Movie Night at Central Terminal?
I’ve only been to the Central Terminal on two occasions--once for a tour, and then to check out the Student Celebration of Visual Arts event that took place in June. I am impressed and intrigued by efforts to reuse the Central Terminal. An idea occurred to me while watching Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train that aired recently on WNED.
This is classic movie with key scenes that take place on a train. Though not set in Buffalo, the fact that it was released in 1951 and that the plot unfolds on a train makes me think of Buffalo’s Central Terminal. It seems to me that the Central Terminal is a fitting venue to show this masterpiece film.
Here’s the premise of the movie: Two men meet on a train. One is a tennis star and the other is a crazed obsessive man. The obsessive man suggests that they each commit a murder for the other. The crazed man wants his father killed, and offers to kill the tennis star’s wife. The tennis player does not agree to murder the man’s father, but the men leave the train with very different ideas about what was agreed to during their conversation. That’s all I’ll say about the plot in case you haven’t seen the movie.
Strangers on a Train is a fascinating movie, and I would love to watch it with a large audience at the Central Terminal. What do you think, readers, could this idea work?
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mmiller
Todd, we had the premier of the movie that was filmed at the terminal, "Prison of the Psychotic Damned" two years ago. It was a successful event and movies there are great!
The problem is that we'd have to charge admission to cover the costs of insurance and toilet/chair/project & screen rentals. I'm not sure that people would pay admission for an old movie.
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scooter
I would pay a couple $ to watch an old classic in an old classic building such as the terminal.
I think a murder/mystery in this setting would be fun. Bring your own chairs and a bottle of wine :)
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target
i think that people would be more willing to pay the money if it was going to charity and im sure that you could get companies to rent the chairs and toilets as sponsorship, not sure if you could get insurance the same way but you never know. I think a lot of people are interested enough in the Central Terminal to pay a few dollars to go see a movie there regardless of it being a classic.
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btal
Central Terminal would be a great setting for some classic films! If you showed 2 full-length films and some shorts, it could really be an event that people would pay for. The Screening Room has done this on occasion with some success, but using the Central Terminal for the venue would generate even more interest.
I bet some sponsorship and $10 tickets would cover the costs without much of a problem.
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BackInBuffalo
Great idea. Have Flying Bison sell beer and popcorn, I'd pay $10 to get in...
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Rebecca
If you get an organization to sponsor it, they, can probably add the event to their existing insurance, just for the day, at no extra cost.
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fredrico
I love the idea! The Thruway Cinemas have $2.00 movies and they seem to cover their expenses with that.
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Tesla
I would easily pay 10 bucks for this...
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