FILM STREAMS FAMILY & CHILDREN’S SERIES Tales of the Night 2011 Forever Young Fall season of Film Streams’ Family & Children’s Series includes Michel Ocelot’s breathtaking TALES OF THE NIGHT and four classics starring Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers. OMAHA (9/27/12) – Film Streams is excited to announce the latest season of our nonprofit cinema’s ongoing “Forever Young” family and children’s film series. The fall season begins next weekend with THE ADVENTURES OF ICHABOD & MR. TOAD, Disney’s 1949 animated classic featuring abbreviated tellings of Kenneth Grahame's “The Wind in the Willows” and Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Please see the following pages for more about this fall’s selections, including TALES OF THE NIGHT from animation auteur Michel Ocelot (KIRIKOU THE SORCERESS, AZUR & ASMAR), four classics starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and December runs of Norman Jewison’s FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (1971) and Frank Capra’s IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946). Film Streams' Forever Young series is made possible with the support of the Lincoln Financial Foundation. Tickets for all films in the series are just $5 general and $2.50 for Film Streams Members and Lincoln Financial employees. For more information, questions or requests, please contact Casey Logan at (402) 933-0259 x 11 or [email protected]. 1340 Mike Fahey St., Omaha ∙ filmstreams.org ∙ facebook.com/filmstreams ∙ twitter @filmstreams Forever Young Family & Children’s Series ⋅ Fall 2012 SERIES MADE POSSIBLE WITH THE SUPPORT OF October 6-7, 13-14, 18 The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad 1949 Directed by James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney. A pair of classic animated adaptations presented together in a 35mm print from Disney: An abbreviated telling of Kenneth Grahame's “The Wind in the Willows” narrated by Basil Rathbone and Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” narrated by Bing Crosby. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 6+. October 20-21, 25, 27-28, November 1 Tales of the Night 2011 Directed by Michel Ocelot. From renowned animation auteur Michel Ocelot (KIRIKOU AND THE SORCERESS, AZUR & ASMAR) comes this gorgeous blending of history and fairytale, weaving together six exotic fables unfolding in unique locales—from Tibet, to medieval Europe, an Aztec kingdom, the African plains, and even the Land of the Dead. Recommended for Ages 6+. December 1-2, 6, 8-9, 13 Fiddler on the Roof 1971 Directed by Norman Jewison. The big-screen adaptation of one of the Broadway’s most popular and longest-running musicals and winner of three Academy Awards, including John Williams’ arrangement of the original score. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 10+ December 14 – 27 It’s a Wonderful Life 1946 Directed by Frank Capra. One of the most beloved holiday films of all time, starring Jimmy Stewart as a good man who doubts his life’s worth until a guardian angel shows him what the world would have been like had he never been born. Common Sense Media Rating: Ages 9+ -NEXT PAGE: FRED & GINGER1340 Mike Fahey St., Omaha ∙ filmstreams.org ∙ facebook.com/filmstreams ∙ twitter @filmstreams “Because we are bound by gravity and the limitations of our bodies, because we live in a world where the news is often bad and the prospects disturbing, there is a need for another world somewhere, a world where Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers live.” —Roger Ebert Fred & Ginger November 3, 4, 8 Top Hat 1935 Directed by Mark Sandrich. One of the best of the Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers musicals… The charisma of the stars, the chemistry of the supporting players, the white-telephone art direction of Van Nest Polglaise, the superlative choreography by Astaire and Hermes Pan, and the effervescent direction of Mark Sandrich all combine to make TOP HAT a winner. (All Movie) November 10, 11, 15 Follow the Fleet 1936 Directed by Mark Sandrich. A sailor on leave in San Francisco (Fred Astaire) reunites with his former dancing partner (Ginger Rogers) in this merry maritime romantic comedy with music by Irving Berlin. November 17, 18, 22 Swing Time 1936 Directed by George Stevens. A favorite, and arguably the best of the Astaire and Rogers musicals, about a gambler named Lucky whose efforts to win back his fiancé are sidetracked when a lovely dance instructor enters his life. Featuring the Oscar-winning tune “The Way You Look Tonight.” November 24, 25, 29 Shall We Dance 1937 Directed by Mark Sandrich. A smitten ballet dancer (Astaire) falls for a famous tap dancer (Rogers), but thanks to a publicity stunt gone haywire, everyone thinks they’re already married. 1340 Mike Fahey St., Omaha ∙ filmstreams.org ∙ facebook.com/filmstreams ∙ twitter @filmstreams ................................................................ 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