This all sounds strangely familiar. My film society is luck to obtain a handful of spectators to any screening. One night, for Ozu's Early Spring, this shot up to twenty viewers. Go figure. Few came again though.

Wish I could see Jeanne Dielman in a big screen environment. Sounds great! When I was just getting into films I was lucky to see Citizen Kane in an outdoor, botanical gardens, venue. Lush! The Vertigo re-release rocked my world. Funny Games screwed me up inside and made me paranoid at the after-movie drinks. Similarly with The Ring. I have no idea why these two films rather than others (I don't even like them to any great extent...though I prefer The Ring). Have watched Cockfighter on 16mm, had a projector breakdown, and completed seeing it on Steenbeck (with several people huddled around the monitor). I found Ordet to be a profound viewing experience (and far less so on tape). Again, not really a favourite of mine but the contemplative affect was startling. I think one of the best experiences on video, incidentally, was Stalker, which holds up very well in that medium. One film I would love to see in the theatre is Alien. Too young for its initial release, no opportunities (here) since. I'd finally like to hear some of the dialogue that Ripley utters at the climax...