About us
This Meetup group is dedicated to Movie goers whom want to go to the theater and share a movie with others of all ages.
We welcome members whom only wish to see a few films a year to those that go to the movies several times a month.
We will mainly be going to Grand Rapids area Celebration Cinema locations but will on occasion will be visiting:
- Wealthy Street Theater
- The Nickerbocker in Holland
- The Getty in Muskegon
- Sperry in Holland
- Phoenix theaters (Woodland Mall)
- Holland 7
There is always room for discussion after a movie.
Sometimes there will be a breakfast / lunch or dinner to go along with the movie and details are available to those going to the event but not shown to those not in the group.
We also have some occasional give-a-ways of movie swag and gift cards.
So come join myself and others for a movie , conversations and friendship.
Upcoming events
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50th Anniversary showing - Star Wars
Location not specified yetWhat:
50th Anniversary showing - Star WarsWhen:
Friday, February 19th 2027Where:
TBDWhat time:
TBD - Possibly 7:00 p.m.Costs:
TBDDetails:
Celebrating something as culturally iconic as Star Wars' 50th Anniversary is something that even big corporations find they have to take a bit of a run up at. Disney, the current owner of Lucasfilm, announced that it was going to rerelease Star Wars: A New Hope into theaters for the occasion back in August. But no one knew which version.
Would it be the original? The one where Han shoots Greedo first in the Cantina? Or would it be George Lucas' much derided 20th Anniversary version released in 1997 where Greedo pulls the blaster trigger first, not to mention frankly rubbish CGI being dropped willy-nilly into the production. The CGI Jabba the Hutt? Don't get us started.
Now it has been thankfully confirmed that a newly restored version of the classic Star Wars (1977) theatrical release — only later renamed as Star Wars: A New Hope — will play in theaters 'everywhere' for a limited time from February 19, 2027. This is over two months sooner than originally planned, and the announcement follows Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy turning up in person for an ultra-rare screening of the classic release at the BFI in June.
“I’m here to make sure you don’t think this is an illegal screening,” she said to laughter from the crowd. "I don't think there's another one [print] like it, it's that rare."Well, it looks like now there is. Multiple versions in fact, including even rumors of an IMAX release as well. Most fans will be happy though with just the return of the original after decades of Lucas insisting that the 1997 version was to be considered definitive, not to mention the chance of a more sympathetic grade to the original as part of the new restoration. Confirmation of 4K and HDR, ticket sales, distribution? All yet to be tied down.
As for our April 1 story from earlier this year about the 'oner' version that George Lucas was said to be planning, no updates as yet :-)Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efB22wsdv9E***NOTES***
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