MeFi user opens movie theater

September 21, 2005 12:37 PM

Mazel Tov to bjork24 who opens up his new independent movie theater, The Moxie Cinema today.

Thanks to the help of other Mefites, I now have my own little cinema just a couple of blocks from my house.

Thanks, all!
posted by sourwookie to MetaFilter Gatherings at 12:37 PM (27 comments total)

Add: Good luck, Dan!
posted by sourwookie at 12:39 PM on September 21, 2005

Derek plans his trip to Springfield as soon as possible.

I used to work at an independent theater chain in San Jose and we got to see a lot of good films that might otherwise have not been shown in the area. Good luck and save a seat for me.
posted by Derek at 12:49 PM on September 21, 2005

holy crap, it's finally open?

congratulations. I've been occasionally following your construction site whenever there's questions posted to ask.me. I really hope you guys do well.

definitely a project that i would've loved to do.
posted by fishfucker at 12:56 PM on September 21, 2005

ps. I put a buck* in your jar. Thanks for trying to do something cool.

* yeah, i'm cheap, but you know, it's the thought that counts, right? hope the dollar doesn't get eaten by amazon fees
posted by fishfucker at 1:01 PM on September 21, 2005

Oh and what an AWESOME flick to start things off with. You can bet your bippy that next time I'm through Springfield I'm stopping for a show.
posted by FlamingBore at 1:11 PM on September 21, 2005

Holy crap indeed, the Moxie is just up the road from me! And Lord knows we need something like this in our neck of the woods. See you this weekend!
posted by LarryC at 2:06 PM on September 21, 2005

Congrats! If we're ever down in Springfield for some reason (we're in Columbia) I'll be sure to stop by and take in a show.
posted by zsazsa at 2:07 PM on September 21, 2005

Break a leg!!
(Wait, does that work for theatre openings, too?)
posted by Floydd at 2:10 PM on September 21, 2005

This post made no sense until I realized that sourwookie was a neighbor of bjork24.
posted by smackfu at 3:30 PM on September 21, 2005

This has got to be the first useful indie cinema webpage I've ever seen.

Awesome!
posted by hototogisu at 3:33 PM on September 21, 2005

Ten popcorn seasonings? One of them had better be Old Bay (says the Baltimorean, who wishes his neighborhood had a cool, tiny movie theater like yours).
posted by Faint of Butt at 3:40 PM on September 21, 2005

And no fair counting "salt" and "butter" as two of the ten toppings, either.
posted by Faint of Butt at 3:41 PM on September 21, 2005

Holy crap, I just spent about 30 minutes going through every one of the photo galleries. The building rennovation was a ton of work, but you guys did it beautifully. I really hope you guys do well!
posted by mathowie (staff) at 3:51 PM on September 21, 2005

May the force be with you. Your passion gives hope.
posted by JohnR at 4:03 PM on September 21, 2005

Congratulations! It looks like an awesome theater.
posted by LeeJay at 4:13 PM on September 21, 2005

Amazing. I am jealous and in awe. It looks like a LOT of sweatequity and love went into that place. Congrats and good luck!
posted by terrapin at 4:15 PM on September 21, 2005

Congratulations and good luck, bjork24!
posted by boo_radley at 4:22 PM on September 21, 2005

Good luck, I have followed this for a while.
posted by fire&wings at 4:36 PM on September 21, 2005

Hey cool, bjork24! Congratulations. My brother helped build and launch the Ragtag Cinema in Columbia, so I know it takes a lot of hard work...
posted by trip and a half at 5:09 PM on September 21, 2005

Terrific. Best of luck!
posted by rebirtha at 5:13 PM on September 21, 2005

Wow! I just found this blurb through my stats (I'm a stat whore, yes), while I'm waiting for the intermission of the 7:00 show. Thanks sourwookie for the props, and thanks to everyone else (both mefites and non) for all the kind words and future patronage!

I hope to see you all at the Moxie!
posted by bjork24 at 5:51 PM on September 21, 2005

Best of luck - the world needs more indies.
posted by blag at 6:33 PM on September 21, 2005

Congrats!

(Do yourself a favor and screen Keane real soon!)
posted by dobbs at 7:31 PM on September 21, 2005

Congrats!
posted by shoepal at 9:35 PM on September 21, 2005

AWESOME news! I just went through all the phlogs myself -- what a lot of work y'all did. You should be proud of yourselves; it looks great.
posted by Vidiot at 3:45 AM on September 22, 2005

"Holy crap, I just spent about 30 minutes..."

Yeah, me too. I spent more than that reading blog entries and just admiring the web design and utility. And how bright and organized and dedicated bjork24 and his (wife?) really are. I was very impressed.

I also got sidetracked reading the Film-Tech complaints-about-customers thread, and then also, somehow, Kodak's Pytlak's Projection Pointers. (The last links to a specific article on cinemascope vs flat aperatures; that and the one on aspect ratios and masking, and on brightness are all good things for serious moviegoers to read.)

This took up much of yesterday afternoon for me.

Bjork24, best of luck. I'm so rooting for your success. BTW, you seem to be familiar with Austin's Alamo Drafthouse theaters--they've been very successful and probably a good place to look for ideas. Of course, things like this are very market-specific and there's hardly many places more desirable for a business like Alamo Drafthouse anywhere in the US. Still, though.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 5:18 AM on September 22, 2005

Congratulations on opening, bjork24. Best wishes for future success as well.
posted by safetyfork at 7:10 AM on September 22, 2005