Paying homage to the heyday of Ocean Liner travel and the films that celebrated those journeys across the seas, utilizing that setting for high drama, smart comedy and some of the most famous Fred Astaire dance numbers, The Film Society of Lincoln Center provides New York audiences with a summertime treat by presenting Cinematic Passages: Ocean Liners on Screen August 26-30 at the Walter Reade Theater (165 West 65th Street).

Sponsored by Cunard Line, the series will be highlighted by the Marilyn Monroe/Jane Russell starrer GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES, Preston Sturges' classic screwball comedy THE LADY EVE, the Fred Astaire musicals SHALL WE DANCE and ROYAL WEDDING, the disaster epic THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE, and a rare 70mm presentation of James Cameron's box office record breaker TITANIC.

Another highlight will be the presentation of Ocean Liners in Fact, Fiction and On Screen: An Illustrated Lecture by Bill Miller on Friday, August 26 at 7:00PM. An international authority on the subject of ocean liners & cruise ships, including the great "floating palaces" of the past, as well as the current generation of cruise ships, the "floating resorts," Miller is known as "Mr. Ocean Liner." He has written more than 75 books and over 100 articles on the subject, lectured on more than 50 liners and sailed nearly 350 voyages to date. Ocean Liners in Fact, Fiction and On Screen: An Illustrated Lecture by Bill Miller will be offered free with the purchase of a three-film pass to the film series.

Continuing FSLC's effort to offer free-to-the-public programming, Robert Neal Marshall's documentary on Bill Miller, MR. OCEAN LINER, as well as his documentary THREE QUEENS-AN INTERNATIONAL RENDEVOUS (2008), about the final voyage of the QE2 will be screened at the FSLC's Film Center Amphitheater throughout the run of Cinematic Passages. MR. OCEAN LINER will be making its New York City debut as part of the presentation.

Tickets go on sale both at the box office and on-line Thursday, August 11.

Single Screening Tickets:

$13 General Public
$9 Students, Seniors & Children
$8 Film Society Members

Three-FilmPackage (with bonus Bill Miller presentation):

$30 General Public
$24 Students & Seniors
$21 Film Society Members

*Special price for Movies for Kids
$6 for All [GP. Senior, Student, Child, Member]

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