movies

[MrSaigon]

ESPN's 30 for 30 is streaming on Netflix now. Rave. Some really good ones. I think maybe The Two Escobars was my favorite.

[Swirls]

I know Joseph Gordon-Levitt is an it boy right now. And I do like him. But Premium Rush is about the dumbest name for a movie ever, and the preview looks pretty damn stupid. I feel like if The Rock wasn't too big for bicycles he would have been in this movie.

From the previews, it looks like it is basically a clone of The Transporter, except a bicycle is the main mode of transportation. Is that correct?

[The Third Man]

I'm giving Premium Rush a chance if only for the fact that bicycle chase scenes in a bustling metropolis, done right, could be really thrilling.

[The Third Man]

For the STL-area posters: the Tivoli in the Loop is doing midnight showings of the following films:

Aug 17 & 18: North by Northwest, Alfred Hitchcock takes you... North by Northwest!
Aug 17 & 18: The Room, with Tommy Wiseau in person! Special event tickets $15!
Aug 24 & 25: Labyrinth, starring David Bowie & Jennifer Connelly.
Aug 24 & 25: Pulp Fiction, directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Aug 31 & Sep 1: Serenity, Joss Whedon's sci-fi adventure!
Aug 31 & Sep 1: Taxi Driver, starring Robert De Niro.
Sep 7 & 8: Dr. Strangelove, starring Peter Sellers.
Sep 7 & 8: The Crow, real love is forever.
Sep 14 & 15: The Breakfast Club, five strangers with nothing in common, except each other.
Sep 14 & 15: Beetlejuice, say it once, say it twice...
* Also screens Saturday at 11:00am.

I'm actually tempted to make the trip back from Olathe for the Pulp Fiction and Dr. Strangelove screenings. Fortunately I've already seen Taxi Driver and North by Northwest on the big screen, otherwise the decision would be much more difficult.

[JL21]

If you're looking for classics on the big screen, STL has quite a few ways to do it. The Tivoli is a good one. The Hi-Pointe does a once-monthly classic at 1:00 of the first Tuesday each month, and then the same movie again that Saturday at 10 a.m. They also have the Late Nite Grindhouse series, where they'll do a grindhouse flick at midnight once a month (I think the first Saturday).

Ronnies does a lot of midnight horror movies throughout October. And the Wildey in Edwardsville does classics throughout the year (they don't show any new releases). In fact, the Wildey has shown most of those listed for the Tivoli throughout the year. The Moolah is sort of erratic about it but they also do midnight showings occasionally. I saw The Big Lebowski there in the spring, and Santa Claus Conquers the Martians a few weeks before Christmas.

Oh... and there's also the Webster Film Series, which has a sister program called "Strange Brew" where they show cult films in the tasting room at the Schlafly Bottleworks. That's where I saw Barton Fink.

[The Third Man]

Awesome, that's the kind of info I've been googling for like the past half hour. Thanks. I'd have to be choosy about making four-hour drives to STL and back just for movies, but hell, for some things it's way worth it. Also, right now I am reaaaall pissed at myself for not thinking to check KU or Mizzou for film programming earlier. KU doesn't have anything all that interesting lined up at the moment, but I just missed a free showing of Blade Runner in Columbia last night. And Manhattan back in June. I am sad.

Fortunately I have the Cinemark Classic series coming up:

http://www.cinemark.com/cinemark-classic-series

Plus AMC occasionally does some classics. That's how I got to see Taxi Driver. The Tivoli (no relation) in KC has some stuff occasionally, but not terribly often. I did get to see Hausu there though.

[JL21]

Awesome, that's the kind of info I've been googling for like the past half hour. Thanks. I'd have to be choosy about making four-hour drives to STL and back just for movies, but hell, for some things it's way worth it. Also, right now I am reaaaall pissed at myself for not thinking to check KU or Mizzou for film programming earlier. KU doesn't have anything all that interesting lined up at the moment, but I just missed a free showing of Blade Runner in Columbia last night. And Manhattan back in June. I am sad.

Fortunately I have the Cinemark Classic series coming up:

http://www.cinemark.com/cinemark-classic-series

Plus AMC occasionally does some classics. That's how I got to see Taxi Driver. The Tivoli (no relation) in KC has some stuff occasionally, but not terribly often. I did get to see Hausu there though.

KC just opened up an Alamo Drafthouse. You should be all set for awesome movie things.

[The Third Man]

KC just opened up an Alamo Drafthouse. You should be all set for awesome movie things.

Ah, yeah, I don't know how I failed to mention that. I just went there the other week to see The Manchurian Candidate for the first time. So far their lineup is a combination of new releases and crowd-friendly "classics" (e.g., Wayne's World and Fast Times at Ridgemont High, not to mention an 8-hour block of mystery Van Damme flicks). Not really my thing, though I might go see Fast Times since I never have. Unfortunately their calendar doesn't extend past August - strikes me as odd, but whatever.

[JL21]

I heard about that Van Damme thing- wasn't it called Van Dammage or something?

I'd give my left nut to get a Drafthouse in STL.

[The Third Man]

A bunch of the Texas Drafthouse locations are listing showings of Predator in September...I hope that makes its way here.