Preserve Me a Seat
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Film Overview

Directed By: Jim Fields Written By: Jim Fields View Official Website	Release Date: 2007-08-09 Running Time: 1:36 Content Rating: GA (General Audience)	DVD Region: All Regions Media Format: NTSC-DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audio Language(s): English
Genres: Documentary >> Places :: Documentary >> History :: Theater Influences: The Last Picture Show, American Movie, Bowling For Columbine

Synopsis

We don't remember a lot about our distant past, but we do remember our favorite movie theater. Featuring efforts to save historic movie theaters in Boston, Chicago, Omaha, and Salt Lake City, "Preserve Me a Seat" is a documentary about these theaters and the ongoing fight to protect and preserve them for future generations. Director Jim Fields and his camera crew capture on film the victories and defeats of dedicated preservationists as they enter the cultural battle zone to save some of America's finest examples of classic architecture. "Preserve Me a Seat" will appeal to anyone who has cherished memories of seeing their favorite movies in a grand theatre.

Crew

Director: Jim Fields | bio
Based out of Omaha, Nebraska, Jim Fields is the award-winning director of the documentary, "416," which is about the most extreme and comprehensive defense of marriage amendment in the United States, Nebraska's initiative 416.
His latest documentary, "Preserve Me a Seat," is about the efforts to save and preserve historic movie theatres across the U.S.A. Currently, director Jim Fields is filming his new documentary, "Bugeaters," which is about the first Nebraska football team....decades before they were to become champions and known as The Cornhuskers.
Producer: Jim Fields
Producer: Mark Stephenson
Writer: Jim Fields
Production Company: Apartment 101 films | bio
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Composer: Mark Nelson
Picture Editor: Chris Ahrens and Jim Fields

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Accolades

Festivals

Estes Park Film Festival 2006
Kansas City Film Fest 2006
Anchorage International Film Festival 2006

Press Reviews

Film Threat | show/hide snippet
"A provocative and deeply moving celebration of the movie-going experience"
E-Film Critic | show/hide snippet
"A must for any fan of cinema and for those geeks who deeply miss the theaters of their youth"
Cinema-Crazed | show/hide snippet
"Examines cultural losses across the United States to strip malls, greedy businesses, and governments that ignore the will of the minority in favor of cash."
Cinephelia.com | show/hide snippet
“'Preserve Me A Seat' puts the camera into communities where movie theaters are being demolished. The space in which they reside is worth more than the memories of good times the residents of the various communities that the film visits. "
DVD Confidential | show/hide snippet
"If you love classic movies and the wonderful theaters from the past, then you must rent this film."