Ghostbusters returning to theaters

[bassman]

At risk of receiving lashings by my fellow HPotD'ers for my never-ending Ghostbusters nerdgasms, I just had to pass along this bit of information. Had to do my part, ya know? Plus I know a few of you here love this classic staple of film comedy. Anyway....Ivan Reitman's original is set for a wide US theatrical release next month(October). No specific theaters are listed yet, but 500 screens is a pretty good start. Sony's press release: Get ready for mass hysteria! This October, Sony Pictures Repertory celebrates the original movie Ghostbusters, its franchise, and its fans by bringing the quintessential modern classic back to theatres for a special limited engagement of one showtime one night a week. Starting on Thursday, October 13, 2011 and continuing every following Thursday in October 2011, fans together will be able to see their favorite paranormal psychologists back on the big screen as they save the world from ghosts, ghouls, and Mr. Stay Puft. Ghostbusters will show in approximately 500 theatres across the US on October 13th, 20th, and 27th, one showtime each day, in 2K digital with 5.1 surround sound. Please check local listings for showtimes. Ghostbusters will also be showing in select theatres in Canada and in various international markets; for more information on international locations and dates, please visit ParkCircus.com. Fans who follow Ghostbusters on Facebook and Twitter or visit Ghostbusters.com will be the first to know information about the release and will be able to participate in the fan conversation leading up to this unique theatrical experience. Commenting on the announcement, Rory Bruer, president, Worldwide Distribution for Sony Pictures, said, "We're delighted to be bringing Ghostbusters back to the big screen – this is a special celebration of the movie, giving the fans a chance to see it on the big screen in perfect digital presentation. As we head towards Halloween, we ain't afraid of no ghosts, but just the same, we're glad that everyone's favorite paranormal eliminators are on the case." The film was directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, with the screenplay written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, Ghostbusters stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, and Rick Moranis. The executive producer was Bernie Brillstein. In Ghostbusters, University parapsychologists Dr. Peter Venkman (Murray), Dr. Raymond Stanz (Aykroyd) and Dr. Egon Spengler (Ramis) lose a research grant when their experiment methodology is proven to be bogus. The team decides to go into business for themselves and open 'Ghostbusters,' a ghost removal service. After struggling to get on their feet, they are summoned to investigate the strange happenings in Dana Barrett's (Weaver) Central Park West apartment. What they discover is that all Manhattan is being besieged by ghosts and other worldly demons through a portal in her building. Ghostbusters is available on Blu-ray™ and DVD. No word on release outside of the US, but UK-based Park Circus is the company behind the release, so I imagine information will be available shortly. As anyone can guess, this is most likely Sony testing the waters for a potential third film, but at least we get to see the original restored on the big screen. Having seen an original 35mm print in a packed theater recently, I can confirm that any fan of the film will be pleased with the experience. Sorry for bringing more of my gb nonsense to the boards.

[Danny]

meh, next week jurassic parks coming back to cinemas here. dinosaurs>ghosts. you cant argue that. its science.

[bassman]

meh, next week jurassic parks coming back to cinemas here. dinosaurs>ghosts. you cant argue that. its science. Both are great, but I could argue that point.

[MikePizzoff]

Thanks for the news, Jason! I never got to see the original in theaters. However, Ghostbusters II was the very first movie I saw in theaters, at the age of 4. I can still remember being in the lobby with my Mom, buying the tickets.

[MinionZombie]

I really hope that Ghostbusters comes to my local (although a 75 mile round trip ain't bloody local, that's for damn sure) multiplex chain. I saw Jurassic Park in the cinema when it was originally released, so I'm happy to let that one slide - especially as I watched it recently anyway - however Ghostbusters is in my All Time Top Ten and I was merely months old when it was originally released, so I'd love to see that on the big screen. I saw Back to the Future on the big screen last year and it was a wonderful cinema-going experience.

[Danny]

I saw Back to the Future on the big screen last year and it was a wonderful cinema-going experience. aye that was good, last year the local cineworld showed bttf, blues brothers, animal house and halloween. going with friends who'd never seen them all was great. animal house had the whole cinema roaring with laughter. you dont get that nowadays. infact that only one past like 2000 i can think of was jackass 3d adn even then that was just the general chuckle at slapstick.

[MinionZombie]

aye that was good, last year the local cineworld showed bttf, blues brothers, animal house and halloween. going with friends who'd never seen them all was great. animal house had the whole cinema roaring with laughter. you dont get that nowadays. infact that only one past like 2000 i can think of was jackass 3d adn even then that was just the general chuckle at slapstick. In recent memory Jackass 3D had quite a good audience experience, but not to the extent that I imagine (based on what you've said) Animal House got ... Zombieland got a really good audience experience actually, everybody was really into that. Drag Me To Hell was my best cinema going experience of 2009, and one of the all-time best experiences - everybody was scared shitless and people were visibly wincing from the screen prior to an expected scare - and false alarms would elicit nervous titters of relief - then a real scare would come and everybody would scream (some literally jumped in their seats quite noticeably) and then laugh together that they'd been caught out ... even more fun for me was that we'd brought a friend along who doesn't do horror movies, and he was petrified. I'd love to see Ghostbusters on the big screen though. I hope that's not just an American exclusive. Re-releases should be encouraged more than remakes - BTTF, a 25 year old movie, went straight in at #7 in the UK Top Ten!

[Danny]

I hope that's not just an American exclusive. Re-releases should be encouraged more than remakes - BTTF, a 25 year old movie, went straight in at #7 in the UK Top Ten! Its possibly a royalty rights and usage mess but it spend millions shooting a movie or rerelease the shining in theatres and recoup on that all over again yknow? personally id love to see highlander on the big screen.

[bassman]

Drag Me To Hell was my best cinema going experience of 2009, and one of the all-time best experiences - everybody was scared shitless and people were visibly wincing from the screen prior to an expected scare - and false alarms would elicit nervous titters of relief - then a real scare would come and everybody would scream (some literally jumped in their seats quite noticeably) and then laugh together that they'd been caught out ... even more fun for me was that we'd brought a friend along who doesn't do horror movies, and he was petrified. Drag Me to Hell scary? I didn't find it scary, really. It's more of a comedy, imo. I do understand the good theater experience, though. Seeing Ghostbusters on the big screen was kind of like that for me. A movie i've been watching at home my entire life, i'd seen every joke, and I knew exactly what was coming next. But somehow having the packed theater all laugh together at the right moments made it feel new. Plus seeing kids in there enjoying it like it was a new movie was a great feeling. Same thing happened with BTTF.

[MikePizzoff]

Agree'd, Drag Me To Hell is more whacky than anything. I also agree with the movie theater experience. Seeing Back To The Future last November (or was it October?) was so much fun with a sold-out theater, even with the dork next to me [incorrectly] spouting off lines here and there. Coupled with the fact that there were people who came dressed as characters from the series. Can't wait to see the awesome costumes for Ghostbusters.

[bassman]

Can't wait to see the awesome costumes for Ghostbusters. Damn nerds. They should get a life.

[bassman]

Theater Listings available. Including outside the US. Check HERE for further updates. IMPORTANT! NOT ALL SCREENS ARE LISTING ALL THREE DATES! It appears some theatres are only showing on some of the days, so do not take these listings at face value, please check your local listings! Glendale (AZ) AMC Westgate 20 9400 West Hanna Drive, Glendale, AZ 7:00pm AMC Deer Valley 30 3033 West Agua Fria Fwy., Phoenix, AZ 7:00pm AMC Mesa Grand 24 1647 South Stapley, Mesa, AZ 7:00pm San Antonio Santikos Silverado 16 11505 W Loop 1604 N, San Antonio, TX, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Dallas Cinemark 17 and IMAX Theatre 11819 Webb Chapel Road, Dallas, TX, United States ‎7:30pm‎ Cinemark West Plano and XD 3800 Dallas Parkway, Plano, TX, United States ‎7:30pm‎ Cinemark USA Cedar Hill 280 Uptown Boulevard, Cedar Hill, TX, United States ‎7:30pm‎ Cinemark Legacy and XD 7201 Central Expressway Ste #100, Plano, TX, United States ‎7:30pm‎ AMC Grapevine Mills 30 3150 Grapevine Mills Parkway, Grapevine, TX, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Phoenix AMC Westgate 20 9400 West Hanna Drive, Glendale, AZ, United States ‎7:00pm‎ AMC Deer Valley 30 3033 West Agua Fria Fwy., Phoenix, AZ, United States ‎7:00pm‎ AMC Mesa Grand 24 1647 South Stapley, Mesa, AZ, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Philadelphia Rave Motion Pictures Ritz Center 900 Haddonfield – Berlin Road, Voorhees, NJ, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Oklahoma City Cinemark Tinseltown USA – Oklahoma City 6001 N. Martin Luther King Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK, United States ‎7:30pm‎ Moore Warren Theatre 1000 S. Telephone Road, Oklahoma City, OK, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Tulsa AMC Southroads 20 4923 E. 41st Street, Tulsa, OK, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Cinemark at Tulsa 10802 E. 71St South, Tulsa, OK, United States ‎7:30pm‎ Washington DC AMC Loews Rio Cinemas 18 9811 Washingtonian Blvd., Gaithersburg, MD, United States ‎7:00pm‎ AMC Potomac Mills 18 2700 Potomac Mills Circle, Woodbridge, VA, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Maryland Cinemark Egyptian 24 and XD 7000 Arundel Mills Circle, Hanover, MD, United States ‎7:30pm‎ AMC Loews White Marsh 16 8141 Honeygo Blvd., White Marsh, MD, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Chicago Century 12 Evanston/CinéArts 6 and XD 1715 Maple Ave., Evanston, IL, United States ‎7:30pm‎ AMC Showplace Village Crossing 18 7000 Carpenter Road, Skokie, IL, United States ‎7:00pm‎ AMC Loews Crestwood 18 13221 Rivercrest Drive, Crestwood, IL, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Muvico Rosemont 18 9701 Bryn Mawr Ave, Rosemont, IL, United States ‎7:30pm‎ AMC Randhurst 12 200 Randhurst Village Drive, Mount Prospect, IL, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Marcus Orland Park Cinemas 16350 South LaGrange Road, Orland Park, IL, United States ‎7:00pm‎ AMC Yorktown 17 80 Yorktown Shopping Ctr, Lombard, IL, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Marcus Addison Cinemas 1555 West Lake Street, Addison, IL, United States ‎7:00pm‎ AMC Loews Streets of Woodfield 20 601 N. Martingale Road, Schaumburg, IL, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Cinemark at Seven Bridges 6500 Route 53, Woodridge, IL, United States ‎7:30pm‎ Las Vegas OCTOBER 13th ONLY! Century 18 Sam’s Town 5111 Boulder Hwy., Las Vegas, NV, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Century Santa Fe Station 4949 N. Rancho, Las Vegas, NV, United States ‎7:30pm‎ Houston AMC Deerbrook 24 20131 Highway 59 North, Humble, TX, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Rave Motion Pictures Yorktown 15 15900 Yorktown Crossing Boulevard, Houston, TX, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Santikos Silverado IMAX 24720 Tomball Parkway, Tomball, TX, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Seattle AMC Southcenter 16 3600 Southcenter Mall, Tukwila, WA, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Oklahoma City Moore Warren Theatre 1000 S. Telephone Road, Oklahoma City, OK, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Detroit AMC Livonia 20 19500 Haggerty Rd., Livonia, MI, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Boston AMC Loews Liberty Tree Mall 20 100 Independence Way, Danvers, MA, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Columbus AMC Easton Town Center 30 275 Easton Town Center, Columbus, OH, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Rave Motion Pictures Polaris 18 1071 Gemini Place, Columbus, OH, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Cleveland Cinemark At Valley View and XD 6001 Canal Road, Valley View, OH, United States ‎7:30pm‎ Cinemark Strongsville 17450 Southpark Center, Strongsville, OH, United States ‎7:30pm‎ Jacksonville AMC Regency 24 9451 Regency Square Blvd., Jacksonville, FL, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Cinemark Tinseltown and XD 4535 Southside Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL, United States ‎7:30pm‎ South Florida AMC Aventura 24 19501 Biscayne Blvd Aventura, FL 0ct 13th- 7:00PM, Oct 20th- 7:00PM, Oct 27th- 7:00PM Cinemark Palace 20 3200 Airport Road Boca Raton, FL Oct 13th- 7:30PM (appears to be only showing) Cinemark Paradise 24 15601 Sheridan Street Davie, FL Oct 13th- 7:30PM (appears to be only showing) Cobb Theaters-Miami Lakes 17 6711 Main Street Miami Lakes, FL Oct 13th- 7:30pm, Oct 20th- 7:30 PM, Oct 27th- 7:30PM Fort Lauderdale AMC Aventura 24 19501 Biscayne Blvd, Aventura, FL, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Cinemark Paradise 24 15601 Sheridan St., Davie, FL, United States ‎7:30pm‎ Cinemark Palace 20 3200 Airport Rd, Boca Raton, FL, United States ‎7:30pm‎ Cobb Theatres – Miami Lakes 17 6711 Main Street, Miami Lakes, FL, United States ‎7:30pm‎ Miami AMC Sunset Place 24 5701 Sunset Drive, South Miami, FL, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Cobb Theatres – Miami Lakes 17 6711 Main Street, Miami Lakes, FL, United States ‎7:30pm‎ AMC Aventura 24 19501 Biscayne Blvd, Aventura, FL, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Cinemark Paradise 24 15601 Sheridan St., Davie, FL, United States ‎7:30pm‎ Sacramento OCTOBER 13TH ONLY! Century Stadium 14 Sacramento 1590 Ethan Way, Sacramento, CA, United States ‎7:30pm‎ Century Sacramento Greenback 16 6233 Garfield Ave., Sacramento, CA, United States ‎7:30pm‎ San Francisco AMC Loews Metreon 16 101 Fourth St., San Francisco, CA, United States ‎7:00pm‎ San Jose AMC Cupertino Square 16 10123 N. Wolfe Road, Cupertino, CA, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Anaheim and area Century Stadium 25 and XD 1701 W. Katella Ave., Orange, CA, United States ‎7:30pm‎ Century 20 Huntington Beach at Bella Terra 7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach, CA, United States ‎7:30pm‎ AMC Puente Hills 20 1560 South Azusa Ave., Rowland Heights, CA, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Krikorian Pico Rivera Village Walk 15 8540 Whittier Blvd., Pico Rivera, CA, United States ‎7:30pm‎ Cinemark at The Pike 99 South Pine Avenue, Long Beach, CA, United States ‎7:30pm‎ LA Rave Cinemas Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza 15 4020 Marlton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States ‎7:00pm‎ AMC Burbank 16 125 E. Palm Ave., Burbank, CA, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Krikorian Pico Rivera Village Walk 15 8540 Whittier Blvd., Pico Rivera, CA, United States ‎7:30pm‎ Rave Motion Pictures 18 + IMAX 6081 Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Century 8 North Hollywood 12827 Victory Blvd., North Hollywood, CA, United States ‎7:30pm‎ AMC Santa Monica 7 1310 3rd Street, Santa Monica, CA, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Cinemark at The Pike 99 South Pine Avenue, Long Beach, CA, United States ‎7:30pm‎ AMC Puente Hills 20 1560 South Azusa Ave., Rowland Heights, CA, United States ‎7:00pm‎ New Jersey AMC Hamilton 24 325 Sloan Ave., Hamilton, NJ, United States ‎7:00pm‎ AMC Loews Monmouth Mall 15 180 State Rt. 35 S., Eatontown, NJ, United States ‎7:00pm‎ Stony Brook / Long Island AMC Loews Stony Brook 17 2196 Nesconset Highway, Stony Brook, NY, United States ‎7:00pm‎ NEW YORK AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 1998 Broadway, New York, NY, United States ‎7:00pm‎ AMC Loews Wayne 14 67 Willowbrook Blvd., Wayne, NJ, United States ‎7:00pm‎ UK/AUSTRALIA Australia St Kilda The Astor Theatre Mon 10 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Liverpool Picturehouse at FACT Liverpool Fri 28 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Birmingham Electric Cinema Birmingham Fri 28 – Sun 30 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Edinburgh Cameo Cinema Edinburgh Fri 28 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Newcastle upon Tyne Tyneside Cinema Fri 28 – Sun 30 Oct 2011 United Kingdom London Vue West End Fri 28 Oct – Thu 3 Nov 2011 United Kingdom Barking Showcase Newham Fri 28 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Greenhithe Showcase Bluewater Fri 28 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Wokingham Showcase Reading Fri 28 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Nottingham Showcase Nottingham Fri 28 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Derby Cinema De Lux Derby (Showcase) Fri 28 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Leicester Cinema De Lux Leicester (Showcase) Fri 28 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Peterborough Showcase Peterborough Fri 28 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Erdington Showcase Birmingham Fri 28 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Walsall Showcase Walsall Fri 28 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Dudley Showcase Dudley Fri 28 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Manchester Showcase Manchester Fri 28 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Leeds Showcase Leeds Fri 28 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Coventry Showcase Coventry Fri 28 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Stockton-on-Tees Showcase Teesside Fri 28 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Bristol Cinema De Lux Bristol (Showcase) Fri 28 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Glasgow Showcase Glasgow Fri 28 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Paisley Showcase Paisley Fri 28 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Nantgarw Showcase Cardiff Fri 28 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom London Genesis Cinema Fri 28 Oct – Thu 3 Nov 2011 United Kingdom London BFI Imax Fri 28 Oct – Thu 3 Nov 2011 United Kingdom Southampton Harbour Lights Picturehouse Sat 29 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford upon Avon Picturehouse Sat 29 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom London Hackney Picturehouse Sat 29 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom London Ritzy Brixton Sat 29 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom London Greenwich Picturehouse Sat 29 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom London Lexi Cinema Sat 29 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom London Electric Cinema Notting Hill Sat 29 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Aberdeen Belmont Sat 29 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom London Screen on the Green Sat 29 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom London Everyman Hampstead Sat 29 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Exeter Exeter Picturehouse Sat 29 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Brighton Duke of York’s Picturehouse Sat 29 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Hexham Forum Cinema Hexham Sat 29 – Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Glasgow Grosvenor Cinema Sat 29 – Sun 30 Oct 2011 United Kingdom London Stratford East Picturehouse Sun 30 Oct 2011 United Kingdom London Aubin Cinema Sun 30 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Lancaster Dukes Theatre & Cinema Sun 30 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Richmond Station Cinema Sun 30 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Oxted Screen at Oxted Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Winchester Screen Winchester Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Walton on Thames Screen at Walton Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Reigate Screen at Reigate Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom York City Screen York Mon 31 Oct 2011 United Kingdom Norwich Norwich Cinema City Mon 31 Oct 2011

[rongravy]

I was just thinking. What if studios stopped making movies and just decided to re-re-release already made and tried and true movies we know and love? Always interchanging the top money making spots for whose movie is making the most at the moment? Like maybe to the point where a generation gets to see it maybe twice in their lives onscreen? I know this question doesn't have alot to do with the subject, but still GB is a re release. I'd go see it, sure, but BTTF would be alot higher on my list of to do's...

[Danny]

I was just thinking. What if studios stopped making movies and just decided to re-re-release already made and tried and true movies we know and love? Always interchanging the top money making spots for whose movie is making the most at the moment? Like maybe to the point where a generation gets to see it maybe twice in their lives onscreen? I know this question doesn't have alot to do with the subject, but still GB is a re release. I'd go see it, sure, but BTTF would be alot higher on my list of to do's... i asume the only reason they dont is netflix and such is just more convenient.

[MikePizzoff]

So are they giving anything away with this re-release, a la BTTF?