JAMES BOND AND OTHER FILM CLASSICS AT THE MICHIGAN THEATER!

The SavCo Hospitality Summer Classic Film Series Brings Nostalgic Treasures to the Michigan Theater

(Ann Arbor, Michigan – June 25, 2018) The SavCo Hospitality Summer Classic Film Series, presented with media support from MLive, returns to the Michigan Theater with more selections than ever. The series will be celebrating generations of filmmakers and their nostalgic treasures beginning in July and continuing all summer long. Screenings will take place in the Michigan Theater Screening Room on Sundays at 1:30 PM and Tuesdays at 7:00 PM.

The lineup will kick off with a James Bond retrospective Double-O Summer. Watch all of the different Bond men throughout the franchise jump from buildings, swoon the ladies and save the world.

DR. NO (1962) - Sunday, July 1 at 1:30PM
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963) - Tuesday, July 3 at 7:00P
GOLDFINGER (1964) - Sunday, July 8 at 1:30PM
ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE (1969) - Tuesday, July 10 at 7:00PM
LIVE AND LET DIE (1973) Sponsored by Ann Arbor State Bank - Sunday, July 15 at 1:30PM
MOONRAKER (1979) - Tuesday, July 17 at 7:00PM
THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS (1987) - Sunday, July 22 at 1:30PM
GOLDENEYE (1995) - Tuesday, July 24 at 7:00PM
CASINO ROYALE (2006) - Sunday, July 29 at 1:30PM
SKYFALL (2012) - Tuesday, July 31 at 7:00PM

Following Double-O Summer, will be 50th Anniversary Celebrations. Celebrate the legacy of a selection of films from 1968, which will include Funny Girl, Thomas Crown Affair, and The Odd Couple.

FUNNY GIRL (1968) Sponsored by European Wax Center - Sunday, August 5 at 1:30PM and Tuesday, August 7 at 7:00PM
THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR (1968) Sponsored by Format Framing - Sunday, August 12 at 1:30PM and Tuesday, August 14 at 7:00PM
THE ODD COUPLE (1968) Sponsored by Tios - Sunday, July 8 at 1:30PM

Finally, we will finish the summer by continuing traditions with a Sing-A-Long of Beauty and the Beast, and a screening of Casablanca that is free for students.

SING ALONG BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1991) Sponsored by Sweetwaters on Liberty - Sunday, August 26 at 1:30PM and Tuesday, August 28 at 7:00PM
CASABLANCA (1942) – Monday, September 3 at 7:00PM
For more series information, please visit http://www.michtheater.org/summer-classics.
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JAMES BOND ACTOR SIR ROGER MOORE HAS DIED AT 89

THE MIRROR/UK A statement was released today on the James Bond star's Twitter account by his family.

It read: "With the heaviest of hearts, we must share the awful news that our father, Sir Roger Moore, passed away today. We are all devastated."

He died in Switzerland after a short battle with cancer. The London-born star is best known for playing famous secret agent 007. He starred in seven Bond movies between 1973 and 1985.

Before his glittering movie career, Sir Roger served in the Royal Army Service Corps as a second lieutenant, after being conscripted for national service shortly after the end of the Second World War.

Sir Roger George Moore KBE (14 October 1927 – 23 May 2017) was an English actor. He played the British secret agent James Bond in seven feature films between 1973 and 1985. He is also known for playing Simon Templar in the television series The Saint (My favorite) between 1962 and 1969.

Moore took over the role of Bond from Sean Connery in 1972, and made his first appearance as 007 in Live and Let Die (1973). The longest serving Bond to date, Moore portrayed the spy in six more films: The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), and A View to a Kill (1985).

Appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1991, Moore was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 for "services to charity". In 2008, the French government appointed Moore a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and the same year he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Full bio Here

RIP Sir Roger

Here is a great 50 minute video biography of Sir Roger..