Restored 1974 Texas Chainsaw Massacre to be released in theaters this summer

[Incarnadine]

Restored and coming to theaters this year for its 40th anniversary. I haven't seen this in over 20 years.

 

 

http://variety.com/2014/film/news/sxsw-restored-texas-chain-saw-massacre-heading-for-release-1201127144/

Edited March 7, 2014 by Incarnadine

[CoolioD1]

Restored and coming to theaters next year for its 40th anniversary.

1974 + 40 = this year...

[Plain Old Tele]

It's coming this year ("this summer", says the article).

[Incarnadine]

It's coming this year ("this summer", says the article).

Damn, misread that. Maybe I have whatever it is Travolta has.

[baumer]

 

[baumer]

I've seen TCM maybe 30 times, maybe more.  I've never seen it at the theater.  This is great news.  I saw Jaws and Raiders of the Lost Ark at theaters for the first time last year.  This is another iconic film I finally get to see.

[Plain Old Tele]

I've seen TCM maybe 30 times, maybe more.  I've never seen it at the theater.  This is great news.  I saw Jaws and Raiders of the Lost Ark at theaters for the first time last year.  This is another iconic film I finally get to see.

 

I saw it a few years ago. Pretty cool to catch it with an audience.

[baumer]

I saw it a few years ago. Pretty cool to catch it with an audience.

 

Does LA just get random films that play again in theaters?  How did you see it?

[Plain Old Tele]

Does LA just get random films that play again in theaters?  How did you see it?

 

There's certain theaters that play a lot of revival and classic movies... the New Beverly, the Aero, the Egyptian, etc. I saw it in 2003 at the Egyptian as part of their Festival of Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction (with a Tobe Hooper Q&A)... a Stuart Gordon film I worked on was premiering at the festival and I took the opportunity to catch TCM.

 

edit: this month, for example, the New Beverly is playing Requiem for a Dream, Melancholia, Antichrist, Hair Spray, Cat People, The Raid, The Creature From the Black Lagoon, The Howling...

Edited March 7, 2014 by Telemachos

[Incarnadine]

There's certain theaters that play a lot of revival and classic movies... the New Beverly, the Aero, the Egyptian, etc. I saw it in 2003 at the Egyptian as part of their Festival of Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction (with a Tobe Hooper Q&A)... a Stuart Gordon film I worked on was premiering at the festival and I took the opportunity to catch TCM.

 

edit: this month, for example, the New Beverly is playing Requiem for a Dream, Melancholia, Antichrist, Hair Spray, Cat People, The Raid, The Creature From the Black Lagoon, The Howling...

Nice, I'd love to see Requiem for a Dream on the big screen, that is one seriously effed up movie.

 

Cineplex has something similar with Most Wanted Mondays where people vote on movies they'd like to see from a huge list and they show them on Monday (this Monday is The Professional). They also have Classic movie series where they play 1 old classic once a month (Tootsie is next) and every year we get a digital film festival where I've seen movies like The Big Lebowski, Blade Runner, Logan's Run, Battle Royale, etc...

[Hiccup]

Hope it is released by me. I really want to see it in theaters. 

[Jack Nevada]

Oh man, I'd love to see TCM on the big screen. One of the best films ever made if you ask me. 

[75Live]

Would love to see this in a theater

[DAR]

It's kind of amazing how little gore is in this film but it's always had this reputation of being one.

[DeeCee]

I was listening to the radio this morning and it's playing at Sydney's last drive-in as part of the Sydney Film Festival. It's in June. Who can guess the date?