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The Alamo Drafthouse's 2010 Rolling Roadshow might be coming to a town near you!!! Here's the complete schedule…
Hey, everyone. Capone in Chicago here.
A couple years ago, I was having a great conversation with the Alamo Drafthouse's Tim League, and the subject turned to the Rolling Roadshow, which I believe had just wrapped up its first nationwide tour. The films and locations sounded spectacular, but I was a little bummed that Tim and the Drafthouse crew had not selected Chicago as one of its stop. The location seemed ripe. And that's when Tim told me that, in fact, he had actually booked THE BLUES BROTHERS to play at the now-closed Joliet Prison, but that the Fox TV show "Prison Break" bumped them from the location to shoot its first season. I was crushed.
So imagine my surprise when I received word that the 2010 Rolling Roadshow, presented by the Alamo Drafthouse and Levi's brand, was about to embark on its latest journey, which would include a stop at a certain suburban-Chicago prison, formerly home of Jake Blues. I am in heaven, and I wouldn't miss this event for the world, especially since not far from the prison is the Rialto Square Theatre, a favorite spot of my namesake.
Here are a few details about the Rolling Roadshow: the 2010 Rolling Roadshow, a nationwide tour of FREE outdoor 35mm screening experiences pairing everyone’s favorite films with the famous locations where they were shot or set. This year, the Alamo Drafthouse and the Levi’s brand have partnered to champion some of cinema’s most celebrated workers. “We Are All Workers” is the underlying theme of this year’s Rolling Roadshow, which will be brought live to movie lovers throughout the hazy summer nights of August.
All Rolling Roadshow screenings are free and open to the public. Some screenings may feature surprise celebrity guests, and each location will feature fun events including city-wide scavenger hunts hosted in partnership with social networking platform Gowalla, after parties, and more. The full screening lineup is as follows:
August 6 – JACKIE BROWN in Los Angeles, Calif.
Del Amo Fashion Mall--Director Quentin Tarantino's beloved old stomping ground, the South Bay, serves as the backdrop to the climactic sting operation. The Del Amo Mall parking lot, where one chatty character meets her end, was handpicked by Quentin Tarantino for this very special screening. Schedule permitting, the director will be in attendance.
August 7 – DIRTY HARRY in San Francisco, Calif.
Washington Square Park--The sniper serial killer scouts the park from a rooftop in this park, lining up his next victim in crosshairs in this chilling scene.
August 8 – THERE WILL BE BLOOD in Bakersfield, Calif.
The Oil Experience, Kern County Museum--Oscar-nominated director Paul Thomas Anderson frequented this museum, dedicated to the early oilmen in Bakersfield, CA, for inspiration and research while adapting Upton Sinclair’s Oil! The film’s wooden derrick was modeled after the museum’s replica and the screening will be held under the shadow of this derrick.
August 8 – CONVOY and RED DAWN in Las Vegas, N.M.
Ft. Union Drive-In--In the name of blue collar masculinity, here is a double feature of desert action and power! CONVOY, a Sam Peckinpah-directed movie about truck drivers, and RED DAWN were both filmed in Las Vegas, New Mexico.
August 13 – THE BLUES BROTHERS in Joliet, Ill.
Old Joliet Prison--In the film’s opening, “Joliet” Jake Blues exits these prison gates to be picked up by his brother Ellwood in their iconic battered police cruiser.
August 14 – ROBOCOP in Detroit, Mich.
Russell Industrial Center--Betrayed by his corporate creator, Robocop takes refuge at an abandoned industrial complex and sets the stage for the bloody (and toxic waste-infused) showdown with Clarence Boddicker and his gang of cop killers.
August 19 – ROCKY, ROCKY II and ROCKY III in Philadelphia, Pa.
Philadelphia Museum of Art--Moviegoers will sit on the same steps where Rocky made his triumphant ascension at the conclusion of one of the most epic training montages…ever. Frequent fist-pumping encouraged.
August 20 – ON THE WATERFRONT in Hoboken, N.J.
Pier A Park--Watch one of the all time greats, Marlon Brando, in ON THE WATERFRONT, on the waterfront. The classic film was shot on location on the piers of Hoboken, N.J. Adjacent to Pier A is the Hoboken Historical Museum with detailed information about the filming locations.
August 27 – THE GODFATHER II in New York, N.Y.
Rooftop Near Little Italy--An ambitious young gangster named Vito Corleone earns the “Don” after taking down a local crime boss. In a spectacular sequence from the inarguably best sequel of all time, Robert De Niro tracks his target from the rootops of Little Italy.
For more information, visit the Rolling Roadshow web site. I'm buzzing with excitement about this line up. Check these out if you live near one of these locations, or plan a road trip. If the Alamo folks can arrange this huge trip, surely you can drive a few hundred miles to see a movie. Hope to see you there.
-- Capone
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For six hours of Rocky movies? And you're not even going to show the best one, Rocky IV?
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Hey wanna go sit on some steps and watch 3 movies in row? FUCK YEAH!
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...would be my picks. but of course i live 3000 miles away and nothing this cool ever happens here.
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Meanwhile, I'll get to writing that screenplay.
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I'm there for the godfather and rocky! If any fellow AICN members wanna link up visit my website http://bit.ly/9dvWhc where I have my email listed! I have to figure out how I'm going to get to philly from NYC!
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Sweet that mall is like 10 minutes from my house. For fun one day i searched the parking lot for the exact spot de niro parked his car.
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Nothing really representing the Southeast.. They should come here to North Georgia and show Deliverance in the woods.
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sigh...we never get SHIT. I blame Vern...
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or can't buy me love
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Murphy's death was filmed in LA. The steel mill was around Pittsburgh, in Monessen. The only time Detroit even shows up in the film is in the opening helicopter shot. RoboCop 2 was filmed in Houston, RoboCop 3 in Atlanta, and RoboCop The Series was a Canadian production.
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How about Escape from New York for NYC. Give us something else besides Godfather II. Glad they're making it this far east but wish we had more cool choices.
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Jul 15, 2010 6:51:25 AM CDT
A prison! How about Ferris Bueller screening in Grant Park
by daniel_larussos_gonna_fight
Or Any John Hughes Flick - screen in anywhere from Northbrook to the downtown area..Ferris Makes sense cause he did the whole Downtown exp..I have no desire to sit in a prison..They really dropped the ball on this one.
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you're my only hope!
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had to be relocated from alderaan.
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Jul 15, 2010 7:22:08 AM CDT
BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES screened..well you know where
by six demon bag
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Jul 15, 2010 7:23:06 AM CDT
What about screening Boogie Nights in Jacks backyard?
by tikidonkeypunch
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fuck that. i want to participate. rollergirl and amber waves, im coming for yous
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We have sun, beaches (some unspoiled by BP, even), nightlife, and people who like movies.
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Godfather II in Little Italy? I'm there.
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Or maybe "Seabiscuit" at Churchill Downs? Anything but Cameron Crowe's "Elizabethtown"....I still hate that movie!
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We will fly in ze air to get to Zaire!
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Which one will feature Mister Tim League?
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Time to move to the states.
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is not square, but it does have a statue -- of Benjamin Franklin.
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So is it the fact that it's like 116 degrees here or is it because of the hate that apparently most people have for Arizona because of the evil being done by Governor Skeletor and her band of Bigots and Haters? Because there are so many films that have been shot here including "Psycho," "The Gauntlet," Revenge of the Nerds," "The Postman," "Raising Arizona," "Midnight Run," "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure," "Starman," "National Lampoon's Vacation," "Murphy's Romance," "Stir Crazy," and "U2: Rattle and Hum"...just to name 12...of about 400 films that have at least in some part been filmed here. I know you did the "Planet of the Apes" screening a few years ago, but you know...what have you done for me lately?
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...do you just show up, or do you somehow register or pick up your free tickets in advance? And most importantly, what the heck is the social networking platform Gowalla? First I've heard of it.
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Jul 15, 2010 10:04:19 AM CDT
I was at the "Goldfinger" screening at Fort Knox!
by the reluctant austinite
The Rolling Roadshow is AMAZING, and if you live near any of these screenings I encourage you to go. Watching "Goldfinger" on base at Fort Knox was pretty mindblowing since you could tilt your head to the left and see the gold depository building being raided on the screen in front of you.
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You've gotta be shitting me! I might actually go! But if you ever come back, how about bringing something filmed here?
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New E-Weekly cover . . .
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This year is the 30th anniversary of THE BLUES BROTHERS, seems pretty appropriate to me! But next year is the 25th anniversary of FERRIS BUELLER, so go see BB and lobby for FERRIS for next year.
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New Orleans...
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How about Mansfield? I think their only claim to fame is the prison used for parts of Shawshank Redemption. I'd say Columbus but I'm at a loss other than Zombieland.
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Seriously though, "Night Of The Living Dead" & "Dawn Of The Dead" (the original) here in Pittsburgh with Romero & Savini.
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wish i was in americdurr
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Superb idea.
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