Columbia’s Nickelodeon Theatre celebrates summer with Technicolor classics
Looking for something fun and inexpensive to do with your family this summer? Look no further. The Nickelodeon is celebrating big screen gems shot or printed by Technicolor, the company that made cinematic colors truly glorious.
From musicals to mafia, this summer series will feature movies that showcase the evolution of style and technology in film.
This event is sponsored by The Braddock Group of Janney Montgomery Scott LLC. General admission tickets are $9, and children 12 and under are $5. The Nickelodeon is located at 1607 Main St. in Columbia.
The series launched Sunday, July 8, with “The Wizard of Oz” — which begins in black and white and transitions to Technicolor when Dorothy is transported to Oz. “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” the film that features Marilyn Monroe performing “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend,” and “Written on the Wind,” with Rock Hudson as a golden-hearted geologist, have also been screened. But six showings of classic Technicolor films are still to come:
‘The Birds’
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WHEN: 2 p.m. Sunday, July 22, and 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 23.
RATING: PG-13.
RELEASE DATE: 1963.
DIRECTOR: Alfred Hitchcock.
SYNOPSIS: A wealthy San Francisco socialite (Tippi Hedren) pursues a potential boyfriend (Rod Taylor) to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people. Also starring Jessica Tandy.
‘Thunderball’
WHEN: 2 p.m. Sunday, July 29, and 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 30.
RATING: PG.
RELEASE DATE: 1965.
DIRECTOR: Terence Young.
SYNOPSIS: James Bond (Sean Connery) heads to The Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by SPECTRE agent Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi) in an international extortion scheme. Also starring Claudine Auger.
EXTRA: Have the full Bond experience and head to The Whig for a classic martini. $5.50 with proof of a “Thunderball” ticket purchase.
‘The Godfather’
WHEN: 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, and 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6.
RATING: PG-13.
RELEASE DATE: 1972.
DIRECTOR: Francis Ford Coppola.
SYNOPSIS: The aging patriarch (Marlon Brando) of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son (Al Pacino). Also starring James Caan.