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Cinematic Titanic Tour Schedule Update

Note: Tickets for the Mesa show actually go on sale on the 17th. (Thanks to Rob for the heads up.)

Here’s the latest Cinematic Titanic tour schedule:
• January 29: two shows, 7 and 9:30 p.m., at The Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main St., in Concord, N.H. Tickets range from $25 (the cheap seats for one show) to $67.50 (for great seats for both shows). The box office can be reached at (603) 225-1111.
• Feb. 18-19: One show each night, 8 p.m., at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee. Tickets are $24.50 or $40 for both shows. General admission seating.
• Feb. 26: Two shows, 6 and 9:30 p.m., at the Royal Oak Theater, 318 W. Fourth St., Royal Oak, Mich. Tickets are $35; $50 for both shows.
• March 12: Two shows, 3 and 7:30 p.m., in the Piper Repertory Theater, Mesa Arts Center, 1 East Main St., Mesa, Ariz. Tickets are $40. Tickets go on sale Dec. 6 17.
• April 15: One show, 8 p.m., Community Theatre at the Mayo Center for the Performing Arts, 100 South St., Morristown, N.J. Tickets are $27 and $37.
• April 16: One show, 8 p.m., in the Matthews Theater of the McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, N.J. Tickets are $28-$38.

RiffTrax Live Online Christmas Show Cancelled

In what seems to us like a prudent move, RiffTrax has announced that the scheduled Dec. 17 “live online” show has been cancelled. Their riff of “Santa Claus and the Christmas Bunny” will be released as a video download (VOD and download-to-burn).
More info on the movie here.

Bill Interview

Here’s a collision of cool: James Lileks interviews Bill Corbett.

James neglects to mention in his intro, however, that Bill has a play running right now in the Twin Cities:
“Super-Powered Revenge Christmas #1,” running through Dec. 18 at the Minneapolis Theater Garage, 711 W Franklin Ave. Tickets are on sale now. More info here. He also says Bill is “working on” the play “Hate Mail.” While I guess fine-tuning might still happen, that play has existed for years and had been performed a number of times around the country.

Weekend Discussion Thread: Best/Worst Bands in MSTed Movies

Alert reader Ken suggests:

Have we discussed favorite/least favorite bands featured in movies on the show? For example, I actually really love the Del Aires. (But they are SO FUN to make fun of.) But the VERY WORST PERFORMANCE (in my opinion) occurs at the “Radio Station” in THE DEAD TALK BACK. They are apparently supposed to be a JAZZ COMBO, but they sound less swinging than the Power Steves!

I’d agree The Del Aires are a lot of fun. As for the worst band, I’d have to pick the house band in “Incredibly Strange Creatures…” The cleaning ladies in the audience seemed to like it, though.

What would be your picks?

Best MST3K Songs List

Ethan Kaye at ToplessRobot.com has put together a list of the 13 best songs from the show.