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“Twilight” screams, “Risen” rises and alas, no “Romeo” rvw
If Waco movie theaters are anything like the advance screening of Twilight that I attended in Dallas earlier this week, the walls are likely to vibrate with the screams and squeals of true-blue Twilight fans, and it’s not from fear or fright.
The excitement level of that Dallas audience, dominated by high school- and college-age women, topped that at the advance screening of this summer’s The Dark Knight, which, given months and months of pre-opening hype, was surprisingly restrained. Not so the Twilight crowd. When the lights went down for the film, a voice in the darkness squealed “I’m so excited!” The audience went on to cheer the logo of movie studio Summit Entertainment, buzz excitedly at the first sight of Jacob Black and murmur aloud at Edward Cullen’s appearance.
We may all be watching films premiere in our homes within ten, maybe five years, but that experience won’t have the same dynamic.
Speaking of vampire movies, the Waco-produced Risen arrives in commercial movie houses this weekend with screenings in Indiana and Ohio starting today. Director Damon Crump tells me that Texas is on the list of upcoming screenings, but no word yet on a Waco appearance.
As for McLennan Theatre’s “Romeo and Juliet,” whose three-performance run opened last night, alas, I wasn’t able to make it for a review. Anyone who attended feel free to share your take on the production here.
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