tuschinski theatre & the dark knight
It's been a while.
I'm writing something for an online expat journal, trying to work, kids are back to school and I visited the beautiful Heidelberg last weekend (and had Germany's Next Top Husband puke on my feet), so it's been a bit busy. Plus lots of email about gemsquash and recipes from my old blog, and still panicking about somewhere to live.
On Friday it was a special day for me & M, so I booked a loveseat arrangement at the Tuschinski theatre in Amsterdam. The Tuschinski theatre is really special. It was built in 1921 and is extravagantly art deco in style. Read it's history here.
The pulling point for me? You can pay extra for your tickets to be seated in a special booth with love seats, where you watch the movie while drinking champagne and eating snacks. Eat your heart out America - over here we have movies with booze!
Pity about the movie. Am I the only person on the planet who thought that it could have been at least an hour shorter? 152 minutes? Hello?
OMG, the Tuchinski Theatre sounds like my kind of place!!
I went to see the Dark KNight with a girlfriend, more as a tribute to Heath than out of any real desire to see the movie (and Heath is admittedly brilliant, although OMG no wonder he was on antidepressants after having to inhabit that role for a few months!!). And is it just me or does Christian Bale have a serious lisp?!
Far more fun on screen in Mamma Mia. Tuck away your prejudices and just go. Worth it just to see Merly Streep belting out The Winner Takes it All on Greek clifftop ;-)
I love Tuschinki. I refuse to watch any good/great/superlative movie in NL, in any other place but Tuschinki. And only seat in the LOVE seat. Decadence has its place:-)
However, I also like the Moviehouse on Haarlemmermeerstraat in the Jordaan. It is also tres douce!
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