"Phantom Of The OPRAH"

[Krista2882]

hahaha remember the episode when Fay, Roy, Antonio, and Lowell were in a production of "Phantom Of The Oprah", as opposed to Phantom Of The Opera?
Well, I was just listening to the "Phantom Of The Opera", redone by a band called Nightwish, and the guy pronounced "opera" like "oprah", and all I thought of was that Wings episode. hahaha.

[pilotguy]

Originally posted by Krista2882
hahaha remember the episode when Fay, Roy, Antonio, and Lowell were in a production of "Phantom Of The Oprah", as opposed to Phantom Of The Opera?
Well, I was just listening to the "Phantom Of The Opera, redone by a band called Nightwish, and the guy pronounced "opera" like "oprah", and all I thought of was that Wings episode. hahaha.

Last Saturday night the Capitol Theatre in Rome, NY (about an hour away from where I live), had a 35mm screening of Lon Chaney's classic 1925 film version of "The Phantom Of The Opera", complete with live organ accompaniment....

As I sat there in that majestic old movie palace waiting for the film to start, all I could think of was Lowell, Fay, Roy and Antonio dancing in a line singing "Phantom, Phantom, I don't believe in Phantom....."

See? "The Carol Burnett Show" isn't the ONLY TV series that can ruin a classic movie for you!

[Krista2882]

Originally posted by pilotguy
Last Saturday night the Capitol Theatre in Rome, NY (about an hour away from where I live), had a 35mm screening of Lon Chaney's classic 1925 film version of "The Phantom Of The Opera", complete with live organ accompaniment....

ooohh, that must have been a really cool thing to see, with the live organ accompaniment and everything!

[pilotguy]

Originally posted by Krista2882
ooohh, that must have been a really cool thing to see, with the live organ accompaniment and everything!

Yes it was. Actually the Capitol shows a 35mm silent feature once a month (from September - December, and April - June), with visiting theatre organists like Philip Carli and Dennis James. These guys specialize in accompanying silent films, and they're MASTERS at it. They synchronize the film's action so well (complete with sound effects from the organ) that you almost forget that you're watching a SILENT film! (And the eerie-sounding music really worked well with "Phantom"!).

[Krista2882]

Originally posted by pilotguy
Yes it was. Actually the Capitol shows a 35mm silent feature once a month (from September - December, and April - June), with visiting theatre organists like Philip Carli and Dennis James. These guys specialize in accompanying silent films, and they're MASTERS at it. They synchronize the film's action so well (complete with sound effects from the organ) that you almost forget that you're watching a SILENT film! (And the eerie-sounding music really worked well with "Phantom"!).

oh, that's cool! I wish there was a place like that around here!