Just after 8 this fine April evening the lights went down at the colony theater and the projector roared with the April installment of Cinema Overdrive. The movie playing was a new movie. Ok a new movie to me. The movie was 1984’s Night of the Comet. Thanks to the folks behind the series it was presented in what is fast becoming a lost art of 35mm film presentations.
Sure I could of rented the DVD but then some of the fun would of been lost. Please don’t misinterpret this as a negative to DVD viewing. In fact anybody who has seen my movie collection can attest to the fact that I ENJOY MY DVDS. With that said there’s a magic about seeing a movie in the theater. I see many new releases in a given year and during the past handful of years have been introduced to the world of repertory screenings. I have enjoyed falling back in love with the James Bond series over the past few years by getting to see them all in a theatrical setting as well as many other movies including 1974’s Gone in 60 Seconds, the immortal The Wizard of Oz, and Spielberg’s classic Jaws.
What I have come to love more as time passes are movies that I did not see when they were originally released. There are a variety of reasons that include to young, not interested in a particular movie at the time, or they predate my birth in 1986. Tonight’s Night of the Comet screening joins a proud list that includes, but is far from limited to, The Spook Who Sat by the Door, Saturday Night Fever, & 1947’s Miracle on 34th Street. I get excited seeing older movies for the first time from the comfort of the movie theater with friends, family, strangers, whoever happens to be sharing in the enjoyment of movie watching at the particular time. The experience is often like that of a 16 year old getting his or hers drivers license and that first bit of freedom behind the wheel. What a feeling indeed!
Until next the next screening I say may the texters be sparse, the movies good, and the times with those close to you unforgettable.
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