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post #1 of 50
10/13/08 at 2:19pm
Thread Starter 
I've been thinking a lot about having a regular feature that will be centered around rep theaters across the country - basically a centralized location for listings of theaters that play cool old movies, and what movies they're playing.

There are two essential truths getting in the way of this feature:

- This will take a lot of work (at least in the beginning - hopefully it gets semi-automated as time goes by)

- I'm not great with regular, timed features.

So I'm looking for some help. I need someone to work with me to locate and contact as many theaters across the country so that we can start listing their upcoming showings. This initial phase is going to be seeing how big the task is and then trying to figure out how to make it work.

That person would then, if they wanted to, help write the weekly column. It won't be a big showcase for writing, but we might want to have a spotlight on certain cool films or something.

I need someone with some commitment to this, someone who is excited about getting the word out about cool old movies being played in theaters. It's a volunteer position.

And everybody else can help - if you have a local theater that plays older films on the regular, post it here so it can be added to the list.
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post #2 of 50
10/13/08 at 2:24pm
I tend to keep a close eye on The Plaza here in Atlanta (I live 2 blocks away).

www.plazaatlanta.com

Speaking of, DEAD ALIVE tomorrow night! Be there, Atlanta!
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post #3 of 50
10/13/08 at 2:29pm
I don't have the time to organize the column, but the Dryden Theater around my neck of the woods shows greatness on a regular basis, and is in back of the George Eastman House/Museum, which has some truly amazing pieces of film/photographic history inside.

And every once in a while, they get something to premiere. I saw Pineapple Express there about a week and a half before it came out, and they interviewed David Gordon Green by phone afterward.
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post #4 of 50
10/13/08 at 2:37pm
This is something I'd definitely be interested in helping out with.
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post #5 of 50
10/13/08 at 2:37pm
Exhumed Films in Philly is always a good time. They're doing a 24 hour marathon on Nov 1. Bring a pillow and some noseplugs.

The Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, PA is near nothing, but shows great old movies on film* - this month it's all films that feature the Steadicam prominently, and each film is introduced by Garrett Brown, who invented the Steadicam. Kinda cool. (This Sunday is Blow Out. November is Barbara Stanwyck month.)

The Secret Cinema is also good for weird 16mm ephemera and the occasional feature.

*This is an important designation lately if you're compiling cool rep houses. There are bars and such that play DVDs - no offense, but bleh.
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post #6 of 50
10/13/08 at 2:45pm
Thread Starter 
That's a really good distinction, Phil.
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post #7 of 50
10/13/08 at 2:55pm
In San Francisco, the Red Vic and Castro theater have some good stuff going on from time to time. Red Vic is mostly single screenings and the Castro does fun stuff like musical sing-alongs and themed double/triple features.

Oct calendars:

http://www.redvicmoviehouse.com/oct08index.php

http://www.castrotheatre.com/calendar.htm
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post #8 of 50
10/13/08 at 2:57pm
I'm good for NY. Landmark, Two Boots, Anthology, Museum of the Moving Image, BAM, etc. ... lot of great places.

Two Boots has an incredible lineup for Halloween. Tonight- Trick R Treat and Let the Right One In.
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post #9 of 50
10/13/08 at 3:00pm
Thread Starter 
Alex, wanna throw a link to that double feature on the main site?
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post #10 of 50
10/13/08 at 3:01pm
Free Fango screenings, unfortunately. Had to email them a couple weeks ago.
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post #11 of 50
10/13/08 at 3:03pm
Thread Starter 
hmm, magnolia sent me a link to that screening this morning... maybe we can get people in. Lemme look into this.
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post #12 of 50
10/13/08 at 3:05pm
They generally only show films on the weekends, but the Polk Theatre in Lakeland shows mainly foreign and independent films. http://www.polktheatre.org/
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post #13 of 50
10/13/08 at 5:07pm
A couple theatres in Chicago, which almost always have something of interest.

Music Box Theatre

Facets Cinematheque
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post #14 of 50
10/13/08 at 5:20pm
This is only useful for the months from May to September, but the Paramount Theatre here in Austin does a Summer Film Series that exhibits restored prints of classic movies. I saw a 70mm presentation of Lawrence of Arabia back in September and it blew me away. The theatre's pretty gorgeous too.
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post #15 of 50
10/13/08 at 11:44pm
I wasn't able to visit the place on my Alaska vacation last year, unfortunately, but I read about a place called in Anchorage called the Moose Tooth Brewery that shows films. There's tables that are behind the theatre style seats so you can eat dinner as you watch, I think. There might also be a view from the bar. They show mainstream and artsy/cult films, depending on the night, but it's supposed to be a really eclectic mix. I really regret missing this place. . .
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post #16 of 50
10/14/08 at 2:50am
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This is only useful for the months from May to September, but the Paramount Theatre here in Austin does a Summer Film Series that exhibits restored prints of classic movies. I saw a 70mm presentation of Lawrence of Arabia back in September and it blew me away. The theatre's pretty gorgeous too.
Seconding the Paramount -- damn you, Greg!

Also, the Alamo Ritz likes to show off cult classics and other obscure/weird/badass shit on a fairly regular basis. Have a look at their October calender of events...
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post #17 of 50
10/14/08 at 3:38am
Minneapolis has the Heights Theater, the Oak Street Cinema (which I thought was defunct, but they recently started a Godard retrospective-- although now I can't get to their website...), and the Parkway, which plays a mix of recent stuff and classics.. The Uptown is part of Landmark Cinemas, but they have cool midnight/special screenings occasionally.
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post #18 of 50
10/14/08 at 4:00am
The Cedar Lee Theatre in Cleveland does some decent cult stuff (some of it a little more mainstream cult though). They try to schedule a series every two weeks, but they are a bit erratic. They did do a very cool 3-D series a few weeks back (Parasite may not be a very good 2-d picture, but in 3 dimensions it is pretty swell).
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post #19 of 50
1/1/09 at 2:18pm
Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville is showing High Noon on Saturday, then Errol Flynn films every weekend in January. Oh snap.
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post #20 of 50
1/1/09 at 2:33pm
Milwaukee's got two Landmark Theaters - The Downer and The Oriental that occasionally screen old films (though it seems like they used to do it more). We've also got The Times, which shows older films far more regularly. Finally, there's the Union Theater over at UW-Milwaukee, which is free, open to the public, and regularly shows foreign/older/non-mainstream movies. I don't know that it quite fits what you're looking for, but I (and DaveB, by proxy) thought it worth mentioning.

I don't know that I have the background that you need here, but librarians can come in handy now and again. Let me know if you need a hand as you go along.
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post #21 of 50
1/1/09 at 2:40pm
The Silver Screen Theater in Pensacola does weekend shows.

This weekend it's "The Warriors", followed by "Heavy Metal"

on the 23d and 24th, it's "Monty Python and the Holy Grail", followed by "Life Of Brian", and on the last saturday of each month, they do "Rocky Horror" at midnight.

http://www.silverscreentheatre.com/
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post #22 of 50
1/2/09 at 2:24am
The Brattle Theater in Cambridge is incredible.


The Harvard Film Archive. Not exactly a rep company (just an extension of Harvard University) but they regularly play older, unique and classic movies.


The Coolidge Corner Theater in Boston. They play new movies mostly, but every once in a while they do some fantastic midnight movies. And sometimes they will schedule a prime-time classic too (they're running the Third Man in a couple weeks at 7pm).
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post #23 of 50
1/2/09 at 2:58am
Cinematheque in Cleveland is an honest to god movie theater inside a classroom at Case Western Reserve University. They're showing Godfather I & II this month and I am stoked.
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post #24 of 50
1/3/09 at 3:19pm
The Music Box in Chicago (which rabigjb linked to above) is really great. They have a great balance of new independent movies, classics, midnight screenings of cult classics, and events (like a recent screening of Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! featuring a burlesque show beforehand and a Q&A with Tura Satana). It's where I first saw Killer of Sheep, Manitou, and True Stories.

The music box's program director is Brian Andreotti and his email is brian@musicboxtheatre.com
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post #25 of 50
1/3/09 at 5:32pm

Seattle

There are so many of them here in Seattle, about 5 or 6 Landmark theatres. Also, the Northwest Film Forum, Grand Illusion, The Central Cinema drafthouse, etc.
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post #26 of 50
1/4/09 at 6:38pm
Circle Cinema in Tulsa is great for foreign and independent films, and the occasional midnight movie classic.
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post #27 of 50
1/4/09 at 7:00pm
I'm going to make this happen starting this month, one way or the other. So keep the suggestions coming.
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post #28 of 50
1/4/09 at 7:05pm
The Enzian is pretty much your only choice here in Orlando, although the Regal Cinemas in the Winter Park Village do tend to run some limited releases (it's one of only two places in town showing Frost/Nixon, for example).
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post #29 of 50
1/4/09 at 8:42pm
Dallas has a Landmark called the Inwood Theater that shows older or cult classic midnight showings on the weekends.
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post #30 of 50
1/5/09 at 12:19am
Devin, not sure if you're considering hitting places north of the border, but in Toronto, the Bloor Cinema is a terrific place. Not just classics, but a focus on independent and documentary cinema. And David Cronenberg watched films here growing up, before it was turned into a porn house and then into a rep theatre.

http://bloorcinema.com/
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post #31 of 50
1/5/09 at 12:51am
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Originally Posted by MissZooey View Post
Milwaukee's got two Landmark Theaters - The Downer and The Oriental
Old, new, Rocky Horror - The Oriental's one of the coolest movie houses to which I've ever been.
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post #32 of 50
1/30/09 at 1:14pm
This thread could use a different title, but anyway:

Colonial Theater in Phoenxville, PA showing FILM prints of:

Wuthering Heights - Feb 1

Oldboy - Feb 6

Gone With the Wind - Feb 8

Umbrellas of Cherbourg - Feb 14

Casablanca - Feb 15

Mr. Smith Goes To Washington - Feb 16

Splendor in the Grass - Feb 22

Suspiria - Feb 27

To Catch A Thief - March 1

North By Northwest - March 8

The Spy Who Came In From the Cold - March 15

The Thomas Crown Affair - March 22

Diamonds Are Forever (WTF??)- March 2
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post #33 of 50
1/30/09 at 6:55pm
Seattle International Film Festival Theater
http://www.seattlefilm.com/cinema/index.aspx

The Grand Illusion Cinema
http://www.grandillusioncinema.org/

Northwest Film Forum
http://www.nwfilmforum.org/live/page/cinemas

Landmark Seattle. Not techniclaly rep houses but The Egyptian shows midnight movies every weekend and The Varsity is where many exclusive indies play. Currently hosting the roadshow edition of Che.

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/Mark...e_Frameset.htm
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post #34 of 50
1/30/09 at 8:02pm
For Seattle's Midnights at The Egyptian's upcoming shows (Friday & Saturday at midnight):

1/30: Serenity
2/6: Chocolate (the Thai action film, not Binoche)
2/13: The Big Lebowski
2/20: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2/27: Starship Troopers
3/6: Rushmore
3/13: The 5th Element
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post #35 of 50
1/30/09 at 8:53pm
Thanks guys. I've been waiting to push this forward until the new design stuff was implemented, but maybe I'll just get something going next week.
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post #36 of 50
1/30/09 at 9:15pm
The Stanford Theatre in Palo Alto has an incredibly high standard of presentation, often running newly-struck prints. Previous highlights include a Harold Lloyd retrospective, and a festival in which they played practically every Cary Grant movie ever made. Their current season schedule should be up soon.

The Parkway and the Cerrito, both in the East Bay, are pizza-pub establishments, mainly second-run but often with rep films on Thursdays and weekends.

And then there's the Pacific Film Archive, here in Berkeley. They're in the middle of a Josef von Sternberg series right now and have a great batch of pulp noirs coming up in February.
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post #37 of 50
2/1/09 at 4:51am
Next week at Exhumed Films in Philly:

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Friday February 6th: Exhumed Films presents a Dario Argento Double Feature!

$10 - Doors at 7:30 Show at 8:00pm

CREEPERS

Dario Argento’s supernatural thriller Creepers features Academy Award winning actress Jennifer Connelly in her first starring theatrical role (one year before her appearance in Jim Henson’s Labyrinth made her semi-famous). A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects (!), is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders. Also starring genre favorite Donald Pleasance.

Dir. Dario Argento \ Italy \ 1985 \ 35mm \ 82 minutes \ Color


TWO EVIL EYES

When Italian horror master Dario Argento teamed up with famed American director George Romero (creator of Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead) to produce an anthology horror film, genre fans were thrilled with the prospect of Romero’s penchant for blood and gore combining with Argento’s surreal, flamboyant visual style. Surprisingly, the final product, Two Evil Eyes, is perhaps more subdued a film than one might expect, though it is still a fascinating project. Romero and Argento each direct a short film based (however loosely) on the works of Edgar Allen Poe: Romero deals with a different sort of “undead” with his adaptation of Poe’s “M. Valdemar,” while Argento’s update of “The Black Cat” features some unique twists on the original. Stars Harvey Keitel, Adrienne Barbeau, and E.G. Marshall.

Dir. Dario Argento, George Romero \ Italy & USA \ 1990 \ 35 mm \ 120 minutes \ Color
Never got around to Creepers, thinking of checking this one out. Could take or leave Two Evil Eyes, might be fun to see on a big screen. Aprill will be even cooler:

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Friday April 10th Exhumed Presents a double feature of Evil Spirits Run Amok!

$10 - Doors at 7:30 Show at 8:00pm


EVIL DEAD 2

Let’s be frank: Exhumed Films has shown this movie more frequently than any other film in our 11 years of existence, to the point that we’re all sick of it. But despite how many times we’ve screened it, we are constantly bombarded by e-mail requests from audience members wishing to see it again. So every few years we dust it off to show that we’re not total snobs, deaf to the demands of our patrons. The plot of Evil Dead 2 concerns a small group of people alone in the woods who battle Sumerian demons intent on possessing the living. That’s about all you need to know for plot—and realistically, if you haven’t seen this movie 42 times by now, an Exhumed Films show is probably not the place for you.

Dir. Sam Raimi \ USA \ 1987 \ 35 mm \ 85 minutes \ Color


THE ASPHYX

One of the perks of showing Evil Dead 2 ad nauseam is that we’re able to pair it with lesser-seen horror films that are worthy of re-discovery; our second feature is one such film. The Asphyx is a creepy, intelligent horror film about the search for immortality, and its unfortunate consequences. A turn-of-the-century scientist notices that photographs of his dying patients all contain an image of some mysterious apparition. He then begins to suspect that this may be the mythological spirit of death called the asphyx, and becomes obsessed with the notion that capturing this spirit might result in immortality. As can be expected, this quest takes a noticeable turn for the worse. Even if you’re tired of Evil Dead 2, The Asphyx is well worth the price of admission.

Dir. Peter Newbrook \ UK \ 1973 \ 16mm \ 83 minutes \ Color
Agree with him about Evil Dead 2, but I haven't seen it in years, so what the hell. But The Asphyx! I remember the giant VHS box for thsi one.
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post #38 of 50
2/1/09 at 4:58am
I remember liking Argento's Black Cat. That meat clever kill just comes out of nowhere. Some truly unnerving moments in there. Romero's half of the film...well, shit, I can't remember anything about Romero's half.
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post #39 of 50
2/1/09 at 11:30pm
These are the only two in the Cleveland area that I know play limited release stuff like The Wrestler, Slumdog Millionare and JCVD along with stuff like Re-Animator, The Shining, The Thing and Lawrence of Arabia (which I can't wait to check out on the 22nd).

Cedar Lee Theatre (plus they serve booze, so that's another reason it's great) and The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque.
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post #40 of 50
2/5/09 at 12:35pm
Richmond, VA isn't exactly the best place for film lovers to grow up, but we have a cool old theatre called The Byrd http://byrdtheatre.com/index.php. It's been around since 1928 and has a Wurlitzer Organ that was originally designed to accompany silent movies. The organ still plays prior to all the Saturday Night shows.

The Byrd is a second run theatre with shows going for $1.99, but they have an annual French Film Festival, a Chinese Film Festival, as well as various midnight showings of cult films.
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post #41 of 50
2/5/09 at 2:43pm
Music Box Valentine's Day Special: Burlesque Show!

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Celebrate Valentine's Day in a fun and unique way this year! Michelle L'amour and her Chicago Starlets bring you a one-of-a-kind show that you will never forget. Held at the historic Music Box Theater, L'amour and her Starlets will dazzle you with dances down the aisles, striptease, and sexy movie shorts. If that's not enough, Michelle L'amour and Franky Vivid will be premiering a new burlesque movie short sure to set your night on fire. Dazzle your dates this year with burlesque at the Music Box. Also a great night for groups of friends or singles. Doors open at 11:30pm - show starts at midnight.
If I'm not working, Carly and I will definitely try to get into that, especially since we had to miss the Burlesque show/Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! screening with a Tura Satana Q&A.

Also, if you still needed anything from The Music Box, we're going to be going this Saturday to see all the Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts. If you'd like, Devin, we could leave them your contact info or get some of their info to you, or whatever. We like to be useful, so feel free to use us!

EDIT: And next week's midnight movie is El Topo! That's exciting!
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post #42 of 50
4/7/09 at 11:29pm
I'd really love to see something happen with this rep house report idea. Or maybe just give this thread a better title til you're able to launch the column?

Anyway, awesome news for Philly - The Ritz at the Bourse is doing midnight shows starting in May. All 35mm prints:

Back to the Future · May 2
Stanley Kubrick's The Shining · May 9
The City of Lost Children · May 16
Raiders of the Lost Ark · May 23
Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window · May 30
Ghostbusters · Jun 6
The Big Lebowski · Jun 13
Spirited Away (Original Japanese version with English subtitles) · Jun 20
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post #43 of 50
4/7/09 at 11:50pm
Right now, The Music Box is playing Gomorrah, Shall We Kiss?, and The Great Buck Howard.

The Midnight Movie this week is Repo!: A Genetic Opera.

Coming up....

Tokyo Sonata (April 10)
Hunger (April 17)
How To Be (April 22) featuring an intro and Q&A with the filmmakers
Anvil (April 24) Anvil will be in attendence, though it doesn't say whether or not they'll be performing
North By Northwest (April 25 & 26)
Z (May 1) New 35mm print!
3rd Annual Sci-Fi Spectacular! (May 9) Over 12 hours of Sci-Fi including 2001: A Space Odyssey, Aliens, The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Fly, War of the Worlds, Planet of the Apes and Brother From Another Planet. 2001 star, Keir Dullea, in person.
Mommie Dearest (May 10) With a live performance by new-wave pop/garage rock/Joan Crawford tribute band "The Joans"
A Tribute to Stanley Kubrick (May 10-14) 2001: A Space Odyssey (with star Keir Dullea doing a Q&A), The Shining, Dr. Strangelove, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon and Full Metal Jacket
Every Little Step (May 15)
Vivre Sae Vie (May 15-21)
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post #44 of 50
4/8/09 at 1:02am
Continuing midnight series at the Piedmont Cinema in Oakland (It's not that violent a neighborhood! Honest!):

April 10-11, Wildcat Women in 3-D
April 17-18, American Psycho
April 24-25, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
May 1-2, My Neighbor Totoro
May 8-9, The Big Lebowski
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post #45 of 50
4/9/09 at 12:16am
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Originally Posted by Phil View Post
I'd really love to see something happen with this rep house report idea. Or maybe just give this thread a better title til you're able to launch the column?

Anyway, awesome news for Philly - The Ritz at the Bourse is doing midnight shows starting in May. All 35mm prints:

Back to the Future · May 2
Stanley Kubrick's The Shining · May 9
The City of Lost Children · May 16
Raiders of the Lost Ark · May 23
Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window · May 30
Ghostbusters · Jun 6
The Big Lebowski · Jun 13
Spirited Away (Original Japanese version with English subtitles) · Jun 20
Thanks man! I think I'll be hitting up pretty much every one of those.

Hope they keep it up.
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post #46 of 50
5/11/09 at 3:18am
Kind short notice, but for anyone in Cleveland the Cedar Lee is showing Steve McQueen's Hunger and Seven Samurai this week.

Hunger
05/11/2009 9:30 PM
05/12/2009 9:30 PM
05/13/2009 9:30 PM
05/14/2009 9:30 PM

Seven Samurai
05/11/2009 [2:45 PM] 7:30 PM
05/12/2009 [2:45 PM] 7:30 PM
05/13/2009 [2:45 PM] 7:30 PM
05/14/2009 [2:45 PM] 7:30 PM
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post #47 of 50
5/11/09 at 7:10am
Calgarys The Plaza Theater

This place does a lot of indy flicks/screenings/Part of the Calgary Film Festival

Not a bad little joint. Going to see a double bill of Terminator and T2 on wednesday night
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post #48 of 50
5/11/09 at 7:20am
Don't know if it counts, what with being from the dreaded 'abroad', but The Cornerhouse here in Manchester is home to a combination of indie/arthouse flicks, world cinema and classic movies. Pretty sweet little place. Watched Scrooged there over christmas. Never felt as festive in a cinema.

Eternal Sunshine is on next week too. Awesomes.
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post #49 of 50
5/13/09 at 11:59am
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Originally Posted by Hugh Manbeeng View Post
Don't know if it counts, what with being from the dreaded 'abroad', but The Cornerhouse here in Manchester is home to a combination of indie/arthouse flicks, world cinema and classic movies. Pretty sweet little place. Watched Scrooged there over christmas. Never felt as festive in a cinema.

Eternal Sunshine is on next week too. Awesomes.
If this proposal were to feature international entries, I'd second the Cornerhouse vote. It is, indeed, an excellent cinema with a varied selection of classic cuts. Not a bad restaurant upstairs either.
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post #50 of 50
5/13/09 at 4:48pm
The Cornerhouse showed Goldfinger once... awesome stuff.

And they do pizza and beer for a five, which gets it extra points.
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