When I lived in Pine Hills, I would visit my local movie house, the Madison Theater. It was only a brisk walk from home, and the amenities were decent – tasty popcorn, good films, decent atmosphere. But the Madison has gone through several iterations and renovations since its opening in 1929. It was a single-screen…
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The Jericho Drive-In does a waycool nice gesture…
As you are aware, I am a big fan of the Jericho Drive-In and what they’ve done over the years. Not just satisfied with being a decent outdoor movie getaway in the Capital District, the Jericho has opened up an ice cream shop (Twist), they’ve opened their drive-ins for fundraisers and charity events, and now…
Read MoreThe Royale with Cheese TV Club: HBO’s Deadwood
One of the subjects of my blog is the Royale With Cheese Movie Club, an observation of films that everyone in the world has seen – except me. Whether it was through circumstance or happenstance, I never got around to watching that film when it first came out, and after people tell me “You’ve never…
Read MoreMy big problem with the new Shazam! movie
Yesterday, I took advantage of a Fandango promotion that gave movie-goers an opportunity to see the new Shazam! movie a week before its official premiere date. So I spent a few dollars and next thing I know, I’m at Colonie Center, and the new Shazam! movie is on the big screen in front of me.…
Read MoreBill and Ted 3? Excellent, dude!
There was no greater time traveling comedy than Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, a low-budget film that dominated the 1988 box office and became a major success story. The movie follows the adventures of two slackers, Bill S. Preston, Esq. (Alex Winter) and Ted “Theodore” Logan (Keanu Reeves) as they rode their phone booth /…
Read MoreBlack Mirror: USS Callister on the Royale with Cheese Movie Club
I had no desire to watch the Super Bowl yesterday. Hell, I don’t even know who won, although I suspect that with all the memes on Facebook this morning, I wouldn’t have been happy with the results. Something about the refs giving the victory to the Patriots. That, and Maroon 5 doing the halftime show. …
Read MoreSo I watched They Shall Not Grow Old last night…
Last night, I took in a rare (for me) Monday night motion picture, as the Peter Jackson-directed documentary They Shall Not Grow Old premiered for the first date of a two-night engagement. And can I say this? The film was totally impressive. Peter Jackson took 100-year-old footage from World War I (the “Great War”) or…
Read MoreCity Lights is the greatest silent film ever made
It’s a film that took Charlie Chaplin three years to finish. He replaced his leading actress midway through the film, then brought her back when he knew he couldn’t start the film over with a new actress. This film debuted four years after the release of the first successful talking picture, The Jazz Singer. And…
Read MoreThey Shall Not Grow Old: An incredible film restoration project
I am a huge fan of restored motion pictures and vintage films. Back when AMC was “American Movie Classics,” they would host an annual weekend “Film Preservation Festival” on TV, with commercial-free broadcasts of restored and preserved films – such as the Todd-AO version of Oklahoma, the roadshow version of It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad,…
Read MoreYour midnight movie cult cartoon festival!
Are you feeling … adventurous? Possibly a bit … demented? Looking for something … off the wall? Well, get yourself some popcorn, buy a soda, and step into the theater. Because we’ve got some classic cartoon shorts, just before our feature film tonight. What I’m about to show you are some very unique and mind-altering…
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