Metropolis Screening at Seaholm Power Plant
Just last week, the restored version of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis premiered at the Berlinale, with a live score performed by the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Apparently this new version contains nearly 30 minutes (!) of new footage that was discovered in Buenos Aires around two years ago, and it’s supposedly quite close to the original cut. The discovery of this new footage is pretty much a miracle, and the Berlinale screening was so hotly anticipated that it was simulcast on German television and via the web (though I couldn’t watch it at the time, and it’s still not clear whether it was even available outside of Europe).
In any case, on Friday April 9th the folks at the Alamo Drafthouse will screen the film at the decommissioned Seaholm Power plant. In itself a work of industrial art-deco beauty, the Seaholm just might be the perfect setting for this 1927 dystopian sci-fi masterpiece (and this could be a good chance to visit the plant while it still has some genuine charm–it’s currently being developed into a Domain-like yuppie mall). To sweeten the deal, a live score will be performed by Austin’s Golden Hornet Project.
The screening isn’t until April, so there is no word on tickets yet. But I’ll keep you posted. Note that the event page doesn’t specify “newly restored version”, I’m just assuming that’s what it’ll be.
Any word on whether this is still set for April 9? The Drafthouse Blurb doesn't mention anything about a date.
March 26th, 2010 at 1:54 amYeah, not sure… it seems to have disappeared from the schedule. Weird.
March 29th, 2010 at 10:03 pmI saw them during SXSW a couple of weeks ago, and I could've sworn they said June. Don't quote me on that, but I'm pretty sure that's when it's happening.
April 7th, 2010 at 11:08 pmDid this showing even happen? Were they unable to pull it off? even with the elitism of audience, I was determined to go see. From the alamo website: "This event will be open to filmmakers first with their guest list, then badges (film, gold or platinum), then film passes and if any room is available after badges and passes get in we will sell individual tickets for $10." Signs reading "if you are too bougee to value this show let us have your seats". or some suck malarky may have done the trick.
April 12th, 2010 at 7:16 pmHey Nora, I think we're talking about different screenings. The one during SXSW did happen, I believe. But it was at the Ritz, not at the Seaholm. That sentence on the event page about "filmmakers and guestlists" is standard SXSW screening stuff–I don't think it was specific to the Metropolis screening.
April 12th, 2010 at 7:34 pm