Blimey, that's pretty comprehensive. Just hope they get enough punters in to fund a blockbusting sequel starring Russell and Clive Solomon as the band battle for the soul and future of the band from the mighty Fire Records.
I looked up my local cinema out of curiosity and it says 5pm-6:50! So that's a bit bonkers. Sounds like they're stuck in GMT? Probably not. More likely just wrong and they'll have to sort it out later.
You wonder....I know it's only a one-off screening hence it being shown in dozens of places, but if Pulp had done a full-length or even whistle-stop nationwide tour to help promote it, it would probably have had most of these cinema rooms full.
I know the whole premise of the film is it being their swansong in their hometown etc, it's just a bit shit to think of only one man and his dog (if even that) going to see it in places like Aberdeen or Carlisle.
I know the whole premise of the film is it being their swansong in their hometown etc, it's just a bit shit to think of only one man and his dog (if even that) going to see it in places like Aberdeen or Carlisle.
Currently it looks like two of us at Fulham. What is really odd is that there is only one seat booked but it automatically selected my seat right next to the other person.
I remember years ago being in Paris watching a football match when two old fellas came up to me and ask me to move cos I was sitting in one of their seats. The thing is there were hundreds of free seats all around and the game had already started.
That said I like the idea of hardly anyone in there. Always get pissed off with people around me at cinemas checking their mobiles. Once someone across the aisle took a flash picture during a film!
Have you ever seen am movie all alone in a big cinema, Eamonn? Sounds depressing, but I really enjoyed the space, the silence, I could put my legs and my jacket everywhere. So for these, who will see the Pulp-film alone.: We'll be with you and enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have you ever seen am movie all alone in a big cinema, Eamonn? Sounds depressing, but I really enjoyed the space, the silence, I could put my legs and my jacket everywhere. So for these, who will see the Pulp-film alone.: We'll be with you and enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I often go to matinees to see non-blockbuster films and love having the cinema pretty much to myself. Never quite managed to be the only person there, the lowest attendance was three others who were all sat together!
I once skived off school with a friend to see footloose in the cinema. Yes I am old. there was hardly anyone there. An old man came in and sat on my knee!
I know the whole premise of the film is it being their swansong in their hometown etc, it's just a bit shit to think of only one man and his dog (if even that) going to see it in places like Aberdeen or Carlisle.
Currently it looks like two of us at Fulham.
Well, five seats are booked, so will just turf up and make it a happy half dozen. Then rush off to Earl's Court once they say they will be doing an Autumn tour...
I was another person who went to Arcade Fire last night. Thought about the Fulham Broadway Vue Option but decided in going to Hackney Picturehouse on Wednesday evening.
I was another person who went to Arcade Fire last night. Thought about the Fulham Broadway Vue Option but decided in going to Hackney Picturehouse on Wednesday evening.
Arcade Fire was absolutely brilliant. Well worth skipping the Q&A for, though sadly I missed Lorde as support. Not overly familiar with her, but would have liked to have seen her live.
Yeah, had a great time at Arcade Fire. I think I would have only have gone to the Vue if I could have seen the Q&A. We saw a bit of Lorde's set. Unfortunately I think the venue was too big for her and the sound was not exactly set up for her kind of music. I understand she went down well at Brixton Academy on Sunday though.
Got to see the film last night. Really enjoyed it although I would have liked to have seem more clips from the gig. And I think there was way too much focus on This is Hardcore. I know the band really like the song but it was telling that in the most climactic bit there was only that girl on someone's shoulders going for it. Contrast that with some of the other songs they showed on the video.
Enjoyed seeing the footage from the Day that Never Happened. Would have like to have seen more of that. I thought the interviews with the band members were really interesting, especially from Mark on Jarvis being or not being a common person and on the hairdrier special effects.
I went to one of the Sydney Screenings for the movie on Monday - Peter O'Donoghue who is the editor - co writer on the film and a Sydney sider did a short Q&A. Nothing that we dont already know but I did record it.
Its probably been said, but the film cemented that 2011 and ALLLL those flights and money was not a waste. Not that I thought it was a waste but you sometimes think in hindsight - anyway totally worth it + infinity.
Not hi fi - kind of low fi recording done on a iPad.
It was about half full in the IFI on Saturday, Eamonn. I was never in the place before and have to say I much preferred the Lighthouse in Smithfield where I saw Bowie Is last year. It was being shown in three cinemas in Dublin - Lighthouse, Parnell St, and IFI which I thought was quite a lot for Dublin. Bowie Is only got one screening in Dublin last August which was sold out and could have sold a lot more. Reading some Irish forums it sounds like most people went to The Lighthouse (who are apparently showing it a number of times in coming days) and I think that was the right choice
So, £58,000 takings with people paying an average of a tenner(?) gives an overall attendance of 5,800 around the country. Based on each cinema showing it once (which isn't strictly true) and it being screened in just over 100 cinemas, the average attendance was about 50 which sounds decent enough to me (the Sheffield screening and other big theatres like the BFI will of course distort that average).