tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post1758109055289495613..comments2023-10-31T05:01:17.695-07:00Comments on Lazy Thoughts From a Boomer: Tales from the (Movie) Theater: Part 8ble0pard13http://www.blogger.com/profile/09421175808461787862noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-35809876132059746352009-12-14T14:36:19.455-08:002009-12-14T14:36:19.455-08:00Thanks for the info and link, Livius. It's a h...Thanks for the info and link, Livius. It's a head-scratcher as to why this dark and mythical western hasn't been released to disc here in the states. Always good to see you stop by, my friendle0pard13https://www.blogger.com/profile/09421175808461787862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-15458874619703627872009-12-14T14:21:51.677-08:002009-12-14T14:21:51.677-08:00Nice to see you flagging up The White Buffalo ther...Nice to see you flagging up <i>The White Buffalo</i> there.<br />It's also had a very nice anamorphic release on DVD in Region 4 (Australia) - http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/806821Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17660910980565272494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-2738068528242995832009-12-14T13:49:44.040-08:002009-12-14T13:49:44.040-08:00Oh, why didn't I think to ask for combat pay? ...Oh, why didn't I think to ask for combat pay? I was only getting $2.80/hr. Can you believe that?<br /><br />We thought we could relax once each showing began but no, we had to clean. We'd be calf-deep in popcorn and the counters and floor would be covered with spilled sodas. You'd think a Coke machine exploded in there. And we had to pop more popcorn, replenish cups, straws, ice, etc. I got really muscular carrying those bags of ice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-41481838349652527952009-12-14T13:36:25.246-08:002009-12-14T13:36:25.246-08:00I remember how swamped the concessionistas were at...I remember how swamped the <i>concessionistas</i> were at our theater for those popular movies (like Jaws & The Exorcist). I didn't envy how hard they had to work during an intermission (and god help them with the owner if register didn't jibe). And for covering the food stand at an <i>event</i> movie like <i>TESB</i>, without cash registers, you deserved combat pay for that! So, you and Jen worked at a movie theater? You guys should tell us your stories (I bet they're somethin'). Thanks, Elyse, for sharing your experience.le0pard13https://www.blogger.com/profile/09421175808461787862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-62772853081838749692009-12-14T13:10:38.513-08:002009-12-14T13:10:38.513-08:00This post was about as suspenseful as Jaws! That w...This post was about as suspenseful as <i>Jaws</i>! That was an incredible feat you pulled off, saving your co-worker's job AND the theater owner from paying exorbitant fees.<br /><br />As a teen, I worked in a movie theater at the concession stand. My first day was the Friday <i>Empire Strikes Back</i> opened. Insanity! <br /><br />It didn't help that this particular theater was so cheap, it didn't provide us with cash registers. We had to do all calculations <i>in our heads</i>. (Part of the job interview was getting drilled in math to see how fast we could do it. Being a nerdy Asian helped.) Of course, I kept getting the guy with the huge order for his entire family who paid with big bills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-6563604728515800742009-12-14T12:38:10.035-08:002009-12-14T12:38:10.035-08:00Well, Jen, there's the 2010 Festival of Books ...Well, Jen, there's the 2010 Festival of Books :-).le0pard13https://www.blogger.com/profile/09421175808461787862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-89084129514305906902009-12-14T12:37:14.433-08:002009-12-14T12:37:14.433-08:00You could hear an audible groan among the projecti...You could hear an audible groan among the projectionists on each Wednesday (the old traditional day new movies debuted) when only the second movie changed during that period. If we had gone on to a 7th week of <i>Jaws</i>, I think we'd have quit en masse.<br /><br />Check out J.D.'s review of BMTHOAG. It's a good one and it'll cover what makes that film so special (or infamous). Thanks, Corey, for your kind words and comment.le0pard13https://www.blogger.com/profile/09421175808461787862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-84609951766409960172009-12-14T12:32:55.865-08:002009-12-14T12:32:55.865-08:00I so can't wait until I get to meet your wife....I so can't wait until I get to meet your wife. I just know I will LOVE her! ;)Jen Forbushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13325129568512353951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-15257121443831201992009-12-14T11:54:42.457-08:002009-12-14T11:54:42.457-08:00You're a better man than I, Gunga Din. I saw &...You're a better man than I, Gunga Din. I saw 'Jaws' three times. Good movie, but if I had had to watch it for six weeks, my sanity would have cracked. And I'm ashamed of it, but I will confess that to this day I have not sat down and watched 'Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia.' And I think I own a copy of it, too.<br /><br />You need to post that story about saving your co-worker's job over at PCN's contest about heroes. That definitely qualifies.Corey Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05566740230330395590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-59638731802476643032009-12-14T06:51:25.538-08:002009-12-14T06:51:25.538-08:00Well, Jen, that place left quite an impression. My...Well, Jen, that place left quite an impression. My wife would also have to say two words: "<i>Nostalgia gene.</i>" Thank you, Jen, for your kind words and comment.le0pard13https://www.blogger.com/profile/09421175808461787862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-2518749931441843212009-12-14T05:40:10.795-08:002009-12-14T05:40:10.795-08:00Michael, you amaze me. I don't know that I cou...Michael, you amaze me. I don't know that I could remember that many movies that were playing when I worked at the movie theater. I do distinctly remember THE GODFATHER III, SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, and A FEW GOOD MEN. Others I remember as conversations come up about them...and I'm like, "oh, yeah, that was out when I worked at the theater!"Jen Forbushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13325129568512353951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-21322283030584430442009-12-14T00:25:59.206-08:002009-12-14T00:25:59.206-08:00It was about two hours (of total near panic) of sp...It was about two hours (of total near panic) of splicing, Naomi. Finally coming to the realization that those really, really damaged strips couldn't be salvaged helped, too, since I didn't have to try and find them a spot on that reel. Thanks, Naomi, for your comment.le0pard13https://www.blogger.com/profile/09421175808461787862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469856753989183551.post-43674018244253030622009-12-13T21:47:03.775-08:002009-12-13T21:47:03.775-08:00You know that when you can recall an event in your...You know that when you can recall an event in your life the way you can this one, in detail and in context, after so much time has passed, you had to have been REALLY REALLY stressed. Hoe long did it take you to "edit" that damaged section?Naomi Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08005429772070247806noreply@blogger.com