Somebody has decided to ruin Screen on the Green
I suppose I should have seen it coming when the festival sponsor went from TCM to the new Peachtree TV network, but Screen on the Green is supposed to be old classic movies, not Big Momma’s House.
Seriously, I’m so disappointed. There’s not a single movie on this list that makes me want to carve out the date on my calendar, unlike Casablanca last year, Breakfast at Tiffany’s the year before, and Barefoot in the Park, The Sound of Music, and The Maltese Falcon in the years before that. If I wanted to see Chicago outdoors, I’d go to one of Star 94’s Movies Under the Stars promotions. Screen on the Green is supposed to be old timey classics, the kind of movie that would get an oblique reference on Gilmore Girls and wouldn’t necessarily attract the teeny-bopper crowd.
Because I just love SotG so much, I’m still planning to go (for now). Here’s the schedule for any Atlantans who are interested.
since when is Big Momma’s House a great movie?
lische
17 Apr 08 at 4:46 pm
My sentiments exactly.
huda
17 Apr 08 at 6:05 pm
WHAT?!?! That SUCKS. Is the movie list a bit short too? And its not at Piedmont Park anymore?
What about ET though?
Aisha
17 Apr 08 at 7:38 pm
It’s usually five movies, so I think the list is its usual size. They had to move the festival from Piedmont because of the drought, but that takes away from things as well. SotG belongs at Piedmont! (But I can’t argue against any measures to conserve the park during the drought.)
E.T. does look like the best bet…
huda
17 Apr 08 at 8:11 pm
That schedule is ludicrous!
Sadia
18 Apr 08 at 10:20 am
Wow – what a shame. I would start a petition and when it had a lot of signatures I’d give it to whoever runs that thing.
Big Mama’s House? … That’s just awful. I wouldn’t even watch it if it was shown on TV for free and there was nothing else on.
Tee
25 Apr 08 at 9:58 am