For anyone roaming these boards who lives in Melbourne (it seems there are a few of us now) or anyone planning a trip to the city during the next few months, the NEW Astor Theatre calendar is available!
(Inside the Astor—note the Charles Chaplin poster on the right wall—the text says “Nobody wants me”)
(The big screen inside the theatre itself!)
For those of you who do not know, the Astor Theatre has operated since 1936 and is one of the few cinemas in the world that screens classic retro films on a near-nightly basis, with regular double bills, respecting film in its original 35mm and 70mm formats, AND in a capacity that holds 1,100. Yes, there are other cinemas that do nostalgia, but they either rotate films weekly or fortnightly as opposed to screening a different film almost every evening, or maybe only open their doora once per week or a couple times per month, do not respect film in its original format, and cannot match the Astor’s capacity and art deco surroundings. This is not intended to degrade these cinemas—any cinema that shows nostalgia in its original format is to be praised—but there’s no denying the Astor is one of the few in the world to rotate films so often, to offer such a variety, and to maintain an old school feel and atmosphere.
(The Astor Theatre also has Marzipan The Movie Cat. Nobody can argue with her).
The complete calendar is viewable at the Astor website (http://www.astor-theatre.com/) with selected highlights listed below.
Monday – November 15 – 7:30 PM
Alien—Director’s Cut [M] (1979)
Aliens – in 70mm [M] (1986)
(The above double bill actually appears on the current calendar)
Sunday – November 21 – 7 PM (NOTE TIME)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre [PG] (1948)
Man of the West [PG] (1958)
Sunday – November 28 – 7 PM (NOTE TIME)
The Bridge on the River Kwai [PG] (1957)
Monday – November 29 – 7:30 PM
Dirty Harry [MA 15+] (1971)
Bullitt [M] (1968)
Sunday – December 5 – 2 PM (MATINEE)
The Red Shoes [G] (1948)
Sunday – December 5 – 7 PM (NOTE TIME)
2010 – in 70mm [PG] (1984)
(I requested this one! After all, it IS the appropriate year for it, and I’ve yet to see it!)
Monday – December 6 – 7:30 PM
The Godfather [R 18+] (1972)
Sunday – December 12 – 2 PM (MATINEE)
Calamity Jane [G] (1953)
Meet Me In St Louis [PG] (1944)
Sunday – December 12 – 7 PM (NOTE TIME)
Hannah and her Sisters [M] (1986)
Stardust Memories [PG] (1980)
Monday – December 13 – 7:30 PM
The Godfather – Part II [M] (1974)
Sunday – December 19 – 2 PM (MATINEE)
The Leopard [PG] (1963)
(It’s my destiny to experience this film on the big screen—missed it earlier this year at A.C.M.I. when I already had a ticket but overslept—the print didn’t arrive this month for its Astor screening, but I SHALL witness it on the big screen! VERY excited, the preview looks awesome!).
Sunday – December 19 – 7 PM (NOTE TIME)
Caddyshack [M] (1980)
Little Shop of Horrors [M] (1986)
Monday – December 20 – 7:30 PM
The Godfather – Part III [M] (1990)
Friday – December 24 – 7:30 PM
The Blues Brothers [M] (1980)
Sunday – December 26 – 2 PM (MATINEE)
The General [G] (1927)
Modern Times [G] (1936)
Sunday – December 26 – 7 PM (NOTE TIME)
The Shop Around The Corner [PG] (1940)
It’s A Wonderful Life [PG] (1946)
Monday – December 27 – 7:30 PM
Life of Brian [M] (1979)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail [M] (1975)
Sunday – January 2 – 7 PM (NOTE TIME)
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly [MA 15+] (1966)
Monday – January 3 – 7:30 PM
Robot Monster [PG] (1953)
Plan 9 From Outer Space [PG] (1953)
(I was just thinking a few hours ago how awesome it would be for the Astor to play these legendary bad films—wish granted!)
Sunday – January 9 – 7 PM (NOTE TIME)
The Magnificent Ambersons [PG] (1942)
Citizen Kane [PG] (1941)
Sunday – January 16 – 2:30 PM (MATINEE)
2001: A Space Odyssey – in 70mm [G] (1968)
Sunday – January 16 – 7 PM (NOTE TIME)
2001: A Space Odyssey – in 70mm [G] (1968)
(I requested this film! Actually, I requested pretty much anything with Barbra Streisand—I want to see more of her films, preferably on the big screen, and I’m puzzled why A.C.M.I. has never picked up the Babs baton in recent years).
Sunday – January 30 – 7 PM (NOTE TIME)
Re-Animator [MA 15+] (1985)
Masters of the Universe [PG] (1987)
MARK IS SUSPENDED IN GAFFA
For anyone roaming these boards who lives in Melbourne (it seems there are a few of us now) or anyone planning a trip to the city during the next few months, the NEW Astor Theatre calendar is available!
(Inside the Astor—note the Charles Chaplin poster on the right wall—the text says “Nobody wants me”)
(The big screen inside the theatre itself!)
For those of you who do not know, the Astor Theatre has operated since 1936 and is one of the few cinemas in the world that screens classic retro films on a near-nightly basis, with regular double bills, respecting film in its original 35mm and 70mm formats, AND in a capacity that holds 1,100. Yes, there are other cinemas that do nostalgia, but they either rotate films weekly or fortnightly as opposed to screening a different film almost every evening, or maybe only open their doora once per week or a couple times per month, do not respect film in its original format, and cannot match the Astor’s capacity and art deco surroundings. This is not intended to degrade these cinemas—any cinema that shows nostalgia in its original format is to be praised—but there’s no denying the Astor is one of the few in the world to rotate films so often, to offer such a variety, and to maintain an old school feel and atmosphere.
(The Astor Theatre also has Marzipan The Movie Cat. Nobody can argue with her).
The complete calendar is viewable at the Astor website (http://www.astor-theatre.com/) with selected highlights listed below.
Monday – November 15 – 7:30 PM
Alien—Director’s Cut [M] (1979)
Aliens – in 70mm [M] (1986)
(The above double bill actually appears on the current calendar)
Sunday – November 21 – 7 PM (NOTE TIME)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre [PG] (1948)
Man of the West [PG] (1958)
Sunday – November 28 – 7 PM (NOTE TIME)
The Bridge on the River Kwai [PG] (1957)
Monday – November 29 – 7:30 PM
Dirty Harry [MA 15+] (1971)
Bullitt [M] (1968)
Saturday – December 4 – 8 PM (NOTE TIME)
Cinema Paradiso [PG] (1989)
Sunday – December 5 – 2 PM (MATINEE)
The Red Shoes [G] (1948)
Sunday – December 5 – 7 PM (NOTE TIME)
2010 – in 70mm [PG] (1984)
(I requested this one! After all, it IS the appropriate year for it, and I’ve yet to see it!)
Monday – December 6 – 7:30 PM
The Godfather [R 18+] (1972)
Sunday – December 12 – 2 PM (MATINEE)
Calamity Jane [G] (1953)
Meet Me In St Louis [PG] (1944)
Sunday – December 12 – 7 PM (NOTE TIME)
Hannah and her Sisters [M] (1986)
Stardust Memories [PG] (1980)
Monday – December 13 – 7:30 PM
The Godfather – Part II [M] (1974)
Sunday – December 19 – 2 PM (MATINEE)
The Leopard [PG] (1963)
(It’s my destiny to experience this film on the big screen—missed it earlier this year at A.C.M.I. when I already had a ticket but overslept—the print didn’t arrive this month for its Astor screening, but I SHALL witness it on the big screen! VERY excited, the preview looks awesome!).
Sunday – December 19 – 7 PM (NOTE TIME)
Caddyshack [M] (1980)
Little Shop of Horrors [M] (1986)
Monday – December 20 – 7:30 PM
The Godfather – Part III [M] (1990)
Friday – December 24 – 7:30 PM
The Blues Brothers [M] (1980)
Sunday – December 26 – 2 PM (MATINEE)
The General [G] (1927)
Modern Times [G] (1936)
Sunday – December 26 – 7 PM (NOTE TIME)
The Shop Around The Corner [PG] (1940)
It’s A Wonderful Life [PG] (1946)
Monday – December 27 – 7:30 PM
Life of Brian [M] (1979)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail [M] (1975)
Sunday – January 2 – 7 PM (NOTE TIME)
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly [MA 15+] (1966)
Monday – January 3 – 7:30 PM
Robot Monster [PG] (1953)
Plan 9 From Outer Space [PG] (1953)
(I was just thinking a few hours ago how awesome it would be for the Astor to play these legendary bad films—wish granted!)
Sunday – January 9 – 2 PM (MATINEE)
Mr Hulot’s Holiday [G] (1953)
Mon Oncle [G] (1958)
Sunday – January 9 – 7 PM (NOTE TIME)
The Magnificent Ambersons [PG] (1942)
Citizen Kane [PG] (1941)
Sunday – January 16 – 2:30 PM (MATINEE)
2001: A Space Odyssey – in 70mm [G] (1968)
Sunday – January 16 – 7 PM (NOTE TIME)
2001: A Space Odyssey – in 70mm [G] (1968)
Saturday – January 22 – 7:30 PM
Amadeus – Director’s Cut [PG] (1984)
Sunday – January 23 – 7 PM (NOTE TIME)
The Philadelphia Story [PG] (1940)
Arsenic and Old Lace [PG] (1944)
Sunday – January 30 – 2:30 PM (MATINEE)
Funny Girl [G] (1963)
(I requested this film! Actually, I requested pretty much anything with Barbra Streisand—I want to see more of her films, preferably on the big screen, and I’m puzzled why A.C.M.I. has never picked up the Babs baton in recent years).
Sunday – January 30 – 7 PM (NOTE TIME)
Re-Animator [MA 15+] (1985)
Masters of the Universe [PG] (1987)
Monday – January 31 – 7:30 PM
Koyaanisqatsi [PG] (1983)
Powaqqatsti [G] (1988)
(I’ve been hoping for these to return too—pretty sure I requested/suggested these captivating films).
Thursday – February 3 – 7:30 PM
Apocalypse Now: REDUX [R 18+] (1979)
Saturday – February 5 – 7:15 PM (NOTE TIME)
Hamlet – in 70mm [PG] (1997)
Sunday – February 20 – 7 PM (NOTE TIME)
The Night of the Iguana [PG] (1963)
The African Queen [G] (1951)
Saturday – February 26 – 7:30 PM
Lawrence of Arabia [PG] (1962)
LAWRENCE OF FUCKING ARABIA!
No prisoners!
NO PRISONERS!
I HAVE BEEN WAITING YEARS FOR THIS TO RETURN TO THE ASTOR—HAVEN’T SEEN IT YET! I’M GOING TO DRESS UP FOR THIS ONE! NO PRISONERS! NO PRISONERS!
Come—follow me to the Astor Theatre!