TweetFilm No. 11 – Jurassic Park (with bonus giveaway!)

“Hold on to your butts.”

We are back with the greatest dinosaur film of all time (including the future – c’mon, who’s ever gonna beat this?). Welcome… to Jurassic Park.

I consider this film to be a turning point in my childhood – watching it in the cinema was one of the key experiences that made me a film geek. I was front row centre, and at the end of the T-Rex scene I realised that I’d torn up my ticket stub without realising it. No doubt many of you spent countless hours running around your backyard pretending to be a velociraptor. Go on, admit it.

Tuesday, February 14th (guaranteed to be an enjoyable Valentine’s date movie), the hashtag will find a way:

#tfjurassicpark

And, as an extra bonus this month, in association with Classic Comics (who have long supported us and are located just across the road from our screening venue), we will be giving away some Jurassic Park comics!

The giveaway starts Wednesday Feb 8th, and the only way to enter is to follow @tweet_film on Twitter. And while you’re at it, follow @ClassicComics on Twitter as well! There will also be extra comics given away at the screening, so there are plenty of chances to win.

As usual, Melbourne folks can come to the free screening at Loop, located at 23 Meyers Place in the CBD, at the Parliament end of Bourke St.

Not in Melbourne, or can’t get there but still want to take part? No problem! We’ll be synchronising our start time with timeanddate.com’s Melbourne page as usual, so you can take part at home. Read our how-to page for all the details.

So, to sum up…
Where: Loop, 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne / anywhere with a DVD player
When: Tuesday January 14, arrive from 7:00 pm for a 7:30 start.

Jurassic Park on IMDb

Trailer

Biological issues in Jurassic Park (i.e. what they got wrong, if you want to be that person at your next party)

TweetFilm No. 10 – TMNT 2: The Secret Of The Ooze

Note that it was bodacious demand – not just regular demand.

Time to kick off TweetFilm for 2012! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. But now it’s back to work, and nothing says back to work like four mutated turtles, right?

For the first 2012 TweetFilm, we’re revisiting those catch-phrase-spouting, weapon-carrying-but-not-using, Renaissance-named amphibians in their second cinematic adventure: the one where Shredder returns from being crushed in a garbage truck and Vanilla Ice makes a cameo and tie-in single.

Tuesday, January 10, 7:30 – cry cowabunga and let slip the turtles of war, using the hashtag:

#tftmnt2

As usual, Melbourne folks can come to the free screening at Loop, located at 23 Meyers Place in the CBD, at the Parliament end of Bourke St.

Not in Melbourne, or can’t get there but still want to take part? No problem! We’ll be synchronising our start time with timeanddate.com’s Melbourne page as usual, so you can take part at home. Read our how-to page for all the details.

So, to sum up…
Where: Loop, 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne / anywhere with a DVD player
When: Tuesday January 10, arrive from 7:00 pm for a 7:30 start.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret Of The Ooze on IMDb

Trailer (yes, that is a shot of Michelangelo holding a keytar)

Etymology of the word ‘cowabunga’

TweetFilm No. 9 – Die Hard

 

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…

It’s time for another TweetFilm already! And it’s our very first Christmas special, so of course we’re screening the undisputed greatest Christmas movie of all time – Die Hard. A pillar of 80s action, and a must for any connoisseur of explosions/guns/Alan Rickman, Die Hard holds up as a brilliantly fun piece of cinematic excess. So yippee ki-yay, motherfuckers, let’s TweetFilm it.

Wednesday December 7, come on out to the coast, we’ll get together, have a few laughs – just make sure you use this hashtag:

#tfdiehard

As usual, Melbourne folks can come to the free screening at Loop, located at 23 Meyers Place in the CBD, at the Parliament end of Bourke St.

Not in Melbourne, or can’t get there but still want to take part? No problem! We’ll be synchronising our start time with timeanddate.com’s Melbourne page as usual, so you can take part at home. Read our how-to page for all the details.

So, to sum up…
Where: Loop, 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne / anywhere with a DVD player
When: Wednesday December 7, arrive from 7:00 pm for a 7:30 start

Die Hard on IMDb

Trailer

“Die Hard” by Guyz Nite, a pretty decent musical summary of the series

TweetFilm No. 8 – The Matrix

What is the Matrix? Why, it’s this month’s TweetFilm of course!

What to say about this icon of the late 90s? It cemented Keanu’s place in popular culture, influenced action and sci-fi movies for the next decade, coined the phrase ‘bullet-time,’ and fueled countless pub conversations about entry-level philosophy in a way that has not been done since (except possibly Inception).

While I was sorely tempted to make the hashtag #whoa, or #iknowkungfu, I’ve decided to stick with tradition:

#tfmatrix

For those in Melbourne who want to come to the free screening, we will be returning to our gracious hosts, Loop, which is located at 23 Meyers Place, at the Parliament end of Bourke St.

Not in Melbourne, or can’t get there but still want to take part? No problem! We’ll be synchronising our start time with timeanddate.com’s Melbourne page as usual, so you can take part at home. Read our how-to page for all the details.

So, to sum up…
Where: Loop, 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne / anywhere with a DVD player
When: Wednesday November 16, arrive from 7:00 pm for a 7:30 start

The Matrix on IMDb

Trailer

Even though this is based on the second one, it’s still a great parody so it’s worth linking

TweetFilm No. 7 – Ghostbusters

Firstly, many thanks to all who came out to support TweetFilm at our new venue last month, it was a really fun night. We’ll be back at Loop again this month, Wednesday October 12. Since it’s the month of Halloween, we thought it only fitting to choose a film with some… paranormal activity. What? No, not Paranormal Activity. No, this!

A comedy about starting your own small business. Sort of. Even if you haven’t seen this movie (and if not, HOW?), you already know half the lines, because your friends have all seen it and can quote it word for word. To this date, no one can ask to see a storage facility without giggling a little to themselves.

So, if there’s something strange in your neigbourhood, I would recommend using the following hashtag:

#tfghostbusters

Loop is located at 23 Meyers Place, at the Parliament end of Bourke St.

Not in Melbourne, or can’t get there but still want to take part? No problem! We’ll be synchronising our start time with timeanddate.com’s Melbourne page as usual, so you can take part at home. Read our how-to page for all the details.

So, to sum up…
Where: Loop, 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne / anywhere with a DVD player
When: Wednesday October 12,arrive from 7:00 pm for a 7:30 start

Ghostbusters on IMDb

Trailer

Ray Parker Jr.’s retirement plan 

 

 

TweetFilm No. 6 – Transformers: The Movie

Hello everyone! I know it’s been a bit quiet on the TweetFilm front since July. We’ve been working hard behind the scenes to bring you the next stage of TweetFilm, and here it is. We are proud to announce that if you live in Melbourne, TweetFilm will now be running free screening events at Loop in the CBD! Following on from the success of our screening at this year’s Emerging Writers’ Festival, this is the next stage in TweetFilm’s evolution. So, what film has been chosen? Why, it’s none other than…

The 1986 animated classic! No Shia! No Fox! No Bay! But plenty of Judd Nelson, Leonard Nimoy and Orson Welles, what more could you want? In glorious 2-D!

Get to Loop at 7, because we’ll be TweetFilming from 7:30 pm sharp, Wednesday September 14. One hashtag shall stand, one shall fall. The standing one will be:

#tftransformers

(The one that falls will be something to do with Justin Bieber)

Loop is located at 23 Meyers Place, at the Parliament end of Bourke St.

Not in Melbourne, or can’t get there but still want to take part? No problem! We’ll be synchronising our start time with timeanddate.com’s Melbourne page as usual, so you can take part at home. Special thanks go out to Madman, the distributors of Transformers: The Movie on DVD, for generously giving us permission to screen the film. If you don’t own a copy you can get it through their website by clicking on their logo below.

I’d also like to add a quick shout-out to another live-tweeting film event taking place in Melbourne, the newly begun #AstorTweet! If you’re unfamiliar with The Astor, it’s a beautiful piece of Melbourne cinema history that was first opened 75 years ago and is still going strong. AstorTweet is brought to you by Popcorn Cinema and Ben Pobjie, and the first event (a double feature of Withnail & I with Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas) was a fantastic evening; I look forward to more in the future.

So that’s everyone caught up, any more questions? No? Remember, check out our how-to page if you’re watching at home, or if that’s too complicated then just come to Loop on Wednesday September 14 and I’ll take care of it for you. Here are the requisite links:

Transformers: The Movie on IMDb

Trailer – “The most incredible rock ‘n’ roll adventure ever!”

Film clip for The Touch, the most incredible rock ‘n’ roll tie-in single ever.

TweetFilm No. 5 – Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows, Part One

Not long now, and we’ll be a post-Potter society. The books are done, the final movie is out next week, the stars have grown up and moved on. Soon it all comes to an end. Then, after a couple of weeks of post-Potterdom, Pottermore will hit and the whole thing starts again.

Still, what better way to send off the film series than with a TweetFilm? For those of us in Australia, Deathly Hallows Part 2 premieres Wednesday July 13, which means many of you will be going to midnight screenings Tuesday evening. Well, before you leave to line up in the cold, you can relive Deathly Hallows Part 1 with all your fellow Potter fans on Twitter as we TweetFilm it from 7:30 pm, Tuesday July 12.

If you want to take part, get your copy of Deathly Hallows Part One, start it at 7:30 pm according to timeanddate.com’s Melbourne page and tweet to your heart’s content.  The feed for this hashtag will be a beautiful place… to tweet with friends…

#tfhallows

If this is your first TweetFilm, check out our how-to page for all the info you need. And as usual, here are a few links:

IMDb

Trailer

The Adventures of Tiny Hermione – I love Kate Beaton’s comic, Hark! A Vagrant, and you should too.

TweetFilm No. 4 – Event Horizon

Few would disagree that the 90s were a great time for Sam Neill. The Hunt For Red October, Jurassic Park, In The Mouth of Madness (which I love unashamedly), and of course, Event Horizon. Probably Paul W.S. Anderson’s best film, responsible for teaching me one of the few latin phrases I know, and a great bit of cheesy sci-fi horror fun – sounds like a good candidate for a TweetFilm, no?

You can’t tweet – she won’t let you. Unless you use this hashtag:

#tfeventhorizon

We’ll be kicking things off this Monday evening at 7:30 pm, according to timeanddate.com’s Melbourne page. Hopefully we have some new participants after the Emerging Writers’ Festival event (which I’ll be doing a write-up of soon), so if it’s your first time playing along at home, check out our how-to guide; here are a few other links to help prepare you to travel beyond the boundaries of our universe, beyond known scientific reality.

Event Horizon on IMDb

Trailer

A great write-up looking back at the appeal of Event Horizon, by Clem Bastow, the wonderfully talented lady who requested we TweetFilm this movie in the first place!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TweetFilm at the Emerging Writers’ Festival – He Died With A Felafel In His Hand

We are very excited to announce our first live screening event, in partnership with Melbourne’s own Emerging Writers’ Festival! If you haven’t been to EWF in previous years, check them out, it’s a fantastic festival that does a lot to support upcoming writers. Our event on their website is here.

So the question came up, what film to choose for such a festival? Something Australian, surely. Something to do with writing. Prefereably something based on a well-known Australian book, maybe with an author who has already embraced the medium of Twitter… of course! Malcolm! Wait, no. He Died With A Felafel In His Hand!

Based on the novel by John Birmingham, He Died With A Felafel In His Hand has become an Aussie classic, brilliantly capturing the absurdity of living in a share house and the ongoing frustrations of trying to be a writer. Starring Noah Taylor and directed by Richard Lowenstein, Felafel will generate some interesting conversations about what it means to be a writer in Australia, as well as which fucking shelf the pineapple chunks belong.

So, for those in Melbourne who would like to attend, entry is FREE but bookings are essential. To secure your tickets, email director@emergingwritersfestival.org.au

If you’re not in Melbourne and still want to take part, it’s business as usual. We’ll still be synchronising with timeanddate.com’s Melbourne page, so if you follow the steps on our handy how-to guide, you should be all set. We’ll be using this hashtag:

#tffelafel

And as usual, here are a few links for you to get started:

Felafel on IMDb

Trailer

John Birmingham on Twitter

TweetFilm No. 3 – Blade Runner

You’ve probably heard of this movie. Yes, it’s the absolute classic, Blade Runner. Specifically, the final cut version, not the theatrical cut, or the director’s cut (which isn’t entirely a director’s cut), or the workprint, or that fan-made edit that cuts out Batty entirely. That one’s just confusing.

One of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time, a movie so important to modern cinema that even if you haven’t seen it, you know far more of it than you might realise. This also marks the first time we’ve tried a classic film as opposed to a recent popular one, so I’m looking forward to seeing how the discussion pans out.

At the stroke of 12 noon this Saturday, you will see tweets being lost, like tears in the rain. Especially if they use this hashtag:

#tfbladerunner

Here’s our how-to guide, here’s the page to synchronise your start time to, and here are some links. Hope to see you Saturday!

Original theatrical trailer, which basically covers the entire movie.

Blade Runner on IMDb