas and more. T.M. & © Paramount Pictures Corporation Pictures & © Paramount T.M.

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NOW AVAILABLE © NBC Universal PARK 12 Dogs of Christmas: Great Puppy Rescue (PG) SPOTLIGHT Madagascar 3 (PG) Arthur Christmas (PG)

The Amazing Spider-Man (PG-13) © Screen Media Films You could be featured in our Brave (PG) Men in Black 3 (PG-13) next newsletter!

Have you hosted a movie T.M. & © 2012 DreamWorks Animation, LLC event recently? COMING SOON* The Odd Life of Timothy Green (PG) – Available 12/4 Want to share your ideas and The Perks of Being a Wallflower(PG-13) – Anticipated 1/1 Here Comes the Boom (PG) – Anticipated 1/15 successes with other parks across the country?

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