The Start of Cemetery Season!!!!!

[Alex]

Of course it was not meant to be ironic. But it (and as always, when talking about movies, this is subjective) still sucked.

But then, I've not been scared by a movie since I was six or eight (however old I was when Poltergeist came out). The unfortunately external "internal dialogue" wasn't semi-idiotic it was plain painful to sit through.

There may be layers and layers and layers to the movie but the surface layer wasn't interesting enough to want to spend time looking for them.

[Alex]

You're entitled to that opinion, but would you be rude enough to scream loudly "Thank God" when "The End" appeared on the screen?

Of course not. But then I'm me. I also don't try to sink boats on Pirates, talk along with the narration on Disney rides, or hold loud cell phone conversations in restaurants.

On the other hand, it is somewhat surprising to learn that the audience that the cemetery is apparently mostly black.

[innerSpaceman]

Yeah, that's what I meant in code when I said I don't want to be attending anymore. I don't like being around all the jigaboos, and I'll be damned if I'm going to sit on the same ground as them.


In other words, WTF Alex? Please don't play that card with me, even in jest. I'm giving you fair warning that I don't find it funny. It's a hot button that I'm asking you not to push any further.

[blueerica]

Hmm...

[Ghoulish Delight]

Speaking of publicity...

http://www.knbc.com/entertainment/13563116/detail.html?dl=headlineclick

[Alex]

That of course was not the intimation of my post. I just find it amusing that after the recent unpleasantness that the next time you're found bitching about rude and unruly moviegoers it is a bunch of white yuppies.

Also, the irony of you asking that buttons not be pushed is striking to me as well. But in deference to the communal urge to "just move on" I'll promise to only push your button in my mind.

[Not Afraid]

Why don't we ALL stop pushing buttons and move on to more fruitful discussions?

[BarTopDancer]

Don't push the button, the button is bad!

[blueerica]

What if the button is shiny? Is it still bad if it is shiny?

[Alex]

All that matters is that the button makes people uncomfortable. Best to pretend it isn't there.

Unless the button is pancakes. Then it gets a smiley.

But I apologize for posting what I did. I did it and then went to a meeting and almost immediately reconsidered. To show my remorse I will now not post here for a week while I'm on vacation anyway.

--

On topic, I am surprised to learn that the crowds there aren't generally unruly in some way since that has always been my experience at outdoor and food/drink venues showing old movies. So if you all had a window where that wasn't the case, then even if it has passed be glad you had it for a while.

See you in a week.

[BarTopDancer]

What if the button is shiny? Is it still bad if it is shiny?

It wasn't shiny. It was brown on an Apple IIe. The button is bad. Or not. We don't know anymore.

[Not Afraid]

I don't care of one person has "pushed the button" more than anyone else. I don't care if people temporarily YAGE. i just don't want to have to think about people having issues with each other - because it is inevitable but really not all that important in the grand scheme of things. I guess i prefer to laugh about our collective sordid past. It's not worth the effort otherwise.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Speaking of publicity...

http://www.knbc.com/entertainment/13563116/detail.html?dl=headlineclick
Ok, now that is a huge bummer. :( I was hoping we'd get that one to ourselves.

[Not Afraid]

Apparently The Red Shoes is no longer on the schedule. But, there are 2 new listings:

Saturday, July 28 (http://www.cinespia.org/calendar/3/)
His Girl Friday (http://www.cinespia.org/calendar/3/) http://www.cinespia.org/_img_calendar/calendar_hisgirl.jpg
directed by howard hawks (1940, 92 min.)

Gates at 7:30 pm. Film at 9:00pm. $10 donation tickets available at gate.
dj carlos nino spins before and after the show.



Saturday, August 4th (http://www.cinespia.org/calendar/4/)
Pee Wee's Big Adventure (http://www.cinespia.org/calendar/4/) http://www.cinespia.org/_img_calendar/calendar_bigadventure.jpg
directed by tim burton (1985, 90 min.)
Gates at 7:30 pm. Film at 9pm. $10 donation tickets available at gate.
dj jun spins before and after the show.

[BarTopDancer]

Saturday, August 4th (http://www.cinespia.org/calendar/4/)
Pee Wee's Big Adventure (http://www.cinespia.org/calendar/4/) http://www.cinespia.org/_img_calendar/calendar_bigadventure.jpg
directed by tim burton (1985, 90 min.)
Gates at 7:30 pm. Film at 9pm. $10 donation tickets available at gate.
dj jun spins before and after the show.

Oh no!!!! This was the film we were most looking forward to seeing. It was to be an induction into the world of Cemetery Screenings. But we're going to be out of town :( /sob

[Ghoulish Delight]

That's okay, it would have been a terrible introduction into the world of cemetery screenings. Not that I don't adore the film, but 1) there's no way the hype can match the magic that was last year, and 2) it will in all likelihood be an insane mob scene, which significantly diminishes the fun of the screenings.

[Not Afraid]

Pee Wee is ALWAYS an insane mob scene. I've done it once and that's enough for me.

However, His Girl Friday is so VERY appealing!

[innerSpaceman]

I think I'm done with the Cemetary Screening. Putting PeeWee two years in a row just because it was a crowd-pleaser is banal pandering, and I don'ts likes it.


I'm bummed I have to miss Susperia on the 21st, but I have a previous engagement. Unless there's some other really small gem on the schedule later in the season, I think I'm writing this season off.

[Not Afraid]

I think I'm done with the Cemetary Screening. Putting PeeWee two years in a row just because it was a crowd-pleaser is banal pandering, and I don'ts likes it.

That's an annual event for the Cemetery. They've done Pee Wee every August since they started.

As for gems, His Girl Friday is one.

[Chernabog]

His Girl Friday sounds great, because it is a comedy.

Suspiria -- well I am debating whether to go to that or head down to San Diego for Pride that weekend -- because I'm not sure I want to see a really good horror movie screwed up by a disrespectful, unruly mob.

They really need to make an announcement for people to STFU during the screenings.

It isn't Rocky Horror, or one's own living room. Horror movies (especially old ones) seem to be hilarious to audiences like this.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

We'll be there for Susperia.

[BarTopDancer]

That's okay, it would have been a terrible introduction into the world of cemetery screenings. Not that I don't adore the film, but 1) there's no way the hype can match the magic that was last year, and 2) it will in all likelihood be an insane mob scene, which significantly diminishes the fun of the screenings.

Oh wow. I thought that what happened last year was done every year. I'm super happy that I experienced that for my first cemetery screening but I am disappointed that it isn't a yearly occurrence. At least I don't need to be disappointed about missing it now.

[Not Afraid]

Last year's Pee Wee was very much like the previous year's Pee Wee. It sold out, the crowd was huge, Paul Rubens was there and did the intro. I think there were more cast members there last year than in previous years, but, otherwise, it was pretty much the same.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Um, the year before last, Paul Reubens' voice was there, he was not there in person. Last year, not only was he actually there, but the entire core cast was there.

[CrazyLegs]

Thats so cool sounds fun pee wee

[innerSpaceman]

But what if, in addition to the movie cast, the Playhouse cast shows up? Wouldn't it be cool if Lawrence Fishburn were there?

[Chernabog]

OK I am in for Suspiria :) My playmate Mikey is supposed to come too. :D To the screening!!!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

We're there.

[Not Afraid]

We're not. :(

[CoasterMatt]

Screw the cemetary, I'm gonna stay home and watch these (http://www.hd.net/pressrelease.html?2007-07-11-01.html).

Polyester
Flash Gordon (the one with the Queen soundtrack that rocks to all hell)
Mommie Dearest
Coffy
Dead Alive! (Greatest Peter Jackson Film. EVER.)

in HD - it'll look and sound SWANKTACULAR...

[Chernabog]

Screw the cemetary, I'm gonna stay home and watch these (http://www.hd.net/pressrelease.html?2007-07-11-01.html).

Polyester
Flash Gordon (the one with the Queen soundtrack that rocks to all hell)
Mommie Dearest
Coffy
Dead Alive! (Greatest Peter Jackson Film. EVER.)

in HD - it'll look and sound SWANKTACULAR...

OMG! And we just got an HD recorder, woooooot!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Just got back from Suspria.

Worst movie I've seen at the cemetery. Oh sure, there were some visually stunning shots, a small handful of good moments, and one good piece of music. But as a whole, it was a completely pointless piece of cinema. Entirely uninteresting.

On the plus side, the crowd was well behaved.

[Prudence]

Just got back from Suspria.

Worst movie I've seen at the cemetery. Oh sure, there were some visually stunning shots, a small handful of good moments, and one good piece of music. But as a whole, it was a completely pointless piece of cinema. Entirely uninteresting.

Oh good - I'm not the only one who thinks it wasn't a particularly good movie.

[€uroMeinke]

That's too bad, though I guess I can feel better about missing this one

[innerSpaceman]

I'm up for His Girl Friday next weekend. At least cinematic quality is assured.

[mousepod]

Just got back from Suspria.

Worst movie I've seen at the cemetery. Oh sure, there were some visually stunning shots, a small handful of good moments, and one good piece of music. But as a whole, it was a completely pointless piece of cinema. Entirely uninteresting.

On the plus side, the crowd was well behaved.

I'm sorry that you didn't like Suspria. Suspiria, on the other hand, is a classic. You should check it out sometime. It's a great movie.

[Chernabog]

Just got back from Suspria.

Awwww man, I am so sorry I wasn't able to make it. My (semi-date) friend who was supposed to be here at 6 got held up at work and didn't even make it here till 8:45, too late to make it to the screening. I'll make it up to you guys another time.

As far as the movie is concerned, it really is Dario Argento's masterpiece -- tho as I said before you do NOT watch Italian cinema for the plot. You watch it for the visuals, and in that regard Suspiria is quite a stunning movie. It is atmospheric and creepy, but like most Italian horror movies (from which Suspiria practically spawned a whole genre) the plots and the acting (and the ending) are not ever strong points.

The first 10 or so minutes of the movie, in particular, are amazingly well done IMHO. The death scene with the guy and his dog are pretty intense. The girl jumping into the room of barbed wire is way messed up (I'm like.... wtf is up with the barbed wire room, lol!) And the music is creeeeeeeeeepy. (and did you notice Joan Bennett of "Dark Shadows" fame as the headmistress?)

I guess some people are into the Italian horror flick and some people aren't (hey look on the bright side, at least now you can avoid some other films out there, lol). It is a different way of presenting the subject matter that for me, having seen thousands of horror movies, is visually and emotionally interesting. I think Suspiria is miles above any of the recent "torture porn" movies that have come out (or the generic "dead teenager movie"), but people seem to love those too (the "splat pack" movies are not my bucket of blood).

Of course, the other thing is that I am not sure what print they showed at the screening -- the version on DVD, or the hacked up "the small semblance plot COMPLETELY makes no sense here" version. Or perhaps my view of the movie is clouded since I first saw it alone in a darkened apartment on an overcast day. ("Night of the Living Dead" is another of those movies that I first saw alone and was freaked out by, but watching it with friends it isn't nearly the same experience). What was the reaction of other people there?

I hope you guys aren't too :mad: at me, I know you probably went on my recommendation and then I couldn't make it at the last second. :(

That's too bad, though I guess I can feel better about missing this one

Rent it on DVD (or you can borrow it from me if you'd like). It's way more interesting than mimes playing tennis ;)

I'm not sure if the background explanation of the movie detracts from the show though (i.e. high expectations etc.) It does have a 91% on the tomato meter (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1020662-suspiria/) tho...

[Ghoulish Delight]

The print was gorgeous, no idea if it was an edited down version or not (though I doubt Cinespia would do that). And like I said, it was visually amazing (loved the lobby in the girl's friend's place at the beginning so I was all set to really enjoy the film), with a few good moments (stabbing the heart, hanging, dog attack, barbed wire). But that handful of shots was entirely not worth sitting through the other 90 minutes of nothing happening for me.

[Not Afraid]

Oh. I'd love to see it some day. It just wasn't in the cards for us last night. Maybe I'll borrow your copy, Cherney - or invite myself over to see it on your big-ass TV. ;)

[innerSpaceman]

I wanna see it, too. Let's have Susperia be a general BigAssTV showing!!



(sorry, but after Holy Moutain, Ghoulish Delight's negative review is nothing but a glowing recommendation to me!)




And I totally wanna see it with Cherny .... I'm glad I didn't experience the disappointment of his no-show at the Cemetary.

[Chernabog]

And I totally wanna see it with Cherny .... I'm glad I didn't experience the disappointment of his no-show at the Cemetary.

I'm still really upset about that :( I was all set to go....

But y'all can come over any time you want to watch a movie!!!! I finally got a center channel speaker so things are quite nice.

[Not Afraid]

Better yet....you got a wrking tv!

[Chernabog]

Better yet....you got a wrking tv!

That too ;)

What did E, D & J think of Suspiria anyway?

[Ghoulish Delight]

We were all of the same opinion.

Watching the movie poster pre-show, posters for a couple other Argento films caught my eye. Good to know that seeing the posters is just as good as seeing the movies since it's all about one or two visual shots anyway.

[mousepod]

I know who not to invite to my Dario Argento BigAssTV party.

[innerSpaceman]

So ... who's up for His Girl Friday tomorrow night?


Um, I don't know if anybody's noticed, but - as of now - it's the second-to-last screening on the Cemetary calendar. Next weekend is a repeat of Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (funny how a repeat of one of the most amazing screenings just sounds like a bore) ... and, after that .....


...... nothing!





I dunno if our personal malaise (or mine at any rate) caused the series to end prematurely ....

... but I'm kinda thinkin' we should have one last hurrah this Cemetary Season ... with a film likely not to attract the kind of nimrods that dimmed our (my) general enjoyment with it this year.



Ahem ... tomorrow night ... His Girl Friday. Cary Grant. Hollywood Forever.

:cool:

[Snowflake]

Ahem ... tomorrow night ... His Girl Friday. Cary Grant. Hollywood Forever.

:cool:

One of Howard Hawks best and, ahem, Roz Russell rocks!

Cary Grant, hubba hubba......

[BarTopDancer]

Oh wow. That seems like it is ending super early this year.

Looks like I won't be making any of them :(

[blueerica]

I may go... depends on a couple of financial factors. I can't miss what might be my very last *sniff* screening.

[Not Afraid]

We're in.

And, they're not ending. They've just gone back to not announcing the films weeks in advance - which was a new things this year .

[innerSpaceman]

Sssssh, erica might go.


Um, they're ending!

[Not Afraid]

Um, they're ending!

They end after Labor Day.

[Alex]

Not that this would be of much interest to most people likely to attend a Cemetery screening but if you do time in the Bay Area, there is going to be an outdoor screening of Snow White at Black Diamond Mine Regional Park in Antioch in mid-September.

I'm not clear yet on whether they actually do the screening in one of the mines (the visitor center for this park is actually down in one of the old sandstone mines) or outside somewhere but it could be fun.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Not that this would be of much interest to most people likely to attend a Cemetery screening but if you do time in the Bay Area, there is going to be an outdoor screening of Snow White...

Dude. Do you not know us at ALL? I'd say about 80% of us are equally likely to pop "Snow White" in the VCR as "Suspiria." Possibly more likely.

[Snowflake]

Not that this would be of much interest to most people likely to attend a Cemetery screening but if you do time in the Bay Area, there is going to be an outdoor screening of Snow White at Black Diamond Mine Regional Park in Antioch in mid-September.

I'm not clear yet on whether they actually do the screening in one of the mines (the visitor center for this park is actually down in one of the old sandstone mines) or outside somewhere but it could be fun.

Mid September I will be in LA neither cemetary screening or down the mine shaft. :( I'll be at pink Martini and Disneyland! :D

[Gemini Cricket]

As much as I love my fellow LoTters, Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell and Abner Biberman, I'm going to pass on the cemetery screening thing. My last experience at the cemetery was soooo bad that I can't bring myself to go again.

The people running the screenings do nothing about people who interrupt the film multiple times nor do they say anything about people talking throughout. Talking during a movie: it's one of my pet peeves.

I guess the screenings have become way to popular.

:(

[Ghoulish Delight]

I would like to point you to my post about last weeks screening of Suspiria. Great crowd, no obnoxious talking anywhere near us.

[Gemini Cricket]

I would like to point you to my post about last weeks screening of Suspiria. Great crowd, no obnoxious talking anywhere near us.
No, I hear you. It's just that the last two times were pretty terrible.
The other time there were those gaggle of guys who weren't even facing the screen and talking on their cellphones the whole time.

Yes, there's time for socialization and fun prior to the film, but during... bleh.

[innerSpaceman]

Yeah, this will be my last test. If the crowd at any oldie like His Girl Friday is obnoxious, I'm calling it quits.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I totally understand the trepidation, but ya' got to at least reserve judgment until the next round of films that aren't being announced in advance. I'm pretty well convinced that a large contributor to the less-than-respectful crowd has been the availability of the play list. A broader range of people are willing to come if they can see what's playing and have time to coordinate, vs. those of us who just love to go, who cares what's playing. If the second half of the season continues to draw the riff-raff, I'm right there with you, but I'm holding out hope that the return to the old ways will help.

[Gemini Cricket]

GD, if I go, will you beat up unruly hooligans for me? Thanks!

[innerSpaceman]

Well, as you all know, I won't hesitate to provoke fights.






Um, then I need some powerful friends to keep me from getting beat up.

But I Will Have Order!

[Not Afraid]

All of this pre-event fear and control talk is ruining the experience for me than what actually happens at the cemetery.

[€uroMeinke]

I belong to Kaos

Worse case scenario, we'll have a lovely picnic with the dead

[Alex]

Dude. Do you not know us at ALL? I'd say about 80% of us are equally likely to pop "Snow White" in the VCR as "Suspiria." Possibly more likely.

Well, of course I know most of you would be interested in an outdoor screening of Snow White (especially if it were in a mine). The part that I'm guessing kills interest for most is "Bay Area".

[Babette]

GC, I can show you how to give the teacher look . It works on random children and strangers. Grocery store, movie theatre, airplane, restaurants. Watch and learn. :)

[€uroMeinke]

So who is going tonight?

NA and I might have to get there later in order to tend to some dogs and are wondering if someone might get there earlier to snag a place in line for us?

[innerSpaceman]

I'm gonna shoot for 5:00-ish. Babette and zapppop are leaving the O.C. around 4.


Any others? blueerica??

Wanna learn the teacher look, Gemin Cricket??

Should I bring Deathly Hallows just in case, Chernabog?

[blueerica]

I, too, need to go a little later - and am hoping to hitch a ride with NA & Euro. I really should go. So busy, but that might be the problem, if you know what I mean.

Now I need to figure out what time to be over to their place. This may require phone calls, since neither of them are online.

[Gemini Cricket]

I had a fabulous time last night.
Great movie. Great company. Great audience.

I just don't understand all these posts about how noisy and inconsiderate audiences are.
:rolleyes:

I'm kidding, of course.
Last night was wonderful.
:)

[blueerica]

Last night really was wonderful. It was like going there for the first time. Not exactly, but kind of. Same sort of crowd, queues didn't fill up at 5:45, just a peaceful night.

[Chernabog]

I had fun last nite too, and even stuck to my diet!!!!

Thanks Steve for lending me HP7, I'm already about 100 pages into it. :D

[Not Afraid]

Last night was one of those perfect evenings at the cemetery. Great film, great crowd, good food - it was wonderful.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Yay! I'm glad you guys had fun. :)

[€uroMeinke]

Just wanted to say that the DJ last night was phenomenal (dj carlos nino) - great eclectic blend that included Pink Floyd, Louis Jordan, Screaming Jay Hawkins (My Main Man), and Erik Satie. Love to hear him spin again, and the next screening after Pee Wee - Taxi Driver.

[Not Afraid]

The Annual screening of Pee Wee is 8/4
Taxi Driver is 8/11

[Not Afraid]

Oh, and it was Jane not Rosalind who did Playtex commercials.

[blueerica]

Ahh, good to know.

But I stand by my statement last night - you look so much like her, it was freaking me out.

[Babette]

Playtex or not, you look like Hildy (but not the one played by Peter Scolari).

[Kevy Baby]

Wait a miniute... y'all think NA looks like a tampon?!? :confused:

[innerSpaceman]

Yeah, it's that tangle of middle-aged red ....


.... oh, nevermind

[Babette]

eeeew!

[Not Afraid]

I could never be this beautiful and glamorous.




http://vargen57.unblog.fr/files/2006/07/Rosalind%20Russell.jpg

[innerSpaceman]

Your previous long-used glamour shot avatar (I think still being used on your myspace?) belies that assertion of modesty, my dear.

[blueerica]

I agree with iSm.

And you clearly don't give yourself enough credit, NA. While not every moment in a person's life is beautiful and glamorous, you are quite often both of those things.

Now don't let that get to your head.

[€uroMeinke]

Next up:

Cinespia presents:

TAXI DRIVER

directed by martin scorcese
saturday august 11th
gates at 7:30 pm, film at 9:00 pm
hollywood forever cemetery
6000 santa monica boulevard at gower
no reservation necessary.
$10 donation tickets available at gate.
as a courtesy to other movie-goers: no tall chairs.

Scorcese’s haunting masterpiece is one of the greatest films of the 1970s. De Niro is at his best as the sleepless and yearning Travis Bickle, prowling steaming city streets and teetering an inch away from madness. Jodi Foster, Harvey Keitel and Cybil Shepherd are fantastic as the demons and angels populating Bickle’s deluded reality. Atmospheric and dreamy camera-work drifts through a nocturnal New York, set to Bernard Herrmann’s beautiful and dark score.
Bring blankets, drinks and picnic dinner for this special screening below (and above) the stars.
dj carlos nino spins before and after the screening.

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the red shoes (http://www.cinespia.org/calendar/2/) http://www.cinespia.org/_img_calendar/calendar_redshoes.jpg directed by powell & Pressburger (1948, Paramount, 133 min.)
A beautifully stylized modern fairy tale, the red shoes was aeons ahead of its time. Oscar winning set decoration and music adorn this gorgeous and sometimes hallucinatory fable of a talented dancer who must choose between art and love. riveting, elegant and achingly romantic, the red shoes has inspired generations of film-makers.
Gates at 7:00 pm. Film at 8:30pm. new time! $10 donation tickets available at gate.
DJ john tripp spins before and after the show.


And then:

notorious (http://www.cinespia.org/calendar/3/)
http://www.cinespia.org/_img_calendar/calendar_notorious.jpg
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock (1946, Paramount, 101 min.)

Gates at 7:00 pm. Film at 8:30pm. new time! $10 donation tickets available at gate.
DJ spins before and after the show.

[innerSpaceman]

Hmmm, maybe Notorius.


Meh, not impressed with the upcoming line-up. Taxi Driver is a great movie, for instance, but not the kind of picnic entertainment I'm looking for at the cemetary.

[BarTopDancer]

Did anyone go see Pee Wee?

How was it?

[Isaac]

I thought they already showed The Red Shoes?

Saturday, July 28 (http://www.cinespia.org/calendar/6/)
The Red Shoes
http://www.cinespia.org/_img_calendar/calendar_redshoes.jpg directed by michael powell + emeric pressburger (1948, 133 min.)
Gates at 7:30 pm. Film at 9pm. $10 donation tickets available at gate.
dj spins before and after the show.

[€uroMeinke]

I thought they already showed The Red Shoes?

Nope - pulled at the last moment

[CoasterMatt]

Hey kids, Flash Gordon is gonna be premiering in HD on Saturday night at 9 :)
THAT would be a much better cemetary movie, imho :D

[Not Afraid]

Notorious is ON, baby!

[innerSpaceman]

Cary Grant Rules.





oh and .... Flash! ........ ah AH!

[Chernabog]

Notorious is ON, baby!

Dammit now I have Duran Duran's NO-NO-NOTORIOUS! running thru my head :D

But yeah, this is a good one to see, but I think I have Bowl tickets that day? Can't remember.

[innerSpaceman]

Well, the bill has been announced for September 1st ... and it's ....

Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?.



I'm of two minds about attending this particular cemetary screening.

It might be the kind of thing that attracts too much of a roudy crowd.

But, being that one of the fun pastimes about the cemetary screenings is checking out all the hot guys .... it would be cool to know that this time the number of hot guys who were gay would be approaching 93%. (as opposed to the usual ratio of maybe 65%.)



This year's cemetary season is limping to a close. I've had some nice times this year, but I gotta say it's been a disappointment in relation to years past.

Maybe I'm just moving on, and that's a good thing. But I've a sentimental urge to have a couple or few more fun cemetary picnic movie times.

[Not Afraid]

"Baby" will NOT be a quiet, relaxing, experience with an attentive audience. But, knowing that going in will help.

I'm not sure about Baby Jane, but I need to pay attention to my schedule next Saturday, for I don't want to miss Notorious.

[Kevy Baby]

So is anybody going to Red Shoes tomorrow?

[innerSpaceman]

Nope. Well, not me anyway.



And, grrrrr. not going to Notorius either. Cirque du Soleil that night.





Um, anyone up for Baby Jane?

[CoasterMatt]

Anybody up for Mommy Dearest at my place tomorrow night?
The movie starts at 9:15, but before that, it's Peaches Christ and "Tranny Dearest" at 9:00.

:)

Who knows what sick things will show up afterwards

[Chernabog]

Anybody up for Mommy Dearest at my place tomorrow night?
The movie starts at 9:15, but before that, it's Peaches Christ and "Tranny Dearest" at 9:00.


Aww pooooo I am going to some kinda drag show tonite! I'll be with you in spirit I guess lol

And man if it wasn't 250 degrees out, I would love to show up for Baby Jane in white pancake makeup ;)

[€uroMeinke]

Anyone planning on seeing Notorious Tonight? NA and I would like to go, if anyone else it, it'll help push us in that direction.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

I want to go - I have a nagging cough that would interupt the movie, sadly. We'll see if it goes away. :(

[Kevy Baby]

Susan, myself, NM and the RAC will be there

[NirvanaMan]

Yes I'm going. I gotta use that chair I bought for it at least once.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I'm stuck at work until at least 6:00pm. :(

[BarTopDancer]

I think I'll make it up there. I have a charity hockey game in Anaheim that ends at 6. I can head up after. Haven't been at all this season. I want to go at least once.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Who would like to attend a pre-screening dinner just down the street at Zeke's Smokehouse (http://zekessmokehouse.com/)? I've been craving BBQ, and, since the biggie-teevee is on the fritz, I need a large screen filmic fix.

[CoasterMatt]

I'll be watching Coffy in HD tonight :)

[innerSpaceman]

Whew, I'm glad people are going. Have a good time. TeeHee, other Hitchcock fans are watching a double feature (of I dunt know which ones) at the Aero across town. Notorius played there earlier in the week.

I don't think I've ever seen Notorius, so now I've missed it twice in one week! Please post your reviews, so I can see whether to break down and Netflix it.

I'll be at Cirque du Soleil tonight. I'm so excited. It's their first traveling show to L.A. in something like 7 years.


Have fun everyone! :iSm:

[Kevy Baby]

Well, I popped my Cemetery Screening cherry last night and all I can say is, why the heck have I not done this before? That was a lot of fun!

[Not Afraid]

Notorious is such a good film! I hadn't seen it in ages. Bergman is a fine actress and Grant....well what bad can you say about him? It was a near perfect night except for the reoccurrence of a sinus headache (MAKE IT STOP!), The best nights at the cemetery are the films no one else wants to see.

Next week "What ever Happened to Baby Jane" followed by my FAVORITE Allen film, "Hannah and Her Sisters".

They're going through September.

[BarTopDancer]

Swanky!

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[Kevy Baby]

For those who can't quite make it out, that was my oh so classy wife drinking (White Zinfandel no less) through a straw out of a plastic cup with a lid.

She was quite amusing all evening.

[Morrigoon]

Oooh, I'd have loved to see Baby Jane, but Cherny and I have Tchaikovsky and fireworks that evening.

I swear, one of these days I'll make it to a screening with you guys!

[GusGus]

For those who can't quite make it out, that was my oh so classy wife drinking (White Zinfandel no less) through a straw out of a plastic cup with a lid.

She was quite amusing all evening.

well, I didn't want to spill any!

[wendybeth]

well, I didn't want to spill any!

That's entirely logical.:cheers:

(Hi, Gus!)

[GusGus]

well, thank you!

I thought so!

(hi!!)

[wendybeth]

I'd love to go to a screening sometime- it just sounds like a lot of fun. I'll bring some of Tori's sparkle straws!:D

[GusGus]

I envision a wine-straw contest!

[wendybeth]

As long as we get to drink the wine, I'm in.:cheers:

[GusGus]

You'll have to bring your own bottle, with a straw I can kill off mine pretty quick!

[Kevy Baby]

You'll have to bring your own bottle, with a straw I can kill off mine pretty quick!I think you went through about 3/4 of the bottle before the movie even started!

[GusGus]

yep

[innerSpaceman]

Oooh, I'd have loved to see Baby Jane, but Cherny and I have Tchaikovsky and fireworks that evening.

Fine. Then who's gonna wear the smeared-on white pancake makeup?? :rolleyes:

[BarTopDancer]

The last movie of the season will be The Exorcist on Sept 15th. Gates open at 7, Movie starts at 8:30.

[innerSpaceman]

I'm too scared to watch that in a Cemetary

[BarTopDancer]

I'm probably to scared to ever watch it. Period.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Fine. Then who's gonna wear the smeared-on white pancake makeup?? :rolleyes:

Why is everyone looking at me????

[mousepod]

I think I might need to see The Exorcist, though I'm worried that it will turn camp (see my earlier post about seeing same movie at The Castro).

[innerSpaceman]

Yep, they camped up The Haunting pretty badly at the cemetary. So, ironically enough, I'm no longer interested in seeing scary movies there.

[innerSpaceman]

But though Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? is ostensibly a horror film, it's really a camp comedy of the most hysterical order.


Who's up for Baby Jane this holiday weekend??? I'm very interested in going (but not in wearing white makeup)

[Morrigoon]

Why is everyone looking at me????
Can I scratch out my inner eye?

(Actually, the idea of Borneio in a 30's dress and white pancake is surprisingly amusing)

[Not Afraid]

The Exorcist will be a talkie, I'm sure of it. However, I'm TERRIBLY interested in seeing Hannah and her Sisters 0 which is my favorite Woody Allen film.

[innerSpaceman]

So, who's going to Hannah and Her Sisters tomorrow?


I daresay it will be our last cemetary screening of the season!



So far, Not Afraid and SeaMonkey, me and zapppop. Any other swankers?

[Isaac]

We're going to the cemetery tomorrow ?

[katiesue]

I'm in - what time again?

Thinking of whiping up some pasta salad, I've been in a cooking mood today.

[Not Afraid]

If you want to come to pur house and ride up with us, that would be cool. We're probably leaving about 5:30. I think NM is going as well.

[katiesue]

Will do - thanks! I'll see you at 5:30.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

I'm planning on it. Red Vines in tow..

[Not Afraid]

Yummmmmmmmmm!

[innerSpaceman]

We're going to the cemetery tomorrow ?



Um, we may not make it.





Final decision pending.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

So, I guess people will be there 6ish???

[Kevy Baby]

We wanted to come, but we are just too pooped. Have fun y'all

[Not Afraid]

LOVE that film! I'll miss the Cemetery until next summer. It always makes my summer a better time.

[katiesue]

Great film, I really enjoyed it. And of course the wonderful company!

[Not Afraid]

cinespia
cemetery screenings 07

presents

THE SHINING

directed by STANLEY KUBRICK
Wednesday October 31st
Special Halloween screening
gates at 5:30 pm, film at 7:00 pm
hollywood forever cemetery
6000 santa monica boulevard at gower
no reservation necessary.
$10 donation tickets available at gate.
as a courtesy to other movie-goers: no tall chairs.


Undoubtedly the scariest film ever made, The Shining is nothing less than perfect. With sublime direction from Kubrick and unsurpassed performances by Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall and seven year old Danny Lloyd, it is at once terrifying and entertaining. A caretaker and his family are snowed in at the Overlook Hotel, and discover that it is haunted by spirits who have a sinister plan for them. Bring blankets, drinks and picnic dinner for this special screening below (and above) the stars.
dj jun spins before and after the screening.

[innerSpaceman]

Oh fine.


And I went and made plans for Halloween. Grrrr.



Although, we've already done this at the Cemetery, and it was practically unbeatable.

Who could ever forget: TUESDAY .... "Aaaaaarrrrrrhghghghhhhhh!!!!!!"


(yes, if you weren't there, that will be gobbledeegook to you.)




Anyone gonna do this? If some people are in, I might just change my plans.


Anyone up for the Day of the Dead thingie there on the Saturday night before Halloween???

[Gemini Cricket]

Meh and bleh.
I'll be at work until 6:30pm or so. I don't think I can make it there in time...

[Chernabog]

Random comment about the Shining -- it's being reissued on DVD and I've seen comparisons... on the new DVD they tweaked it and the picture is MUCH better.

OK now back to your regularly scheduled thread. Carry on.

[innerSpaceman]

I can't get used to the aspect ratio. It was shown in theaters as a Panavision film (2.35:1), and the DVD is framed as a widescreen movie (1.85:1).

Supposedly, that's how Stanley wanted it .... but I have a hard time believing it was exhibited theatrically in an aspect ratio that control freak Stanley Kubrick disapproved of.


That said, it's one of my favorite movies and I'll be buying the new DVD. (reissues of A Clockwork Orange and 2001: A Space Odyssey are also coming out, um, today in fact.)

[mousepod]

Actually, it was originally released on home video at 1.33:1, which is how Kubrick wanted it (this is before most people had widescreen TVs). It wasn't shot with an anamorphic 2.35 Panavision lens, afaik, so the old TV version was just an "unmatted" format. They've "rematted" it down for the current release. It's much much closer to the theatrical version now. And I am happy.

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Oh, I don't think I can pass this up. Will try to leave work early and secure seats for anyone else who's going. I'm guessing this sort of event will sell out.

[blueerica]

Damn it -- I am signed up for some volunteer work... I'll find out what shift I am on, then I will figure out what the plan will be.

[innerSpaceman]

I don't think this will sell out on a Wednesday, when you'd have to be on their email list (or know) someone who is) to even suspect this is happening.



Oh, I'm so torn.

I loves me some Shinning.

[Alex]

Are you sue about the 2.35:1? Everything I am looking up now is saying it was filmed with full film exposure (4:3) and projected at 1.85 in the United States and 1.66 in Europe. And then on VHS he preferred 1.37.

Even if 1.37 is what Kubrick wanted for home TVs, I say screw him and show what was seen in the theater.

[Alex]

Note to self, remember that there is another page of posts before replying.

[innerSpaceman]

um, yeah, mousepod is right in what he writes. It was theatrical at 1.85:1 and original DVD release at 1.33:1.

I was only right about the difference, not the particulars. And I'd still like to know on whose authority it's claimed that Stanley Kubrick preferred the 1:33? Or is it simply alleged he wanted that for home release, being he - - what - didn't like matte framing on home displays? WTF? Old crackpot!

That's if any of this bears a resemblence to his actual wishes. Who's saying so, and when?

[Alex]

What I've always heard is that after 2001 was pan and scanned for TV he was so pissed of by this that he always composed his shots so that they would work in a widescreen theatrical projection and also in an unmatted TV presentation (that way while some of the screen image is lost he didn't have other people introducing cuts and pans to his movie).

I don't know if it is true then that he actually preferred full screen or if it was more just making the best of the technological limits.

But if that is the case then with our modernizing move to widescreen TVs then it is definitely time to start producing DVDs with the theatrical aspect ratios.

I can easily imagine "I want it shown unmatted on TV!" gaining the force of law in the Kubrick estate with the underlying reason for it being lost to the mists of time.

[Gemini Cricket]

There are some classic moments in The Shining, but like Bladerunner, it's one of those movies that makes me sleepy. 2001 does that to me too.

[innerSpaceman]

So many movies make me sleepy. I usually LOVE those films. That have a hypnotic quality that induces sleepiness as a side effect. This is distinct and apart from boredom. It's a psychenautic effect that I lurve!

[innerSpaceman]

A lot of films make me sleepy. I usually LOVE those film. They have a hypnotic quality that induces sleepiness as a side effect, quite separate and apart from boredom. It's a psychenautic effect that I cherish!

[innerSpaceman]

Pfft, someone stop me.


I bought all 3 Kubrick reissues today. Ok, I didnt' have A Clockwork Orange, and that's a great classic.

And I bought The Shining because of the better aspect ratio.


But why did I buy 2001 again? New commetentary tracks? Slightly better picture? Why????

[Kevy Baby]

Why????Because we like you!

[BarTopDancer]

Pass. As much as I love cemetery screenings there is no way I could make it in time. And there is no way I'll see that movie*.

Have fun y'all!


*though I may be at Sawfest tomorrow. Go figure.