It looks good. I really like Bad Santa as our Christmas film and the Ridley Scott and Batman themes.
Iād maybe think of moving the midnights around a bit though. I think Iron Sky really needs to be on the Saturday after one of our big Friday screenings. Without people seeing the trailer Iām not sure attendance will be that high so the more people that get to see it (ie the busier the preceeding screenings) the better. I had thought saturday week 2 could be good (after Pulp Fiction) although I guess that would either put midnigths on consecutive weeks or screw with your themes. Maybe swap it with Cabin the Woods? (Unless you want the Joss Weadon pair at the end of week 1). Alternatively maybe Spiderman and Rock of Ages could swap (Iād guess Spiderman would do better and Iām not sure the Rock of Ages audience has much crossover with the Iron Sky audience).
I find it hard to judge which will be the most popular, and whether any will be more popular than the planned doubles. Should we lose a double, I think a film like The Five-Year Engagement could be upgraded.
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*]Blade Runner (UK rights are DVD only)
*]Reservoir Dogs (āthis is no moreā according to our film agency)
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*]Beauty and the Beast (digital)
*]Pulp Fiction
*]Alien
*]Batman Begins
*]The Dark Knight
*]10 Things I Hate About You
*]Jaws (digital)
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Proposed changes
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*]Blade Runner ā Alien
*]Alien ā Silent House
*]Reservoir Dogs ā The Bourne Legacy
*]The Bourne Legacy ā The Usual Suspects (if available)
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What are your thoughts on Silent House? It has 45% on Rotten Tomatoes, but I think it would do quite well as a midnight screening.
Thatās a real shame to lose those films. I think Silent house should be ok. I donāt think any other horror films look better so itās probably best to go with that unless thereās a classic we think would do well.
Howdi all! I have to say itās all looking rather good Mr Mac
A few thoughts if I may?
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*]Itās a bit of a shame about Blade Runner (though admittedly Iām not its biggest fan), perhaps an opportunity to swap in something like Gladiator instead? (Silent House looks better than the ratings itās getting, but Alien would undoubtedly be stronger and that would retain a mini Ridley (see what I did there?!) season.)
*]I like the Batman trilogy too. Two questions though:
i) Is it wise to plan to quadruple show The Dark Knight Rises? I expect it to do well, but not necessarily four screenings well
ii) At 140 minutes, isnāt Batman Begins a little on the long side for a sponsored event?
*]I agree with Georgeās comment re: Iron Sky following a big hitter. Perhaps (and I know this wouldnāt be the prettiest, but hey!) move the batman week back one, into week 5, thereby strengthening Iron Skyās punch, and separating the two themed semi-weeks?
*]I actually think that The Usual Suspects is a better AllNighter film than Reservoir Dogs anyway, though the loss of ability to play the dogs is quite worrying :-/ And Iām glad that weāre planning on a re-release of Jaws - that old print we ended the Spring 2008 AllNighter with was hideous!
*]From the cast, I think that Anna Karenina could do well, but Iād almost be tempted to put The Sound of Music on as a double insteadā¦ and I hate that film! :shock
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A few other films that could be worthy of shouts on the schedule:
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*]Lawless - Several sources are saying that this is due a simultaneous UK/US release on 31st August. If we can confirm this, then surely this is up for a double screening, let alone a single? Itās from the director of The Road, and the cast (Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, Guy Pearce, Shia LaBoeuf, Gary Oldman, Mia Wasikowska) is awesome!
*]I appreciate that itāll be a bit old, but itād be a bit of a travesty if we never show The Lady - and given that itās a Luc Besson filmā¦
*]King of Devilās Island has 7.4 on IMDb and stars Stellan SkarsgĆ„rd!
*]Is Underworld: Awakening 3D only? More than worth a shout as a single if not?
*]Ted - Comedy from Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy), starring Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis.
*]Seeking a Friend for the End of the World - Steve Carell and Keira Knightley is worth keeping an eye on - no UK release date set yet, but out on 22nd June in the US.
*]Another one just to consider - the re-released five oscar winner, The Apartment.
*]Upcoming horror from the writer of Paranormal Activity, Chernobyl Diaries could play quite well, especially with the physics crowd?
*]I donāt like him personally, but Keith Lemon: The Film could do ok?
*]Your Sisterās Sister with Emily Blunt.
*]One just for George?!
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And finally, if we wanted to plug cinema (and The Electric), then thereās always The Last Projectionist?!
Sorry for so many thoughts/suggestions - I do think the proposed schedule looks very good - just sharing some more options pre-meeting though!
I can see the risk. However, I think thereās quite a big drop off in appeal at the tail end of the doubles going into the singles. While we canāt guarantee multiple sellouts with the Dark Knight Rises I donāt think there are any films that are worth upgrading in its place.
The only thing Iāll say is that I think we need to really make sure that we donāt forget by next term to put on five trailers before the Dark Knight Rises (not just four long ones).
Iāve heard a couple of good things about it but the IMDB rating isnāt so hot (nor are the number of votes :().
Iāve been meaning to watch this for a while so personally Iād be really pleased to see it on a schedule (Autumn or Spring). How well known is it though? (Not trying to imply anything by that question, I watch a lot of old films so sometimes donāt know what others have heard of)
Should the Iron Sky stuff not sort itself out (although I think we should give it every chance as I still suspect this is a publicity stunt) are we going with Chernobyl Diaries instead?
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Bad Santa (āthis is no moreā)
The Sound of Music (not in distribution in digital; the only print in distribution is a 1965 original ā no thanks!)
Available
Terminator 2 (70-mm)
The Usual Suspects
L.A. Confidential
Proposed changes
The Sound of Music ā L.A. Confidential
Bad Santa ā Arthur Christmas (7.1 on IMDb, 92% on Rotten Tomatoes)
Legend
Blue ā” 2011 or 2012 film (with date if released this year)
Green ā” older film (availability confirmed)
R/I ā” reissue (with date if reissued this year)
s ā” subtitled
Looks good, my only comments are:
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*]Iām a little disappointed *Brave *doesnāt get itās own non-*AllNighter *slot. Perhaps the Sunday double of Dark Knight Rises could be moved to Saturday instead (since thatās when repeated screenings of sold-out films normally are) and then *Brave *can take the Sunday double slot instead? Unless you were planning on having it in Spring term as an individual screening.
*]I think the *AllNighter *itself could do with an extra more recent film, losing either *Jaws *or 10 Things (no idea what though)
*]Since The Avengers is possibly the most-hyped film on the schedule other than Dark Knight Rises, perhaps it would be better if it was not on the first Friday of Freshersā Fortnight? Would be a shame if we lost potential audience members to the first Top Banana.
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