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Post by klawrencio79 on Mar 13, 2023 18:19:39 GMT
I had the pleasure of attending Cinematic Void's 7 Deadly Cins marathon in Santa Monica this past Saturday, and it was fantastic! The crowd was super into it and it's always fun seeing some of these older movies in 35mm.
For those that don't know, Cinematic Void hosts all sorts of screenings of horror and cult films, and they do these pop-up marathons fairly regularly (including a January Giallo) and this was the first one I was able to attend. It's mostly horror, with action and the occasional 80s comedy sprinkled in. It was a $30 flat fee, and you can basically come and go as you please - people will even keep your seats open if you leave to go get lunch or take a break. You don't know the movies in advance, it's always a surprise up until the opening credits roll, but they do drop clues.
The lineup was:
The Warriors
Beyond the Darkness (first time viewing for me, hilarious and insane)
Halloween 3: Season of the Witch
The Funhouse
Joysticks
Silent Rage
Burial Ground
I had to leave after Funhouse as I had to catch a flight, but it was so much fun to be in a theater, enjoying some older films with like-minded people.
Have you been to any of their screenings?
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Post by masterofallgoons on Mar 14, 2023 13:59:40 GMT
I've never made it to one, but the Alamo Drafthouse does something similar called either Cinemapocalypse or Dismember the Alamo; the latter being horror specific. But the idea is the same: you buy a ticket for a 3-5 movie marathon but without knowing which movies will be shown.
It sounds fun. But I've never had a whole day free to commit to it. One day, maybe.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Mar 14, 2023 14:08:33 GMT
I've never made it to one, but the Alamo Drafthouse does something similar called either Cinemapocalypse or Dismember the Alamo; the latter being horror specific. But the idea is the same: you buy a ticket for a 3-5 movie marathon but without knowing which movies will be shown. It sounds fun. But I've never had a whole day free to commit to it. One day, maybe. Yeah, the notion of having that much unallocated free time is something of a rare occurrence. But even if you can make 2 of the movies, it's pretty cool, especially if you catch a gem. The lineup for 7 Deadly Cins isn't going to win any awards, and you wouldn't go out of your way to see any of those (most likely) but it's just a fun experience. I see Alama Drafthouse is showing Sleepaway Camp next month with a live Q&A with Felissa Rose. That could be fun! |
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Post by masterofallgoons on Mar 14, 2023 14:26:35 GMT
I've never made it to one, but the Alamo Drafthouse does something similar called either Cinemapocalypse or Dismember the Alamo; the latter being horror specific. But the idea is the same: you buy a ticket for a 3-5 movie marathon but without knowing which movies will be shown. It sounds fun. But I've never had a whole day free to commit to it. One day, maybe. Yeah, the notion of having that much unallocated free time is something of a rare occurrence. But even if you can make 2 of the movies, it's pretty cool, especially if you catch a gem. The lineup for 7 Deadly Cins isn't going to win any awards, and you wouldn't go out of your way to see any of those (most likely) but it's just a fun experience. I see Alama Drafthouse is showing Sleepaway Camp next month with a live Q&A with Felissa Rose. That could be fun! Which location? I'd consider checking that out. They used to do a program called Video Vortex where once a month they'd show a movie from the straight-to-video era, and often project it from a vcr. These were usually crappy horror movies or genre movies of sorts that were either recently released on a new format or were still only ever available on VHS. It was always a lot of fun because the audience was great, they'd hold a free raffle with some random throwback items, and they'd have a guy introduce the movie and sell some records, tapes, videos, posters, etc. before the movie. The movies were often terrible, sometimes forgettable, but sometimes they were unforgettably terrible, and others legitimately a lot of fun. They would run from low-end but professionally made B-movies, all the way down to just some crummy thing a few friends shot on someone's camcorder in the 80s that somehow found its way onto a video store shelf, and everything in between. Then the theater closed for covid, but when they reopened they scaled a lot of things down and still haven't brought that program back. I hope it'll reappear sometime soon. |
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