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GISH AT THE MOVIES

THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT!

Miracle on 34th Street

The Magic Flute

I am a big fan of theatrical arts (opera, ballet, theatre), as well as
art films, so when I discovered that FATHOM EVENTS (www.fathomevents.com)
was presenting a full slate of arts events from companies all over the
world, all on the big screen, I was thrilled. Fathom is the leading promoter of
alternative entertainment, offering around 100 programs each year such as highdefinition performances of the Metropolitan Opera, other performing arts, major
sporting events, music concerts, comedy series, Broadway shows, original programming
featuring entertainment’s biggest stars, socially relevant documentaries with audience Q&A,
a variety of live events, and much more. Basically, there’s something for everyone! And they
make it easy to see everything by screening them at theatres all over Houston.
I’ve been able to catch quite a few of their shows –
most recently Drum Corps International’s BIG LOUD
AND LIVE 12; Turner Classic Movies’ DOUBLE
INDEMINITY; and Julie Taymor’s stage version of A
MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, a film which captured the feeling of live theatre exquisitely. The lineup for December is most excellent: Turner Classic
Movies’ ROMAN HOLIDAY on December 1; The
Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD 10th Anniversary’s
LULU ENCORE on December 2; RiffTrax Live
2015’s SANTA AND THE ICE BUNNY on
December 3 and 15; Lincoln Center at the Movies’
presentation of the New York City Ballet performing
George Balanchine's THE NUTCRACKER™ on
December 5; Moscow-based Bolshoi Ballet’s THE
LADY OF THE CAMELLIAS (pictured) on December
6; The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD 10th
Anniversary’s THE MAGIC FLUTE (pictured) on

December 12; and Turner Classic Movies’ MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (pictured) on December 23.
Check their website (www.fathomevents.com/list-all) for
specific theatres, showtimes and tickets.
Fathom Events is co-owned by the three largest
movie theater circuits in the United States -- AMC,
Cinemark and Regal Entertainment Group -- in
association with dozens of affiliate exhibitors, so
their screenings take place at theatres owned by
them. They present a dizzying array of programs
year-round at reasonable prices, much less than
you’d pay for the real thing.
It’s the holiday season so do yourself a favor and go
see some of their films as a special gift to you and
yours. I promise you won’t regret it!

The Lady of the Camellias

WANT TO SEE MORE ART FILMS?
CHECK OUT THESE VENUES

14 Pews (www.14pews.org)
Alamo Drafthouse (www.drafthouse.com)
Asia Society (www.asiasociety.org/texas)
Aurora Picture Show (www.aurorapictureshow.org)
Blaffer Art Museum (www.blafferartmuseum.org)
Café Brasil (www.cafe-brasil.net)
Contemporary Arts Museum (www.camh.org)
Discovery Green (www.discoverygreen.com)
DiverseWorks (www.diverseworks.org)
Holocaust Museum (www.hmh.org)
Jewish Community Center (www.erjcchouston.org)
Landmark River Oaks Theatre (www.landmarktheatres.com)
Menil Collection (www.menil.org)
Miller Outdoor Theatre (www.milleroutdoortheatre.com)
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (www.mfah.org/films)
Orange Show (www.orangeshow.org)
Rice Cinema (www.ricecinema.rice.edu)
Sundance Cinemas (www.sundancecinemas.com)
By Sarah Gish | www.gishcreative.com

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