AdamH Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 (edited) So this winter my friends and I are trying to get organized and host a couple of film nights in Ottawa..nothing too crazy but snacking, drugging, drinking are part of the plan. So far we've decided to do an Eddie Murphy (The Golden Child, Raw), Bill Murray (Caddyshack, What about Bob) and Chevy Chase (Euro and Family vacation, Fletch) night. I'm probably most excited for the Chevy night.Would anyone be interested in attending this? BYOB and maybe 3 bucks each, which we'd put to a charitable cause? Also, there's so many others that we could do..Steve Martin came up as did John Candy. Who else has a trio of funny movies from earlier in their career? Edited September 23, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Christopher Guest night would be pretty good.AD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 How about John Belushi? "Animal House", "The Blues Brothers", and maybe something like a best-of compilation?Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 chris farley sounds fun, good idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Peter Sellers!!!! Plus, I second the motion on Steve Martin. Might I also suggest A Mighty Wind>Waiting For Guffman>Best In Show>This Is Spinal Tap. I won't even bother to suggest the first three Rocky movies. Yeah, I'd go to any of them. But c'mon, Peter Sellers night would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomFoolery Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Sounds good. Keep me posted.I've also got a 16mm projector and we can get old nfb film from Carleton. If anyone's into that we could maybe set up a film night sometime too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Oh, yeah, especially some of the earlier "Ealing" comedies, like I'm All Right Jack, and the original The Ladykillers.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Might I also suggest A Mighty Wind>Waiting For Guffman>Best In Show>This Is Spinal Tap.So that's two votes for Christopher Guest, although I thought a Mighty Wind was pretty weak. But so was Best in Show. Nothing will top Waiting for Guffman.I agree about Peter Sellers too.AD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Thinking of those movies leads me to another actor you might not have considered: Alec Guinness. In the 1950s and 1960s, he made some great "dry" comedies, including "The Ladykillers", The Man In The White Suit, and Our Man In Havana.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Jane Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 A Christoher Guest night might also include "Princess Bride" and some old but gold SNL clips. I've also got a 16mm projector and we can get old nfb film from Carleton. If anyone's into that we could maybe set up a film night sometime too. are these still sitting on your kitchen floor? LOL!!! I've been waiiting for this 'evening' for oh -- what -- a couple of months, now. Let's have you bring the whole kit'n'kaboodle to the housewarming, okay -- surely we can get it up and running then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Speaking of Christopher Guest, check out the cast for this movie in production!!! Another one is coming down the pipe, this time with Ricky Gervais. I hope he fits in.AD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 (edited) Hmmm...and old film projector...maybe we could get a multi-room loft space somewhere, set the projector up in one room running whatever, along with a band, and/or a DJ in another room, have some art "installations", make it interactive (so the audience could actually help create what was going on)...sort of an ersatz acid test. I'd bet Inglewood Jack would love to be a part of something like that.Edit to add: nero did something like that back in 2004; read Velvet's log of the event here.Aloha,Brad Edited September 23, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomFoolery Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 I'll make the punch.CJ - films are not still on the floor. However, they're easy to get mitts on.Let's chat more about this next week ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 I've got a 50X50 screen you can use if you likebirdy numnum,db Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gentlemonkey Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Awesome idea!!! Sounds good. Keep me posted.I've also got a 16mm projector and we can get old nfb film from Carleton. If anyone's into that we could maybe set up a film night sometime too. yes!! I was watching a special on Ryan Larkin and holy shit those short animations bring back vivid childhood memories... it'd be neat to see them in a more adult context.. (ie- HUZZZLED!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Jane Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 birdie numnum! okay TF-- git all those filums back, could ya would ya? I think an outdoor screening on Oct 1st is indeed in order. Now we just gotta find someone old enough to remember how to thread that 16 mm projector of yours!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 I think an outdoor screening on Oct 1st is indeed in order. Now we just gotta find someone old enough to remember how to thread that 16 mm projector of yours!!! Hands up those who were in the A/V Club in high school... Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH Posted September 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Peter Sellers is a good idea but for continuity's sake I'm afraid I'd have to go The Party>Pink Pnather II because the first panther is just not that funny IMO. And I'm leaning more towards pre-90's or at least earlier movies than some of the Christopher Guest movies. I was thinking that a Terry Gilliam night would be fun, if only so we could all watch Time Bandits and...everyone's favorite...brazil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Jane Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Hands up those who were in the A/V Club in high school...Aloha,BradI heart nerds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveler Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Cheech & Chong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 If my room-mates membership at IFCO is still good we can rent a projection screen for a weekend for $8 or something. Anybody remember that Super Bowl party when we had that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gentlemonkey Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Is 'Baron Munchausen' a Terry Gilliam film? I think I watched 'Time Bandits' when I was a child (and was sick) and I cant help but feel like barfing a little bit when I think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Is 'Baron Munchausen' a Terry Gilliam film?Yup. The full title is The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggo Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 sounds fun... what about philip seymour hoffman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Huxtable Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 I vote for Shelly Long. [color:purple]Her films are classics! Hello Again Troop Beverly Hills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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