Chabot Cinema Midnight Movies

Whoever is programming the Friday Midnight Movies at the Chabot Cinema has somehow tapped directly into Your Boulevardier's subconscious. The lineup includes many favorites. Here's the list in its entirety:

The Princess Bride - June 15
The Blues Brothers - June 22
Gremlins - June 29
The Lost Boys - July 6
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - July 13
The Breakfast Club - July 20
Beetlejuice - July 27
The Karate Kid - August 3
Grease - August 10
16 Candles - August 17
Ferris Bueller's Day Off - August 24
Batman (1989) - August 31

Your Boulevardier is thrilled to have the opportunity to see these favorites on the big screen once again.

But truly, Your Boulevardier has a hard time understanding the target market for the Friday Midnight Movies. He assumes, frankly, that it isn't late-thirty- and early-forty-somethings for whom these movies would seem to hit an emotional sweet spot; people in this demographic, Your Boulevardier included, have myriad reasons why staying awake until 2:00 a.m. on a Friday night just isn't practical. Perhaps the late teenagers and early twentysomethings who think nothing of staying up until that hour have a manufactured nostalgia for movies that were made around the time they were born, much like Your Boulevardier's generation enjoyed American Graffiti and Happy Days when we were young.

That said, Your Boulevardier and a nephew will take in Friday's showing of The Blues Brothers. A report on the event (including crowd size, age range, caffeination level, and more) will be provided after the event.