Author: Fair
Date: 09-10-03 23:21
Not that this has anything to do with the current discussions about the early reviews for SHL... but I do think this is a very nice example of the sort of thing that just naturally follows Haley around.
For those in the Seattle area... there will be this charitable tie-in to the advance screening of "Secondhand Lions" taking place this Saturday (13th). What is interesting is that of all the films available, and more specifically of all the films that have been launched with other young stars... SHL is the film they felt would have the greatest benefit to the program. Hmmm... I wonder why that is... 
But... regardless of whatever it is that I may think... this brief announcement from the Seattle Post:
Thursday, September 11, 2003
'Secondhand Lions' showing benefits reading program
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER STAFF
Five bucks and a new or gently used book will get you into a benefit screening of "Secondhand Lions" at 10 a.m. Saturday, at Pacific Place Cinema, 600 Pine St.
All proceeds from the screening will go to Seattle BookPALS, part of a national volunteer program that enlists actors to read to kids at schools, hospitals and libraries.
The coming-of-age comedy, rated PG, is about a 14-year-old boy (Haley Joel Osment) whose mom dumps him in the middle of nowhere with two crazy old coots, played by Robert Duvall and Michael Caine.
**Bonus**
Further research has revealed that Seattle is not the only city involved with this promotion. The BookPALS program is made possible through The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Foundation (SAGF). More information about this promotion can be found at the provided BookPALS link. Here is a list of the other cities involved with this Secondhand Lions promotion on Saturday, September 13th.
**Note: I've done some selective editing because I don't think it is appropriate for me to list the contact information for the people involved with the program in the various cities. The detailed information can be found at the BookPALS website.
CITIES WITH BENEFIT SCREENINGS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR LOCAL BOOKPALS PROGRAMS:
Atlanta, GA, AMC Phipps Plaza, 3500 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA, 9/13, 11am
Boston, MA, AMC Fenway, 201 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02210, 9/13, 10am
Chicago, IL, AMC River East, 322 E. Illinois St., Chicago, IL 60611 9/13, 10am
Las Vegas, NV, Century Suncoast, 9090 Alta Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89144, 9/13, 10am
Minneapolis, MN, MegaStar Southdale Center 16, 400 Southdale Center, Edina, MN 55435, 9/13, 10am
Philadelphia, PA, Loews Cherry Hill, 2121 Route 38, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002, 9/13, 10am
Phoenix, AZ, AMC Esplanade, 2515 E. Camelback Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85016, 9/13, 10am
San Diego, CA, AMC Mission Valley, 1640 Camino del Rio N., Ste. 205, San Diego, CA 92108, 9/13, 10am
San Francisco, CA, AMC Kabuki, 1881 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, 9/13, 10am
Seattle, WA, The Pacific Place Cinemas, 600 Pine St., Seattle, WA, 9/13, 10am
Washington, DC, CO Wisconsin Ave 6, 4000 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20015, 9/13, 10am
Wilmington, NC, Carmike 16, 111 Cinema Drive, Wilmington, NC, 9/13, 11am
CITIES WITH FREE SCREENINGS FOR INNER-CITY STUDENTS: New Line Cinema is also providing free screenings of "Secondhand Lions" for children participating in BookPALS.
Los Angeles, CA
New York, NY
Newark, NJ
Orlando, FL
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