SPACE JAM – We Are Movie Geeks

Concerts and Movies Return to St. Louis This Week at POWERplex STL with RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK and the Band ‘Exit 180’. Here’s the Complete Schedule

EXCITING NEWS FOR FILM-FAMISHED ST. LOUIS MOVIE FANS! DRIVE-IN SHOWS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED FOR POWERPLEX MAY 21 THROUGH JUNE 6 at POWERplex St. Louis ( POWERplex STL, 5555 St.Louis Mills Blvd, Hazelwood, MO 63042). That’s the shuttered Mills Mall

Live music returns to St. Louis starting Memorial Day Weekend and continuing through June 7 at the first drive-in concert and movie venue created in St. Louis County.

The POWERplex, Schnucks, U.S. Bank, Fogarty Services and Klance Unlimited present Drive-In St. Louis — Music, Movies and Graduations.
This safe, COVID-19 compliant drive-in campus will meet all social distancing and health department recommendations, as the massive parking lot of the former St. Louis Outlet Mall in Hazelwood is transformed into a live concert and drive-in movie venue on nights when planned drive-in high school graduations are not being held there.

For 11 nights, some of St. Louis’ top bands will take the huge stage and their performances will run on super-bright HD, LED Jumbotrons. The live music will be broadcast through FM stereo transmitters to car radios in 9+ acre audience area. Space is available for up to 450 cars.

Tickets are available now at www.driveinstl.com. On event evenings, the venue opens at 5:30 p.m. Concerts begin at 7 p.m. and movies at 8:45 p.m.
The line-up includes Classic Rock and Country, to Dance Groups and one of the hottest Blues Rock artists in America, Jeremiah Johnson. There will also be a wide-range of movies, from classic comedies to recent Disney hits, including Onward and Frozen II. Several “Family Nights” are planned that feature teenage and kid-friendly bands with age-appropriate movies.
All patrons can bring in their own coolers and can have barbecue and snacks delivered to their vehicles. Each car gets a 10” x 15” picnic area so occupants can enjoy the concerts and movies while sitting outside in their private pod.

Thursday, May 21: The concert series kicks off with Exit 180, rocking 70s, 80s, and 90s country and rock hits, followed by Raiders of the Lost Ark on the big screens. Tickets are half price on opening night. Exit 180 is a group of seasoned musicians who’ve played their unique blend of rock, country and dance tunes from the 70s, 80s, and 90’s for more than a dozen years. We have half-price tix for this kick-off Concert and a classic film, “Raiders of the Lost Ark”. Buy Tickets HERE

Friday, May 22: Fans of Tom Petty and Johnny Cash will love the music of Petty Cash Junction and the movie, Fast Times at Ridgemont High.. Enjoy an amazing tribute band honoring the legendary Tom Petty and Johnny Cash. Petty Cash Junction will rock the lot… a certain sellout on our First Major Concert! Grilled Concessions, snacks and soda delivered straight to your car. Stay late and enjoy “Fast Times at Ridgemont High!” Buy Tickets HERE

Saturday, May 23: Klose Encounters will open for Joe Dirt and the Dirty Boys, followed by the cult classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off on the big screens. Join us for a great night of music with 2 bands! KSHE-95’s Mark Klose will get things started with his band, Klose Encounters. Then the headliner is St. Louis favorite Joe Dirt and The Dirty Boys. This 80’s Rock Band is sure to get this sold-out crowd dancing! Ferris Bueller wraps up the night! Buy Tickets HERE

Sunday, May 24:Dance Floor Riot will get things rockin’ with the movie Purple Rain to follow. If you love to move, love to groove and love the music of Prince, this is a night for you! Join us for one of St. Louis’ most popular bands, Dance Floor Riot. Then enjoy the life-story of Prince, in a complimentary showing of Purple Rain! Buy Tickets HERE

Tuesday, May 26:FAMILY NIGHT Band TBD, followed by Pixar/Disney’s Onward. Buy Tickets HERE

Wednesday, May 27: FAMILY NIGHT. The teenage boy band, Scamps. Movie: Pitch Perfect. Scamps are a young, up and coming group of musicians, playing a great mix of alternative music and rock-n-roll classics. Their many appearances around St. Louis attract many young teen girls. Their music will appeal to all ages, but this boy band is certainly popular with the ladies! Buy Tickets HERE

Thursday, May 28: FAMILY NIGHT. Another great group of young rockers, Mint Queso. Movie: Space Jam. Families looking for a fun night out, here’s a great 3 and a half hours of entertainment! Clean music from a great up-and-coming teenage boy band that can play Rock from every generation! Thier concert will be a huge favorite for teens and pre-teens, girls have especially enjoyed “Mint Queso” performances! The movie Space Jam, featuring Michael Jordan, is always a hit for kids and any parent with a good sense of humor! Sit back, social distance, while enjoying LIVE ROCK and some awesome JAMS! Buy Tickets HERE

Saturday, May 30: It’s ’70s supergroup SuperJam with the movie Dazed and Confused. Join us for a great night of music with Dazed and Confused (the band) followed by Super Jam. Stay after for a complimentary movie, Dazed and Confused (the movie)! Buy Tickets HERE

Friday, June 5: One of St. Louis’ favorite dance bands, Trixie Delight, followed by the movie Dirty Dancing. Legendary St. Louis Cover Band, has been making St. Louis better since 2001! It’s a party every time Trixie Delight takes the stage. Get ready to dance in the bed of your pick-up or in your Turfed Party Pad! Enjoy the classic movie “Dirty Dancing” to wrap-up one fun night! Buy Tickets HERE

Saturday, June 6: The hottest blues rock band in America, Jeremiah Johnson with Chrome and Steele featuring Steve Scorfina of REO Speedwagon and Pavlov’s Dog. There is no movie on this major concert night. Join us for a great night of music with Toast & Jam followed by Jeremiah Johnson with Chrome and Steele featuring Steve Scorfina of REO Speedwagon and Pavlov’s Dog! The fun begins with a great trio Toast and Jam, featuring Blues, Folk, Classic Rock & Pop starting at 5:30pm. Gates open at 4pm. Buy Tickets HERE

General Admission parking passes each night are $40 per car in advance and $50 at the gate with a six person per-car limit. Guests can reserve spots in the front two rows for $60 per car in advance and $70 at the gate. Exclusive VIP Turfed Party Pods for eight people are available (15’ x 20’ area, plenty of room for social distancing) with Valet VIP parking, barbecue and snacks included and with private restrooms for $40 per person ($320 total). All tickets can be purchased in advance at www.driveinstl.com For more details, call: 314-528-2020

Toy Fair 2017: Funko

Toy Fair is an annual trade show where hundreds of toy companies get together to showcase their latest innovations for buyers and press. The following is a photo recap from the Funko booth. To see the rest of our coverage, click HERE.

As someone who gave custom Batman Funko Pops to the groomsmen at my wedding, I had to stop by their booth during my Toy Fair trip. Unfortunately their area was forever crowded so I had to settle for a quick walkthrough on my own. This does not come as much of a shock though. To say that Funko has transformed into a phenomenon these last few years is a bit of an understatement.

Funko’s Pop line of collectible vinyl figures started with Batman and now features thousands of characters from Film, TV, comics, and pop culture. There are also seemingly as many variations of Batman as there are total number of properties they license. The Pop brand has expanded to include t-shirts, household items, and several monthly subscriptions based on properties like Marvel, DC Comics, Star Wars and now Disney. Funko also sells Dorbz, Mystery Minis, Rock Candy, Vinyl Vixens, Super Deluxe, Hikari, and several different lines of action figures.

Comparing the first wave of Funko’s to the latest generation reveals stunning progress on these figures. They have an uncanny ability of capturing an actor’s appearance into a perfectly realized 3D vinyl caricature. Just look at the JOHN WICK, GODFATHER, TWIN PEAKS, WESTWORLD, and STRANGER THINGS figures. You do not need any packaging to tell you the identity of each figure.

While there were hundreds of Funko items on display, I tried to focus my photos just on the ones that are relatively new or have not yet been released. Below are some of my favorites, including a peak at some new lines…

Bugs Bunny and Michael Jordan – SPACE JAM Midnights at The Tivoli

“I tought I taw – I did! I did! I did tee Michael Jordan!”

SPACE JAM screens midnights this Friday and Saturday (August 21^st and 22^nd) at The Tivoli Theater as part of the Reel at The Tivoli Midnight Show.

There’s a great scene into SPACE JAM (1996) when Bill Murray makes an unbilled appearance at a basketball game with Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes. An alien creature (voiced by Danny DeVito) says, “Hey! I didn’t know Dan Aykroyd was in this picture!” Bill Murray helps out the Looney Tunes team and then leaves the scene. But he comes back later again at the end when Larry Byrd takes a seat next to Bill, who, watching Michael Jordan dribbling the ball on court, says, “That coulda been me.”

You probably remember the clever mix of live action and cartoon animation in WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (1988) which we screened last month at The Tivoli’s Midnight Show. SPACE JAM is another good example of that from a few years later. The plot finds basketball player Michael Jordan retired from the game and playing baseball. Meanwhile, far away in another part of the galaxy Mr. Swackhammer (Danny DeVito) plans to kidnap the Looney Tunes to be an attraction at his struggling theme park. When the five little aliens get there, the Looney Tunes lead by Bugs Bunny think it’s fair that they get a chance to defend themselves in a game of basketball. Soon enough however these little aliens turn into the giant ‘Monstars’. So the Looney Tunes get Michael Jordan to help them. Also starring Wayne Knight as Stan Podolak, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, Tazmanian Devil, Sylvester and Tweety, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, Pepe Le Pew and Lola Bunny. Featuring fantastic songs, including Seal’s “Fly Like An Eagle”, Monica’s “For You I Will”, and of course, R. Kelly’s “I Believe I Can Fly”. You’ll have the chance to enjoy all the sports, songs, noise, comedy and toons this weekend (August 21th and 22nd), when SPACE JAM shows at The Tivoli Theater as part of the Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight show.

Admission is $8. Hope to see everyone this weekend at The Tivoli!

The Tivoli is located at 6350 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63130 = In ‘The Loop’

Here’s the rest of the Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight schedule for the next few weeks:

Aug. 28-29 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE

Sept. 4-5 SPIRITED AWAY

Sept. 11-12 HAROLD AND MAUDE

The Facebook invite for this weekend can be found HERE

https://www.facebook.com/events/1621919091422676/

The Midnight at the Tivoli Fans Facebook page can be found HERE

https://www.facebook.com/groups/255754067866051/

The Tivoli Announces the ‘Reel Late’ Midnight Line-Up – JURASSIC PARK, THE ROOM, ZARDOZ

“YOU’RE TEARING ME APART, LISA!”

Another great lineup of midnight movies for the ‘Reel Late at The Tivoli’ for late July through early September. It’s a typically good variety of titles that will draw the late night movie buff crowd and a couple of retro surprises are to be found. The Midnight Movie experience has always catered to a college-age crowd and that’s the way it should be. When I was that age, in the early ’80s, midnight standards included A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971), THE GRADUATE (1967), NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968), KING OF HEARTS (1966), and HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971). Those last two haven’t shown in many years. KING OF HEARTS especially seems to have fallen off the cult movie radar , so imagine my surprise when I saw that the Tivoli had HAROLD AND MAUDE as part of their new line-up. That’ll be some old school midnight fun and I hope it gets a good crowd. ZARDOZ, a trippy/cheesy sci-fi mess from 1974 has Sean Connery running around in a red diaper and is also a brilliant, throwback choice.

Of course the big event of the summer will be July 31st and August 1st when there will be thousands of plastic spoons flying through the air and grown men in tuxedos will be throwing footballs three feet away from each other in the Tivoli’s lobby. It’s of course THE ROOM and the return of the one and only Tommy Wiseau, the film’s amazing triple-threat talent writer/director/star. When Tommy was last in town, three years ago, both shows sold out and Tommy brought a big box of THE ROOM T-Shirts, DVD’s, posters, ‘Johnny’ bobbleheads and more to sign for his legion of adoring fans. I’m sure this summer’s event will be just as fun. Tickets are $15 and are already on sale at the Tivoli’s box office or site.

HAROLD AND MAUDE isn’t the oldest film on the new midnight schedule. THE WIZARD OF OZ from 1939 will screen midnights August 14th and 15th and there will be a special noon show on Saturday the 15th.

Reel Late at the Tivoli takes place every Friday and Saturday night and We Are Movie Geeks own Tom Stockman (that’s me!) is there with custom trivia questions about the films and always has DVDs, posters, and other cool stuff to give away. I can’t wait to write ZARDOZ trivia! Ticket prices are $8 (except THE ROOM which is $15). We hope to see everyone late at night in the coming months.

The Tivoli is located at 6350 Delmar in The Loop. Visit Landmark’s The Tivoli’s website HERE

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/st.louis/tivolitheatre.htm

Here’s the newly –announced Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight schedule for the next couple of months:

July 24-25 JURASSIC PARK

July 31-Aug. 1 THE ROOM – with Tommy Wiseau in person!

Aug. 7-8 ZARDOZ

Aug. 14-15 THE WIZARD OF OZ

Aug. 21-22 SPACE JAM

Aug. 28-29 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE

Sept. 4-5 SPIRITED AWAY

Sept. 11-12 HAROLD AND MAUDE

The Midnight at the Tivoli Fans Facebook page can be found HERE

https://www.facebook.com/groups/255754067866051/

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