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mhg83 04-22-16 05:23 PM
Purple Rain Returns To Theaters This Weekend (4/23-4/28)
 
Prince's Purple Rain will play in AMC theaters this weekend

rince's iconic 1984 film Purple Rain is returning to theaters this weekend. Variety reports that, as a way of honoring the lost legend, AMC has partnered with Warner Bros. to screen the film in 87 locations across the country from tomorrow, April 23rd through Thursday, the 28th.

Purple Rain, both the film and the album that shared its name, is Prince's best known work and is widely regarded as what shot him to superstardom. The film is a semi-autobiographical story about a young musician known only as "The Kid" who, in order to escape an unhappy home, sets out to become a rock star. The film won the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score — the last to receive the honor — and tracks from the film like "Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry" went on to top the Billboard charts. Purple Rain is a cult classic like no other, and if you can see it in theaters, you absolutely should.

http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/22/11...e-amc-theaters

mhg83 04-22-16 05:24 PM
Re: Purple Rain Returns To Theaters This Weekend (4/23-4/28)
 
Here's the List Of Theaters:

Spoiler:
Atlanta
AMC North Dekalb Mall 16
AMC Phipps Plaza 14
AMC Sugarloaf Mills 18
Baltimore
AMC White Marsh 16
Baton Rouge
AMC Baton Rouge 16
Boston
AMC Loews Boston Common 19
AMC Liberty Tree Mall 20
AMC Methuen 20
Charlotte
AMC Carolina Pavilion 22
Chicago
AMC 600 North Michigan 9
AMC Naperville 16
AMC South Barrington 30
AMC Schererville 16
Cincinnati
AMC Newport on the Levee 20
Columbus
AMC Easton Town Center 30
AMC Lennox 24
Dallas
AMC Grapevine Mills 30
AMC Mesquite 30
AMC Stonebriar Mall 24
AMC Parks @ Arlington 18
Denver
AMC Highlands Ranch 24
AMC Westminster Promenade 24
Detroit
AMC Forum 30
AMC Great Lakes 25
Hartford
AMC Plainville 20
Houston
AMC Gulf Pointe 30
AMC Studio 30
AMC Willowbrook 24
Indianapolis
AMC Indianapolis 17
Jacksonville
AMC Regency 24
Kansas City
AMC Barrywoods 24
AMC Town Center 20
Los Angeles
AMC Atlantic Times Square 14
AMC Broadway 4
AMC Covina 17
AMC Norwalk 20
AMC Ontario Mills 30
AMC Orange 30 W/IMAX
AMC Promenade 16
AMC Rolling Hills 20
Miami
AMC Aventura Mall 24
Minneapolis
AMC Arbor Lakes 16
AMC Coon Rapids 16
AMC Eden Prairie Mall 18
AMC Inver Grove 16
AMC Rosedale 14
AMC Southdale Center 16
Montgomery
AMC Festival Plaza 16
New Orleans
AMC Elmwood Palace 20
New York
AMC 19th St East 6
AMC Empire 25
AMC Jersey Gardens 20
AMC Kips Bay 15
AMC New Brunswick 18
AMC Palisades 21 And Imax
AMC Stony Brook 17
Norfolk
AMC Hampton 24
Oklahoma City
AMC Quail Springs Mall 24
Omaha
AMC Oak View 24
Orlando
AMC Disney Springs 24
AMC Universal Cineplex 20
Philadelphia
AMC Cherry Hill 24
AMC Hamilton 24
AMC Neshaminy 24
Phoenix
AMC Ahwatukee 24
AMC Arizona Center 24
AMC Westgate 20
Pittsburgh
AMC Waterfront 22
Raleigh
AMC Southpoint 17
Salt Lake City
AMC West Jordan 12
San Diego
AMC Mission Valley 20
San Francisco
AMC Mercado 20
AMC Metreon 16
Seattle
AMC Alderwood 16
AMC Oak Tree 6
Southcenter 16
AMC Pacific Place 11
Spokane
AMC River Park Square 20
St. Louis
AMC Chesterfield 14
AMC West Olive 16
Tallahassee
AMC Tallahassee Mall 20
Tampa
AMC Veterans Expressway 24
AMC Woodlands Square 20
Tulsa
AMC Southroads 20
Washington D.C.
AMC Hoffman 22
AMC MJ Capital Center 12
West Palm
AMC Indian River 24

DVD Josh 04-22-16 05:30 PM
Re: Purple Rain Returns To Theaters This Weekend (4/23-4/28)
 
If they are not playing the actual FILM, then this is no different than me playing the movie from BD on my projector and screen.

Why So Blu? 04-22-16 05:38 PM
Re: Purple Rain Returns To Theaters This Weekend (4/23-4/28)
 
If you want to see it in 35mm head on over to The New Beverly. At least I think it's playing there - I saw them post clips of them prepping the film reels.

davidlynchfan 04-22-16 05:38 PM
Re: Purple Rain Returns To Theaters This Weekend (4/23-4/28)
 
This movie is like the holy grail on How to Beat Up on a Woman 101.

E Unit 04-22-16 05:39 PM
Re: Purple Rain Returns To Theaters This Weekend (4/23-4/28)
 
Drafthouse played this at all of the Austin threaters last night. All proceeds went to some charity. I didn't go.

JeffTheAlpaca 04-22-16 05:49 PM
Re: Purple Rain Returns To Theaters This Weekend (4/23-4/28)
 
Hope they do a unrated cut where you see all of Apollonia when she takes her clothes off before jumping into the lake.

hbilly 04-22-16 06:18 PM
Re: Purple Rain Returns To Theaters This Weekend (4/23-4/28)
 
Originally Posted by JeffTheAlpaca (Post 12784455)
Hope they do a unrated cut where you see all of Apollonia when she takes her clothes off before jumping into the lake.
I would love to see the original cut. Jill Jones had a bigger part and had a crush on Prince in the movie. The rough cut or workprint was a couple hours long. In the trailer there's footage of Prince punching Morris Day. Said scene didn't make the final cut.

dex14 04-22-16 07:02 PM
Re: Purple Rain Returns To Theaters This Weekend (4/23-4/28)
 
Originally Posted by DVD Josh (Post 12784442)
If they are not playing the actual FILM, then this is no different than me playing the movie from BD on my projector and screen.
No different than any of those other Fathom event type screenings. Those are digital projections.

The soundtrack is killer, but the movie just isn't very good.

rocket1312 04-22-16 07:03 PM
Re: Purple Rain Returns To Theaters This Weekend (4/23-4/28)
 
Originally Posted by DVD Josh (Post 12784442)
If they are not playing the actual FILM, then this is no different than me playing the movie from BD on my projector and screen.
Except for in all of the ways that it is different.

Solid Snake 04-22-16 07:10 PM
Re: Purple Rain Returns To Theaters This Weekend (4/23-4/28)
 
From what I remember about the BD reviews of it... it wasn't all that hot to begin with. Competent or average... at best.

I'd assume a digital/film source on the big screen would be much better? Unless there's something w/ how WB took care of it.

OldBoy 04-22-16 08:57 PM
Re: Purple Rain Returns To Theaters This Weekend (4/23-4/28)
 
Wonder how much this will take in...

Why So Blu? 04-22-16 09:05 PM
Re: Purple Rain Returns To Theaters This Weekend (4/23-4/28)
 
I've never seen the flick.

mrhan 04-22-16 09:41 PM
Re: Purple Rain Returns To Theaters This Weekend (4/23-4/28)
 
Originally Posted by davidlynchfan (Post 12784448)
This movie is like the holy grail on How to Beat Up on a Woman 101.
Yeah, Appolonia was a bit bigger than him. She should have bitch slapped him back. I heard he got into a fist fight with Sinead O'Conner and it was pretty even.

TomOpus 04-22-16 10:14 PM
Re: Purple Rain Returns To Theaters This Weekend (4/23-4/28)
 
Originally Posted by trespoochies (Post 12784449)
Drafthouse played this at all of the Austin threaters last night. All proceeds went to some charity. I didn't go.
Played at the Drafthouse here too. I didn't go either but I did like the idea about the proceeds.

Why So Blu? 04-22-16 10:17 PM
Re: Purple Rain Returns To Theaters This Weekend (4/23-4/28)
 
It's $4.99 on VUDU.

JeffTheAlpaca 04-23-16 04:15 AM
Re: Purple Rain Returns To Theaters This Weekend (4/23-4/28)
 
Or you can watch it for free on VH1, MTV, or SD on VH1 on Sat and Sun. The quality of acting might not be worth paying admission lol.

Even at the age of 10 Appollonia was smoking and a knockout back then.

Now I know the name Jill Jones the blonde chic in the 1999 video though maybe not so hot when the hat is removed and she is not doing those sexy moves.


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LaxBandit 04-23-16 05:00 AM
Re: Purple Rain Returns To Theaters This Weekend (4/23-4/28)
 
The theatre/performance center in my town is doing a free showing of the movie on Saturday, April 30.

http://www.rivieratheatre.org/event/movie-purplerain/

Brack 04-23-16 04:28 PM
Re: Purple Rain Returns To Theaters This Weekend (4/23-4/28)
 
Originally Posted by Why So Blu? (Post 12784635)
It's $4.99 on VUDU.
I went ahead and bought it there. Pretty good quality for the price. It's a guilty pleasure. 8 Mile owes a lot to this movie IMO. Some of the acting isn't the best, but the themes throughout the movie are pretty powerful. Plus Prince was simply amazing in this. I refuse to watch his other films, because there's no way they're even remotely as good as this one was/arguably still is.

Alan Smithee 04-23-16 08:28 PM
Re: Purple Rain Returns To Theaters This Weekend (4/23-4/28)
 
I was wondering who was actually going to see this (our crappy triplexed arthouse is showing it), but seeing the prices discs are going for on Ebay it looks like it's out of print right now. I just watched the Blu-Ray and the compression is pretty bad since they fit the movie and all the extras on a single-layer disc. Pissed me off that they updated the Warner Bros intro too. Hopefully they'll do a cash-in reissue with better quality. I have the HD-DVD also but that no longer plays- I went through about 5 copies to get one that didn't freeze up in the middle, now that has stopped playing completely.

Alan Smithee 04-23-16 09:30 PM
Re: Purple Rain Returns To Theaters This Weekend (4/23-4/28)
 
Hmm, looking at Amazon the discs actually aren't out of print, they've just sold out quickly after his death, proving that there are a lot of stupid Ebay buyers. If anyone goes to the theater showing, please let me know if it opens with the animated CG Warner shield instead of the still-frame one it originally did.

Solid Snake 04-24-16 05:14 AM
Re: Purple Rain Returns To Theaters This Weekend (4/23-4/28)
 
only now you've learned that there are a lot dumb fuck buyers on eBay?

Alan Smithee 04-24-16 01:01 PM
Re: Purple Rain Returns To Theaters This Weekend (4/23-4/28)
 
I didn't think there were as many of those as there were sellers, but this has proven me wrong. You can still get the Blu-Ray from Amazon for $9.99 but have to wait a bit since it's out of stock, so instead people are bidding in the $50 range on Ebay.

davidlynchfan 04-24-16 02:52 PM
Re: Purple Rain Returns To Theaters This Weekend (4/23-4/28)
 
Shit is nothing new. Robin Williams' stuff was blowin up when he died as well.

Brack 04-24-16 03:06 PM
Re: Purple Rain Returns To Theaters This Weekend (4/23-4/28)
 
Originally Posted by davidlynchfan (Post 12785397)
Shit is nothing new. Robin Williams' stuff was blowin up when he died as well.
I bought Patch Adams and Bicentennial Man $100 a pop....


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