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▲ 9 r/NYCmovies

Since there was a post about this a few days ago I figured I'd update here. I thought to look to see if there is any more information about the Terminator 2 rerelease coming later this month, and I found that the Rialto Pictures website has a full list of theaters showing it around the country: https://www.rialtopictures.com/catalogue/terminator-2-judgment-day

Unfortunately, at the moment the only game in town seems to be IFC which is playing the 4K DCP. The overall rerelease seems to be somewhat limited, with only the American Cinematheque Egyptian in LA showing the 70mm print at the moment. I'm not sure why it's so limited, but there are no AMCs, Regals, etc. listed at the moment. However, if like me you are eager to catch a screening on film I'd recommend checking there periodically to see if they update, as the way these are scheduled suggests that they plan to roll out screenings in other cities and theaters throughout the summer.

Additionally:

  1. there is a previously-scheduled screening (not part of the official rerelease) of the film at United Palace on May 31st. There's no indication about format, but in my experience it's always a DCP there. If you're interested, you may want to send them a message to see if they can tell you whether it's the new 4K version or not. (Just bear in mind there are some aspects of going there that can be kind of annoying if you just want to see a film, but it could be worth it for how enormous that screen is. And lately they've been cutting out some of the tiresome pre-show things - children's group performances and the like - so if that's not your bag you may be in luck.)
  2. given they've taken the opportunity to either dig up old prints or newly strike some, I personally think it's overwhelmingly likely these prints will eventually travel to NYC for repertory purposes at the very least, and we have several theaters in NYC that often show 70mm prints in the late summer and early fall: namely Film at Lincoln Center, Museum of the Moving Image (they always have a series in August), and Paris Theater (generally has a "Big and Loud" series around September-ish with a number of 70mm prints included). So again, if this interests you I would check back with those theaters in the weeks and months ahead to see if they include it in their programs, which I personally believe someone probably will.
u/BenderBenRodriguez — 16 days ago
▲ 6 r/smithsonian

Hi everyone,

I just took a day trip to DC yesterday to hit up a few of the Smithsonian locations. I've been there a bunch of times (actually lived in DC for a summer many years ago and used to go to the museums on weekends when I was free) and in fact took a similar trip last year, but I've only ever really explored the Air and Space Museum (both locations) and American History Museum. With Air and Space still under some renovations as of yesterday I'm considering another trip later this year or next as I like vacation "museum days" and I'd like to see more of the things that have been under renovation, and maybe check out some other museums I haven't really explored yet.

Some considerations:

-I'm coming from NYC by Amtrak and only spending the day (depends on train schedules but my last two trips I got there somewhere around 11:00-11:30am). So I have to consider the amount of time I have.

-Since I live in NYC I have to consider what my options here are already like. For instance, I do sort of regret having never seen the Natural History Museum, but we already have the ANHM here which is pretty massive so that's a major reason I haven't explored it yet. Similarly, I like art museums (though I wouldn't say they're a primary interest) but we have MoMA/the Met museums here so I'd have to consider whether it was worth the time. However, I don't know as much about the art and Natural History museums in DC so I'd be willing to be convinced, especially for Natural History as I'm curious how it compares. (Probably not the Smithsonian Zoo; I'm sure it's great, but it's too out of the way and I already have the Bronx Zoo, ya know.)

-I love movie/TV history and pop culture, and I also really like looking at real vehicles (airplanes, spaceships, etc.). My guess is I've already mostly been covered with Air and Space/American History in that regard, but if I'm overlooking anything in the other museums I'd love to know.

-I also tend to prefer actual historical objects over replicas and "interactive" things, although some interactivity is fun.

-I somehow had no idea until recently that there's a Postal Service History museum. That actually sounds pretty fun and I'd specifically be curious to hear if it's worth checking out, as long as it doesn't take up too much of limited hours.

Also since I'd be in DC and there are other non-Smithsonian museums to check out, just some other considerations:

-Newseum: was actually about to type something about this and then just Googled and found out it's closed lol. Was only gonna say I saw it ages and ago and found it interesting enough but probably wouldn't need to see again, which I guess might be why it closed.

Spy Museum: actually went on my trip last year just for the 007 James Bond exhibit they had (and popped in briefly yesterday for the bike from Mission: Impossible 2 lol) but I don't know how interested I'd be in it as I think it leans more towards interactivity than historical objects, but I'm willing to be convinced.

Holocaust Museum: seen it years ago, depressing, not going to spend limited/vacation hours on it.

Anyone have any thoughts? Anything I'm horribly overlooking?

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u/BenderBenRodriguez — 28 days ago