Sorry I'm still trying to catch up with these. Saturdays post was about Frank Capra's classic holiday film It's a Wonderful Life. In Winchester, there is a dinner movie theater called the Alamo Drafthouse. I think I've mentioned it in an earlier but the all run together. As a reminder, it's a place that has high counters in front of each row of seats and waiters take your order during a preshow and then act like a silent paper driven restaurant during the film. During December, every Saturday they show a holiday film, and this past weekend they showed It's a Wonderful Life. I had some time to kill so I decided to go and I had a fantastic afternoon. First of all I had the best pizza ever. Then, the preshow which is usually related to the film consisted of holiday skits from old variety shows such as the Dean Martin Show and some clips from the game show Charades. I met an adorable elderly couple who said they went on their first date to see the movie when it first came out. Then when it got to the end of the movie and everybody was crying because it's so moving, the audience started to clap. I felt like I was in 1945. The screen said the end with the bells and auld lang syne and people applauded. It just goes to show that the classic film is that good and lasts to this day with even modern audiences. It's a marvelous film and should be watched every year so I will sign out now because I just heard a bell. Do you know what that means? If not, go watch the film because it's a wonderful film.
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