# L.A. Dopers: Another screening of my film **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 5, 2001, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-another-screening-of-my-film/96936 "2001-12-05T01:01:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-another-screening-of-my-film/96936/1 "2001-12-05T01:01:46Z")
You read about it in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=68426). Now, um, see the film and stuff. For free! The very first screening on film, not video! (Mmmm… film…) It’s still not 100% complete: it’s not color-corrected, so the coloring isn’t consistant. The sound is only about 95% finalized. Not all the effects are in. The credits aren’t in yet. But it’s pretty damned close to being a final product. Oh, and John Digweed fans: be among the first to hear his new music, our soundtrack! WHEN: This Thursday night, December 6th. 7:30pm. WHERE: The [AMC Promenade 16](http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?&addr=21801+Oxnard+Street&city=Woodland+Hills&state=CA&zip=91367&name=AMC+Promenade+16&desc=%28818%29883-2AMC) in Woodland Hills. No passes or anything needed. Just show up and get in line. First come first seated, but I think it’s a decent sized-theater, so I don’t think that should be any problem. Hope some of you can make it! ---
**Author:** ![Monster104](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Monster104](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monster104)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-another-screening-of-my-film/96936/2 "2001-12-05T01:04:25Z")
WOOO! That’s right near my house! AND I have the day off of work! I’m SO there!! ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-another-screening-of-my-film/96936/3 "2001-12-05T01:59:56Z")
Congrats, Anamorphic and good luck with the screening. A few questions: [li]Given that the screening’s at an AMC, are you going to build the film up yourself? I know that’s not typical for sneak/preview/advance screenings, but I sure would advise it.[/li][li]Also, is this a screening w/comment cards or just to push some visibility and word-of-mouth? Have the press been invited?[/li][li]Are you still slated for a March opening? Do you have a distributor? Are you going the festival circuit?[/li] Anyway, all the best for Thursday (being 400 miles away, I’m afraid I’ll have to pass) ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-another-screening-of-my-film/96936/4 "2001-12-05T02:05:17Z")
Damn, **Morphy** … when I was working in Mountain View CA for an ISP, one of our customers came in so I could fix her computer up… she happened to mention she was a filmmaker from LA. She recognized your name and spoke highly of your work. Damned if I can remember her name though! Aah well, there’s no real point here except to heap more praise on someone hella deserving. 🙂 If I were there, I’d be there. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-another-screening-of-my-film/96936/5 "2001-12-05T02:20:00Z")
Mazel Tov !!! -----camera reloads, back to one people------ Cartooniverse ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-another-screening-of-my-film/96936/6 "2001-12-05T06:34:34Z")
Thanks, everyone! Wish you all could be there… And glad you WILL be, Monster. ArchiveGuy: We are recruiting the screening ourselves. Nothing major; just handing out flyers in and around the mall that it’s playing at. No, there won’t be comment cards. The picture is locked; we’re out of money, so there won’t be any more changes, so comments, good or bad, won’t really do us any good at this point. 🙂 This screening really isn’t about that, anyway. This is a screening for the producers and marketing people to see the final cut on film. And we want them to see it with a real audience. Yes, a secondary reason is to start buzz. Yes, we are still planning on releasing it in March. No, the producers do not want to do the festival circuit. We don’t have a distibuter yet, but there is word that a couple of the biggies are very interested. Don’t wanna say more about that just yet; don’t want to jinx it. 😃 And Cartooniverse: in hindsight, I wish we HAD hired you on steadicam. _sigh_. ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-another-screening-of-my-film/96936/7 "2001-12-05T08:44:42Z")
It’s in my neck of the woods, too. I’m _so_ there. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-another-screening-of-my-film/96936/8 "2001-12-05T10:08:07Z")
Nope, sorry, Morphy, but I can’t go. I’ve got a show to work on that night :(. But, hey, this is closing weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Doobieous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Doobieous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doobieous)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-another-screening-of-my-film/96936/9 "2001-12-05T10:28:17Z")
Morphy, here’s what you can do for my Birthday. Since you plan to release it in March, you could make me really really really happy by having it open in theaters on March 13th! 🙂 Yeah, yeah, i know, wishful thinking ;). ---
**Author:** ![Nymysys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f6c823/32.png) [@Nymysys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nymysys)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-another-screening-of-my-film/96936/10 "2001-12-06T03:49:37Z")
WHY do you always do this when I’m NOT in LA? Not that I haven’t seen it 4,000 times. Five seconds at a time, over and over and over and over and over and over… 😃 Good luck, babe. You know I wish you the best. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-another-screening-of-my-film/96936/11 "2001-12-06T13:16:36Z")
Ack! I can’t make it tonight! I _will_ see it again though! ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-another-screening-of-my-film/96936/12 "2001-12-06T17:21:53Z")
oming! Woo hoo! See you tonight! I’m a bit nervous, and very excited. Sorry you can’t make this one, Johnny. There’ll be others… And you can always pay your $8.50 when it’s released like everyone else. 🙂 Doob: Not sure the distributors are going to listen to me on that one. But there IS a 1 in 31 chance it’ll be released on your birthday. 🙂 Nym: Shhh… gotta keep up the illusion that movie making is glamorous and exciting! You’ll have people thinking it’s _tedious_ or something… ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-another-screening-of-my-film/96936/13 "2001-12-06T17:27:08Z")
Hey, someone ate the first 10 letters of my post! What’s up with that!? That should read, “People are coming!”, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Nymysys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f6c823/32.png) [@Nymysys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nymysys)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2001, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-another-screening-of-my-film/96936/14 "2001-12-07T02:28:58Z")
Thinking of all you guys, and wishing you well. T-one hour. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2001, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-another-screening-of-my-film/96936/15 "2001-12-07T03:08:37Z")
> [@](#): > > And you can always pay your $8.50 when it’s released like everyone else. I always go to the matinees. Eight-fifty! Och! I canna stand the rape o’ me purse! 😉 I really enjoyed the first screeing. Good soundtrack, funny dialog, good acting. ---
**Author:** ![Palmyra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/57b2e6/32.png) [@Palmyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palmyra)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2001, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-another-screening-of-my-film/96936/16 "2001-12-07T05:46:24Z")
Okay, you LA Dopers _have_ to tell the rest of it how it went. I want some good details, but NO SPOILERS, just something to tide me over till March. BTW, I love being a student [4.50 after discount, baby :D] ---
**Author:** ![Monster104](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Monster104](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monster104)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2001, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-another-screening-of-my-film/96936/17 "2001-12-07T06:09:44Z")
Dude, this movie rocks! Aside from a minor flub towards the end ( **Morphy** could tell you about it better than I), this movie is impressive. The whole audience clapped at the end. Take that how you will. ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2001, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-a-dopers-another-screening-of-my-film/96936/18 "2001-12-07T08:07:35Z")
I am impressed. Very _impressed_. It’s a great movie, and honestly, I see that it could do very well. It’s in the same vein as _Trainspotting_ and _Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels_–if you liked those movies, then you’d like this one. The soundtrack is _fantastic_, and I want a copy of it. The dialogue is smart and funny, and some of the characters are just classic–especially Jeffrey. I’m still cracking up over Jeffery and his lucky silver dollar. 😃 Yep, this movie does rock.