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Jalion trofest '98 brings modern classics back to big screen on psychologc •on of going t c '; applying 10 : cause o! aavit uate Record L realize istha; one of manyc; uate admisstc to make adm Continued }r Duke said Graphics by Brandon Bollom AND Mike Puentes rere wii id StUDiu Hid hard for ever, e work I on didn esuli. Mi nntenencei BY MEREDITH MIGHT The Battalion ns of the baby boomers, the “me” gener- ion and Generation X are reliving their ory days on Fridays and Saturdays at ;ht at Retrofest ‘98. ofestr98, at Hollywood USA, is a series of ? movies from the ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s, rang- m Pulp Fiction to Ferris Bueler’s Day Off. •ater Manager Lindsey Hearn said the se- leadihg into its fifth week and lasting ,h Nov. 4, has been successful so far, and is a possibility it will become a part of vood’s permanent lineup, ch week, there’s more and more response,” said./‘We’re looking at continuing it on a nent basis if it continues at this rate.” far,|Pu/p Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Top Clerks and Dazed and Confused have shown. tickets are sold at a matinee price, hony Penaloza, a senior chemistry major. went to the showing of Dazed and Confused. “I tried to come for Top Gun, but it was sold out,” he said. Hearn said he came up with the idea for Retrofest after seeing it done in other cities. “I got here in March and was surprised it wasn’t being done here,” he said. “Some of my employees are college students and they thought it was a good idea.” Retrofest attracts many college students, but Hearn said a large part of its fan base is non students, as well — so much that even the Texas A&M vs. Louisiana Tech football game did not cause a drop in attendance for the theater. “Surprisingly, we had a really good turnout for Clerks that weekend,” he said. “There is a non-student population attend ing. We have no plans to cancel it for game weekends.” David Smith, a senior at Bryan High School, saw Dazed and Confused. “I love this movie. I’ve seen it four or five times,” he said. He said he hopes Retrofest will show Monty Python:The Holy Grail. Sophie McNeill, a junior horticulture major, also counts Dazed and Confused as one of her favorite movies. “I’m from Austin, and I always love to see all the places in the movie that I know,” she said. She said she hopes Retrofest shows Say Any thing in the future. It is not always an easy task to find movies that have not been shown on the big screen for several years. Hearn said a film buyer in the Dallas office for Hollywood USA does much of the research in finding the films. “Some of the films are independently owned,” Hearn said. “Some are not released by film companies. Different film companies have different restrictions.” Steven Livingston, director of Aggie Cinema, which is a part of MSC Film Society, said he would like to see Hollywood USA continue the series. “This town is so small, there’s only one or two theaters,” he said. “Whatever kind of film diversity we can get is great.” Ferris Bueler’s Day Off September 25 & 2<» Thelma & Louise October 2 & 3 The Shawshauk Redemption, Terminator 2 & Urban Cowboy October 9 & 10 Bram Stoker's Dracula & The Silence of the Lambs October 30 & 31 Saturday Night Fever November 6 & 7 True Lies November 13 & 14