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Balbriggan Cinema is Open again

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  • #52
    Jimdagym
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,844 ✭✭✭Jimdagym


    ragg wrote: »
    Just looked at the website and they are not showing Thor????? What kind of madness is that

    Madness where the reel never got delivered. They apologised for it on FB.
    Its pants


  • #53
    Irish Halo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,445 ✭✭✭Irish Halo


    Jimdagym wrote: »
    What about a monthly unlimited usage card like cineworld have?
    http://www.cineworld.ie/unlimited/intro?fallback=false&isMobileAgent=false
    AFAIK the Cineworld (originally UGC) unlimited card exploited a loop hole which the major studios have now closed so no one else can offer this. Something to do with a service charge for the privilege of seeing a film which must be paid to the studio. It is also why you have to pay the 3D service charge when you see a 3D film with your unlimited card (nothing to do with the cost of the glasses).


  • #54
    smokiebeverage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 255 ✭✭smokiebeverage


    Irish Halo wrote: »
    AFAIK the Cineworld (originally UGC) unlimited card exploited a loop hole which the major studios have now closed so no one else can offer this. Something to do with a service charge for the privilege of seeing a film which must be paid to the studio. It is also why you have to pay the 3D service charge when you see a 3D film with your unlimited card (nothing to do with the cost of the glasses).

    Yeah it all depends on the film, but in most cases now you pay per seat sold, previously you just paid to show the film. It makes club cards really difficult to deal with as the margin can be very tight on new releases. Saying that there is a plan a foot to put together a loyalty card so regular customers can be rewarded for coming.


  • #55
    blastman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭blastman


    Even a loyalty card would be great, I'd break my "no loyalty cards" rule for that one.


  • #56
    eh i dunno
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,063 ✭✭✭✭eh i dunno


    Any news on showing classic films??


  • #57
    smokiebeverage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 255 ✭✭smokiebeverage


    eh i dunno wrote: »
    Any news on showing classic films??

    Yep, we are in the process of making the modifications to one of the screens to show classics. I'll keep you posted when we get it going. Any suggestions on what films you'd like to see?


  • #58
    Jimdagym
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,844 ✭✭✭Jimdagym


    smokiebeverage wrote: »
    Yep, we are in the process of making the modifications to one of the screens to show classics. I'll keep you posted when we get it going. Any suggestions on what films you'd like to see?

    Anything 80's!!!!!

    Seriously.


  • #59
    Corsendonk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Corsendonk


    smokiebeverage wrote: »
    Yep, we are in the process of making the modifications to one of the screens to show classics. I'll keep you posted when we get it going. Any suggestions on what films you'd like to see?

    Well people have different ideas of classic movies but mine would be:

    John Wayne Western Season
    Stagecoach
    She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
    Fort Apache
    The Searchers

    Classic Hollywood
    You could do a double Bill with a Laural and Hardy short before the main movie.

    Frank Capra
    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
    You Can't Take It With You
    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Preston Sturges
    Sullivan's Travels
    The Palm Beach Story

    John Huston
    Maltese Falcon
    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    John Ford
    The Informer
    The Grapes of Wrath

    WW2 Classic War Movie Season
    The Dam Busters
    Ice Cold in Alex
    The Colditz Story
    A Bridge Too Far(might be too late)
    The Eagle has Landed
    The Wooden Horse

    Mostly Black and White but it depends on the definition of Classic movies.
    Also some hidden gems from the 70s like Francis Ford Coppola "The Conversation" that you rarely even see on TV.


  • #60
    Jimdagym
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,844 ✭✭✭Jimdagym


    Although I would happily watch every film on your list Corsendonk (only 2 I havent seen), that might be a bit niche market for a cinema in Balbriggan. I say this with nothing but love for the place, before anyone attacks me.

    The fact is, more people will show up to watch Die hard than to watch You cant take it with you.

    Out of curiosity, what format do the films need to be in? I know some cinema screens are dvd capable, not reels. If so, I recently bought 2 Jimmy Stewart box sets totalling 13 movies. Anyone for a Jimmy Stewart season? :D


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  • #61
    wow sierra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,085 ✭✭✭wow sierra


    For classic movies to show in cinema (as opposed to watching at home) I would suggest:

    Rocky Horror Picture show - could be done as a fancy dress event.

    The Blues Brothers

    The Life of Brian

    Pretty Woman

    Dirty Dancing

    The Great Escape

    Fast and the furious 1

    Fight Club

    I think you would need to go for really popular relatively recent films (last 30 years) rather than black and white classics. Personally I love On the Waterfront or Casablanca or the Maltese Falcon but I'm not sure they would work as an popular option for a night out in Balbriggan - or even Dublin City Centre.


  • #62
    Jimdagym
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,844 ✭✭✭Jimdagym


    Exactly, wow sierra. I think feature nights would be much more popular. Girls night / guys night / fancy dress night.

    Not much point in 5 of in the screen watching Rope, is there?


  • #63
    Corsendonk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Corsendonk


    Jimdagym wrote: »
    Although I would happily watch every film on your list Corsendonk (only 2 I havent seen), that might be a bit niche market for a cinema in Balbriggan. I say this with nothing but love for the place, before anyone attacks me.

    The fact is, more people will show up to watch Die hard than to watch You cant take it with you.

    Out of curiosity, what format do the films need to be in? I know some cinema screens are dvd capable, not reels. If so, I recently bought 2 Jimmy Stewart box sets totalling 13 movies. Anyone for a Jimmy Stewart season? :D

    A John Carpenter season could work, proper amount of violence and horror.

    I was angling the western season to try to encourage the only part of the Irish population that has money, pensioners if you believe the banks. Quite a few people in their 60s-70s that remember cinema in Rush and Skerries with double bills of movies, you might get the nostalgia market especially if you target the old folks groups. A friend of mine parents who are in their late 70s still have a date night at the movies every week.

    As much as I would love to see your boxset I don't think you can use those DVDs in a cinema as there covered by the legal page that shoots up before the movie.


  • #64
    Jimdagym
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,844 ✭✭✭Jimdagym


    http://www.screencinema.ie/news/article/sci-fi-screen

    Alien - June 6th


    Aliens - June 20th


    Tron - July 4th


    Solaris - July 18th


    I'll definately go to 3 of these. Tron is only a maybe. You can bet the cinema will be packed though.


  • #65
    Corsendonk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Corsendonk


    wow sierra wrote: »
    For classic movies to show in cinema (as opposed to watching at home) I would suggest:

    Rocky Horror Picture show - could be done as a fancy dress event.

    The Blues Brothers

    The Life of Brian

    Pretty Woman

    Dirty Dancing

    The Great Escape

    Fast and the furious 1

    Fight Club

    I think you would need to go for really popular relatively recent films (last 30 years) rather than black and white classics. Personally I love On the Waterfront or Casablanca or the Maltese Falcon but I'm not sure they would work as an popular option for a night out in Balbriggan - or even Dublin City Centre.

    Is that just an excuse to borrow the wives or gfs clothes?:D


  • #66
    Corsendonk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Corsendonk


    Jimdagym wrote: »
    Exactly, wow sierra. I think feature nights would be much more popular. Girls night / guys night / fancy dress night.

    Not much point in 5 of in the screen watching Rope, is there?

    Band of Brothers movie Marathon


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  • #67
    Jimdagym
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,844 ✭✭✭Jimdagym


    Corsendonk wrote: »
    Band of Brothers movie Marathon

    That would be incredible. Great thinking Corsendonk.


  • #68
    blastman
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    A Splatterfest(tm :D) for Halloween.


  • #69
    smokiebeverage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 255 ✭✭smokiebeverage


    Jimdagym wrote: »
    The fact is, more people will show up to watch Die hard than to watch You cant take it with you.

    Out of curiosity, what format do the films need to be in? I know some cinema screens are dvd capable, not reels. If so, I recently bought 2 Jimmy Stewart box sets totalling 13 movies. Anyone for a Jimmy Stewart season? :D

    It depends on the format the distributor delivers it in, could be DVD, Hard disk or 35mm. One of the problems is we can't just pop down to the shop and grab a classic as they are only for private viewing and as such a cinema can't show them. But lots of the suggestions are available in digital formats which would be great. You have all been busy so I'll pop a note off to the boss with your comments.

    Thanks


  • #70
    blastman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭blastman


    Just as an aside, when will your listings be back in entertainment.ie??


  • #71
    Dinh_Gunslinger
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭Dinh_Gunslinger


    They're doing a special offer today, 2 for 1 on all movies :)

    http://www.facebook.com/BalbrigganCinema


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  • #72
    smokiebeverage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 255 ✭✭smokiebeverage


    blastman wrote: »
    Just as an aside, when will your listings be back in entertainment.ie??

    We are working on that at the moment


  • #73
    Dinh_Gunslinger
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭Dinh_Gunslinger


    blastman wrote: »
    Just as an aside, when will your listings be back in entertainment.ie??

    Listings are now back up!


  • #74
    Dinh_Gunslinger
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭Dinh_Gunslinger


    Anyone feel like dressing up like a pirate to win some free tickets?

    http://www.facebook.com/BalbrigganCinema


  • #75
    The Hill Billy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,798 ✭✭✭✭The Hill Billy


    Well, the Balbriggan Cinema is well & truly open again.
    Best of luck to it in the future.

    Thread closed.

    HB


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