“Ladies and gentlemen… The Revolution!”
PURPLE RAIN plays this weekend (September 5th and 6th) at The Tivoli at midnight as part of their Reel Late at the Tivoli midnight series.
PURPLE RAIN is pure ‘80s. Prince was at the top of his game in 1984, a musical genius who was bringing together everything from punk to funk to heavy metal in a singular fusion that pointed the way to a race-blind future. Everyone wanted to see this movie, which was not much more than an extended music video. The plot of PURPLE RAIN is hackneyed and has a paper-thin screenplay, Something about Prince as a small-time nightclub star in Minnesota known as ‘The Kid’ who dreams of making it big, but there always seems to be something standing in his way. That’s about it. But the film was outstanding, wonderfully scored and was a huge hit. Prince’s Academy Award for ‘Best Song Score’ was richly deserved. Morris Day steals every scene as Prince’s greatest rival and Apollonia Kotero just looks foxy as the love interest. ‘Let’s Go Crazy/’Purple Rain’ is an incredibly well done, dynamic concert sequence. Certainly Prince knew the stage/concert scene in Minnesota very well, but despite a couple of attempts (remember UNDER THE CHERRY MOON? – me neither), and a sequel, GRAFFITTI BRIDGE, Prince never struck gold in Hollywood again.
Now you’ll have the chance to relive 1984 when PURPLE RAIN plays on the big screen this weekend (September 5th and 6th) at The Tivoli at midnight as part of their Reel Late at the Tivoli midnight series.
The Tivoli’s located at 6350 Delmar Blvd., University City, MO. Admission is a mere $8!
The Tivoli’s website can be found HERE
http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/st.louis/tivolitheatre.htm
Here’s the Reel Late at the Tivoli Line-up for the next several weeks:
Sept. 12-13 GHOST IN THE SHELL
Sept. 19-20 DAZED AND CONFUSED
Sept. 26-27 THE ROOM
Oct. 3-4 PRINCESS MONONOKE – Sponsored by Star Clipper, with prizes!
Oct. 10-11 YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
Oct. 17-18 CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST– Adults only!
Oct. 24-25 and Oct. 31-Nov. 1 ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW – All tickets $10 for ROCKY
