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Author Topic: National Anthem Derek Maxwell Film Handler Posts: 87 From: Ohio Registered: Nov 1999 posted 09-21-2001 01:15 AM                        Is your theatre running the National Anthem? The local Drive-in here is getting ready to close it's doors for good and I let them borrow one of my new prints and I was touched when people got out of their cars, stood up, and started singing along and after it was done, everybody beeped their horns. It was a great moment and I felt I did my small part to help out. ------------------ http://www.drive-infilm.com  |  IP: Logged Richard C. Wolfe Master Film Handler Posts: 250 From: Northampton, PA, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 09-22-2001 11:46 PM                        Yes, we are running the National Anthem as I had already noted in an earlier posting under a different topic (Showing Your colors). On Saturday nights we also use the WurliTzer organ for preshow music, so the past two Saturdays we played patriotic numbers for the final ten minutes before each show. Tonights 7 PM show was quite full, and as we were playing "America's Sweethearts" the audience was mostly over 40. Not only did everyone stand for the anthem, but they sang it as well. I haven't seen that in a long time. However, the 9 PM show was a much younger audience, and not only did they not sing, but they didn't stand either. That is the age group that has grown up without the anthem, the pledge or prayer in our schools, and they don't know what to do. Anyone surprised?  |  IP: Logged System Notices Forum Watchdog / Soup Nazi Posts: 215 Registered: Apr 2004 posted 02-10-2006 08:49 PM                 It has been 1601 days since the last post.  |  IP: Logged Timothy Eiler Expert Film Handler Posts: 126 From: Litchfield , Minnesota, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 02-10-2006 08:49 PM                        quote: Is your theatre running the National Anthem? We Run It on all five screens in the intermission reel that runs before the First Feature  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 02-11-2006 12:22 PM                     Growing up, I was used to seeing the National Anthem played before every show at theaters aboard Marine Corps bases where we were stationed. Best ones were the Sakura Theater in Iwakuni, Japan and the Little Hall Theater at mainside, Quantico, VA. Both theaters were pretty large (Little Hall even had a balcony) and had really good anthem clips. As the anthem ended, the auditorium would erupt with "ohh-rah" barks from all the Marines. It was actually pretty cool.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-11-2006 02:55 PM                        I wouldn't mind running one, just to clear my head from all the horrendous butcherings of the Anthem at the various sports events, like Aretha Franklin's recent Super Bowl mangling of it.  |  IP: Logged Greg Mueller Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1687 From: Port Gamble, WA Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-11-2006 03:36 PM                        As a tyke in the 50s I can remember people standing up at the theater when the anthem came on. But then they also used to clap when the curtains went up and pulled opened (they did both) and when the film was over. What a different world now  |  IP: Logged Bill Enos Film God Posts: 2081 From: Richmond, Virginia, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 02-11-2006 04:06 PM                     Our organist plays "it's A Grand Old Flag" while the flag blows in a spot light, and usually one other patriotic piece every Saturday night, usually gets great response. As noted above though the 16 to 24 age group doesn't recognize the "Star Spangled Banner" One of our employees who is in that group believes the naation will be in deep shit when her group gets old enough to wield influence.  |  IP: Logged Jeremy Jorgenson Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1002 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: Feb 2005 posted 02-11-2006 05:38 PM                        Isn't that the same fear each generation?  |  IP: Logged Carl Martin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1424 From: Oakland, CA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 02-13-2006 05:53 AM                        quote: Mike Blakesley all the horrendous butcherings of the Anthem at the various sports events, like Aretha Franklin's recent Super Bowl mangling of it. i actually thought the neville/franklin "mangling" was pretty good. it was given a bit of r&b groove without too much of that mariah carey-style caterwauling. in general i don't like the way the anthem is used, be it in front of sporting events or movies (which i've never experienced, thankfully). same with "moments of silence". you're basically a captive audience, asked to show respect for something whether or not that's what you really feel. it's false. similarly, administering the pledge of allegiance or a prayer or what-have-you to a school class is meaningless (among other things), but the same act done voluntarily by an individual does have meaning, to that person at least. carl carl  |  IP: Logged Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 02-14-2006 03:03 PM                        During World War II, I was living with my Grandparents in Aurora, Ontario. Like Clockwork we attended the movies every Saturday. The Program aways started with the audience standing and singing "God Save The King." After the war when I returned to New York City where the National Anthem was not played.  |  IP: Logged Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 02-14-2006 03:07 PM                        Which theatre in Aurora did you go to Bob?  |  IP: Logged Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 02-14-2006 03:11 PM                        The only theatre in Aurora was located across from Cousins Dairy on Centre Street about 50' west of Younge Street. I don't recall the name and I believe it was torn down in the late sixties. Single screen theatre. About 300 seats.  |  IP: Logged Bill Enos Film God Posts: 2081 From: Richmond, Virginia, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 02-14-2006 07:53 PM                     During WWII all the theatres here that were part of the Neighborhood Theatres Inc. chain played the Star Spangled Banner either recorded or on the organ before every feature.  |  IP: Logged Wayne Keyser Master Film Handler Posts: 272 From: Arlington, Virginia, USA Registered: May 2004 posted 02-14-2006 10:15 PM                     Allow me to recommend the short story "The Anthem Sprinters" by Ray Bradbury (written back when he was at the height of his skill). Available in many anthologies, it's the story of some workaday Irishmen, friends whose private "in-joke" is a contest to see if you can be out of the theater by the time the national anthem plays. Of course there's fine character writing and an interesting development or two...  |  IP: Logged

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