TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 27, 2011) - Cineplex Entertainment (TSX:CGX) -
| WHAT: | Each month, Cineplex Entertainment's Front Row Centre Events presents a variety of entertainment on the big screen. Met Opera, WWE live events, classic movies, ballet, documentaries and other exclusive events can be seen at participating Cineplex theatres. Here is your listing of the many great Front Row Centre Events Cineplex has available for guests in November. |
| Siegfried– The Met Live in HD 2011-12 Season | |
| When: November 5th at 12:00 p.m. EDT | |
| In part three of The Ring, Wagner's cosmic vision focuses on his hero's early conquests, while Canadian Robert Lepage's revolutionary stage machine transforms itself from bewitched forest to mountaintop love nest. Jay Hunter Morris sings the title role and Deborah Voigt's Brünnhilde is his prize. Bryn Terfel is the Wanderer. Fabio Luisi conducts. | |
| Ben Hur- A Classic Film Series Presentation | |
| When: November 9th at 6:30 p.m. local time, November 27th at 12:30 p.m. local time | |
| When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge. Winner of 11 Academy Awards including Best Actor in a Leading Role (Charlton Heston), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Hugh Griffith), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Director (William Wyler) and Best Picture. Tickets are only $5. | |
| Anna Bolena(encore) – The Met Live in HD 2011-12 Season | |
| When: November 12th at 12:55 p.m. EST and November 21st at 6:30 p.m. EST | |
| Anna Netrebko opens the Met season with her portrayal of the ill-fated queen driven insane by her unfaithful king. She sings one of opera's greatest mad scenes in a production that also stars Ekaterina Gubanova as her rival, Jane Seymour, and Ildar Abdrazakov as Henry VIII. Marco Armiliato conducts. | |
| A Park for All Seasons | |
| When: November 13th at 4:00 p.m. EST, 3:00 p.m. CST, 2:00 p.m. MST, 1:00 p.m. PST | |
| See two of Canada's most beautiful national parks, Tuktut Nogait, a remote arctic park created to preserve a scarce Caribou population, and Pukaskwa National Park, on the shores of majestic Lake Superior, where ancient fish and soaring predators struggle to maintain a foothold in their environment. LIVE satellite broadcast hosted by Sarah Harmer. | |
| Satyagraha– The Met Live in HD 2011-12 Season When: November 19th at 12:55 p.m. EST | |
| The Met's visually extravagant production is back for an encore engagement. Richard Croft once again is Gandhi in Philip Glass's unforgettable opera, which the Washington Post calls "a profound and beautiful work of theater." | |
| Sleeping Beauty– The Bolshoi Ballet Series | |
| When: November 20th at 1 p.m. (local time) | |
| When celebrating the birth of Princess Aurora, Carabosse Fairy, the evil fairy declares Aurora will die young from pricking her finger with a knitting spindle. But the good fairy, Lilac Fairy, forces Carabosse to leave the palace and predicts a reprieve from death for Aurora. Aurora will not die; she will fall asleep for a hundred years. She will be woken up by the passionate kiss of a handsome prince. | |
| WWE Survivor Series | |
| When: November 20th at 8 p.m. EST, 5 p.m. PST | |
| One of the most anticipated WWE events of the year! Never before, never again. For one night only, The Rock and John Cena join forces at the 25th Anniversary of Survivor Series. | |
| Don't miss this historic alliance in action Sunday, November 20 at 8 p.m. EST, 5 p.m. PST, live on the big screen. | |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark– A Most Wanted Mondays Presentation | |
| When: November 28th at 7:00 p.m. (local time) | |
| Archeologist and university professor Indiana Jones must retrieve the mythic Lost Ark of the Covenant before it gets into the hands of Adolf Hitler who plans on using its power to guarantee his global conquest. Tickets are only $5. | |
| Big screen gaming with Xbox 360™ | |
| November's featured game: NHL 12 | |
| Take your game to a whole level. Participating Cineplex theatres have auditoriums that can be rented to play Xbox 360 on the big screen. Gamers can bring their own games or enjoy our featured game of the month NHL 12. | |
WHERE: A complete list of locations for each event can be found at www.cineplex.com/events.
Contact Information:
For more information, photos or interviews, please contact:
Cineplex Entertainment
Pat Marshall
Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations
416-323-6648
pat.marshall@cineplex.com
Cineplex Entertainment
Kyle Moffatt
Director, Communications and Investor Relations
416-323-6728
kyle.moffatt@cineplex.com
Cineplex Entertainment
Pat Marshall
Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations
416-323-6648
pat.marshall@cineplex.com
Cineplex Entertainment
Kyle Moffatt
Director, Communications and Investor Relations
416-323-6728
kyle.moffatt@cineplex.com