Kurt rolled into town on Friday night where we had a classic YouTube tune party. Saturday morning he wanted a tour of KW before taking off for Toronto, so we hit breakie at Yeti, Encore Records, X Disc See, Settlement Co., Abe Erb, and then hit uptown for Orange Monkey, DVLB and finished it off with a meat/cheese board at the White Rabbit. I couldn't help but think how much more fun this would have been once the LRT is up and running.
We also celebrated this little mans big birthday. 10 years. WTF.
We also celebrated this little mans big birthday. 10 years. WTF.
Co worker pal of mine just sent me this link as a night cap to a busy work week. Holy crap this is hilarious. The attention to detail when it comes to the Circus Room blows my mind. So funny.
I just literally stumbled upon this store while waiting for our order at Crazy Canuck. This massive store is literally connected to Crazy Canuck (there is an entrance to this place through Canuck), and I was blown away. It feels like its the size of an airplane hanger, with a million little trinkets for sale. Everything from records, to couches, to beer mugs, to cameras, and one sheet posters. Way too many things to list, but I did snap a couple of pics of things I found kind of cool. I especially want to get my hands on a working 8mm camera. Bad ass.
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| Some Bruceploitation one sheets |
Apollo just released their film lineup for the month of March, and boy do they know what they are doing! They are having an 80's Fest and the lineup they have is so good, that I honestly have to figure out which movies I will NOT be going to. The Thing, Nightmare on Elm St., Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, etc. The best of the month will be their screening of Friday the 13th, on Friday the 13th. I am beyond excited. I wonder if they will let me bring a sleeping bag and just stay there?
80S FILM FESTIVAL LINEUP
Friday March 27th
7:00pm-Ghostbusters
9:15pm-Breakfast Club
Saturday March 28th
2:45pm-E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
5:00pm-Ghostbusters
7:10pm-Back To The Future
9:30pm-Blade Runner: The Final Cut
Sunday March 29th
1:45pm-Labyrinth
4:00pm-Back To The Future
7:00pm-Clue
9:00pm-Labyrinth
Monday March 30th
7:00pm-Blade Runner: The Final Cut
9:30pm-A Nightmare on Elm Street
Tuesday March 31st
7:00pm-Dirty Dancing
9:00pm-Pretty In Pink
Wednesday April 1st
7:00pm-Breakfast Club
9:00pm-Scarface
Thursday April 2nd
7:00pm-Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
9:30pm-The Thing
I once went downtown Kitchener with Ned and his pal back when I was about 5 or 6 years old. I remember going to some record store, where his buddy bought a U2 cassette. I also remember the bus terminal and thinking it was the biggest most confusing place I have ever seen. It wasn't until I went to High School downtown that I realized just how tiny that terminal was. This was going through my head as I walked into what was once my favourite movie theatre, the Hyland. Was it REALLY that big? Was the screen really that huge? Was that theatre as great as I remember? Would I be walking into a tiny room? Turns out my memory served me well this time, for once. This place, now redesigned as Apollo Cinema, is just massive, and this new screen is by my estimation, the biggest in town. The smell of new carpet got me excited, but not as exciting as seeing a giant list of beerce for sale for 6 bucks. The seats are incredibly comfortable, and the best part was when I stretched out my long legs and was not able to touch the seats in front of me. Beer, leg room, massive screen, no commercials, cult classics.....I think I will be seeing every movie here from now on.
We will be going twice this weekend for the Big Lebowski on Friday, and Jurassic Park on Saturday.
I cannot wait.
Check out their new website, and go there often.
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This news clip excites me to no end:
“I think that students and alcohol is a natural combination, but also we like cult movies, we like horror movies and I think playing that stuff will tailor to the students and hopefully get students out to those events,” Willick said.
“There’s probably more of a student audience for horror movies and some of the more unique things that there are.”
- See more at: http://www.thecord.ca/apollo-cinema/#sthash.A2QgSm8o.dpuf
My excitement level is peaking right now, so much so that its hard to write this post. I just learned that there is a new theatre opening up downtown right where the Hyland Theatre used to me! The Hyland is a legendary place for me as I saw Jurrassic Park, True Lies, Wild Things, and Jackie Brown there, to name only a few.
This place sounds like KWs version of the Alamo Drafthouse, with classic/cult films, and local beerce. I could not be more excited.
