Check out trailerspy.com

Click on the title of this post to get to trailerspy.com's page of the Top 15 Trailer Remixes of All Time. I haven't watched them all, but I can say that the remixes for Top Gun and The Shining are awfully good. Enjoy!

8th Annual BlobFest

When last we left the Blob, it was caged and under close surveillance by the authorities. But as the intense heat of the summer of 2007 approaches, chances are that the monster will return to terrorize Phoenixville once again. BlobFest is set for Friday, July 13th and Saturday, July 14th. In celebration of the movie’s 50th anniversary of filming, cast and crew members will reunite for a public discussion of their memories of The Blob. Friday night’s festivities will feature the Running Out, a crowd favorite, as well as the Scream Contest and the new Tin Foil Hat Competition. Also new for this year’s BlobFest is an Amateur Film Competition, open to both children and adults. Winners will be announced Friday and will receive “Shorty” awards in honor of the film’s late director, Irvin “Shorty” Yeaworth. The rockabilly band The Rivers returns, providing a soundtrack for the evening, as well as for Saturday’s StreetFair. In addition to the StreetFair, Saturday will feature multiple showings of The Blob plus several other classic horror flicks. Special celebrity guests will be on hand during the weekend as well. Mark your calendars now so you’re sure not to miss a minute of the Colonial Theatre’s eighth annual BlobFest. Check out the Colonial’s website for more details, including film competition information, at www.thecolonialtheatre.com. Once there, click on The Blob in the bottom right corner.

Next Guerilla Drive-In

It's the 1979 Bill Murray classic Meatballs at the Northbrook Canoe Company in West Chester on Sat, May 19 at 8:15pm. Click on the title of this post to link to the Guerilla Drive-In website. And if you don't get enough Bill Murray this weekend, we're showing Caddyshack and Groundhog Day at the Colonial in July (on Sun, Jul 1 at 2pm and Sun, Jul 22 at 2pm respectively).

Guerilla Drive-In

It's the first guerilla drive-in event of the season, and call me an indolent gadabout if you will, but it sounds like a great way to spend a chilly April evening. (Due to the ridiculous weather, this one's going to be indoors). Click on the title of this post for more information.

Bacon Brothers at the Colonial

The Bacon Brothers concert and fundraiser last week was fantastic! Their band is great and the audience loved it. Kevin and Michael were very gracious, spending time before and after the show meeting with our guests and sponsors, taking pictures and signing autographs. The Colonial and the French and Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust will split the proceeds of the event. The Colonial will use it's portion towards the renovation of the third floor of the theatre. Our intent is to use the space as a community room in which we can have additional film screenings (including 16mm and dvd projection), lectures, classes and special events. Thanks to all who came out to support culture and conservation!

Oscar Party photos

Here are a few photos from our party. Unfortunately, I didn't find any of Diane as Olive in the bunch! We do, however, have video of that and the rest of the party, so one day we'll get that up on our website.

Oscar Party

Thanks to all who braved the winter weather and came out to our 3rd Annual Oscar Party on February 25th. The storm kept about 2/3 of our expected audience away, but the crowd we had was enthusiastic, dressed up in pajamas, formal wear and costumes, and killer at the trivia contest! Kudos to our hosts Rob Bender, Diane Canney, Shane Stone and Joan Kelly for keeping the crowd entertained during the commercial breaks in the Oscar broadcast. And, an extra thanks to Diane who opened the show with her own tribute to Olive in Little Miss Sunshine dancing to Superfreak. I'll add photos soon so you can see for yourselves. So, for those of you who missed it, remember there's always next year -- but you'll have to be a member of the theatre to come!

Groundhog Day

This Groundhog Day (Friday, February 2) we're going to show the Bill Murray film for the first time (why didn't we think of this before?!) We're going to show it non-stop throughout most of the day, taking a break at 7pm to show our weekly feature film. You only have to buy one ticket and then you can come and go all day, to all of the screenings. It's also First Friday in Phoenixville that night, so it should be a fun night to be here. I might see if aI can rustle up an actual groundhog...


Check out Visit PA's Groundhog Day campain.

David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson

Bordwell and Thompson are two professors of Cinema Studies at the University of Wisconisn - Madison and have written, among many other things, a book called "Film Art" that is THE book used in most intro level classes. They have a great website and blog about cinema.

Read their blog.

David Denby article

In the New Yorker a few weeks back, David Denby wrote a worthwhile essay on the future of Hollywood. Take a look if you've got the time.

Read Denby's article.