asianxcore

Full list of participating theaters @ www.cinemark.com

http://wearemoviegeeks.com/2012/05/c...assics-series/

June 6: The Exorcist (1973)
June 13: Citizen Kane (1941)
June 20: Cool Hand Luke (1967)
June 27: The Searchers (1956)
July 4: That's Entertainment (1974)
July 11: A Clockwork Orange (1971)
July 18: North By Northwest (1959)
July 25: Cabaret (1972)

islandclaws

Because when I think of Summer, I think of these films.

Alamo Drafthouse has a better shtick going with their "Summer of '82" series that's going on.

Sondheim

I already own all of these but The Exorcist, but I may be willing to pay to see a few of them on the big screen - especially if I can get a few of my friends to come with me.

clckworang

Wow. Shocked that my city is actually participating in this. I can see myself trying to make it to a couple of those.

Not every place has an Alamo Drafthouse or any theater that shows older movies for that matter. This is the only chance for many people to see titles like this on a big screen.

asianxcore

I don't think the title of the series is meant the way you think.

It's Classic movies being shown in the Summer, not Classic Summer movies.

Amazon Local/Fandango is doing a $12 voucher for only $6 right now. I think there is about a day left in the deal.

I was able to get tickets to both The Exorcist and North By Northwest screenings for $12 total.

E Unit

8 films? I'm glad I have this in town for the summer. All in 35 or 70mm. And the Draftouse Summer of '82 series. Anyone else have summer film series in their town?

http://www.austintheatre.org/site/Do...pdf?docID=4862

islandclaws

That makes a bit more sense. Digital, I assume?

I'd like to see a road show of classic Summer films play across the country. I'll bet the right titles would do great business.

Solid Snake

damnit..they're not coming here. I don't feel like driving far. Would love to see all of them but especially Citizen Kane, The Searchers, and North by Northwest.

asianxcore

According to the press release, yes.

Theaters showing older films in the Bay Area has gone up and down over the last couple years. We have an amazing amount of theaters catering to all tastes, but lately the screenings of older films has sort of gone down.

Years ago I remember Landmark Theaters ran something called 'Landmark After Dark'. A couple of theaters in the Bay Area participated in this and they screened everything from Escape From New York and old Bond films to Cannibal Holocaust (new 35mm print) and Suspiria. Not really sure what happened to but it's been long gone.

There are still places like the Castro Theatre that do Double Features and run a lot of older films, but places like that are far and few between now outside of specialized Film Festivals in the Bay Area. Santa Cruz has it a little better since one of their theaters (The Del Mar) does special Midnight showing for Cult Classics and so on.

Giles

yes, harddrive DCP (none of that shitty fathom event PQ crap)

gonna check out The Exorcist

~~

Landmark here in DC has a Cinema Classic series (again digital DCP on their Sony 4K digital projector):

May 25, 26 at Midnight & 27 at 10:30am: Roman Holiday (1953), starring Gregory Peck & Audrey Hepburn.
Jun 1, 2 at Midnight & 3 at 10:30am: Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), starring Ted Neeley
Jun 8, 9 at Midnight & 10 at 10:30am: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), starring Elizabeth Taylor.
Jun 15, 16 at Midnight & 17 at 10:30am: In the Heat of the Night (1967), Starring Sidney Poitier.

~~

Bow Tie Reston Virginia (and Movieland at Boulevard Square and New Haven, CT – Criterion Cinemas) has (all digital):

"Bringing Up Baby"
5/26 & 5/27
"The Seven Year Itch"
6/2 & 6/3
"Some Like It Hot"
6/9 & 6/10
"To Kill A Mockingbird"
6/16 & 6/17
"Mr. Smith Goes To Washington"
6/23 & 6/24
"The Sound of Music"
6/30 & 7/1
"Jaws"
7/7 & 7/8
"Jurassic Park"
7/14 & 7/15
"Back to the Future"
7/21 & 7/22
"Raiders of the Lost Ark"
7/28 & 7/29
"The Maltese Falcon"
8/4 & 8/5
"Vertigo"
8/11 & 8/12
"E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial"
8/18 & 8/19
"Auntie Mame"
8/25 & 8/26

Bow Tie 'Insomnia Theater @ Richmond, VA – Movieland at Boulevard Square and New Haven, CT – Criterion Cinemas (Friday and Saturday 11:30pm):

'Night of the Living Dead"
5/25 & 5/26
"Rocky Horror Picture Show (with Live Cast)
6/1 & 6/2 + 7/6 & 7/7 + 8/3 & 8/4
"The Blob" (1988)
6/8 & 6/9
"Blade Runner"
6/15 & 6/16
"Pulp Fiction"
6/22 & 6/23
"Reefer Madness"
6/22 & 6/23
"Dr. Strangelove Or How I Learned..."
7/13 & 7/14
"Taxi Driver"
7/20 & 7/21
"The Room"
8/10 & 8/11
"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"
8/17 & 8/18
"Jaws"
8/24 & 8/25
"Pee-Wee's Big Adventure"
8/31 & 9/1

Quake1028

www.tampatheatre.org

TomOpus

It's great to see movies like these on the big screen with friends. I would prefer the original version of The Exorcist, though.

Too bad the local theater is in an area known as The Plaza; Very trendy and crowded so parking is a pain.

asianxcore

Wasn't mentioned in the press release, but I really hope it's the Theatrical Version and not the Extended.

TomOpus

The poster they used said "Extended Director's Cut."

asianxcore

Saw The Exorcist today. Beautiful print of the film, but it was the "The Version You've Never Seen"

Giles

it was a 35mm print?? I thought it was digital projection.

Rypro 525

When i saw the Godfather in XD a few months ago at the cinemark in Arundel Mills, i was SHOCKED at how full the theater was. Id say it was 95% full with a theater room that can hold near 400 people

asianxcore

Apologies, it was Digital.

DonnachaOne

I support any theatre chain that does this. Looking back is forward thinking.

Giles

select Rave Cinema theaters are showing 'The Untouchables' on June 14th (2pm and 7pm)

asianxcore

North By Northwest today/tonight!

joe_b

I agree. Our local Movie Tavern was showing Poltergeist last Tuesday. I had never been there before and figured this would be the perfect opportunity. The projection was digital and the screen was not the correct ratio, so there were black bars on the top and bottom. Still, it was great to see it on the big screen. Only seven people besides my group showed up.

By the way, Movie Tavern is a terrible concept if you're seeing a film for the first time. The waitress didn't even show up to take our orders until a half hour into the movie. I thought the meal would be served before the lights went down, so this was terribly distracting. She brought the food out right as Robbie was being swallowed by the giant tree.

We were basically eating in the dark because the table lighting was not working. Add in some dirty floors, stale sandwiches and having to fumble for loose change in the dark -- it's not an experience I would recommend.

asianxcore

Just got back from the North By Northwest screening.

First off it was heart-warming to see so many people (of all ages) show up to the screening at my local theater. There was so much chatter while people were walking out and so many smiles!

The digital print was beautiful! I haven't seen the transfer on the Blu-Ray, but there were some spots that looked uneven. Either way it was beautiful!

Giles

The Cinemark Fall series has been announced!

Gone With the Wind / Oct 10

Mary Poppins / Oct 17

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea / Oct. 25

Young Frankenstein / Oct. 31

The Great Escape / Nov. 7

The Sting / Nov. 14

Sondheim

Saw Bridge on the River Kwai a few weeks ago, and was a little annoyed by how dark the print/projection was. Still, I'll probably at least go back to see The Great Escape and The Sting since it's been a long time since I watched either and because I overall enjoyed the experience of seeing them in a theater (though I was the youngest person in the audience by a considerable margin.) I'm also going to see the Frankenstein/Bride of Frankenstein double feature they're having in a few weeks.