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  ON SCREEN  

First-Run Specialty Films

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LET THE RIGHT ONE IN

Opens January 2nd

At A Glance: This beautifully shot, atmospheric Swedish vampire movie has won more "Best Foreign Film" awards than any other picture released this year.

“Funny, fear-inducing, with periods of voyeuristic gore and an undercurrent of anxiety and dread, Let the Right One In is up there with the bloodsucking classics." - Stephen Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

“One of the greatest vampire movies ever made; a worthy Oscar contender for International Film of the Year.” – Screen Rant

"As delicate, haunting and poetic a film as you're ever bound to see. A chilling fairy tale." – Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, Devil's Backbone)

Ignored at home and bullied at school, 12-year-old Oskar is drawn to the pale, serious girl who moves into the apartment next door.  Something is, well, different about Eli.  She covers her bedroom window with cardboard. She only visits him at night and won’t wear a coat in the snow. When a series of brutal murders begin to course through their Swedish village, Oskar slowly realizes just how different she is. Eli is a vampire.

Let the Right One In delivers the intense mayhem vampire fans expect, but its focus remains the sweet, pre-teen romance between two outcasts. Oskar is more worried about whether or not Eli will “go steady” with him than whether or not she’ll have him for dinner--literally. Stunningly brought to life by director Tomas Alfredson and based on the bestselling novel by John Ajvide Linqvist (who also wrote the screenplay), Let The Right One In is a richly layered tale of tortured adolescence, awkward first love, and blood.

See this tender and intelligent movie now before it becomes just another Hollywood remake (which it’s slated to do in 2009--Matt Reeves from Cloverfield to direct.)

**Tampa Theatre Staff Pick** - “When I saw Let The Right One In at the Cine-World Film Festival in Sarasota, I thought, ‘Finally!  Someone got vampires right!’  Lina Leandersson didn’t play Eli like she was some mopey, ruffle-shirted poet.  Eli was a vampire, and yet her performance retained just enough humanity for you to really care about her and her world.  Top it off with the simmering sense of dread that Johan Soderqvist’s eerie score created, and the film was a veritable feast of sight and sound and emotion.” –Janice Strand, Tampa Theatre

official site & trailer / showtimes

Writer: John Ajvide Lindqvist

Director: Tomas Alfredson

Cast: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl, Karin Bergquist, Peter Carlberg, Ika Nord, Karl-Robert Lindgren, Anders T Peedu, Pale Olofsson

Rated R for some bloody violence including disturbing images, brief nudity and language

2008/1:54/horror, drama/Swedish with English subtitles

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  COMING ATTRACTIONS  

First-Run Specialty Films, Classics and Special Film Events

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VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA

At A Glance: A Woody Allen film about two girlfriends on vacation in Spain

who fall in love with the same flamboyant artist, unaware that his beautiful yet insane ex-wife is also about to re-enter the picture.

Rich, complex, funny, erotic, compassionate and thoughtful, Vicky Cristina Barcelona may be the most fully realized film Woody Allen has made in two decades.—Tom Long, Detroit News

The magnificent acting ensemble alone is worth the price of admission.—Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

Just as New York City was the backdrop for Woody Allen’s Manhattan, the stunning city of Barcelona is the setting for the romantic adventures of Vicky and Christina.  These two young Americans spend a summer in Spain and meet a flamboyant artist (Javier Bardem) and his beautiful but insane ex-wife (Penelope Cruz).  Vicky (Rebecca Hall) is straight-laced and about to be married.  Cristina (Scarlett Johansson) is a sexually adventurous free spirit.  When they all become amorously entangled, the results can only be described as chaotic in Woody Allen’s funny and open-minded celebration of love in all its configurations.

Golden Globe Awards - 4 nominations including Best Actress (Rebecca Hall), Best Actor (Javier Bardem), Best Supporting Actress (Penelope Cruz) and Best Picture of the Year (Comedy or Musical).

Film Independent's Spirit Awards – 4 nominations Best Screenplay (Woody Allen), Best Male Lead (Javier Bardem) and Best Supporting Female (Penélope Cruz).

Official Movie Site: http://vickycristina-movie.com/

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39PuFOTjtk8

Writer: Woody Allen

Director: Woody Allen

Cast: Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz.

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexuality, and smoking.

2008/1:36/romantic comedy

RACHEL GETTING MARRIED

At A Glance: A young woman who has been in and out from rehab for the past 10 years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.

When Kym returns to the Buchman family home for the wedding of her sister Rachel, she brings a long history of personal crisis, family conflict and tragedy along with her. The wedding couple’s abundant party of friends and relations have gathered for a joyful weekend of feasting, music and love, but Kym is a catalyst for long-simmering tensions in the family dynamic. Filled with rich and eclectic characters, Rachel Getting Married paints a heartfelt, perceptive family portrait. Director Demme, first-time writer Jenny Lumet (daughter of director Sidney Lumet) and the stellar acting ensemble leaven the drama with wry affection and generosity of spirit.

Film Independent's Spirit Awards – 6 nominations including Best Feature, Best Director (Jonathan Demme), Best First Screenplay (Jenny Lumet); Best Female Lead (Anne Hathaway), Best Supporting Female (Rosemarie DeWitt) and Best Supporting Female (Debra Winger)

Official Movie Site: http://www.sonyclassics.com/rachelgettingmarried/

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wDDgSwEo1s

Director: Jonathan Demme

Writer: Jenny Lumet

Cast: Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Bill Irwin, Debra Winger

Rated R for language and brief sexuality. Parents Guide (contains spoilers)

2008/1:53/Comedy

I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG

At A Glance: The powerful story of familial struggles and redemption follows a shell-shocked Juliette who returns to live with he young sister Lea after being banished from the family for 15 years.

This beautiful and touching French feature from novelist-turned director Philippe Claudel stars Kristin Scott Thomas and Elsa Zylberstein as two sisters reunited after 15 years apart. When Juliette (Scott Thomas) comes to Léa's home and family in Alsace-Lorraine, they are virtual strangers; Juliette, we learn, has served time in prison for a terrible crime. This reality is reflected in the gruff attitude of Léa's husband (Serge Hazanavicius) and the alibis that Léa has to serve to her two adopted (and precocious) Vietnamese daughters. But the gradual revelation of secrets is not the point- or the joy- of this story, which focuses on the sisters' developing relationship. Juliette finds a job and meets new people, but most important, she has to repair her shattered sense of self and decide whether she will accept the path her sister has offered. Hers is an extraordinary journey of reconciliation, humor and hope.

Golden Globe Awards - 2 nominations including Best Actress and Best Foreign Language Film.

European Film Award Winner - Best Actress (Kristin Scott Thomas)

Official Movie Site: http://www.sonyclassics.com/ivelovedyousolong/

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x11f8EVFoo

Director: Philippe Claudel

Writer: Philippe Claudel

Cast: Kristin Scott-Thomas, Elsa Zylberstein

Rated PG-13 for thematic material and smoking.

2008/1:55/Drama/French with English subtitles

COMEDY CLASSICS SERIES

sponsored by THE TAMPA TRIBUNE

Sunday, January 11 ~ 3pm

IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT

A spoiled rich girl escapes from her millionaire father, who wants to stop her from marrying a worthless playboy. En route to New York, she gets involved with an out-of-work newsman. When their bus breaks down, the bickering couple sets off on a madcap hitchhiking expedition.  Winner of five Academy Awards® including Best Actor (Gable), Best Actress (Colbert) and Best Director (Capra).

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Director: Frank Capra

Writers: Samuel Hopkins Adams, Robert Riskin 

Cast: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert

1934/1:44

Sunday, January 18 ~ 3pm

THE ODD COUPLE

Neil Simon has a special genius for finding the great hilarity in ordinary people doing everyday things--like two divorced men who decide to share a New York apartment.  Lemmon plays fussy Felix, fastidious to a fault. He proves that cleanliness is next to insanity. Matthau is Oscar, who wreaks havoc on a tidy room with the speed and thoroughness of a tornado. These two veteran funnymen work together with bright spontaneity and the precision timing of a vaudeville team.

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Director: Gene Saks

Writer: Neil Simon

Cast: Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon

Rated G/1968/1:46

Sunday, February 1 ~ 3pm

THE WOMEN

Be careful what you say in private.  It could become a movie.  Some gossip overheard by Clare Booth Luce in a nightclub powder room inspired her Broadway hit that’s wittily adapted for the screen featuring an array of husband snatchers, snitches and lovelorn ladies.  This catty tale of battling and bonding paints its claws Jungle Red and shreds the excesses of he pampered Park Avenue princesses. 

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Director: George Cukor

Writers: Clare Boothe Luce (play), Anita Loos (screenplay), Jane Murfin   (screenplay), F. Scott Fitzgerald (uncredited), Donald Ogden Stewart (uncredited)

Cast: Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard, Joan Fontaine

1939/2:13

Sunday, February 8 ~ 3pm

HARVEY

James Stewart stars as the good-natured Elwood P. Dowd, whose constant companion is Harvey, a six-foot tall rabbit that only he can see. To his sister Veta Louise, Elwood's obsession with Harvey has been a thorn in the side of her plans to marry off her daughter. But when Veta Louise decides to put Elwood in a mental hospital, a hilarious mix-up occurs and she finds herself committed instead.  It's up to Elwood to straighten out the mess with his kindly philosophy, and his "imaginary" friend, in this popular classic.

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Director: Henry Koster

Writers: Mary Chase (play, screenplay), Oscar Brodney (screenplay), Myles Connolly (screenplay, uncredited)

Cast: James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Peggy Dow, Charles Drake

1950/1:44

SPECIAL FILM EVENT

THE TAMPA BAY BLACK HERITAGE FESTIVAL

presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida

Tampa Theatre is pleased to host one of the many events during The Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival, a ten-day cultural event that features speakers, musicians, artists, poets and craftspeople locally and nationally.  Click here for The Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival schedule, venues and other festival details.

CENTRAL AVENUE REMEMBERED

THURSDAY, JANUARY 22 at 6:30pm  $7 on sale now

Central Avenue Remembered is presented in partnership with

Tampa Theatre and WEDU

Central Avenue Remembered, a WEDU 30-minute documentary, takes its lead from Tampa Poet Laureate James Tokely’s poem of the same name, and paints a rich picture of Tampa’s past, depicting joy and pain, struggles and successes, transporting viewers to a time when the music and sounds of an era instilled an immense sense of pride.

Central Avenue was once home to more than 100 black-owned businesses and a bustling nightclub scene that attracted locals and visitors alike. With juke joints, beauty parlors, corner markets, and restaurants, it was the pulse of the community at a time when African- Americans were openly discriminated against. It was to Tampa what Harlem was to New York; a center for African-American culture in the first half of the 20th century.

Central Avenue Remembered explores a time in the city’s history that many still remember fondly. It was more than a main street; it was a destination and a viable place for black businesses. During its hey-day between 1930 and 1960, many important figures appeared on Central Avenue: Hank Ballard (co-creator of “The Twist”), Butterfly McQueen (Gone With the Wind) and Ray Charles to name a few. Even Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., whose fiery speech in 1962 prompted bomb threats, enlightened and inspired residents of Central Avenue.

While celebrities figure prominently into Central Avenue’s past, it was the locals that were the heart of this main street, and many of the most compelling stories of this WEDU program originate with them. Viewers are introduced to descendants and relatives of this community such as Moses White who ran two popular diners known for “three hot dogs for a quarter”, but that also gave food to the needy. Clare Frye was a nurse who established a hospital for blacks in her home. Arthenia Joyner, state senator and daughter of Henry and Jean Joyner, ran the Cotton Club where entertainers such as James Brown, Ray Charles, Duke Ellington and Count Basie all appeared during the height of its popularity. The documentary also highlights Willie Robinson who was the owner of the Jackson House, a black boarding house which hosted hundreds of celebrities, sports players and visitors passing through Tampa. Ella Fitzgerald wrote her biggest hit “A-Tisket-A-Tasket,” in the front living room.

In the sixties, Central Avenue began to undergo change. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 opened up the white businesses to all races and Central Avenue shopkeepers went other places to conduct business. A police shooting in 1967 sparked such outrage that it eventually led to part of Central Avenue being burned and ultimately torn down. The local WEDU production, Central Avenue Remembered, demonstrates the warmth of the street’s descendants and takes pride in the accomplishments and enduring legacy of the relatives who helped shape the neighborhood known as Central Avenue.

About the Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival

The Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival (TBBHF) is a ten-day cultural event that features speakers, musicians, artists, poets and craftspeople locally and nationally.  The festival begins the weekend before and ends the weekend after the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday to promote diversity and cultural sensitivity. Activities are geared towards children and adults. Each day of this ten-day experience provides all attendees with an opportunity to increase their awareness of African and African-American culture and history.  Others sponsors of the 2009 Tampa Bay black heritage Festival include Fox 13 News, Allstate Insurance, AAA Auto Club South, the City of Tampa and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners.  For the schedule and other details visit www.tampablackheritage.org

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  ON STAGE 

Concerts and Special Events

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Lights On Tampa Artist Symposium

at  Tampa Theatre

Thursday, January 8, 2009 ~ 4:00 PM

Free to the public

This symposium will explore various issues including:

How does the work of each artist function in the public realm? What do these artworks, and programs such as Lights On Tampa, say about today’s cultural environment both nationally and in a mid-size postindustrial city such as Tampa?

Symposium made possible by

Bailey Family Foundation

For more information please visit www.lightsontampa.org

THE 51ST ANNUAL

EBONY FASHION FAIR

TO BENEFIT

DERRICK BROOKS YOUTH CHARITIES

SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 5:00 PM

$35 TICKETS AVAILABLE AT

Tampa Theatre Box Office

Derrick Brooks Charities, Inc.
Tampa Bay Beauty Institute

Big Al’s Precious Hair & Barber Salon

(Locations & phone numbers listed below)

Ebony Fashion Fair is set to deliver a riveting fashion extravaganza with The Runway Report: What’s Hip. What’s Hot. What’s Now! Fabulous meets fierce in this 51st annual fashion show as the latest trends and unique styles are unveiled. Commanding the catwalk will be thirteen alluring models that will work the runway in designs by a host of the best designers in the world, including Christian Lacroix, Sarli, b. michael, Carolina Herrera, Ruben Singer and Jean-Louis Scherrer.

Each ticket purchase includes a copy of Ebony Fashion Fair magazine. In addition, attendees will have a choice of a one-year subscription to Ebony magazine or a six-month subscription to Jet magazine. Ebony Fashion Fair is an elaborate production fully equipped with special effects, hip-hop and R&B music as well as all of the entertainment of a Broadway show. Known for its commitment to giving back to the community, the show has donated over $55 million to charitable organizations and scholarship funds.

Fashion authority Eunice W. Johnson continues to preside as the show’s producer and director and wows spectators with cutting-edge trends and rare collections of apparel.  For more details about the national Ebony Fashion Fair tour, please visit www.ebonyfashionfair.com

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

Tampa Theatre Box Office

711 N. Franklin St.
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 274-8286

Derrick Brooks Charities, Inc.

10014 N. Dale Mabry Hwy., #101
Tampa, FL 33618
(813) 877-8681

Tampa Bay Beauty Institute

5016 E. Busch Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33617
(813) 514-9100

Big Al’s Precious Hair & Barber Salon

6202 Palm River Rd.
Tampa, FL 33619
(813) 630-9579

AN AFTERNOON WITH ROSA RIO

FEATURING BUSTER KEATON'S

"THE ELECTRIC HOUSE"

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 3:00

TICKETS ON SALE NOW

$11.50 ~ ADULT

$10.50 ~ STUDENTS WITH ID

$9.50 ~ SENIORS

For years, theatre organ legend Rosa Rio has delighted fans not only with her masterful performances at Tampa Theatre’s Mighty Wurlitzer, but with the engaging stories she tells before each concert.  Theatre-goers regularly ask for more details about her time as Orson Welles’ first organist on The Shadow, her years as Mary Martin’s personal accompanist, her run-in with Cole Porter, and more.  This year Tampa Theatre decided to indulge folks’ curiosity and let Rosa “tell it like it was” in a very special Afternoon With Rosa Rio on Sunday, February 15th.

Of course it wouldn’t be An Afternoon With Rosa Rio without seeing her accompany a classic silent film, and this year will be no different.  An Afternoon With Rosa Rio will begin with Rosa at the 1,400-pipe Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Organ as she helps us travel back to 1922 and Buster Keaton’s short slapstick comedy, “The Electric House”.  (See full film description below.) 

Then, for the first time ever at Tampa Theatre, Rosa will pop over to the grand piano to entertain us with classic tunes from the songbooks of such greats as George Gershwin and Cole Porter, interspersed with “the dish” on some of the era’s most brilliant celebrities.  Crooner Paul Wilborn, a popular cabaret entertainer and the executive director of the Palladium Theatre will join Rosa, making An Afternoon With Rosa Rio a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

About The Electric House

Buster Keaton, vintage cinema's first slapstick comedy hero, indulges in his love of machines in the riotous comedy The Electric House. Every Keaton film is scrumptiously entertaining for different reasons, and The Electric House is, thankfully, no different. Keaton plays a college student who, through a mix-up, graduates with an engineering degree. With the help of the book "Electricity Made Easy," Keaton proves a whiz and redesigns a mansion with fancy technology. As things get chaotic in the house, Keaton shines on the screen with his comedic timing and creativity involving the wonderful gadgets going crazy. Buster Keaton never fails to entertain, and neither does The Electric House.  1922/20 minutes

About Rosa Rio

At a spry 106, Rosa Rio is a testament to the will of spirit.  Her prolific career began with a simple declaration to her family at age eight, "When I grow up, I want to play a big piano, wear pretty clothes and lots of jewelry, and make people happy."  Her extraordinarily positive, motivated and determined attitude has allowed her to seamlessly adapt to changes in the entertainment industry (silents, talkies, radio, tv, and now, back to silents). Since 1996, Rosa has performed for over 30 silent film presentations for full houses at the Tampa Theatre’s 1,400-pipe Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Organ.  Well-deserved standing ovations are the norm, but she graciously returns the accolades.  "I have such gratitude for the wonderful people who have such love for the theatre organ, silent pictures and Tampa Theatre."  For more on Rosa, visit http://www.tampatheatre.org/Rosa.php

About Paul Wilborn

Tampa native Paul Wilborn is the Executive Director of the Palladium Theater at St. Petersburg College. Paul’s American Songbook Series programs – which feature music along with commentary - have recently focused on Cole Porter, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra and other composers and singers from the golden age of American songwriting. He continues to perform in clubs and in concert with his trio, Blue Roses, and his large band, Paul Wilborn and the Pop Tarts.

REH Entertainment Presents

ARLO GUTHRIE

SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2009

AT 7:30 PM

RESERVED SEATING @ $50.50 & $35.50*

ON SALE NOW

The eldest son of America's most beloved singer/writer/philosopher Woody Guthrie was born with a guitar in one hand and a harmonica in the other and witnessed first-hand the transition from an earlier generation of ballad singers like Richard Dyer-Bennet and blues-men like Mississippi John Hurt, to a new era of singer-song writers such as Bob Dylan, Jim Croce, Joan Baez, and Phil Ochs. Arlo learned something from everyone and developed his own style, becoming a distinctive, expressive voice in a crowded community of singer-songwriters and political-social commentators. Popular songs in his 40-year career include "Alice's Restaurant Massacree", "Coming Into Los Angeles" and "The City of New Orleans". Catch this storied and free-wheeling performer, live in concert and only at Tampa Theatre. arlo.net

To Order Tickets:

1. In person at the Tampa Theatre Box Office, during box office hours

    - NO PHONE SALES

2. Tampa Theatre General Public Order Form

    The deadline has passed for member orders.

3. www.ticketmaster.com, any TicketMaster sales outlet or call (813) 287-8844

*SERVICE FEES WILL APPLY TO ALL TICKETS PROCESSED ONLINE

AEG LIVE PRESENTS

ANI DIFRANCO

FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2009 AT 8PM

RESERVED SEATING @ $35 (ALL TICKETS)*

ON SALE NOW

A folkie in punk's clothing, Ani DiFranco battled successfully against the Goliath of corporate rock to emerge as one of the most influential and inspirational cult heroines of the 1990s. A resolute follower of D.I.Y. ethos, DiFranco released her records through her own indie label, Righteous Babe, slowly but steadily building a devout grassroots following on the strength of a relentless tour schedule. Her prolific songbook tackles many issues with insight and compassion, the music's empowering attitude and anger tempered by the poignant candor of singer/songwriter confessionalism.

On her new album, Red Letter Year, she takes full advantage of her hardwon artistic freedom. Conceived and refined over the course of two years the album is an impeccably crafted, multi-layered sonic achievement. Love, family and home are three of the album’s most prominent muses, resulting in a dozen songs that exude warmth and renewed vigor. Catch this electric performer live and only at Tampa Theatre.  righteousbabe.com

To Order Tickets:

1. In person at the Tampa Theatre Box Office, during box office hours.

Phone sales are not available through the Tampa Theatre box office.

2. Tampa Theatre General Public Order Form

    The deadline has passed for member orders.

3. www.ticketmaster.com, any TicketMaster sales outlet or call (813) 287-8844

*SERVICE FEES WILL APPLY TO ALL TICKETS PROCESSED ONLINE

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  BALCONY-TO-BACKSTAGE TOURS 

Usually twice Per Month - On a Wednesday and Saturday

No Reservations are Necessary

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BALCONY-TO-BACKSTAGE TOURS 

Wednesday, January 21 -- 11:30am-1pm

Saturday, January 31 -- 11:30am-1pm

A $5 admission benefits Tampa Theatre's continuing restoration and operations. Kids 12 and under and all Tampa Theatre Members receive free admission.  

Join veteran staff member Tara Schroeder for an entertaining balcony-to-backstage tour of Tampa Theatre, where art, mythology, and history are interwoven through one of America's best-preserved examples of grand movie palace architecture.  The tour also includes a demonstration of the Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Organ by Central Florida Theatre Organ Society volunteer Bob Baker.

Built in 1926, the lavishly ornate Theatre is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is a Tampa City Landmark.

View photos and learn about Tampa Theatre's history and architecture.

Would you like to give tours of Tampa Theatre?  Get details about this and other volunteer opportunities.