Comments on: Summer Nights 2008 - American Idol Style

By: Indianapolis Museum of Art » Blog Archive » Summer Nostalgia

Indianapolis Museum of Art » Blog Archive » Summer Nostalgia — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:18:32 +0000

[...] HEARD IT HERE FIRST: Kicking off the Summer Nights film series at the IMA on June 6 will be Grease (PG 1978), directed by Randal Kleiser, starring John Travolta [...]

By: Spit

Spit — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:36:42 +0000

is it too late to REQ Style Wars? It’s art reppin’ 2 da fullest. Hotter than tha 3rd Rail, yo. B-sides, I love looking @ all uv tha nice burners that I will eventually ruin by tagging for no apparent reason. Get up!

By: david

david — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:34:27 +0000

neal, you were right. bottlerocket, completely forgot about that one. i’ll give you that this was his best film but very very minor and one-dimensional as all his work. he comes up with some clever moments and aspects of a few characters and then goes straight to shooting. no thought to fully fleshing out anything. this attitude has been mistaken as “cool” by the film going public when it is really not film-making, not directing. i’d not be so hard on him were not some of his films - especially rushmore and tennenbaums - so revered.

so are we doing a write-in for stripes?

and to 3snake3: i like spellbound for the over freudian overtones.

By: terri

terri — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:32:58 +0000

daylight saving should be taken away movies does start to late i like any movie almost

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:28:12 +0000

Independence Day has aliens in it cmon vote for it

By: Tylenol Jones

Tylenol Jones — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:12:17 +0000

how’s about some Idiocracy? I could go for a half-priced latte or two. And money. I like money.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:35:32 +0000

Oldies are goodies!

By: Meg

Meg — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:40:55 +0000

Hey all,

Thanks for all the feed back. I wanted to respond to a couple of things.

1. Daylight Savings Time has greatly impacted the make up of our audience. In summers past, we typically had several movies suitable for all ages. However, because it doesn’t get dark until well after 9 pm, the number of families attending Summer Nights has dramatically lowered. This summer we will have a range of movies that will have ratings between PG and R. However, because of the lack of family participation, we have chosen to not show a G-rated film.

2. Lyman makes a valid argument for 35 mm films to be shown at Summer Nights. I completely understand that quality is important to a movie-going experience. However, Summer Nights is as much about the atmosphere and the event as it is about the film. Last summer we upgraded to digital and this summer we will once again upgrade to Hi-Definition. We hope that these improvements enhance the Summer Nights experience for everyone.

By: Lyman W. Hintz

Lyman W. Hintz — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:18:56 +0000

Several people in Indianapolis now offer 35mm outdoor film projection for events at a reasonable price. (Fountain Square uses them for their outdoor movies.) Your film series is so “amateur” when you continue to use 16mm and or mickey mouse DVD video projection. The IMA is a first class operation and that quality should be also reflected in their Summer Film Series by using the theatrical standard of 35mm as your selected films were originally presented when they were first run. More information on 35mm projection services can be obtained from Mark Vedder, 317-862-3002.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:01:53 +0000

Oops…got my movies mixed up…was thinking of “Witness for the Prosecution”…both good movies.