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Oh I was at that too! My buddy won something in the raffle (I think it was a firefly comic or something) and we went to the pub quiz after. Great craic. Those browncoats used to have a monthly shindig, dunno if they still do.
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Well I would have some themed evenings or weekly runs (Avoid using the word "fest" when only one movie is being shown, looking at you Leprechaun aka Trashfest!).
Pitch Black was great on the big screen, Another run of LOTR though I imagine that will be in the works pre Hobbit (or post seeing as its a prequel)
Then complete the Carpenter run with The Fog (lovely on the big screen)
Though I'm not a huge fan of the movie I can appreciate that 2001 should be seen by everyone in the cinema. Sound + size = epic movie experience.
While I've see all the Star Wars (re-release circa 97) and the all Indiana Jones movies (2008) in the cinema there is room for another run of these flicks.
Then you have...The Abyss, The Shining, Wall-E, Jaws (though it had a recent screening in the IFI), Zodiac, Mad Max, Star Trek (any and all), Tremors, Loads of Spielberg like Duel, Empire of the Sun & Schlinder's list, Braveheart, Michael Collins, Matinee and LOADS of trashy horror! </exhale>
Themed evenings and weekly runs are a great idea, but seem like something only the Screen could do, given the IFI’s monthly planning. For example, I can’t see the IFI doing a run of the ‘Star Trek’ series, but that would really work in the Screen.
I assume Trashfest just did that once-off to get their name out in advance of the proper festival the Screen has promised us they’re doing this summer.
‘Pitch Black’, ‘The Fog’, ‘Tremors’ and ‘Matinee’ I would love to see on the big screen. Especially ‘Matinee’, that would be amazing.
The ‘Lord Of The Rings’ trilogy was shown in the Screen March of last year. ‘Jaws’, ‘Empire Of The Sun’ (in 70mm), ‘Schindler’s List’ and ‘Raiders Of The Lost Ark’ (twice) were all shown in the IFI last January. ‘2001’ has been shown a number of times by the IFI, usually in 70mm, and it’s an awesome thing to behold. ‘The Shining’ is getting a re-release this Autumn, so we can see it then on the big screen, but probably not before. I saw it in the IFI some years ago, and its creepiness is really impressive on the big screen. ‘Mad Max’ was in the Screen last November. ‘Braveheart’ and ‘Michael Collins’ I can personally take or leave, but it’d be interesting to see how ‘The Commitments’ did in the Lighthouse recently for comparison on how a classic Irish film did. ‘Wall-E’ and ‘Zodiac’ are too recent to be revived (unless someone did a Pixar or Fincher season – ooh, a Fincher season!). ‘The Abyss’ . . . maybe the IFI missed a trick there when they had Michael Biehn over for Horrorthon last year, but ‘Aliens’ was still amazing (70mm sound, unbelievable!). ‘Star Wars’, George Lucas keeps tinkering with them so much, I doubt he allows screenings any more of the earlier versions. ‘LOADS’ of trashy horror, that’s what Horrorthon does, you need to lobby them! No offense, but where’s the branching out?
The point is, wheeling out the same old stuff over and over is always going to play to ever diminishing audiences. Too many films, too little time. You’re absolutely right that what the Screen is doing with ‘Serenity’ is shortsighted, they should be trying to get a new audience rather than getting the same people in again whose loyalty is to the film rather than the venue. Having said that, it seems to be working for the Lighthouse’s screenings of ‘Stop Making Sense’.
My last point, ‘sound + size = epic movie experience’ is never going to apply to the Screen. The sound bleeding into Screen One from the adjacent cinemas is one thing, but the fact that they’re screening from, at best, Blu-ray is shocking. The sound at ‘Serenity’ was awful. At least at the IFI, you know that the odd time they’re reduced to showing from Blu-ray, it’s the last resort, but at the Screen, it’s standard, and I have a huge problem paying full price admission for something that’s not much different from being at home.0 -
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Catcher7791 wrote: »Themed evenings and weekly runs are a great idea, but seem like something only the Screen could do, given the IFI’s monthly planning. For example, I can’t see the IFI doing a run of the ‘Star Trek’ series, but that would really work in the Screen.
I assume Trashfest just did that once-off to get their name out in advance of the proper festival the Screen has promised us they’re doing this summer.
‘Pitch Black’, ‘The Fog’, ‘Tremors’ and ‘Matinee’ I would love to see on the big screen. Especially ‘Matinee’, that would be amazing.
The ‘Lord Of The Rings’ trilogy was shown in the Screen March of last year. ‘Jaws’, ‘Empire Of The Sun’ (in 70mm), ‘Schindler’s List’ and ‘Raiders Of The Lost Ark’ (twice) were all shown in the IFI last January. ‘2001’ has been shown a number of times by the IFI, usually in 70mm, and it’s an awesome thing to behold. ‘The Shining’ is getting a re-release this Autumn, so we can see it then on the big screen, but probably not before. I saw it in the IFI some years ago, and its creepiness is really impressive on the big screen. ‘Mad Max’ was in the Screen last November. ‘Braveheart’ and ‘Michael Collins’ I can personally take or leave, but it’d be interesting to see how ‘The Commitments’ did in the Lighthouse recently for comparison on how a classic Irish film did. ‘Wall-E’ and ‘Zodiac’ are too recent to be revived (unless someone did a Pixar or Fincher season – ooh, a Fincher season!). ‘The Abyss’ . . . maybe the IFI missed a trick there when they had Michael Biehn over for Horrorthon last year, but ‘Aliens’ was still amazing (70mm sound, unbelievable!). ‘Star Wars’, George Lucas keeps tinkering with them so much, I doubt he allows screenings any more of the earlier versions. ‘LOADS’ of trashy horror, that’s what Horrorthon does, you need to lobby them! No offense, but where’s the branching out?
The point is, wheeling out the same old stuff over and over is always going to play to ever diminishing audiences. Too many films, too little time. You’re absolutely right that what the Screen is doing with ‘Serenity’ is shortsighted, they should be trying to get a new audience rather than getting the same people in again whose loyalty is to the film rather than the venue. Having said that, it seems to be working for the Lighthouse’s screenings of ‘Stop Making Sense’.
My last point, ‘sound + size = epic movie experience’ is never going to apply to the Screen. The sound bleeding into Screen One from the adjacent cinemas is one thing, but the fact that they’re screening from, at best, Blu-ray is shocking. The sound at ‘Serenity’ was awful. At least at the IFI, you know that the odd time they’re reduced to showing from Blu-ray, it’s the last resort, but at the Screen, it’s standard, and I have a huge problem paying full price admission for something that’s not much different from being at home.
I'll give you that with the sound problems in the screen. they need to get that fixed.
Trashy horror during a horrorthon is fine but its so repetitive, they (IFI & Screen) churn out the same movies over and over again and often if there are two movies you want to see they are scheduled at the same time! (My experience anyway!)
Jaws was so effing good in the IFI.
When I say "sound + size = epic movie experience" I mean good sound and 2001 on the big screen is a huge difference to watching it at home, I don't care how good your tv & surround sound are.
Fincher season. Why has this not been done before!!
Hopefully what they are doing with the Junior Programmer campaign (needs to be renamed as its open to all ages!) will bring in some fresh ideas, I know I have submitted some ideas and encourage all of us to do so! 0 -
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Dont question, just attend. :cool:
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Batman Season in the Screen
The first one was on yesterday, but the rest, and yes, I mean the rest... Returns, Forever, and robin, begins and dark knight are playing on upcoming Monday and Wednesday nights in the Screen. There was a 10% discount available to people who bought all the tickets (as I told ye previously!) but now seeing as the first movie has passed thats moot.
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