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Cinematic Titanic Schedule Update

The new season of Cinematic Titanic live shows begins tomorrow. Here’s a rundown of the Cinematic Titanic tour schedule as it stands now:

• 9/15-17: Minneapolis–Parkway Theatre. 7 p.m. each night.  “Doomsday Machine” Thursday night. “War of the Insects” Friday night. “Rattlers” Saturday night. Both “War of the Insects” and “Rattlers” will be filmed for a special 2011 Holiday DVD release. $28-$35.  ON SALE
• 9/24: New York City–Best Buy Theater. 8 p.m. “East Meets Watts.” $40-$45. ON SALE
• 10/15: Elgin, IL–The Blizzard Theater at the Elgin Community College Arts Center, Elgin, IL. Two shows: “Frankstein And The Castle of Freaks” (7:30 p.m.) and “Blood of The Vampires” (10 p.m.) $43 for one show, $66 for both. ON SALE Also note: Before the 7:30 p.m. show there will be a “Cinematic Titanic dinner” at the Spartan Terrace Dining Room, 1700 Spartan Dr. Capacity 120. Admission price is $35.
• 10/27: Washington, DC–Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University. 8 p.m. “Rattlers.” $25-$35. ON SALE
• 11/3: Reno, NV–Nightingale Concert Hall at the University of Nevada-Reno. 7:30 p.m. “Rattlers.” $30 (discounts for kids and seniors) ONSALE
• 11/4: Davis, CA–Mondavi Arts Center at the University of California-Davis. 8 p.m. “Doomsday Machine.” $45-$25. ON SALE
• 11/5: Santa Rosa, CA–Wells Fargo Center for the Arts. “Rattlers.” 8 p.m. $35. ON SALE
• 11/6: Santa Barbara, CA–Campbell Hall at the University of California at Santa Barbara. “Doomsday Machine.” 8 p.m. $21; $10 for students. ON SALE
• 11/12: Green Bay, WI–Meyer Theatre. Two shows: “Danger on Tiki Island: (6 p.m.) “Rattlers” (9 p.m.) $28; $45 for both shows. ONSALE
• 12/30: Philadelphia area.–Keswick Theater. Two shows. “Astral Factor” (premiere) and “Frankenstein’s Castle of Freaks. 8 p.m. “$39.50-$58.50. ON SALE
2012
• 1/20: York, PA–Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center. “Rattlers.” 7:30 p.m. $30-$40. ON SALE
• 1/21: Wilmington, DE–Grand Opera House. “Doomsday Machine.” 8 p.m. $32-$41. ON SALE
• 2/3: Hartford, CT–Belding Theater at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts. Two shows: “War Of The Insects” (7 p.m.) and “Doomsday Machine” (9:30 p.m.) $35. ON SALE
• 2/4: Schenectady, NY–Proctor’s Theatre. “Astral Factor.” 8 p.m. $32.75. ON SALE
• 2/25: Royal Oaks/Detroit, MI–Royal Oaks Music Theater. Two shows: “Astral Factor” and “Doomsday Machine.” Tickets on sale soon.
• 3/16: Durham, NC–Carolina Theatre of Durham. “Rattlers.” 8 p.m. $35. ON SALE
• 3/17: Greenville, SC–Peace Center for the Performing Arts. “Astral Factor.” 8 p.m. $30-$40. ON SALE
• 3/30: Newark, NJ–Victoria Theatre. “Blood Of The Vampires.” 8 p.m. ON SALE
• 3/31: Newark, NJ–Victoria Theatre. Two shows: “Doomsday Machine” (3 p.m.) and “Astral Factor” (8 p.m.). $39.50. ON SALE
• 4/27: Milwaukee, WI–Pabst Theater. “Doomsday Machine.” Tickets on sale soon.
• 4/28: Milwaukee, WI–Pabst Theater. “Astral Factor.” Tickets on sale soon.

New Short from RiffTrax…

So Encyclopedia Britannica just had money to burn at this point?

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More Details on Vol XXII

 

Street date is Dec. 6

Time of the Apes extras:
INTRODUCTION BY AUGUST RAGONE (Author of Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters)
MST HOUR WRAPS

Mighty Jack extras:
INTRODUCTION BY AUGUST RAGONE
THE DVD MENUS OF MST3K

The Violent Years extras:
ED-UCATION: ARCHIVAL INTERVIEW WITH DELORES FULLER
ED-UCATION: ARCHIVAL INTERVIEW WITH KATHY WOOD

The Brute Man extras:
INTRODUCTION BY MARY JO PEHL
TRAIL OF THE CREEPER: MAKING THE BRUTE MAN
THE MAKING OF MST3K (1997)

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Weekend Discussion Thread: Your Favorite Monty Python References

Last week’s episode guide entry for episode 316- GAMERA VS. ZIGRA mentioned that there were a lot of Monty Python references. But there seems to be one in almost every show.

So it seemed like a good time to dig out this suggestion from alert and loyal regular “Mr. B(ob)”:

Favorite Monty Python references: There are tons of them. Example: “I’m not dead, I’m getting better.” during “Teenagers From Outer Space?.”

My fave is Crow’s great impression of Sir Bedevere from “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” from episode 204- CATALINA CAPER: “How do you know she is a witch?”

What’s yours?

New Short from RiffTrax…

Note the Paul and Storm-style “cover band” riff.

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