Throw your own movie marathon this month complete with decorations, popcorn, and a classic movie. The Arrive at Buckhead Blog has a few tips and tricks to help you throw your movie marathon. Invite a few friends from Atlanta, GA to enjoy a classic movie musical in your apartment.
Decorations
Decorate your movie night with a red carpet to welcome your guests, movie posters on the walls, a popcorn station, and bean bags for your guests to lounge around on. Use unique lamps and string lights to illuminate your movie night (but don’t forget to dim the lights once the movie starts!). Provide classic popcorn bags for your guests to put their snacks and candy in, and have everyone dress up like it’s the 1950s. This is an easy and fun way to add a little bit of atmosphere and fun to your movie night.
Snacks
Once you’ve decorated your apartment, it’s time to make your movie snacks. Provide plenty of buttery popcorn and sweet kettle corn and a few of your favorite movie theater candies. Nachos are a great movie snack, as are these Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites from Two Peas & Their Pod. Mixing Hot Tamales and popcorn is a classic snack, and chocolate covered raisins or pretzels are always a crowd pleaser. Make sure that your supply of candy is well stocked. You don’t want to run out of snacks in the middle of the movie.
Movies
Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire dance into and out of each other’s arms in this 1930s musical. Classic numbers like “Isn’t it A Lovely Day” and “Cheek to Cheek” will take your breath away as Fred and Ginger mix dance and music with their unbeatable chemistry.
“What a wonderful feeling! I’m happy again.” Singin’ in the Rain will have you beaming from ear to ear as you watch Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, and Debbie Reynolds make magic with their feet. Gene Kelly plays a silent movie star who’s having trouble transitioning into “talkies,” Donald O’Connor is his wisecracking best friend, and Debbie Reynolds is the aspiring actress who captures Kelly’s heart. Jean Hagen takes an iconic turn as Lina Lamont, the talentless actress threatening to undermine Kelly’s plan for silver screen dominance.
If you’re looking for a modern movie musical, La La Land, Damien Chazelle’s tribute to classic musicals, deserves a look. Mia (Emma Stone) and Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) must find a way to balance love and ambition as they pursue their dreams in L.A. Sebastian is a talented but unknown jazz pianist, and Mia is an aspiring actress struggling to make it through daily auditions. They flutter in and out of success (and love) in this stunning movie musical.
What are your favorite classic movies? Let us know in the comments. Thanks for reading our post!
