Titanic in Tucson! (films at the Fox on Dec.5 and 10)
by Carolyn Classen on Dec. 04, 2010, under Arts, LifeTitanic in Tucson!
Films in partnership with the Tucson Titanic Exhibition, Hotel Congress and Maynard’s Market (info from the Fox Tucson Theatre website). Both films to be shown at the Fox, 17 W. Congress St., phone 520-624-1515.
“A Night to Remember” 
Sunday December 5, 2 p.m.
USA, 1958, 123 Min.
Black and White
Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Starring: Kenneth More, Ronald Allen and Robert Ayres
This is the film version of Walter Lords’ book on the sinking of the Titanic. Historical characters and first-hand accounts are used to tell the tragic tale of the maiden voyage of the British liner Titanic. The production team used ship blueprints to accurately create the sets. Almost every line of the dialogue is taken from the actual night that an iceberg created a 300 foot gash in the hull of the great, “unsinkable” ship and the Titanic sank quietly into the ocean leaving only a few survivors to tell the tale.
Q&A session before the film with Loree Collins (Titanic Artifact Specialists) and Shawndon Beavers (Titanic Education Outreach Coordinator), at 1:30 p.m.
Special combo package available: $14 ticket allows admission to film and Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at the Rialto Building. Other tickets $6 to $8.
“Titanic”
Friday, December 10, 7:00 pm
35 mm print
USA, 1997, 194 Min.
Directed by James Cameron
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslett and Billy Zane
Based on one of the most studied disasters of all time, James Cameron captured the world’s imagination with this epic melodrama depicting the last days of the RMS Titanic. The film won eleven Academy Awards, a feat that put the movie in the exclusive company of “Ben Hur” and “The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.” Titanic also broke box office records. It was the highest grossing film of all time until recently when Cameron broke his own record with the science fiction film “Avatar”. With a romantic back-story and award-winning special effects, Titanic is a film designated to be appreciated on the big screen.
Q&A session at 6:30 p.m. with Loree Collins (Titanic Artifact Specialists) and Shawndon Beavers (Titanic Education Outreach Coordinator).
Please submit questions to Kara-at-foxtucsontheatre.org before the screening dates.
And don’t forget the “Titanic: the Artifact Exhibition” over at the Rialto Building (click here), hours: Sunday – Thursday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM; Friday and Saturday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM, 300 E. Congress St.
And now though Jan 31st enjoy an authentic 3 course meal at The Cup Cafe in The Hotel Congress (311 E. Congress St.), as well as Maynard’s Market and Kitchen (400 N. Toole Ave). Discounts offered for visitors of the exhibit (Save your ticket stub).
See websites for more details. Receive 20% off of any ticket to the Titanic: the Artifact Exhibition with proof of purchase of a meal at Maynard’s Market and Kitchen or The Cup Cafe. Enjoy 20% off of breakfast/lunch or dinner at Cup Café or 10% off lunch and dinner at Maynards Market & Kitchen with receipt of your Titanic ticket, or Titanic Price Fix-meals at Maynards Market & Kitchen for dinner (from 5 p.m. to close from Mon-Sat. and 4 pm. to close Sun).
Titanic Prix Fixe Menu
3 courses $29.95
First Course (choice of)
Fresh West Coast Oysters on the half shell
~or~
Chilled asparagus vinaigrette
Second Course (choice of)
Poached Salmon with mousseline sauce, fresh cucumbers and Chateau potatoes
~or~
Sirloin of beef, hunter sauce, fresh cress, Chateau potatoes
Third Course
Chocolate and vanilla éclairs with peaches and Chartreuse jelly
