‘Bee Movie’ to be shown in Spanish on Saturday
Posted on Thursday, November 29, 2007
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PEA RIDGE — “ Bee Movie ” will be shown in Spanish at the Blackhawk Theatre here on Saturday.
“ Several people have asked me about showing a movie in Spanish, ” said Jeff Cato, owner of the theater. “ I hire quite a bit of Hispanic labor and they always ask. ”
Cato said he hires people both in his construction jobs and to work at the theater.
“ I hire quite a bit … (of ) ongoing work — in the theater, construction work, carpet installers. … I run across people of all nationalities, ” he said. “ I checked around and nobody is doing it, ” he said of other theaters in the area showing films in Spanish. “ Being an independent theater, you can do what you want.
“ Pea Ridge and Bentonville are the two fastest-growing Hispanic populations in the nation.
“‘ Bee Movie’ is an animated movie by the producers of ‘ Shrek, ’” Cato said. He will show the Spanish-language version of the G-rated movie at 4 p. m. Saturday.
Although he said he does not have employees who are bilingual, he said he had two years of Spanish in school and “ speaks quite a bit. ”
“ I believe we’ll be able to communicate, ” he said.