A great sneak peek from the archive images for Moonlight and Magnolias, courtesy of photographer Eugene Gavryush + Lixxim Photography!
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| © Lixxim Photography |
Monday, March 19, 2012
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
The Art | Moonlight and Magnolias
If you've seen our set, then there's no doubt that this beautiful artwork caught your eye. Generously donated to Big Idea by artist Antonia Alhomedi, these Gone With the Wind costume and location reproductions will be raffled off at the conclusion of our production of Moonlight and Magnolias.
Tickets can be purchased at the box office and are $1 each, with each piece of art being raffled off separately. Make sure that you receive the correct color ticket, depending upon your favorite piece:
RED tickets are for Scarlett's red dress.
GREEN tickets are for Scarlett's curtain dress.
YELLOW tickets are for Rhett's suit.
BLUE tickets are for the sketch of Tara.
The drawing will be held March 25 and the winners announced on Facebook. Winners need not be present to win.
Monday, March 12, 2012
The Golden Year of 1939 | Moonlight and Magnolias
Looking for a follow-up to Moonlight and Magnolias? Get your friends and family together for a 1939-inspired movie screening.
The 1930's are considered by most to be one of the strongest decades of American film history and 1939 certainly takes center stage, now affectionately know as the "Golden Year" of Hollywood's Golden Age.
As the outbreak of war edged closer in Europe, the Hollywood studio system entertained American movie-goers with sweeping epics (Gone With the Wind and Gunga Din) and idealized visions of American life and politics (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Stagecoach, Drums along the Mohawk, and Young Mr. Lincoln).
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| Hollywood gems released in 1939 |
So many top films were produced in 1939 that 10 movies (Dark Victory, Gone With the Wind, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Love Affair, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Ninotchka, Of Mice and Men, Stagecoach, The Wizard of Oz and Wuthering Heights) were nominated for a best-picture Oscar, with the award going to the blockbuster hit Gone With the Wind. It's the perfect screening line-up, so start adding to that Netflix dvd queue!
Want more?
A great resource for exploring this amazing year in filming history is Ted Sennett's Hollywood's Golden Year, 1939. Sennett, a film historian and critic, highlights these brilliant successes without overlooking their various weaknesses in this illustrated hardcover.
Another gem, Sennett's Great Hollywood Films provides a photographic overview of the very best films in every genre. A 1986 publication, it's definitely a must-have for any film lover.
For a similar visual treat, pick up Mark Vieira's hardcover Hollywood Portraits: Classic Scene Stills 1939-1951. A follow-up to Hollywood Portraits: Classic Scene Stills 1929-1941, both hardcovers feature full-page images throughout. An Oakland
native, Vieira is a photographer and writer that specializes in the
history of film.
Fun fact: The average cost of a movie ticket was $0.23 in 1939!
Sources:
"1939: Hollywood's Golden Year." American Decades. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Mar. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.
"Amid dark clouds of war, Hollywood's Golden Year." Los Angeles Times. 2003. Latimes.com. 12 Mar. 2012 <http://articles.latimes.com/2003/jul/05/entertainment/et-king5>.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Trailer | Moonlight and Magnolias
What do you do when your screenwriter hasn't read the book you're adapting into a movie? If you're David Selznick, the producer of Gone With the Wind, you lock him in a room and act out the novel for him! Moonlight & Magnolias is the somewhat true and completely hilarious account of the writing of the screenplay for Gone With the Wind that will have you falling out of your seat with laughter!
MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS
by Ron Hutchinson
March 2 - 24
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
What does it mean? | Moonlight and Magnolias
"Moonlight and magnolia" is a phrase that refers to the beauty and romanticization of the pre-civil
war south. Originally alluding to soft lighting and flower scents, the phrase is now often used ironically, in reference to a previous way of looking at life that is now considered unrealistic and sentimentally false.
Fun fact: Magnolia, named after French botanist Pierre Magnol, is the state flower of both Mississippi and Louisiana.
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