Thanks a lot, Carl. That definitely gets me thinking. I can go the DVD route and keep it small, no problem. How hard would it be to find the same quality films on DVD, though? I’m sure I can get American films – Paul Bunyan in claymation, perhaps, or popular books like the Juggler of Notre Dame animated – but what about the foreign gems? I remember one about a boy and his zebra – another about an elephant in a small village. Those were probably pretty obscure. Thanks again for your good advice.
I had so many good memories of taking my son to Off the Wall every Saturday in 1974, I dream of opening one myself where I’m living in New Paltz, NY. I’m not sure how to go about it, but I’m a primary school teacher now and I’d like to recreate a room where parents and children can see wonderful claymation and animation, as well as the kind of obscure films from Cambodia, Norway and Thailand that I remember seeing at OTW. And of course, the hot cider and oatmeal cookies. I guess I need to write a proposal, raise some money, etc. There are a lot of good places in town where a small theater would work. Any advice appreciated.
Thanks a lot, Carl. That definitely gets me thinking. I can go the DVD route and keep it small, no problem. How hard would it be to find the same quality films on DVD, though? I’m sure I can get American films – Paul Bunyan in claymation, perhaps, or popular books like the Juggler of Notre Dame animated – but what about the foreign gems? I remember one about a boy and his zebra – another about an elephant in a small village. Those were probably pretty obscure. Thanks again for your good advice.
I had so many good memories of taking my son to Off the Wall every Saturday in 1974, I dream of opening one myself where I’m living in New Paltz, NY. I’m not sure how to go about it, but I’m a primary school teacher now and I’d like to recreate a room where parents and children can see wonderful claymation and animation, as well as the kind of obscure films from Cambodia, Norway and Thailand that I remember seeing at OTW. And of course, the hot cider and oatmeal cookies. I guess I need to write a proposal, raise some money, etc. There are a lot of good places in town where a small theater would work. Any advice appreciated.