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Kari


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Hi,


I am part of a group at school that is going to hold a movie event on campus on the lawn.  We are having trouble coming up with a movie to show...we are also working on the copyright/legal issues of holding a movie showing for a large group - if there are any...we are in the early stages of planning.


In the meantime, we are trying to decide what movie to show...here is a little bit of info about the school...


It is a private Methodist university...we are actually students of the law school, but we have asked an undergraduate pre-law group to co-sponsor the event with us.  We want students from all departments to attend, undergrad, grad, and law students.


I've already been told that the movie must be approved and that most R rated movies will not be approved unless it is just for some slightly strong language.


We'd like to pick a classic that will appeal to the 18 year olds, but that older students wouldn't mind bringing their kids to.


We should've come up with the movie before we scheduled the event...but we never dreamed we would have such trouble.


I immediately thought of bringing the idea to you all and see what kind of suggestions you could come up with.  You guys always have great advice and suggestions on such a broad range of topics....


I look forward to hearing your ideas...and thanks so much.



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Escrime


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A lot of cities do Screen on the Green kind of thing, and they usually play a classic movie.  I went to one a while ago that had "To Catch A Thief" and "The Wizard of Oz" the two weekends I went, and they seemed pretty popular.


The one in DC played these movies:


July 18 - The Way We Were (1973)
July 25 - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre(1948)
Aug. 1 - Suspicion (1941)
Aug. 8 - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Aug. 15 - The Big Sleep(1946).


Maybe google and see what other cities played?


 



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janey831


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i like the alfred hitchcock suggestion also. his movies are great and very classic, although i dont know if kids will enjoy it

some others:
my fair lady, charlie chaplin (a la felicity), barefoot in the park, big,....will add more later on

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bex


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i immediately thought of a classic.  our "green" showings always have a great turnout for "the wizard of oz"...

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ILoveChoo


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can't think of any movies right now, but I do know something about the copyright thing. We used to do something similar when I worked at a library and if you were going to show to a group (over 10 people) you can have an educational aspect to it and not worry about copyright. So give a 15 minute talk about something (history of theater, current even of the time that features in the movie, whatever), pass out a worksheet (we liked doing themed crossword puzzles or trivia sheets), and show your movie.


Obviously, I'd double check all of this to make sure it hasn't changed in that time or that I haven't forgotten any details but I don't remember it being a big hassle at all.



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Kari


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Thanks for all the suggestions so far.  We do want to stick to a classic movie.  I hadn't even googled it yet...what a thought!  LOL.


Keep the suggestions coming!  Thanks!



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Not sure if there are copyright issues, but 'The Sound of Music' and 'Grease' instantly popped up in my head.



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janey831


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i just thought of another one: west side story, and i love the suggestion of sound of music and grease!!

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Okay, I didn't read the other responses so forgive me if these are repetitive but these came to my mind:


Il Postino, Psycho, A League of Their Own, The Way We were, When Harry Met Sallie, ET, Big, Jerry Maguire, GReat Expectations, Good Will Hunting, Saving Private Ryan, To Kill a Mockingbird, A Time to Kill (or other John Grishom movies might be good), Wuthering Heights, Almost Famous . . .


I'll post if I think of any others.


 



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sfclinevandy


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More ideas...


Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the original)


Forrest Gump


Singing in the Rain


Skrek


Mary Poppins


Rosemary's Baby (Might not go over so well, but I would love to see this on the big screen)



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I love Shawshank Redemption. I think it's a classic.

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