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Author Topic: Finding Classics on the Big Screen John Stewart Film Handler Posts: 67 From: Austin, TX, USA Registered: Sep 2001 posted 07-20-2008 09:46 PM                     http://www.austintheatre.org/site/Calendar The Paramount Theatre in Austin, Tx has a run of classic and art films in the summer months. We will run thru mid Sept. Labor day weekend we will be running GWTW and a collector will be bringing in props and costumes from GWTW that weekend. There will also be a few 70mm prints at the end of Aug. and early Sept. John http://www.austintheatre.org/  |  IP: Logged Scott Jentsch Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1061 From: New Berlin, WI, USA Registered: Apr 2003 posted 07-30-2008 11:21 AM                        Here is our "Classics" page, which lists all the movies more than 10 years old that are playing in theaters (that we list showtimes for): http://www.bigscreen.com/NowShowing.php?view=classics I need to add a feature so that the list can be whittled down to nearby and/or favorite theaters, but it does the trick for now. It's interesting to see that 74 different classic movies are being shown somewhere in the country.  |  IP: Logged Geoff Jones Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 579 From: Broomfield, CO, USA Registered: Feb 2006 posted 07-30-2008 11:05 PM                        Scott- Very cool. But is there any way to just list all the theatres showing a particular classic film? Where is Jaws playing, for example? I click the Jaws link and when I put in my zip code + 50 mile radius, I get nothing. Jaws could be playing 51 miles from my from my zip code, and I'd miss it!!!! Also, if I could display all Jaws screenings, I might notice that it was playing in another city next month when I might happen to be visiting. Thanks to everyone for all the links. I added a lot of new listings I didn't already have. Geoff  |  IP: Logged Mitchell Dvoskin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1869 From: West Milford, NJ, USA Registered: Jan 2001 posted 07-31-2008 08:37 AM                     Scott, I agree with Geoff. The site is not usefull without the option to list every theatre playing a given film.  |  IP: Logged Scott Jentsch Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1061 From: New Berlin, WI, USA Registered: Apr 2003 posted 07-31-2008 01:58 PM                        Yes, right now the list isn't able to be customized to show only those movies playing within a particular range or at your favorite theaters. That's an improvement that's on my to-do list, not just for the Classics page, but for each of the Now Showing pages. And when viewing the showtimes page, theaters further than 50 miles away will not be listed in the "Nearby Theaters" view. When viewing a showtimes page for a movie, our VIP members ($10 yearly subscription) have the ability to see the closest movie theaters playing that movie no matter where that theater is located. That's a very intense database query (when multiplied by thousands of simultaneous sessions), which is why it's limited to our VIP members. I realized that it wasn't very clear that VIP's would see that, so I've added a note so that people are aware of it. If you'd like to take a look, just create a new account on the site, and let me know what E-Mail address you used (you can send me feedback from the site or PM me here), and I'll set you up with a free VIP trial. Aside from that, you can always add the theaters that traditionally show classic movies, and they will appear in the "Favorite Movies" view for each particular movie.  |  IP: Logged Tom Doyle Expert Film Handler Posts: 176 From: Bristol, CT, USA Registered: Nov 2002 posted 08-02-2008 04:35 PM                     There are quite a few good places to see classics on 35mm in my area that haven't been mentioned: In Stamford, CT, I work at the Avon Theatre. It's an art house, but occasionally we present older films - we ran a flawless print of Some Like It Hot recently. www.avontheatre.org In Hartford, CT, there's an art house, Real Art Ways, that sometimes runs older movies. They have Peter Pan (1924) coming up with live accompaniment. I haven't gone there lately because they seem to do more and more shows on video. www.realartways.org In Middletown, CT, Wesleyan University has a great film series during the school year that I love going to, but they do non-theatrical booking, so they don't advertise anywhere off-campus. Here's a link to a free summer series they just did on Ingrid Bergman: http://www.wesleyan.edu/newsletter/campus/2008/0608film.html The Garde in New London, CT, does mostly live shows, but also two films series each year in the summer and winter, some new, some old films. This summer the only older one is Grease. www.gardearts.org The Fairfield Community Theatre in Fairfield, CT, shows classic movies sometimes. I've never been there, so I don't know if they're on film. www.communitytheatrefoundation.org The Showcase Cinemas in my area do a Silver Screen Classics program. I did go to one a while back and it was on 35mm, but I suspect they are on video now. http://www.nationalamusements.com/programs/specialprograms.asp?page=1 The Capitol Theatre in Rome, NY, has Capitolfest 2008 coming up - it looks like Bernie Anderson is doing the accompaniment for one of the silent sessions (on their original pipe organ). http://www.romecapitol.com/ One series I like going to in NYC is the Silent Clowns. It's 16mm stuff run by Bruce Lawton with accompaniment by Ben Model, who also plays at MOMA and other theaters. http://silentclowns.com/ There's a bunch of places in NYC that run older stuff, maybe someone who knows more can post details about them all.  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 08-03-2008 02:23 PM                       quote: One series I like going to in NYC is the Silent Clowns. It's 16mm stuff run by Bruce Lawton with accompaniment by Ben Model, who also plays at MOMA and other theaters. http://silentclowns.com/ This I would like to see, but judging from the website, it seems to have petered out. Or, do they just run a few shows a year?  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 08-04-2008 08:08 PM                        The Doris Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Academy of Arts recently ran a series of MGM musicals including MEET ME IN SAINT LOUIS and SINGING IN THE RAIN. The theatre run 35mm prints and I want to know if IB dye transfer prints for these movies are still in circulation and that is what they played. I do know that extensive restoration work was done for both of these movies in recent years and special edition DVDs were released that were replicated from the new elements. I had learned that Technicolor no longer produce IB Tech prints for regular theatrical exhibition after they briefly reintroduced the process a few ago. Is there a possibility the lab is still producIng dye transfer prints for studios that had gone to the trouble of restoring some of their classic films? I had wanted to see all of the classic MGM films the Doris Duke had presented but I was busy at the time. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Tom Doyle Expert Film Handler Posts: 176 From: Bristol, CT, USA Registered: Nov 2002 posted 08-05-2008 09:50 AM                     Tim, the Silent Clowns series is only twice a year. Their next one should start in early Fall. They can send you a schedule by e-mail or snail-mail - just click on the 'contact us' link on their web site. In the meantime, Ben Model does other shows in the area: http://www.silentfilmmusic.com/ I always enjoy the Silent Clowns series a great deal because Bruce Lawton and Ben Model are very knowledgeable about silent films. They give a talk before each show and answer audience questions afterwards, plus you can chat with them after the show.  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 08-07-2008 12:08 AM                       Thanks, Tom, for that info! I'll keep an eye on it.  |  IP: Logged Mitchell Dvoskin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1869 From: West Milford, NJ, USA Registered: Jan 2001 posted 10-16-2008 09:48 AM                     For those who live in Northern NJ or New York City area, there is a lot of events happening over the next few weeks that you may or may not be aware of. October 16th thru 18th For those of you who believe that the X-Files was a documentery about your life, there is a 3 day UFO convention is taking place at The Landmark Loews Jersey Theatre in Jersey City. More Information October 24th thru 25th The Landmark Loews Jersey Theatre is presenting there October Film Weekend featuring: The Cat People (1942 version) The Body Snatcher (1945) The Phantom Of The Opera (Silent with live theatre organ accompanyment) The above films will be presented in 35mm on the giant Loews Jersey screen. More Information October 25th WPIX, channel 11 in New York City, is going to recreate one of their favorite shows from the 1960's, Chiller Theatre, Saturday at 8pm. They are broadcasting the 1955 film "Tarantula", with Zacherley hosting and I have been told that they are going to open with the original logo. This is not a rebroadcast, but the first new Chiller Theatre broadcast in 40 years. October 24th thur 26th Speaking of Chiller Theatre, at the Parsippany Hilton on Route 10 in Parsippany NJ, the annual Chiller Show is taking place. It features many horror and SciFi actors signing autographs along with two huge ballrooms full of dealers selling SciFi and Horror toys and film memorbilia. The Chiller show has no connection with WPIX, other than the shows promoter borrowed the name from WPIX's classic movie show. More Information October 30th thru November 2nd The Lafayette Theatre in Suffern NY, just minutes north of New Jersey, is running their annual SciFi weekend. They are presenting: Phantom Of The Opera (Silent with live theatre organ accompanyment) War Of The Worlds (Live on stage recreation of Orson Wells Radio Play) War Of The Worlds (1953 Version) Earth Vs The Flying Saucers (1955) The Man From Planet X (1951) Journey To The Center Of The Earth (1959) Rodan, The Flying Monster (1956) The Creeping Unknown (1956) Metropolis (1927 with live theatre organ accompanyment) All films are being presented in 35mm. The Lafayette Theatre is a beautifully restore 1924 single screen theatre. More Information  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 10-22-2008 12:47 AM                     Our place, the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center has 5 performance venues, including the THX certified Browning Cinema. We have an amazingly diverse film series that runs each year, with a nice mix of classics, foreign films, independent films, and just the downright wacky. We host filmmakers for several of our films, in addition to other lectures sponsored by the University's department of Film, Television, and Theatre. One of the most fun times I had was last season, with a screening of Keaton's The General with a live band performing the score. What a fantastic experience. If anyone is ever in the area, stop by! AJG  |  IP: Logged David Mann Film Handler Posts: 14 From: Bakersfield, Ca. USA Registered: Aug 2008 posted 10-24-2008 04:23 AM                     The Granada Theatre, beautifully restored relic of the 20's, is playing a Buster Keeton silent classic this Saturday, Oct. 25th, in Bakersfield, Ca. Complete with the 10 ton organ played live in the theatre, and presented with arc carbon lamps. TOO much fun. David  |  IP: Logged Joe Tommassello Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 547 From: Coatesville, PA, USA Registered: Jan 2008 posted 11-11-2008 04:32 PM                  Apparently Jonathan Crist had a gorgeous print of "Phantom of the Opera" (1943) at his theatre in Hershey PA on Halloween night. Too bad we didn't know in advance. I know a half dozen or more movie buffs in the Philadelphia area (including me) that would have planned their whole day around seeing that.  |  IP: Logged Jon P. Inghram Expert Film Handler Posts: 124 From: Wichita, KS USA Registered: Jan 2007 posted 11-11-2008 06:05 PM                     The Palace West And Palace Springfield theaters have been running classic films. If you navigate to the showtimes page and select a date there'll be a banner in the middle of the listing (the page design could use a little work...) with a PDF of the shows and dates.  |  IP: Logged

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