Advertising Yella using the subject “Sex and Violence” certainly had the desired effect this week. It put bums on seats, as they say in the theater world. From my safe perch behind the bar, I was amused to see the “plot twist” slowly sinking into our audience. For those of you who weren’t here… it turns out that she was… (I’m kidding, of course. I know how to keep a secret!}
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OK. Notwithstanding this ostentatious post title… what a pleasure it was to see Alex Cox’s quirky masterpiece, Repo Man projected from a Blu-ray disc this week! I remembered its brilliance from umpteen enthralled viewings in London, back in the day, when there was often very little else to do after a night’s pubbing/clubbing than retire to whomever’s gaff and watch a VHS, with some vinegary fish and chips in hand. Ah… the olden days.
After the closing credits finished this week, some crazy dancing ensued, just like in the slightly less olden days. Then, a bit of red wine along and the now-famous combo of ‘teen Acres Curried Apple Chutney and blue cheese… and then, goodnight. Perfect.
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Admittedly, I’m not really an aficionado of the slasher/zombie genre, but really… this one rocks! Once again, MovieNight was full-house’d by a lovely crowd, as yours truly manned the bar in the somewhat ambitious guise of Bruce Campbell’s Ash (thanks again to Christyn for the last-minute costume help!)
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In the spirit of atonement for past omissions, and in celebration of the continuation of MovieNight, we finally showed Withnail & I this week. This [now cult] film is hysterically funny, and deeply nuanced, but one mostly comes away marveling at the just-plain-hysterical Richard E. Grant’s Withnail. How could one man be so angry? How could his eyes look like that?
Thanks to the lovely crowd of MovieNighters who filled our sofas once again. Nice to be back. Aaaah.
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Just before the beginning of our new season (the duration of which remains to be determined), we set up a screen on the roof, threw down a carpet and some cushions, and after about twenty more trips up the stairs, we had a pretty good-looking setup. The night was pretty perfect, albeit a wee bit chilly. One of our guests ultimately chose to leave, even though we loaned her a blanket… thin blood?
Soylent Green was a real treat, though. I love looking at how the future has been imagined from the past… what did they get right and wrong? This was our second roof-top screening, and the second to feature Charlton Heston in the lead role. Therefore, it is true to say, that we only show Charlton Heston movies on the roof.
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Of course, the “high note” we refer to above was one of many from the falsetto’d voices of the BeeGees!
Our finalé, which was either seasonal or ultimate… that remains to be seen, brought in a lovely crowd of merrymakers, and the film delivered! Thanks again to Norris for his suggestion of a musical themed feature. That moves him up another notch on the Successful Suggesters page, but with the future of MovieNight in doubt, he may remain in the number 3 position. Let’s hope he gets a chance to better that placement.
In any case, MovieNight will remain a bright spot in my life, and I hope we have brought joy to many of you. Stay tuned!
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