Posts by nzlemming
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Up Front: One, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
I am surprised no one has come up with a time travelling portaloo
How do you know we haven't? ;-)
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Hard News: Those were different times ..., in reply to Geoff Lealand,
Not online but Wayne Brittenden’s The Celluloid Circus: The Heyday of the New Zealand Picture Theatre (Godwit Books, 2008) is an excellent source–and it includes photos of the Roxy and the Princess (and The Lido, which I remember bettter).
That's great, thanks. I shall look that one out.
Yup, I well remember the Lido, which is where Rocky Horror Particip-ation parties were held, and the Princess seemed to specialise in chop-socky action films in the 70's when I was going to them. The Plaza was more mainstream - I saw Ice Station Zebra there as an eight or nine year old and was gobsmacked to here someone refer to New Zealand in a "real" film. The Kings over the road was quite grand, as was the Majestic in Willis St (Superman was awesome there), and the Regent had a genteel shabbiness that its concrete successor traded in for a popcorn concession. But my favourite was the Cinerama with that big, big screen - perfect for Star Wars and other blockbusters and almost too intense for a double feature of Mad Max 1 and 2.
The Roxy has a special place in my memory, though - continuous showings and no worries about age verification. I was at the last showing (appropriately "The Last Picture Show") and it was a huge party atmosphere. I'm pleased Jackson et al have resurrected the name in Miramar, but nothing will match the awesome seediness that was the original.
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Hard News: Those were different times ..., in reply to Geoff Lealand,
Geoff, are you aware of any online history of the original Roxy cinema in Wellington? Or the Princess and any of the other pre-Chase fleapits?
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Hard News: Complaint and culture, in reply to recordari,
Yup. The YouTube did that and merged the parts. I knew it from the album, so I never realised that.
I love the note that HMG sent " an angry letter " to Burdon for including pipe music! Talk about over-reaching!
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Hard News: Auckland City Nights, in reply to HORansome,
I've been told to stop eating my trusted Indian. The neighbours are being to talk
They're probably conspiring against you...
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Hard News: Complaint and culture, in reply to recordari,
Sky Pilot? That would be my grandfather. True story. And Father Mulcahy is one of my fancy dress options.
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Hard News: Complaint and culture, in reply to recordari,
You're an animal, Jack. Probably a Sky Pilot in disguise.
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Hard News: Complaint and culture, in reply to Danyl Mclauchlan,
Youthful spirits and joie de vivre? Great - but how does that help me?
In your case, I'd substitute distilled spirits and a Playstation, but YMMV...
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Hard News: Auckland City Nights, in reply to Sacha,
Can you imagine the OSH report on that?
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Hard News: Complaint and culture, in reply to recordari,
Jeepers wept, is that even… communication?
That's actually remarkably coherent, for Don. Proper sentences and all. Some of his stuff is phenomenally surreal, like some Salvador Dali of the alt.math world, to the point that I once thought he might be someone's art project or badly programmed AI.