Thanks to those of you who came out to see Gremlins!
The weather was a bit cold, so there weren't as many attendees as we might've hoped. Those who came had a great time with this "classic" Christmas film! It's easy to forget both how scary and funny that movie can be! One of my favourite parts of the film is what's happening in the background and all the nods to other movies. For example, the "Flashdance" Gremlin in the bar. Pretty good considering Flashdance had only come out the year before. The best sight gag, hands down, was in the background of the scene where Billy's dad is at an "invention convention." We see Dad on the phone and in the background, from 1960's Time Machine is... the time machine! As Dad talks, the machine starts to rev up and smoke begins to appear. Cut back to Billy's mom on the other end of the line for a moment. When we come back to the convention, the time machine is gone and there are people investigating a small burn mark on the floor.
And let's talk about Billy's mom for a moment, shall we? Mom doesn't take no guff from those rowdy Gremlins! She takes out three of the little monsters all on her own (and that was half the total population of the little demons at the time!). How does she do it?
- What appears to be an automatic mixing bowl. ...This was the moment when, as a child, I had to leave the room.
- A big, sharp, kitchen knife.
- Microwave.
You can watch the scene on YouTube (not the greatest quality).
And Billy?
I had kind of forgotten that I had a crush on Mr. Zach Galligan. Something about those big beautiful eyes. And, oh yeah, he's kind of hot without his shirt on!cTake a look at 20-year-old Zach with Corey Feldman in the foreground:
So how is it that a 1984 horror/comedy/holiday film came to be airing at the Public Archives of Nova Scotia on a cold December evening? The event was a fundraiser for the #HalifaxChicks team for the Bust-A-Move fundraiser. Bust-A-Move is an event to raise funds for mammography equipment for local hospitals to help with early diagnosis of breast cancer.
You can find out more @ http://bustamove.ca.
Let's take a look ahead at January! Our next movie outing will be on Tuesday, January 19th. The poll will open in the first few days of 2010. The tentative line-up of nominees are:
- Youth in Revolt - http://youthinrevolt-themovie.com
- The Lovely Bones - http://www.lovelybones.com
- The Book of Eli - http://thebookofeli.warnerbros.com
- Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs Evil - http://www.blueyonderfilms.com/projects/hoodwinked-too.html
- The Spy Next Door - http://www.thespynextdoorfilm.com
That's it for now. See you at the cinema!
Kirk
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