Among the special events at the 2009 Atlanta Film Festival, which runs April 16-25, is "Gone With the Wind: A 70th Anniversary Celebration," with the presence of Turner Classic Movie's host and film historian Robert Osborne, Baltimore Sun critic Michael Sragow, and author/critic Molly Haskell.
On Saturday, April 18, at 8:00 pm, "The Gone With the Wind Legacy" will feature a discussion with Osborne, Sragow and Haskell at the Margaret Mitchell House's Literary Center. All three participants will be showcasing their new books: 80 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards by Osborne, Victor Fleming, a Biography by Sragow, and Frankly, My Dear: Gone with the Wind Revisited by Haskell.
Reservations required at 404.814.4150. For more information, visit www.gwtw.org.
Additionally, Gone with the Wind will be screened at the Fox Theatre on Sunday, April 19, at 12:30pm. That event is officially sold out.
A second Gone with the Wind screening has been added on the same day at 7pm. More information can be found here.
Produced by David O. Selznick and directed by Victor Fleming, Gone with the Wind stars Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland, and Leslie Howard. The film won a total of eight Academy Awards, including best picture, and when taking inflation into account it remains the most successful motion picture ever made.
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