Thursday, June 4, 2009

What's on at the movies? - opening event

















Moving Pictures presents
WHAT'S ON AT THE MOVIES?

Last month saw Moving Pictures' debut event, a cinema revival week for Limerick city centre. There have been at least twelve city centre cinemas in Limerick and now there are none. I screened eight films over six consecutive nights in sites where cinemas used to be. Screenings were inside or outside, and all screenings were free of charge. Many thanks to everyone who helped make it happen! Scroll down to see the films we watched and some photos of the week.
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Keep checking in for the next Moving Pictures event, which will be posted soon.
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'What's on at the Movies' was part of an exhibition called Tetris at the old Thomond Cinema (now Stix) on Nicholas Street, organised by the Make & Do Society: http://www.makeanddosociety.blogspot.com/
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Pathfinder Pat has written a lovely review of the week: http://pathfinderpat.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/the-last-picture-show/
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THIS WAS THE LINE-UP:
Saturday 2 May: 'METROPOLIS' at the Athenaeum (Cecil St) 9.30pm - outside
Metropolis was actually shown at the Athenaeum in 1927, the year of its' release.

Sunday 3 May: 'NIGHT OF THE HUNTER' at the Lyric (Glentworth St) 9.30pm - outside

Monday 4 May: 'AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON' at the Central (Bedford Row) 9.30pm - inside
This film was screened in 1983 at the Central

Monday 4 May: 'THE BIRDS' at the Savoy (Bedford Row) 9.30pm - outside
'The Birds' was shown at the Savoy in 1964

Tuesday 5 May: 'E.T.' at the Carlton (Henry Street) starts 9.30pm - outside
'E.T' was enormously popular in Limerick - it ran for seven weeks over Christmas/New Year of 1982-83.

Wednesday 6 May: 'THE GENERAL' at the Abbey Kinema (George's Quay) 9.30pm - outside

Thursday 7 May: 'THE SEARCHERS' at the Thomond (Nicholas St) 5.30pm - inside
'The Searchers' was last shown at the Thomond cinema in 1960, just three years before the cinema closed down

plus... 'CINEMA PARADISO' at the Thomond (Nicholas St) 8pm - inside
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2 comments:

  1. Hey Carla, it's great to see the photos from your cinema week. There was an interesting article in yesterday's Observer that I thought you might like:

    http://guardian.co.uk/film/2009/jun/21/great-movie/venues/worldwide

    I particularly like the idea of Secret Cinema in the UK.

    Pat

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  2. Sorry, that link should be:

    http://guardian.co.uk/film/2009/jun/21/great-movie-venues-worldwide

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