In honor of Valentine's Day, I gave myself a gift tonight!
"You're a day late, you know."
It's never too late to show love, to yourself or someone else. That is not restricted to commercially-dictated days of the year. You know that's what I believe.
"Yes, dear, I do know. I was just being funny, you see."
Well, watch yerself, g'friend...
(smile)
By the way, aren't you curious about what my gift was?
"Oh, you bet I am. But I thought if I was patient, you'd probably tell me."
Oh, still joking around? That's okay, I'll still let you in on it: discounted movie passes.
"Seriously? That's your 'big gift' this year?"
Well, after yesterday's movie about dogs, I wanted to continue the love celebration.
Tonight was perfect, especially since Jim Reed had told me "when I first heard of this movie, I thought it would be something you would really like."
"He's the guy with the Wednesday night movies at Sentient Bean?"
Yes, he's the guy. But his films aren't limited to the 'Bean, nor have they been these past fourteen years. Since 2003, The Psychotronic Film Society of Savannah, known as a "Pop-Up Arthouse" these days, has been sharing film culture with this seaport.
"Major coolness! Any specific type of films?"
They're quite diverse in range, actually. As he says, they're 'odd cult gems, infamous flops, influential classics, and buzzworthy new titles on the international festival circuit.' By the way, those words are printed on the back of my gift to myself... which doubles as a gift to Jim and to Savannah.
"That sounds very generous - and expensive, too."
Fortunately, it's true for the former, but not the latter. The "Super Awesome Discount Pass", a punch card, only cost $25 and allows me to see five screenings for only $5 each. That saves me a few dollars each time - for maybe a coffeehouse treat - and provides Jim with upfront capital to contain running 'the Coastal Empire's longest-running and most award-winning independent cinema organization.' Again, those words are right on the back of the card, not mine, but I wish I had crafted them.
"I know you do! :-) Thanks for sharing!"
You betcha! Every chance I get...
(smile)
3 comments:
Jim Reed
August 2 at 4:52pm ·
Well folks, tonight's Psychotronic Film Society Memorial Tribute to director George Romero has unfortunately been cancelled.
My van was broken into and the PFS projector, specialized Blu-ray player, tonight's film, and a hard drive containing several dozen rare movies were stolen.
I am sorry to say that things are so close to the bone right now financially that we will likely need to hold some sort of PFS fundraiser in order to purchase replacement A/V gear for the organization.
Stay tuned to our official Instagram and Twitter pages (#PFSSAV) for updates, and we hope to be back up and running very soon.
Thanks for your continued encouragement and support.
- Jim Reed
PFS Goldar
Jim Reed
August 9 at 4:56pm ·
Friends, tonight's Psychotronic Film Screening (a special Martin Landau Memorial Tribute) at The Sentient Bean has been cancelled, due to the organization's video gear being stolen from my vehicle last week. Please feel free to support the Bean tonight, but know there won't be a movie shown!
Due to overwhelming requests here on Facebook from kind folks who want to help get the organization back on its feet after this unfortunate turn of events, in the next few days, the Psychotronic Film Society of Savannah will announce our first-ever online fundraising campaign in 14 years of continuous operation.
100% of all money raised from that campaign will go to replacing our stolen A/V equipment (and starting to rebuild our vast archive of extremely rare and unreleased films, 95% of which were also stolen from my home in January of this year, in an unrelated incident) and to the legal costs associated with transitioning the PFS of SAV into a fully-fledged 501(c)3 non-profit arts corporation.
If the campaign is a success and meets its relatively humble goals, this will allow the society to not only continue to provide a very unique type of award-winning (and internationally acclaimed) cultural programming for adventurous movie lovers in this area, but to grow and thrive in ways it has never been able to before.
I hope you will consider pitching in and helping to save this quirky undertaking that I have devoted a great part of my adult life to overseeing. Without the necessary funding, the PFS will be forced to shut down immediately, and that would make me (and plenty of other folks I know) extremely sad.
Many thanks in advance for any help you can provide once the fundraising drive launches, and for sharing word of that drive far and wide to any and all of your movie loving friends and family!
Jim Reed, PFS Goldar
Fortunately, the PFS is still in operation!
Folks far and wide rallied 'round Jim, financially and emotionally, to get the unique film group back into the game.
Hooray!
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