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Mar 8, 2009, 7:33 PM
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Watching out for the watchers
The anticipated movie version of the popular The Watchmen graphic novel opens in theatres tonight at midnight.
By GRAEME MCRANOR, 24 HOURS
When the Vancouver-shot, sure-to-be blockbuster Watchmen opens tonight at midnight, people will talk.
They'll talk about the execution of the film and how it stacks up against the graphic novel it was based on. They might discuss the actors' performances, the director's style or maybe even the nuanced writing.
But at the Empire Studio 12 Theatre in Guildford Town Centre in Surrey, at least one film fan will be tipping his hat to the projectionist.
Well, to be accurate, he'll be tipping his Hamburg.
In his suit, trench coat and Hamburg hat, Randy Jablonka looks like he just came from a Dick Tracy investigation. It's just how he dresses. He's a lifelong film fanatic and works as a lighting technician in the business. And he's been going to the theatre at Guilford for years, which is how he met Justin Drake, a young projectionist with aspirations of getting into the film biz.
"Justin came up to me and said, 'Hey, I hear you work in the movies ... I'd love to get in the movies one day,'" says Jablonka. "And I'm like, 'Well, you already are involved in moviemaking. You're the last line of defence. It doesn't matter how much money anybody spends on making a movie, this is the last place the public actually gets to see everybody's hard work come together.' He was just really passionate about how the movies look."
So, to borrow a line from a film, it was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Click here to find out more!
"I've always been passionate about movies," says Drake, whose attention to detail has ensured that he's never had any scratches or film interruptions during his tenure at the theatre. "And I've seen how hard cast and crew work on the movies they make, and they deserve to have someone on that backline doing whatever they can."
While working on Night of the Museum 2, Jablonka mentioned Drake's passion to Ben Stiller, who subsequently invited him down to set.
"That was a pretty cool experience," says Drake. "I come down to the film set and Ben Stiller's walking around. It was kind of dumbfounding ... He comes up after shooting a couple of scenes and he starts talking with me ... It was really cool to see that he really truly appreciated someone's hard work."
Drake and Jablonka have put their passion to work to promote films playing at the theatre: They constructed a bat signal for Dark Knight, a lobby display for the latest Indiana Jones installment and most recently a display for Watchmen.
They do it because they love movies.
So, are they film nerds?
"Film nerds?" asks Jablonka, laughing.
"Yeah," admits Drake.
"I guess that's probably exactly what it is," says Jablonka. "But who wants to be called that?"
http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/Entertainment/2009/03/05/8632961-sun.html
Tried going last night, but tickets were sold out for all showings.
http://curbed.com/uploads/2007_11_watchmen1.jpg
Watching out for the watchers
The anticipated movie version of the popular The Watchmen graphic novel opens in theatres tonight at midnight.
By GRAEME MCRANOR, 24 HOURS
When the Vancouver-shot, sure-to-be blockbuster Watchmen opens tonight at midnight, people will talk.
They'll talk about the execution of the film and how it stacks up against the graphic novel it was based on. They might discuss the actors' performances, the director's style or maybe even the nuanced writing.
But at the Empire Studio 12 Theatre in Guildford Town Centre in Surrey, at least one film fan will be tipping his hat to the projectionist.
Well, to be accurate, he'll be tipping his Hamburg.
In his suit, trench coat and Hamburg hat, Randy Jablonka looks like he just came from a Dick Tracy investigation. It's just how he dresses. He's a lifelong film fanatic and works as a lighting technician in the business. And he's been going to the theatre at Guilford for years, which is how he met Justin Drake, a young projectionist with aspirations of getting into the film biz.
"Justin came up to me and said, 'Hey, I hear you work in the movies ... I'd love to get in the movies one day,'" says Jablonka. "And I'm like, 'Well, you already are involved in moviemaking. You're the last line of defence. It doesn't matter how much money anybody spends on making a movie, this is the last place the public actually gets to see everybody's hard work come together.' He was just really passionate about how the movies look."
So, to borrow a line from a film, it was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Click here to find out more!
"I've always been passionate about movies," says Drake, whose attention to detail has ensured that he's never had any scratches or film interruptions during his tenure at the theatre. "And I've seen how hard cast and crew work on the movies they make, and they deserve to have someone on that backline doing whatever they can."
While working on Night of the Museum 2, Jablonka mentioned Drake's passion to Ben Stiller, who subsequently invited him down to set.
"That was a pretty cool experience," says Drake. "I come down to the film set and Ben Stiller's walking around. It was kind of dumbfounding ... He comes up after shooting a couple of scenes and he starts talking with me ... It was really cool to see that he really truly appreciated someone's hard work."
Drake and Jablonka have put their passion to work to promote films playing at the theatre: They constructed a bat signal for Dark Knight, a lobby display for the latest Indiana Jones installment and most recently a display for Watchmen.
They do it because they love movies.
So, are they film nerds?
"Film nerds?" asks Jablonka, laughing.
"Yeah," admits Drake.
"I guess that's probably exactly what it is," says Jablonka. "But who wants to be called that?"
http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/Entertainment/2009/03/05/8632961-sun.html
Tried going last night, but tickets were sold out for all showings.