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Georgia on My Screen Special FREE Events Saturday, July 13 at 3Pm Reel Magnolias: For Immediate Release Date: July 12, 2019 Contact: Tony Clark, 404-865-7109 [email protected] News 19-12 Georgia On My Screen Special FREE Events Saturday, July 13 at 3pm Reel Magnolias: "Georgia’s Female Filmmakers" Saturday, August 10 from 10:00am-4:00pm... Strange Saturday Wednesday, August 13th at 6:30pm...Fried Green Tomatoes Saturday, August 31 at 3:00pm... Reel Magnolias:"Behind the Glamour: Film Production" Tuesday, October 1 at 6:30pm...Smokey and the Bandit Saturday, November 9 at 1pm...Ant Man and the Wasp Saturday, November 16 at 3:00pm...Reel Magnolias: "Creating the Illusion: Location Scouting and Set Design” Saturday, July 13th at 3pm Reel Magnolias: Georgia’s Female Filmmakers “Looking the Part: Makeup and Costume Design” While Actors and Directors lend their talents to bringing the substance of characters to life, the equation is not complete without Makeup Artists and Costume Designers. Join for the second installment of this panel series to hear from women who help create the “illusion.” Panelists will include accomplished industry professionals: Denise & Janice Tunnell: Make-Up Artists, Atlanta, Hunger Games, Furious 7, Captain America; Sekinah Brown: Costume Designer, Almost Christmas, Being Mary Jane, Night School, Ride Along. Moderator: Francesca Amiker, 11 Alive’s “The A-Scene” Saturday, August 10th 10am-4:00pm STRANGE Saturday HAS STRANGER THINGS SEASON 3 LEFT YOU PINING FOR THE 80s? Join us Saturday, August 10th in the lobby and live out your Stranger Things fantasies with FREE arcade games (including games used on the show), live Dungeons & Dragons, A Stranger Things Costume Contest and trivia with prizes, a vintage photo booth with FREE photos-- all to the soundtrack of the 80s! Stranger Things swag courtesy of Netflix. Check out the Georgia on My Screen exhibit featuring a Stranger Things set while you're here! Wednesday, August 13th at 6:30pm Fried Green Tomatoes Film Screening Fried Green Tomatoes Film is a 1991 American comedy-drama film based on the novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg. It stars Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Mary-Louise Parker. The film tells the story of a Depression-era friendship between two women, Ruth and Idgie, and a 1980s friendship between Evelyn, a middle- aged housewife, and Ninny, an elderly woman. The centerpiece and parallel story concerns the murder of Ruth's abusive husband, Frank, and the accusations that follow. Saturday, August 31st at 3:00pm "Behind the Glamour: Film Production" While most of us associate actors with television and film, there’s a lot of technical work to get them onto our screens. Join us for the third installment of Reel Magnolias as we host film industry professionals working behind the scenes to make the stories we love reality. Panelists to be Confirmed Soon Tuesday, October 1st at 6:30pm Smokey and the Bandit Film Screening Smokey and the Bandit is a 1977 American action comedy film starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Pat McCormick, Paul Williams and Mike Henry. The film follows Bo "Bandit" Darville and Cledus "Snowman" Snow, two bootleggers, as they attempt to illegally transport 400 cases of Coors from Texarkana to Atlanta. During their run, they attract the attention of Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Smokey), who pursues them on their journey. Saturday, November 9th at 1:00pm Ant-Man and the Wasp Film Screening Two years after Scott Lang was placed under house arrest due to his involvement with the Avengers, in violation of the Sokovia Accords, [N 1] Hank Pym and his daughter Hope van Dyne briefly manage to open a tunnel to the quantum realm. They believe Pym's wife Janet van Dyne might be trapped there after shrinking to sub- atomic levels in 1987. When he had previously visited the quantum realm, Lang had unknowingly become quantumly entangled with Janet, and now he receives an apparent message from her. Saturday, November 16th at 3:00pm "Creating the Illusion: Location Scouting and Set Design” For a variety reasons, it's not always convenient for films and television shows to be produced where the stories actually take place. Join us for the final installment of Reel Magnolias as we explore how Location Scouts and Set Designers make the most of Georgia's landscapes and production resources to bring these stories to life! Panelists to be Confirmed Soon AND DON'T MISS GEORGIA ON MY SCREEN Jimmy Carter and the Rise of the Film Industry On Display Now at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum Admission to the Georgia On My Screen exhibit is included at no extra charge with your museum admission. Kids 16 and Under are free. The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum is part of the National Archives and Records Administration and is dedicated to providing research information and educational materials about the life, career and presidency of Jimmy Carter. You can also keep up with the Carter Library events on the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library page on Facebook and follow @CarterLibrary on Twitter..
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