piggywiggie Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Im not sure about how they are going about the films but I heard once its up and running and kinda found its feet we should be getting the films around the same time as they are out south? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebedee Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 It's not on yet because the only film listings showing at the moment are for screenplay (the film festival). Once the normal film schedule starts, the films that will be on include batman, ted and brave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unlinkedstudent Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Okay, I admit I am perhaps being a tad naive here and have no idea regarding what the attendances will be like for Screenplay but given there are two cinemas, would it not have been possible to have the general releases (Say at least Batman or Ted) to be shown alongside Screenplay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engineer21 Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 i will like it, hopefully...., when they start showing things that a cinema is ment too...films! thats what we are all waiting for! not screen play and things being moved about all over the shop stick on a load of films that are showing in the cinema in aberdeen and let the public decide im all for them showing other things but the bread and butter of the cinema is ment to be the regular films so come on lets see it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebedee Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Looking at the programme, both screens are being used most of the time. The itinerary for screenplay will have been being looked at and planned ages ago. I suspect it would take a huge amount of work to change it, and how would they decide what gets missed out? I think they have done the sensible thing, after all ten days isn't long to wait when we haven't had a cinema for over 20 years! And there are some great films on for screenplay, some of which are free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebedee Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Screenplay is films! A cinema should be about more than just blockbusters. Last years screenplay was better attended than many 'normal' film showings I was at. Popular doesn't necessarily mean better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatal Paper Cut Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Screenplay is films! A cinema should be about more than just blockbusters. Last years screenplay was better attended than many 'normal' film showings I was at. Popular doesn't necessarily mean better. Quite right. Screenplay is a celebration of film in all it's forms, as well as local talent. It's something that should be celebrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudden Stop Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 A cinema should be about more than just blockbusters. Last years screenplay was better attended than many 'normal' film showings I was at. Popular doesn't necessarily mean better. Your right that the cinema should just have blockbusters but something that's 'popular' will be... err... popular. All the arty stuff has it's place but surely they could've shown some popular stuff too that would've enticed a pile of folk through the door early on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebedee Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 To suggest screenplay is about 'arty' implies that you haven't looked at the film listings for Screenplay. It's about quality, in whichever form that comes. The big name films are coming. Screenplay is just ten days long. And will get a lot of people through the doors. You should have seen the poor woman on the desk at Islesburgh on Saturday - she was rushed of her feet selling tickets to Screenplay and Wordplay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudden Stop Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 No, no, I looked. Only one popular film to be seen and it's now sold out... I just don't see why they had to run the screenplay FIRST!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudden Stop Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 ^^^Well, two 'popular' films, if you include the cartoon as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebedee Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Only one popular film? Maybe you are very young. Chariots of Fire and Local Hero are both very popular films. Not recent, admittedly, but very popular. And just because a film isn't so well known, that doesn't automatically qualify it as 'arty'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Only one popular film? Maybe you are very young. Chariots of Fire and Local Hero are both very popular films. Not recent, admittedly, but very popular. And just because a film isn't so well known, that doesn't automatically qualify it as 'arty'. Not recent!! not even this Century I'd guess these are the cinema equivalent of SIBC's free tracks Maybe the arts trust are hoping to profit from people watching films that are really cheap to hire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caz Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 No, no, I looked. Only one popular film to be seen and it's now sold out... I just don't see why they had to run the screenplay FIRST!? Erm, maybe because Screenplay is always this time of year? Think of the amount of planning and co-ordinating that goes into it. Both the screens will be used for Screenplay to show a good variety of different films. I for one am really looking forward to finally getting a good selection of films up and not just always the big blockbusters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebedee Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Okay, so film festivals should only show films that are less than 13 years old. Got it. I'm sure that the same people would still be moaning if Mareel had had a couple of weeks of new films before Screenplay started and interrupted the 'new films' There's no pleasing some folk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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