Before the Multiplex: Recent Episodes
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Join Cameron Parry fortnightly as he runs through the Box Office Top 10 from years past at http://beforethemultiplex.podomatic.com or Subscribe directly for a weekly trip down movie memory lane at http://beforethemultiplex.podomatic.com/rss2.xml
Episode 2 - Dec 13th - 15th 1985 . Two films opened this week , the film adaption of the board game' Clue' and the sequel to Romancing the Stone , The Jewel of the Nile . . Which came out on top ? There was time where movie going was an enjoyable event -like experience, not something to do for a few hours . A time where going to the movies meant a sharing of a collective experience complete with intervals and cinemas that looked like they hadn’t been cleaned in decades . … it was Before The Multiplex . Join nostalgic Gen Xer Cameron P fortnightly as he runs through the Box Office Top 10 from years past
http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=1985&wknd=50&p=.htm
There was time where movie going was an enjoyable event -like experience, not something to do for a few hours . A time where going to the movies meant the sharing of a collective experience complete with intervals and cinemas that looked like they hadn’t been cleaned in decades . … it was Before The Multiplex . Join nostalgic Gen Xer Cameron Parry fortnightly as he runs through the Box Office Top 10 from years past
Episode 1 - Dec 9th - 11th 1983 . Three films opened this weekend , John Carpenters adaption of Stephen Kings Christine , Brian De Palmas ' Scarface' and the forth in the 'Dirty Harry' series 'Sudden Impact ' . Which came out on top ? http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=1983&wknd=49&p=.htm