Midnights at The Baxter and I have a tumultuous relationship that clearly proves one thing and one thing only: I am old and boring. How else could you explain my excitement at the showing of Amelie at midnight on February 14 and my dismay at the showing of The Road Warrior (aka Mad Max 2) this Saturday night January 24, 2009?
As always when a film is outside my realm of knowledge I turn to our friends at Wikipedia:
Mad Max 2 (known as The Road Warrior in the U.S.) is a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic action film. Directed by Australian doctor-turned-director George Miller, this sequel to Miller’s 1979 film Mad Max was a worldwide box office success that launched the career of lead actor Mel Gibson.
The film’s tale of a community of settlers moved to defend themselves
against a roving band of marauders follows an archetypal “Western” frontier movie motif, as is Max’s role as a hardened man who rediscovers his humanity when he decides to help the settlers.
The Road Warrior
Saturday January 24, 2009
11:55PM
Baxter Avenue Theaters
1250 Bardstown Rd
Louisville, KY 40204
January 21st, 2009 at 3:42 pm
I love Amelie and I’ve never seen a Mad Max movie. Embrace the old boringness, I guess! I’ve never seen Amelie in the theatre, but I’d sure love to.
January 21st, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Valentine’s Day is your chance! I’m very excited. A friend of ours from Los Angeles is coming to visit that weekend and we’re going to the midnight showing of Amelie that night. See you there?