The Bobby Stone Film Series is moving online with four films that you can watch on your phone, computer, tablet or even your own home theater setup while the Tivoli remains closed.
The films are:
"Saint Frances" - The story of a young woman who finally catches a break by landing a job being a nanny to young Frances, only to find herself with an unwanted pregnancy.
"Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band" - Robertson's story is told through archival photos and footage, as well as through interviews with friends such as Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen and Eric Clapton.
"The Whistlers" - Things are not what they seem in this tale of a high-stakes heist.
"Corpus Christi" - After years spent in prison, a young man who has found religion through Jesus Christ seeks to join the clergy, but finds his past is hard to overcome.
Tivoli Foundation Executive Director Nick Wilkinson said this is an opportunity to "see a movie we were all probably going to be going to see anyway, plus help support the Tivoli.
"We can't do live programming, but we can do this virtually," he said. "It's a way of supporting what we are doing, but also a way to get great content that you can't see anywhere else."
The four movies are only being offered to art houses such as the Tivoli. A portion of the $12 rental fee will go to the Tivoli Foundation and its work to maintain the Tivoli, Memorial and Walker theaters.
Viewers will have 30 days to watch the movies once they are rented and 72 hours to watch once they start watching the rented movies.
Wilkinson said the plan is to offer the films, which are all available to watch now, for at least three weeks.
The Bobby Stone Film Series is named after the former Tivoli board member who drowned in August 2018. A filmmaker, he had a passion for movies and was working toward returning movies to the venue, which was built in the 1920s in part to showcase films.
The Tivoli Foundation put $350,000 worth of sound and video equipment, including what is now the largest drop-down movie screen in North America, into the venue. Wilkinson said the idea to offer films virtually came together pretty quickly.
"We've done all of this in about a week. It's pretty cutting-edge stuff," he said.
For more information, visit tivolichattanooga.com.
Contact Barry Courter at bcourter@timesfreepress.com.
WATCH THE TRAILERS
"The Whistlers"
"Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band"
"Saint Frances"
"Corpus Christi"