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Grindhouse made with Shake and Final Cut Pro

Well, I just saw it today and thought it was brilliant. Clever, campy, entertaining. 🙂 They made it like you were actually watching grindhouse films in the 70's...right down to the previews and theater notices.

So, is Phenomenon more than a rumor and a real successor to Shake?
 
poppe said:
Oh crap no way. Thats awesome! I didn't even realize I had drove by it before when I was on my way to a shoot. How exciting. Are there any other theaters closer to north Hollywood that is like this?
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The Egyptian plays some older movies, but no regular double features and I think the prices are more in line w/"normal" ticket prices. AFAIK there is no other theater like the New Bev in LA. But I'm not a huge revival theater guy so there very well could be.


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poppe said:
Oh crap no way. Thats awesome! I didn't even realize I had drove by it before when I was on my way to a shoot. How exciting. Are there any other theaters closer to north Hollywood that is like this?
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It's not strictly revival, but the new Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum puts on programs in coordination with the UCLA Film & TV Archive. Right now they are doing a Godard retrospective.

Here is the link to the American Cinematheque, which programs at the Egyptian and at the Aero in Santa Monica.
 
I tried to see Grindhouse over the weekend but the theater I was in was having trouble showing the movie. As a result the movie was delayed for hours and I got my money back. I wondered at the time was the apparent film stoppage was a part of the experience but after a while I thought it must be real damage and stoppage since the theater had trouble with both shows. I read today that part of the effect of the film was drop outs and missing reels. So now I think the theater simply did not realize the "damage" and stoppage was part of the film so they stopped the movie and tried to fix faux damage? Since it happened twice that adds weight to the part of the movie experience. Can anyone who has seen the film tell me some about the hospital scene? I am wondering if just after the doc injects his wife and walks out to the blood trail on the floor if the screen goes white for a while and then comes back to the woman in a car?
 
failsafe1 said:
I tried to see Grindhouse over the weekend... part of the effect of the film was drop outs and missing reels. So now I think the theater simply did not realize the "damage" and stoppage was part of the film so they stopped the movie and tried to fix faux damage?... Can anyone who has seen the film tell me some about the hospital scene?
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I saw it over the weekend. The "missing reel" part, as far as I remember, does NOT come during the hospital scene. Instead it comes later (when and how, I will not reveal as it was very clever/funny & I don't want to spoil it). Needless to say, you'll know it when it happens. What's funny is that there was a small 8.5x11 flyer next to the ticket window warning people that the "dirt, dust, scratches & problems with audio" were part of the movie and there was nothing that management could do to "fix" the movie. That made me smile.

As far as the movie itself (movies themselves?), I can't remember the last time I had that much fun. Certainly the movie isn't for everyone... particularly those who hate QT and RR "just because", but it is very clever. Campy? yes. Tacky? yes. A mechanism for making money? DUH, it's a friggin movie. Bad acting? Horrible.

But clever and funny. I'm seeing it again this weekend. Good thing too for those guys... the initial box office receipts have been abysmal. $9 is a bargain as far as I'm concerned... it's two movies for the price of one.
 
Thanks so perhaps the trouble my theater was having was legit trouble. I did hear about people in the audience complaining about the dust and stuff.
 
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