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“This is different than a ‘day and date’ release in that all of the digital streaming revenues are shared directly with the theaters,” she said, in a statement.

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In this time of social distancing, producer Annie Lundgren said they wanted to encourage safe movie watching while still supporting the local theaters that have committed to showing the film.

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( Read the full interview with Borrego here.) “This was an opportunity to be able to exemplify who we are as a Latino culture in American cinema,” Borrego said. In a July San Antonio Magazine article, Borrego described the film as a comedy of “midlife reinvention” that follows two friends as they open a bowling alley/pizzeria in their hometown. The movie made its Texas premier last summer at the Guadalupe Cultural Art Center’s CineFest. In San Antonio, Santikos’ Casa Blanca, Bijou and Mayan Palace theaters are all selling tickets for the at-home viewing option.

Movie fans will be able to purchase tickets to Phoenix, Oregon from select theaters and instead of visiting the theater, they’ll receive digital access so that they can screen the film at home.

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Sometimes these old movies are so bad they're good.A new independent film starring San Antonio’s Jesse Borrego will debut this week on home TV screens. 'It introduces audiences to a whole new genre of movies they might not have been exposed to.

'I just want to enjoy the neighborhood and promote community,' she says. Martinez says she does the footwork 'for the fun of it and for the love of movies. Although 'In the Public Domain' has received mostly word-of-mouth advertisement and suffered recent delays and cancellations because of rain, the event has had a solid showing of 20-30 viewers, mostly residents from the surrounding Lavaca and King William neighborhoods.Īside from drink and small concession sales, event organizers gain no profit from the screenings, but hope to keep them alive as long as there's public interest and fair weather. A preview of cartoons played for the roaming youngsters, who finally settled on picnic blankets for a showing of The Last Woman on Earth. At a recent screening, couples and singles gathered on the concrete slab (called the Slab, for easy identification) across the street from La Tuna, lawn chairs and cold beers in hand, as dusk fell and a full moon rose over the Blue Star silos. 'It's just fun sitting out under the sky, feeling the breeze coming off the river, and watching the film.' 'The idea was to bring family and kids together for a casual event, no big shakes,' said La Tuna co-owner Michael Berrier. She and her husband noticed a lack of local events that are entertaining for both kids and adults, so they collaborated with nearby business owners and fellow 'movie junkies' to offer the city something different. We came to find out they love the crazy, campy, ridiculousness of it all.'Īnother important aspect of the screenings is a family-friendly atmosphere, adds Martinez, who lugs her 2-year-old along with a movie screen and sound system to each event.

'We first showed Bucket of Blood, which had all these old commercials at the beginning, and people really liked them. We're looking for the humor and the camp value of it,' says Martinez. 'Most are just cheesy '60s and '70s movies. Copyright Office or whose copyright has expired, and according to Planet co-owner Angela Martinez, they're all up for grabs. There are more than 5,000 movies that were never registered with the U.S.

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For those who prefer to stay inside the Loop, there is another alternative - a free one at that.įor the summer months, Southtown icehouse La Tuna has teamed up with indie video store Planet of the Tapes to feature a series of outdoor screenings called 'In the Public Domain.' The event is coined after the legal label assigned to works of art that are not protected by copyrights and can therefore be freely used by the public. Alamo Drafthouse, popular in Austin and Houston, is scheduled to open its first venue in San Antonio late this summer, which is good news, save for the theater's location on the traffic-plagued far West Side. Specialty theaters such as the Bijou are springing up to offer full menus, alcohol, foreign films, and even art exhibits. Movie-going will always be a favorite American pastime, but one that too often involves long lines, bad food, and exorbitant prices.

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