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August 6, 2007 LIVE-ACTION DISNEY FILMS COMING TO REGENT THEATRE’S BIG SCREEN Six Vintage Classics From 1955 To 1992 To Be Featured AUGUST 15-22, 2007

From Wednesday, August 15 through Wednesday, August 22, 2007, The Regent Theatre, “Arlington’s Show Place of Entertainment,” will present a festival of vintage, live-action Disney films on its big screen.  Six different films will be screened three times each during the eight-day film festival:  Pete’s Dragon, Newsies, Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier, Swiss Family Robinson, The Apple Dumpling Gang, and The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again.  (See below for film descriptions and show times.)

The Regent Theatre is located at 7 Medford St. (just off Mass. Ave.) in Arlington Center. Tickets for individual screenings are $5, and a special $15 pass is available to see all six films. For tickets and more info call 781-646-4849 or visit www.regenttheatre.com. The Regent is MBTA and handicap accessible with free parking across the street. 

The Disney Film Fest is co-sponsored by The Chilly Cow, 451 Mass. Ave. and Krazy Karry’s Backyard Grill, 319 Broadway—both located just around the corner from the Regent.

PETE’S DRAGON (8/15 & 8/18 at 10:30am; 8/20 at 7pm)
A heartwarming musical adventure about the friendship between a young boy and his invisible pet, PETE'S DRAGON casts a magical spell with thrilling plot twists and a delightful blend of live action and enchanting Disney animation! (1977, 129 min.)

NEWSIES (8/15 at 7pm; 8/19 at 6pm; 8/20 at 10:30am)
Starring Academy Award®-winner Robert Duvall (Best Actor -- TENDER MERCIES, 1983) and screen favorite Ann-Margret, here's the true story of a courageous group of newsboys who become unlikely heroes when they team up to fight an unscrupulous newspaper tycoon. Determined to make their dreams come true, they find the courage to challenge the powerful! Critically acclaimed from coast to coast -- if you're looking for must-see, feel-good entertainment, NEWSIES delivers!  (1992, 121 min.)

DAVY CROCKETT, KING OF THE WILD FRONTIER (8/16 at 10:30am; 8/18 at 1pm; 8/21 at 7pm)
Fess Parker captured the hearts of millions with his strong, confident portrayal of the legendary king of the wild frontier. There's never been a folk hero quite like Davy Crockett, and you'll see why when you watch him grin down a bear, battle an Indian chief in a tomahawk duel, and fight for freedom at the Alamo. (1955, 93 min.)

One of Disney's biggest and most fondly remembered hits, the spectacular screen version of the literary classic SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON is full of breathtaking South Seas scenery, hundreds of exotic animals, and treacherous pirates. (1960, 126 min.)

THE APPLE DUMPLING GANG (8/17 at 10:30am; 8/19 at 12pm; 8/22 at 7pm)
Head for cover! Don Knotts and Tim Conway are Wild West outlaws who can't hit the broad side of a barn -- but never miss when it comes to rounding up laughs! (1975, 100 min.)

THE APPLE DUMPLING GANG RIDES AGAIN (8/17 at 7pm; 8/19 at 3pm; 8/22 at 10:30am)
There's more trouble afoot as The Apple Dumpling Gang (Don Knotts and Tim Conway) can't stop causing trouble -- and laughs -- even when they give up their life of crime! Riotous, raucous fun! (1979, 89 min.)