PRESS RELEASE:
April 1, 2003
Contact: Heather Brand (512) 936-4600
E-mail: Heather Brand
BIG CELEBRATION
FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE OF
TEXAS: THE BIG PICTURE
THE NEW FILM AT THE BOB BULLOCK
TEXAS STATE HISTORY MUSEUM'S IMAX THEATRE
SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2003 FROM 10 AM - 4 PM
Austin, TX -- Big sights, big sounds, big tastes and big fun - that's
what folks can expect at the big opening celebration of the new signature
large-format film, TEXAS: The Big Picture, at the Bob Bullock
Texas State History Museum on Saturday, May 3. Join in the free festivities
from 10 am to 4 pm on the Museum's plaza, where you can learn to lasso,
try your hand at some Midway-style games like the ones at the Texas State
Fair and get your face painted. Plus, meet the film's narrator, Colby
Donaldson, the popular Texan who appeared in the reality TV show "Survivor:
The Australian Outback." From 1-3 pm, enjoy the live rockabilly sound
of Two Tons of Steel - a great Texas band that appears in the film. Compete
in the Big Belt Buckle Contest at 3 pm or the Big Hair Contest at 3:30
pm to win big-time prizes. Corndogs and other fairground concessions will
be for sale on site. With big fun for all ages, the opening day is the
perfect time to find out what the big picture is all about.
TEXAS: The Big Picture is a brand-new, larger-than-life
film that captures the myth, majesty and magnitude of the Lone Star State
from the Panhandle to the Rio Grande and from West Texas to the Gulf of
Mexico. Presented by the State of Texas and the Texas State History Museum
Foundation, TEXAS: The Big Picture is a GSD&M Production.
Funding provided by the Texas State History Museum Foundation, Southwest
Airlines, ExxonMobil and the State of Texas. Executive Creative Director:
Tim McClure, Producer: Jan Wieringa, Director: Scott Swofford, Directors
of Photography: T.C. Christensen & Sean MacLeod Phillips, Composer: Sam
Cardon, Editor: Myles Connolly. Narrator: Colby Donaldson. Running time:
39 minutes.
TEXAS: The Big Picture is scheduled to premiere in Austin
on May 3, 2003 in the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum's IMAX Theatre,
located at 1800 N. Congress Avenue at the corner of Martin Luther King,
Jr. Blvd. Call 512-936-IMAX (512-936-4629) or go online to www.TheStoryofTexas.com
for show times. For more information about TEXAS: The Big Picture,
log on to www.texasthebigpicture.com. Promotional support provided by
Clear Channel, Austin and KVUE.
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