Rolling Roadshow film events travel the US
Filed under: Exhibition
Rolling Roadshow is an outdoor theater setup that enables the Austin-based Alamo Drafthouse theater chain to stage some unusual film experiences: The Big Lebowski at a bowling alley, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre near the locations where it was shot, Jaws on a lake.Rolling Roadshow is currently touring the southwest US, showing movies in extremely appropriate settings. Some of the events look spectacular: Repo Man will be shown at a fenced yard in Los Angeles where the movie was shot, preceded by a road rally (to find a 1964 Chevy Malibu, natch), and followed by a Q&A session with director Alex Cox and actors from the film including Tracey Walter. No, they won't be serving plates of shrimp. However, you can get mashed potatoes at the screening of Close Encounters of the Third Kind at Devil's Tower, Wyoming.
A full list of dates, movies, and locations is available after the jump. You can get a ticket for all the Rolling Roadshow tour events if you want to follow the big truck across the Southwest (I wish I could). One word of advice: Rolling Roadshow screenings are often held in parking lots, empty fields, etc. and no seating is provided. The movies start at dusk and the ground can get damp and uncomfortable. Bring a nice thick blanket, a couple of big towels, or some lawn chairs.
Sun. 8/21: It Came from Outer Space in 3D—Roswell, NM
Tues. 8/23: Once Upon a Time in The West—Monument Valley, UT
Wed. 8/24: Planet of the Apes (1968)—Lake Powell, AZ
Fri. 8/26: North by Northwest—Kern County, CA (with cropdusters)
Sat. 8/27: Repo Man and road rally—Los Angeles, CA (with Alex Cox)
Tues. 8/30: Bullitt and road rally—San Francisco, CA
Thurs. 9/1: The Goonies—Astoria, OR (with Corey Feldman)
Sat. 9/3: Close Encounters of the Third Kind—Devil's Tower, WY
Mon. 9/5: Cat Ballou—Buckskin Joe's near Canon City, CO
Wed. 9/7: Hud—Claude, TX
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8-21-2005 @ 11:49AM
Film Cynic said...
I love what they are doing, though I bet it was a tough decision to play North by Northwest in the field rather than Mt. Rushmore. Since I can't afford to travel, let me know when they show The Fisher King at Grand Central followed by ballroom dancing.
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