Flashbacks:
The RNGC Caddyshackpocalypse
Bollards!
Back in Reston's
In a rebuke to old-timey, take-it-or-leave-it "movie houses," Reston's first theater gave crowds a choice of movies. Would you go see the light-hearted romantic comedy "1"? Or, perhaps, the gritty piece of cinema verite, "2"? Only the ticket-taker knows for sure!
All in all, a pretty sweet night on the town, Reston style. EXCEPT. Look at the poster for "2" in more detail:
Recognize it?
Yep, the most boring movie involving Nazis ever made. Apparently, Reston's well-documented love of overblown musicals goes a long way back, the end.
Nazis? In south Reston? Maybe they should rename Dag Hammarskjold Plaza after Kurt Waldheim.
ReplyDeleteMauve, a paint, an ugly paint;
ReplyDeleteD, the D in DRB
RA, the name, we call ourselves
Far, how long for Metro we'll have to wait...
Think I'll stop there
No, this is excellent, please continue :)
DeleteReston Twin Cinema was actually located in the exact same space now occupied by the Chile's restaurant at the International Center. They were very, very small theaters.
ReplyDeleteA choice of movies, including a weekend XXX midnight feature. Ah, yes, those were the days.
ReplyDeleteMaybe somebody will open a Cabaret venue in Tall Oaks. I can't think of a better place for Reston's Nazis to congregate.
What, really? XXX movies in staid Reston?
DeleteI hear "Behind the Mauve Door" was a huge hit locally.
DeleteOh, only the best for Reston: The Story of O, Misty Beethoven, Behind the Green Door. Back in the late '70's or early '80's, you could still get your freak on at the midnight movie.
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