April 23, 2004

CARTOONS AT THE ACADEMY - PART 1

During 2002 and 2003, the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ran a weekly series, every Monday night for 75 weeks, each week one of the Best Picture winners accompanied by the Best Cartoon Short winner and other assorted goodies. Begining Monday May 17th , the Academy will present a ten-week sequel: "Great To Be Nominated".

Each week a restored 35mm print of a nominated feature will be shown with a nominated short (in 35mm) - as well as newsreel footage, Trailers, Out-takes, and other rare material.
NOTE: July 12 a 35mm restored print with original titles of HOLIDAY LAND, the first Columbia Color Rhapsody cartoon, starring Scrappy, will be screened.
July 26th The first public screening of the 35mm restored Popeye special, POPEYE MEETS SINDBAD - You've been warned: DO NOT MISS THIS SCREENING!

do not miss this
Here's the full schedule:

May 17 – SEVENTH HEAVEN (27-28) w/ Plane Crazy
May 24 – IN OLD ARIZONA – (28-29)
June 7 - THE LOVE PARADE (29-30)
June 14 – SKIPPY (30-31) w/ScreenSong "Let Me Call You Sweetheart"
June 21 – THE CHAMP (31-32) w/Mickey's Orphans
June 28 – LADY FOR A DAY (32-33) w/Building a Building
July 12 – ONE NIGHT OF LOVE (34) w/Holiday Land
July 19 - LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER (35) w/Who Killed Cock Robin?
July 26 – ANTHONY ADVERSE (36) w/Popeye Meets Sindbad
Aug. 2 - A STAR IS BORN (37) w/Little Match Girl
Aug. 9 – ALEXANDER’S RAGTIME BAND (38) w/Mother Goose Goes Hollywood
Aug. 16 – MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (39) w/The Pointer.

The Academy is located at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California.



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