Thursday, September 3, 2009

CINERAMA, SURROUND SOUND......EVERYTHING!




I HAD JUST GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE WHERE I HAD SPENT MANY HOURS AT SMALL, INTIMATE ART HOUSE CINEMAS IN NASHVILLE.....THE ONES WITH ROCKING CHAIR SEATS AND BEAUTIFUL HIPPIES SERVING EXPRESSO TO AUDIENCES OF 1-60.....THEN, NEWLY ARRIVED IN ATLANTA, NEW FRIENDS AND I TREKKED DOWNTOWN TO THE ATLANTA CINERAMA THEATRE WITH IT'S MASSIVE FLOOR TO CEILING SCREEN AND ENORMOUS SPEAKERS........WOW! AND KUBRICK! THIS EXPERIENCE TOPPED EVEN THE "LITTLE APRIL SHOWERS" SCENE FROM "BAMBI" AND EVEN THE SHOCK CHAIRS FROM 1950'S WILLIAM CASTLE FILMS LIKE "THE TINGLER".....OR MY THEN FAVORITE 3-D FILMS, "DIAL 'M' FOR MURDER" OR "IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE".


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