Ach! und
Himmel! I just got word that the classic motion picture
Metropolis, with the final restoration making it a complete movie for the first time in about 80 years, will be coming to the U.S. to do a cinematic run before being sold as DVDs.
But it's a limited cinematic run.
As limited as the 2002 release run, which hit about 3 dozen art theatres across the country?
No... more limited than
that.
3 theatres. In 2 states.
Yes, exactly one theatre in New York City... and 2 in Los Angeles. Probably only
one showing in each (EDIT: There will be multiple showings in NY). The rest of the country can go fish (to put it politely).
In 2002, my wife and I saw the movie in a Baltimore art house--the closest it came to the nation's capital. Now, just after I've shelled out almost 2 grand in taxes just today, I'm considering making a weekend pilgrimage to NYC, with short notice, at an expense of probably about $800-1000 when all is said and done.
Metropolis is a glorious motion picture... the precursor to the modern science fiction movie. Every movie buff, and most movie watchers, should see it at least once. And yes, it is
incredible on the big screen. But when I weigh the trouble and expense of journeying to New York to see it... I despair. Is it really worth a cool grand? Can I even afford to spend a cool grand, just after April 15th, and a mortgage payment coming in 2 weeks? Sheesh!