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Originally built as a 1025-seat movie palace by Publix Pictures, a subsidiary of Paramount Pictures, the Peekskill Paramount Theatre first opened its doors to the public on June 27, 1930.
The Inaugural program featured an overture by the Paramount Symphony Orchestra, an appearance by the village mayor, and “A Paramount All-Talking Picture”, The Big Pond, starring Maurice Chevalier and Claudette Colbert. Publix Theatres was recognized as a leader in the theatre building industry, and the Peekskill Paramount was constructed as a state-of-the-art facility for the times. The Paramount building is a designated Westchester County Landmark, declared eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
The Paramount prospered for decades despite the Depression and World War II. However, it was the advent of shopping malls and television that brought on its demise as a movie theatre. Paramount sold the building in 1973. Eventually the building was acquired by the City of Peekskill in 1977 due to a tax default.
The Peekskill Paramount Center for the Performing Arts presented its first series of performances in the spring of 1982. Its mission was to bring cultural and educational programming to the northern Westchester and Putnam County area at affordable prices. Since 1982, what was a grass roots “Save the Paramount” campaign has grown to become a true center for the arts, with live performances, arts-in-education programs, films, and visual art exhibitions, serving over 50,000 people annually.
Kensico Dam Plaza is a 98 acre property located at the base of the Kensico Dam. Kensico gets its name from the Siwanoy sachem, "Cokenseko". It is 300 feet high and 1830 feet long. It forms the reservoir that contains 29,000 million gallons of water per day. The dam was built under the old dam that formed Lake Kensico, using stone taken from the adjacent Cranberry Lake Park. The park provides a unique setting for a wide variety of activities including ethnic celebrations, concerts, antiques shows, and arts and craft shows.
Parks attractions include: Biking, Fishing, Hiking / Walking, Ice Skating, In-line Skating, Nature Study, Outdoor Film Festival, Picnicking, Playground, Refreshments
The Ridgefield Playhouse is dedicated to serving Ridgefield, Connecticut and nearby communities in the Performing Arts. Designed in 1938, the auditorium in "the old high school" was once the center of Ridgefield's cultural life. During World War II, residents had the privilege of twice hearing the legendary Arturo Toscanini conduct here. In its new life, The Ridgefield Playhouse has been designed to embrace its former role and more. In an age of multiplexes and stadiums, what a pleasure to be in an impeccably renovated, historic theater with near-perfect acoustics!
Since our opening, enthusiastic, sold-out audiences have enjoyed Peter Yarrow, Marcel Marceau, Barbara Cook, Moscow Boys Choir, Joan Baez, and The Bacon Brothers. Film-goers have seen a range of movies from Oscar-winners such as Traffic and Chocolat to family fare to our international film series. Community events such as the Ridgefield High School Orchestra Concert and the Annual Town Meeting found a new home at The Playhouse.
While we can all agree with Shakespeare that "the play's the thing," we also know that this beautiful theater adds a great deal to the experience of a performance or movie. In an age of multiplexes and stadiums, what a pleasure to be in an impeccably renovated, historic theater with near-perfect acoustics!
Notable Beginnings, Legendary Performances Designed in 1938, the auditorium in "the old high school" was at one time the center of Ridgefield's cultural life. In its heyday, before being abandoned in 1972, it was home to school performances as well as community events and town meetings. During World War II, residents had the privilege of twice hearing the legendary Arturo Toscanini conduct here.
In its new life, The Ridgefield Playhouse has been designed to embrace its former role and more. The interior preserves the hall's excellent acoustics that make it an ideal venue for musical performance and live theater. At the same time, retractable draperies cover the walls enabling the "deadening" effect needed to show movies. Thanks to a generous legacy from Patricia Schuster, founder of the Ridgefield Studio of Classical Ballet, the stage was built to have the resilience necessary for dance performances. Parts of the old stage rigging have been preserved and supplemented to enable use of the stage's large fly space. Stage lights and a state-of-the-art sound system have been installed.
Echoing the importance of the town of Ridgefield in the theater's life is a hand-painted mural covering the lobby walls with familiar scenes of historic Ridgefield. The mural, a gift from a Ridgefield couple, was created by a local artist. Other murals enliven the interior of the performance area as well as the entryway to The Playhouse; all were gifts of Playhouse supporters. Press "Blue Button" to explore the Ridgefield Playhouse."
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The following information is available at www.Filmsite.org - created and written by Tim Dirks.
Filmsite.org is an award-winning, unique resource for classic film buffs and all who are interested in films. Filmsite.org
includes interpretive
and detailed plot synopses, review commentary, an unparalleled wealth of film reference material, and historical background for
hundreds of
classic Hollywood/American and other English-language films in the last century.
Introduction to Filmsite
Films, also known as movies, motion pictures, flicks, the pictures, and the cinema, are undoubtedly the most influential art form of
the 20th
century. From the early days of Hollywood to the high-tech cinema of today, the silver screen has projected our dreams and
fantasies,
presented both glamour and works of social conscience, and served as our collective memory. Following is just a small sampling of
the extensive
information available on www.Filmsite.org:
Greatest Films Lists - The Best
The English-language films chosen here repeatedly appear on all-time best film lists - arguably, there is reasonable consensus by
most film
historians, critics and reviewers that they are among cinema's most critically-acclaimed, significant "must-see" films (of
predominantly
Hollywood-American output, although there are other English-language films included).
"Greatest Films" Lists
100 Greatest Films, are film selections that have undoubtedly left an indelible mark upon our lives and reflect the defining moments
of the last
100 years - films that give us pieces of time we can never forget. Detailed analysis and synopses for each of the Greatest Films
include
memorable movie quotes and lines of dialogue, and great moments or scenes. Another 100 Greatest Films supplements the original
list because it
was almost impossible to be limited to only 100 Greatest Films. Third 100 Greatest Films adds an additional selection of 100 more
films, to make a total of 300 Greatest Films for consideration.
Film Genres
Film genres are various forms or identifiable types, categories, classifications or groups of films that are recurring and have similar,
familiar or instantly-recognizable patterns, syntax, film techniques or conventions - that include one or more of the following:
settings (and props), content and subject matter, themes, period, plot, central narrative events, motifs, styles, structures,
situations, recurring icons (e.g., six-guns and
ten-gallon hats in Westerns), stock characters (or characterizations), and stars. Many films straddle several film genres.
Film History and Film Milestones
At www.Filmsite.org you can select one of the chapters (by decade) for movie history, or select an individual year. If you're
interested in the
history of film by genre type, visit the section on Film Genres, or by non-genre film category, visit the section on Non-Genre Film
Categories.
See also the extensive year-by-year Timeline of Influential Milestones and Turning Points in Film History, Film Milestones in Visual
and Special
Effects (illustrated), and The Most Controversial Films of All-Time (illustrated).
Greatest Film Scenes & Moments:
In the history of cinema, there are literally hundreds and hundreds of fabled, Memorable Moments and Scenes from a wide range
of films
(composed of either a few seconds long, a short sequence, or a long extended scene). They are our memories of segments of
films that have
achieved a life of their own. They compel us to remember and 'relive' the moment, either with fondness or with fear. For fun, take
a Greatest
Moments and Film Scenes Mini-Quiz - how many can you recognize? On the flip-side, see The Most Controversial Films (and
Scenes) of All-Time.
Film Viewing
Watching a film's moving image, other than just for pure entertainment's sake, is usually enhanced by viewing it with an informed
awareness of
how a film works, and with some understanding, skill and background training in the elements of the craft of film-making. Each film
viewer or
movie-goer should strive to be a 'critic' (in the best and most general sense of the word) and be receptive to the full experience.
Viewing a film
critically and attentively means to realize cinema with greater thought and awareness, and to elevate one's celluloid experience.
It also means
possessing an informed knowledge of the film's complex and dense 'language,' its conventions, codes, symbols, cinematic
attributes, and other
factors.
Explore and Enjoy your Favorite Movie Classification
You can find movies by hundreds of classifications. Enjoy and have fun while exploring.
Summary of Top Films
The Most Controversial Films of All-Time
Time Magazine's All-Time 100 Best Movies
Los Angeles Daily News Readers' Poll: Greatest American Films
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences - Best Picture Winners
Sight & Sound Magazine's 10 Best Films Polls
TV Guide's 50 Greatest Movies (on TV and Video)
Guinness Book of Films Top 100 Films (by Genre Category)
Mr. Showbiz's 100 Best Movies of All Time - Readers and Critics Picks
Movieline Magazine's 100 Best Movies Ever Made
Movieline Magazine's 100 Greatest Foreign Films
Premiere Magazine's 100 Most Daring Movies Ever Made
Empire Magazine's 50 Greatest Independent Films
Rolling Stone's 100 Maverick Movies of the Last 100 Years
FilmFour's 100 Greatest Films of All Time
British Film Institute's 100 Favorite British Films of the 20th Century
Village Voice's 100 Best Films of the 20th Century
Empire Magazine's 50 Best Films
Empire Magazine's 100 Greatest Movies of All Time
Entertainment Weekly's 100 Greatest Movies of All Time
Leonard Maltin's 100 Must-See Films of the 20th Century
Maxim Magazine's 100 Greatest Guy Movies Ever Made
Men's Journal's 50 Best Guy Movies of All Time
100 Memorable and Great 'Chick' Flicks
50 Greatest Chick Flicks by O Magazine
100 Recommended Children's Movies
BFI's Top 10 (and Top 50) Greatest Children's Films
Vanity Fair's 50 Greatest Films of All-Time
Arts and Faith's Top 100 Spiritually-Significant Films
The Film 100 - 100 Most Influential People (and Their Films)
National Film Registry Titles
San Francisco Chronicle's Vintage Video: Hot 100 From Out of the Past
Time Out's Centenary Top Hundred Films
Time Out's Readers Top Hundred Films
Video Detective's Top 100 Films
Internet Movie DataBase's Top 100 Films
All-Time Box-Office Top 100 (unadjusted and adjusted for inflation)
Box-Office Top 10 (by decade)
Entertainment Weekly's 100 Best Film Soundtracks
Film Comment's 101 Film Score Milestones
Most Oscar Wins by Film
Most Oscar Nominations by Film
Most Acting Nominations by Film
Best Picture Winners
20th Century Best Picture Winners
Best Director Winners
Best Actor Winners
Best Supporting Actor Winners
Best Actress Winners (1927/28 - present)
Best Supporting Actress Winners
Best Screenplay/Writer Winners
101 Greatest Film Screenplays of All-Time
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