They should have a TCM Festival in some of the Eastern big cities, such as Boston, NY, etc., Too bad it’s so expensive for the normal, ordinary, everyday person to afford to get into!
True enough, tisloews, but I think that there should also be more ushers, etc., around to keep the movie pests in check somewhat, which seems to be sorely lacking these days.
There was an Orson Welles Film School? That I honestly didn’t know about. Some of my classmates in undergrad school during the mid-1970’s, used to call it the “Orson Smells”. Familiarity and recognition, and memories abound. I don’t know who Ricky Leacock and John Marshall were, but it must’ve been interesting for you, as a film teacher, to hear them lecture.
Are they going to do a national re-release of The Sound of Music, or at least a road-show, in various theatres throughout the country? Just curious. That would be cool if they did.
I saw “The Sound of Music” here in Boston when it first came out, shortly after I got home from summer camp up in Vermont. I enjoyed the film a lot, but, I didn’t appreciate it until I got much older, nor did I understand the story behind it. Since then, I’ve seen Sound of Music on TV afew times, and attended a singalong screening of TSOM. Although I’ve enjoyed TSOM very much, it doesn’t hold the same place in my heart regarding movies as WSS, plus I’ve got ambivalent feelings about the very story behind TSOM.
Sorry to keep up my put-down of this idea, but what do the manufacturers of these little “personal movie theatre” kits think? That Americans are in a permanent adolescent state, or have reverted back to adolescence, where they buy all these kits and put them together? That’s what it seems like, to me. Well…I’ve got news for everybody; I ain’t buying it.
I remember attending a screening of the Wizard of Oz in Boston that was affiliated with TCM, but it wasn’t free, however. Tickets were $8.00 apiece.
They should have a TCM Festival in some of the Eastern big cities, such as Boston, NY, etc., Too bad it’s so expensive for the normal, ordinary, everyday person to afford to get into!
That’s fantastic!
Hi, Eric! Thanks for posting your blog and sharing it with us! Way to go!
Yay!! Looking forward to Tuesday’s two features, and your other classics. Thanks for the heads up!!
Thanks for the heads up on the Jeff Bridges series, and more future classic and specialty film programming, Ian M. Judge.
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Cool!!
True enough, tisloews, but I think that there should also be more ushers, etc., around to keep the movie pests in check somewhat, which seems to be sorely lacking these days.
Good point, Don S.
good idea!
Gosh, it sounds like you guys had lots of fun! Sure wish I could’ve been there!!
glad you enjoyed yourself, bolorkay!
Have fun, everybody!!
Yup. I hear you, StanMalone. Times have changed, and not always for the better.
I wish there were more theatres like the Tivoli in the Bay State, and in New England, generally.
Thanks for the info, billchayes.
btw, I don’t think they use 16mm films anymore. At least I haven’t heard of that, but I might be wrong.
There was an Orson Welles Film School? That I honestly didn’t know about. Some of my classmates in undergrad school during the mid-1970’s, used to call it the “Orson Smells”. Familiarity and recognition, and memories abound. I don’t know who Ricky Leacock and John Marshall were, but it must’ve been interesting for you, as a film teacher, to hear them lecture.
Are they going to do a national re-release of The Sound of Music, or at least a road-show, in various theatres throughout the country? Just curious. That would be cool if they did.
I saw “The Sound of Music” here in Boston when it first came out, shortly after I got home from summer camp up in Vermont. I enjoyed the film a lot, but, I didn’t appreciate it until I got much older, nor did I understand the story behind it. Since then, I’ve seen Sound of Music on TV afew times, and attended a singalong screening of TSOM. Although I’ve enjoyed TSOM very much, it doesn’t hold the same place in my heart regarding movies as WSS, plus I’ve got ambivalent feelings about the very story behind TSOM.
Vintage movie posters can be quite expensive, too, btw.
Seriously, though…..What is the purpose of this personal toy of a movie theatre?
I’ll take the real honest-to-goodness movie theatres, inotherwords, the Real McCoy regarding movies, if one gets the drift. Thanks.
Sorry to keep up my put-down of this idea, but what do the manufacturers of these little “personal movie theatre” kits think? That Americans are in a permanent adolescent state, or have reverted back to adolescence, where they buy all these kits and put them together? That’s what it seems like, to me. Well…I’ve got news for everybody; I ain’t buying it.
The dumbing down of America continues unabated. Honestly…..How pathetic can things get?
I remember that the Cheri became a discount theatre (where one could get in for five dollars a screening), right before it closed down.