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Topic: Orson Welles
“Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” is about five children from around the world, including Charlie Bucket, a poor boy whose mother is barely able to support his family, winning golden tickets to tour the mysterious candy factory, where they meet eccentric candy man Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder) and learn life lessons about honesty, punishment and reward. ![]() “Planters Bank Presents…” film series to show “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” this Sunday at Roxy Regional Theatre. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Events | No Comments
Planters Bank Presents to show Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane” at the Roxy Regional Theatre this Sunday, March 19th“Planters Bank Presents…” Film Series
Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance. This ground-breaking drama, loosely based on the life of William Randolph Hearst, is frequently cited as the finest American film ever made. ![]() “Planters Bank Presents…” film series to show Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane” this Sunday at Roxy Regional Theatre. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Events | No Comments
Roxy Regional Theatre’s adaptation of Booth Tarkington’s “The Magnificent Ambersons” opens Friday, March 25th
A spoiled child, a mother’s death, the changing times and the loss of great wealth bring George Amberson his ultimate comeuppance in this timeless piece about the declining fortunes of a proud Midwestern family and the social changes brought by the automobile age. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Events | No Comments
Clarksville’s Roxy Regional Theatre to hold World Premiere of Booth Tarkington’s “The Magnificent Ambersons”, March 25th – April 2nd
A spoiled child, a mother’s death, the changing times and the loss of great wealth bring George Amberson his ultimate comeuppance in this timeless piece about the declining fortunes of a proud Midwestern family and the social changes brought by the automobile age. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Events | No Comments
Treat Yourself to “The War Of The Worlds” This Halloween Weekend
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Deja vu? Roxy recreates radio broadcast of H.G. Well’s “War of the Worlds”
The 1938 Mercury Theatre broadcast of H.G. Well’s classic sci-fi thriller, The War of the Worlds, will be recreated tonight and Saturday night, (Oct. 31-Nov. 1), at 8 p.m. in “the other space” at the Roxy Regional Theatre. Admission is $10. Pop Watch Blog says: “Seventy years ago today (Oct 30, 1938), a 21-year-old Orson Welles, along with his Mercury Theater players, gathered at New York City’s CBS studios to perform a one-hour radio play—an adaptation of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds. Panic would ensue—though much of it was probably blown a wee bit out of proportion by newspapermen unhappy with radio’s increasing dominance—and mass media would never be the same. It’s easy to say that we were a younger, more naive society in 1938 and it was cake for Welles to convince six million listeners than Martians really were invading Earth, starting with Grover’s Mill, NJ.” «Read the rest of this article» |
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