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June 30, 2010
“Trailer Trash” at the Tilton 9
NORTHFIELD, NJ — On July 23rd at 10PM the Tilton 9 theater in will be presenting “Trailer Trash” hosted by Newt Wallen and the cast and crew of screwattack.com’s series, “Underbelly”!
A night of classic cult movie previews and drive in ad’s from the 60’s to the 80’s, all on 35mm film.
The night will be filmed for an upcoming episode of “Underbelly” and will feature trivia, great grindhouse inspired prizes and other special guests.
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June 29, 2010
70mm Star Trek TOS Movie Series at the Laemmle Royal Theater
LOS ANGELES, CA — Star Trek fans and moviephiles of widescreen 70mm are cordially invited to attend a rare, spectacular, or is it Trektacular movie event happening every Saturday (except July 3) through July 24, 2010 at the Laemmle Royal Theater. Each of the original series films starting with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan will be shown in 70mm. The screenings start at about midnight and will have a Q&A with a special guest star.
For more information, details can be found at Laemmle.
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June 24, 2010
Orpheum’s summer series offers range of audience favorites
MEMPHIS, TN — A series of classic and other films dubbed “new classics” will be shown this summer at the 1928 Rapp & Rapp Memphis Orpheum. Selections include “Mary Poppins,” “The Godfather,” “Caddy Shack,” “The Sound of Music,” “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” “E.T.,” and others.
“All of our films are classic films, some are certainly from the Golden Age of film, but even some like ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’ or ‘Top Gun’ are on their way to being classic films,” said Kanette Rodgers, vice president of marketing and public relations for The Orpheum.
For more than 12 years, the theater has offered its film series, mostly of crowd-pleasing family favorites, though some have more of an edge to them. Rodgers said audiences who return year after year for the films typically determine the next year’s lineup.
The full story is in the Memphis Daily News and the full schedule is here.
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June 21, 2010
35mm “Son of Godzilla” Screening at the Fourth Colonial Theatre SPOOKTACULAR – 7/31/10
KEENE, NH — Giant monsters once again return to the historic Colonial Theatre on Saturday, July 31st for a special 2PM matinee SPOOKTACULAR, featuring a rare 35mm screening of the 1967 Toho monster melee, “Son of Godzilla”.
In addition to the main feature, cast members of the NH-based horror host TV show SATURDAY FRIGHT SPECIAL will appear on stage to introduce the film and conduct prize giveaways, featuring signed comics and original sketches by horror comics icon S.R. Bissette (who’ll be debuting a new comic at the event), as well as additional original sketches from students and alumni from the Center for Cartoon Studies in VT. Preceding the feature will be vintage monster movie previews, snack bar ads, and a cartoon.
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June 16, 2010
Drive-In Super Monster-Rama, Sept 10-11, 2010
VANDERGRIFT, PA — For the fourth year in a row, we’ve brought back the fun in going to the drive-in, with another weekend of retro thrills! DRIVE-IN SUPER MONSTER-RAMA is two nights of classic horror and science fiction 35mm prints presented at an authentic drive-in movie theater. There will be two big shows on two consecutive nights which will start at dusk and go on until really late into the night! This is the fourth year in a row that we are hosting such an event, so we encourage all drive-in movie fanatics to travel from near and far, as you’re not going to find anything else like it, anywhere!
What could be better than a weekend getaway topped off with two nights of classic monster movies on the big outdoor screen? We realize that everything is so expensive these days, but admission is still only $10 a person each night! Plus, children 12 and under are free with parent or adult guardian. How can you beat that? The Riverside’s concession stand is loaded with reasonably priced goodies, including hot foods, hot and cold drinks, candy, popcorn and much more!
What is being shown and when?
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June 11, 2010
Garden Theatre begins Summer Movie Series
WINTER GARDEN, FL — The showing of “Rebel Without A Cause” will open the summer movie series on June 17 at the Garden Theatre. The 1935 house, renovated and reopened for live performances and films in 2008, will screen vintage favorites on Thursdays, family movies on Fridays and cult classics on Saturdays through September 16. 7:00 p.m. is the showtime for these features and $5.00 is general admission. There are also matinee screenings of kiddie favorites on various mornings throughout the summer.
For details, go to the official website or call 407-877-4736.
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Fritz Lang’s 1927 masterpiece w/25mins of lost footage at the Senator
BALTIMORE, MD —
Experience The Complete “Metropolis”!
Fritz Lang’s 1927 masterpiece – Now with 25 Minutes of Lost Footage!
“The film event of 2010.” – Roger Ebert
“The definitive reconstruction.” – The New York Times
“Exhilaratingly modern.” – David Fear, Time Out New YorkAt the Senator Theatre – 1 Week Only
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June 10, 2010
Underbelly @ Ghostbusters video, sold out show sparks classics
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June 8, 2010
“Back to the Future” at Tilton 9
NORTHFIELD, NJ — On June 18th the Tilton 9 takes you up to 88mph with a 35mm presentation of the 1985 sci-fi comedy classic, “Back to the Future”.
Tickets are just 5 bucks at the door
screwattack.coms UNDERBELLY will be on hand with classic trailers trivia and prizes
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May 22, 2010
“It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” free showing at Fresh Meadows 7
FRESH MEADOWS, QUEENS, NY — The Fresh Meadows 7 is running a free showing Sunday of the 1963 film “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World”. Apparently they also ran this film for free in November. These showings have been advertised in free local weeklies in Queens but are not shown on Fandango or Moviefone. They are also not listed in the papers though I believe the New York Post had a advertisment for it last year. I went to a film at the theater today and could not believe the film was up on the marquee with a May 23 date. I asked the manager about this and all he could tell me was that a Richard Bernstein rented the theater both times and it’s free for anyone to see.
“It’s one of my favorite comedy movies of all time, and I wanted other people to be able to see it and laugh the way I’ve laughed,” Bernstein said.
The movie that stars such big names as Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, and Buddy Hackett will play at the AMC Loews Fresh Meadows 7 Sunday, May 23, at 1:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Bernstein, who was 11 when he first saw the movie about a wild pursuit of $350,000, brought the film to the same theater last year but was disappointed when only about 25 people came to see a movie he has seen a “countless” number of times.
This year Bernstein is once again spending about $1,000 to rent the space and play the movie for a wide audience and has ramped up efforts to advertise the event in the hopes the theater will be packed. The theater can hold 145 people.
Read more in the Bayside Times.