Thursday, February 6, 2014
Hall of State - Fair Park
3939 Grand Avenue
6:00 p.m. - Doors open -cash bar available
6:30 p.m. - Program (approx one hour)
Documentarian Jeffrey Mills has been working on the history of the Interstate Theatre Company,
and will present his research and work on the upcoming documentary Before the Curtain Rises.
The feature-length documentary film is being produced for PBS about the history of going to the
movies and why "going" still matters. It follows the 70-year history of Interstate Theatres, one of the nation's largest and most storied circuits of movie houses, from its birth as a vaudeville chain to its demise in the '70s--a victim of multi-cinemas and urban flight.
Come hear about the rapidly disappearing history of the golden age of cinema and many of the historic Interstate Theatres in Dallas such as the Majestic, Tower, Forest, Circle, Palace, Esquire, Inwood, and Lakewood. A clip from the documentary will also be shown with the premier of the Documentary on PBS set for the summer of 2014.
