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Atlanta, being the center of the movie-making universe, will love this one: Regal, one of the largest theatre chains in the United States, is going to be offering movies this summer for the incomprehensible price of $1. The company is embarking on the endeavor as part of the Summer Movie Express.
To enjoy a fun-filled film with the fam, you have to go to the theater on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m., with some of proceeds slated to go to charity.
Regal This Summer Is Launching $1 Family Movies
“For just $1, moviegoers of all ages are invited to climb aboard the Summer Movie Express for unbeatable entertainment throughout the summer where they can see great movies like Despicable Me 2, Sing, The Secret Life of Pets and more,” said Ken Thewes, Chief Marketing Officer at Regal. “What better way to be entertained and spend quality time with each other than at your local Regal Cinemas.”
Here is the slate of movies that will be part of the program:
- Iron Giant
- The LEGO Movie
- Curious George
- Alvin and the Chipmunks
- Despicable Me
- Sing
- Ice Age: Collision Course
- The Peanuts Movie
- Storks
- The LEGO Ninjago Movie
- Mr. Peabody & Sherman
- Ferdinand
- Despicable Me 2
- The Secret Life of Pets
- How to Train Your Dragon 2
- Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
For local start dates and participating theatres, please visit
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On Sunday, May 27, it’s going down in all-white. There will be tons of events on the holiday weekend, but they won’t be like this one.
The Biggest All White Memorial Weekend Party To Hit Atlanta will take place in the city proper. This year we’re taking to a whole new height. Featuring Local & International Artists, DJs, Emcees, Comedians & All. Sunday 27th of May 2018.
Opium Nightclub Memorial Day Party: All White Affair
960 Spring Street Northwest, Atlanta, GA 30309
For VIP Tables please call or text 404.483.7732 / 404.514.6154
Tickets range from $20 to $60.
This Is A Dont Miss Event!
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The weekend was made for dancing and partying and grooving, and what better place to do that than at MJQ, the cave-like Midtown nightclub known across the world? On Saturday, May 19, MJQ will once again host the Love Scam Dance Party.
Billed as the city’s only indie / house vs. hip hop / trap night, Love Scam is held every third Saturday of the month. There’s also an unholy fascination with cats: ++ Cat ears and cat shirts get you in 2 for 1 before Midnight.
The maestro for the night is Atlanta’s Oh Snap Kid. Here’s his bio:
Birthed from the mind of Atlanta’s nightlife “Best of” photographer and creative of EAV’s HEAVY, Oh Snap Kid brings to you another high energy dance party. This go around we have created a dance party that is geared towards those who enjoy the newest in indie rock to the most current hip hop tracks that have been fused with the continuously growing EDM (Electronic Dance Music) trends. Love Scam is where you go for endless dancing, over the top sing-a-longs, like-minded cat-enthusiast, and mischievous stories.
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Atlanta’s pizza wars may be heating back up as a new player enters the market. Gino’s East of Chicago is coming to Poncey-Highland, according to What Now Atlanta.
The new pizza spot will be located at 675 N. Highland Ave. NE in the spot formerly home to Rize Artisan Pizza. Ginos East has been a staple in Chicago, making the some of the best Chicago style deep dish pizza since 1966.
New pizza spot Gino’s East coming to Poncey-Highland in Atlanta
Chicagoans who have moved down south will no doubt love it when Gino’s East opens its doors in mid-July, What Now Atlanta reports. The Midtown location will be Gino’s East’s first pizza joint in Georgia.
Menu faves include Chicago Fire, featuring hot & spicy patty-style sausage, fire roasted red peppers, red onions. Also the Chi-Talian Stallion boasts Italian beef, roasted sweet peppers, giardiniera. The Deep Dish Meaty Legend has pepperoni, Italian sausage, Canadian bacon, bacon, and the Deep Dish Spinach Margarita has spinach, cherry tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and basil.
Check out more of the menu below:
Atlanta has been home to a number of relatively new pizza restaurants over the past five years. Earlier this year, West Midtown saw the opening of The Local Pizzaiolo.
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If you don’t know what Sunday, May 13, 2018 is, (yes, it’s the Lord’s day) then you’re not living right. It’s Mother’s Day and there are a bunch of things going on, all of them catering to the woman that gave birth to you (or yourself).
Many families will take the matriarch out on the town, feasting downtown, Midtown in Buckhead and all over. There are a number of specials on tap for Mama as well. Here are some of the best ones we’ve seen.
Which Restaurant To Take Mom For Mother’s Day In Atlanta
Mom can enjoy the Midtown Atlanta skyline while partaking in a brunch buffet at 5Church Atlanta from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The menu will include Champagne deviled eggs; coffee-rubbed prime rib; honey-glazed spiral ham; Belgian waffles with maple syrup; shrimp and grits with roasted red peppers, pork belly and tomato gravy; blackened salmon; and pecan-smoked pork shoulder eggs Benedict. $40 for adults, $18 for children 12 and under (tax and gratuity not included). A limited dinner menu is offered from 6-10 p.m.
C&S Seafood and Oyster Bar will be opening its doors early at 10 a.m. and serving a special brunch menu. The eatery will stay open through dinner, serving at 3 p.m. Some faves will be the Maine Lobster Cocktail, Steamed Sea Bass, Snapper Picatta and more. Paired with a delicious, new spring cocktail, C&S Seafood and Oyster Bar has everything Mom needs this Mother’s Day! Reservations can be made on Opentable.
Drift Fish House & Oyster Bar will host a special pop-up Mother’s Day brunch from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Offerings include deviled eggs, bourbon-cured salmon, peaches and cream French toast, pan-seared Gulf grouper and wood-grilled steak and eggs.
Livingston Restaurant + Bar in The Georgian Terrace will have a lavish display for their Mother’s Day brunch buffet from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. featuring a breads and pastries, omelet and carving stations, a cold buffet with fruits and salads, a hot buffet, a children’s buffet and a dessert station. $38 for adults, $15 for children ages 6 to 12 (complimentary for children ages 5 and under). Additionally, The Grand Ballroom also is open for Sunday brunch. Complimentary three-hour parking.
In North Fulton, take mom to Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails for a three-course, seed-to-fork prix fixe dinner priced at $40 per person. From 4 to 9 p.m., the menu will have such faves as pickled Royal Red shrimp toast, Southern fried chicken breast, grilled wagyu sirloin and blueberry-lavender panna cotta.
Ray’s in the City will give patrons a taste of the sea right in downtown ATL. Treat mom to such items as seafood-stuffed lemon sole and braised short rib pot pie from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. $45.95 for adults; $22.95 for children ages 5 to 10.
The Big Ketch Canton Street will serve up Mother’s Day brunch from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. for $34.95 (adults) and $19.95 for kids 12 and under. Mom will get to choose between the blue crab mac & cheese, New Orleans jambalaya, two carving stations and more will wow mom. Regular dinner will be served alongside chef specialties from 4-9 p.m.
Twisted Soul Cookhouse & Pours will treat Mama like a queen this Sunday. She’ll have her pick of inspired seasonal dishes alongside sweets and carving stations while you sip a French 75. Reservations are highly recommended; $50 for adults, Children 13 -17 are $30, Children 7 to 12 are $12 and children, 6 and under eat free.
TL Taco, the new Lenox Square taqueria will offer Mommy a brunch menu from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. — enough time to do some shopping afterward!
Wait, there’s more ATL deals for Mom
If you have a sporty mom, take her to downtown because she’ll get free admission on Sunday, at the College Football Hall of Fame, 250 Marietta St. NW. There’s a Moms and Mimosas deal that will give each mama a complimentary massage, manicure and mimosa.
It’s a jungle out there. That’s why moms will get in free at Zoo Atlanta on Sunday with the purchase of any regularly-priced child or adult general admission ticket.
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Disney’s “Jungle Cruise” starring Dwyane “The Rock” Johnson is casting in Atlanta in anticipation of filming in middle to late May 2019.
The film is based on Disneyland’s theme park ride, where a small riverboat takes a group of travelers through a jungle filled with dangerous animals and reptiles. In addition to the Rock the cast features Emily Blunt and Jack Whitehall.
Disney’s ‘Jungle Cruise’ movie is looking for actors in Atlanta
Casting for a New Feature Film “ELIXIR” (working title)’
Please READ CAREFULLY- especially the photos that are requested.
“ELIXIR” (working title)
We need SEXY , HANDSOME MEN to be FEATURED in a scene!
THIS IS FOR PROFESSIONAL MODEL MEN $$
– Age 20 to 40
– ANY ethnicity!
– Clean cut handsome, MODEL MEN
– JACKET SIZE RANGE 40 to 42
– HEIGHT RANGE: 5’10 to 6’2″
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– Working THURS 5/16
– Fitting on Fitting FRI 5/10 or TUES 5/14
Fitting and filming in ATLANTA, GA
Pay rates: $300 for 8 hrs with OT after that
Fitting pay is $75
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SUBMIT TO: projects1@tscasting.com
SUBJECT LINE: MALE MODEL
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PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOTS / ZED CARDS ALSO:
Please send good CURRENT face photos: 1 from the chest up, and 1 full length photo from the knees up. Please send photos in neutral attire.
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PLEASE INCLUDE:
FIRST and LAST NAME
PHONE NUMBER
EMAIL ADDRESS
CITY and STATE where you llve (especially if you have an out of state number
AGE, HEIGHT, WEIGHT, and SIZES (Jacket, collar, sleeve, waist, inseam, shoe)
Atlanta has become a movie mecca in recent years and Georgia has been a favorite location for TV productions since the state instituted generous tax breaks for film companies that agree to shoot locally. Projects from CBS, NBC, HBO, BET and more are slated to shoot in the metro area in 2018-19 and the foreseeable future.
With more than 700 movie and TV projects just in the last few years, the film industry has generated more than $9 billion for the state of Georgia.There are so many movies filmed in Atlanta these days that it’s hard to keep up with it all. That’s why I suggest you subscribe to AtlantaFi.com to get all the freshest movie casting calls, celeb sightings and Atlanta happenings delivered to your inbox.Want to work in Georgia film & TV? Here are the latest Atlanta casting calls
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Jesmyn Ward comes to Atlanta’s Carter Center this week as part of her Paperback Tour. The novelist and an associate professor of English at Tulane University has won many accolates, including the 2011 National Book Award for Fiction and a 2012
Alex Award. She will be at the Carter Center on Thursday, May 9, 2013. The event starts at 7 and ends at 9 p.m. Get tickets here.
Ward’s tour is in support of her newest book, “Sing, Unburied, Sing,” published by Simon & Schuster. The book is about Jojo, 13-year-old is trying to become a man.
Jesmyn Ward comes to Atlanta’s Carter Center
From the website: “He doesn’t lack in fathers to study, chief among them his Black grandfather, Pop. But there are other men who complicate his understanding: his absent White father, Michael, who is being released from prison; his absent White grandfather, Big Joseph, who won’t acknowledge his existence; and the memories of his dead uncle, Given, who died as a teenager.”
In August 2016, Simon & Schuster released the Ward-edited The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race,
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If you’re a carnivore with model looks, casting directors are looking for you this weekend. Models are being cast to film an outdoor barbecue commercial on Friday, May 11th in Atlanta.
Producers are looking for both males & females models, singles & couples ages 25-50, open ethnicity. If you’ve never modeled before this one might not be for you though. They’re seeking people with modeling or at least background experience.
Atlanta barbecue commercial seeks models
Here are the details from the casting call. Any models chosen for this opportunity will be expected to eat on camera.
Works: Friday, May 11
Rate: 100/8
Location: Atlanta, GACasting Requirements:
– You will potentially be eating burgers on camera, so you must enjoy meat (sorry vegan and vegetarian friends!!)
– singles please send a professional headshot and 2 full length photos
– couples please each send a headshot and photos together
– please list if you’ve been in anymore BBQ commercialsTo Submit: Please send your name, phone number, age, height ,weight & modeling/bg experience along with your 3 photos to submissions@catrettcasting.com
Subject for Couples: CHEESEBURGERS IN PARADISE
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Beyonce has some of the hardest stans in music. Called the Beyhive, they sting like nobody’s business when people criticize the Queen Bey. But will they come out and dance for her?
Atlanta is the spot for a celebration of Bey and her former group. “ICON: A Celebration of Beyonce + Destiny’s Child is planned for Saturday, May 12 at The Deep End. The party, which will rock from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m., is hosted by The Deep End, Barry Brandon and WUSSY MAG.
Attendees can expect performances from LaRico, Brigitte Bidet, Michael Robinson, Melissa Coffey, Diego Serna, JJ, Molly Rimswell, Phae Monae and more.
Doors at 10pm
Showtime after Midnite
First Come, First Serve Complimentary Parking (90+ spots available)
Arrive early to secure your spot!
$10 pre-saleThe Deep End is located at 621 North Ave. Atlanta, GA. 30308.
Speaking of Bey and the gang, they recently performed at Coachella 2018. Here are the highlights.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwB9lN_3_oE