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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 23 Sep 2015, p. 23

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'_ 23 ' \, "WM“ 1 s, “Amwymrsofbeingpanofaoommu- l atrewithabsolutestrangersasthelighis ' ~._ ‘ ~ ‘ is a”, l gs nitytyouptaaemeofwhatitisimatstedin i ‘ dim, waiting to be transported to places , ' Hi i. 3“ . t ; andwhatthcyllke." saidWendy. { unknown, . 4. . , by. ad,» 1 Mwbnndiedoutintolrveslwwsand I There's a lot of faith the audience puts into . . l _ in. s; musical performances, taking advantage of l the experience that their time won't be wast- ’ , ". .~ -, the stage that exists at the Original Proms ‘ ed. and this will be transformational and not ‘ P -. ‘- a 3." That includa‘Survivomian' [a Suoud. who just transitory. . “71 ‘ . - t fA ' will be making an appearance on Oct 10, rho inie test comes when the lights come ‘ “1“ A g, “We1l do about eigit shows a your to mix hack on. What's the reaction from the audi- " -“' i “it": - ' {j inwithour progalnming' said [Ohm once? Is there applause that used to come 17,“ -' "Then there's W that people come to spontaneously after the showing of a good . 1... 5 if}; expect." saidWendy with events like Canada film? “1 J . a' 7? Films Daysand otherfestivals (tr is then- silence? And not the good kind, A ‘_ , 5~ ' " There's also some old standbys. like the Is the buu just as big when people come ‘ i Rocky Horror Picture Show, which will have out of the theatre as when they went in? Are 4‘" _ f ' six screenings this year right around Hale they talking about what they saw, and is it ‘ _ ‘ t} loween. They think there is still rice thrown spdl’klllg some pa\'sl()nal(’ conversations? -- ~ " during past perfumianca they haven't been Igniting that community conversation in V ' ' yflw' { " . able to quitegetout ofthe 177-seat theatre, Watt-flu. (or the past 30 years has been the w; ’ ... ‘We always book in extra cleaning stafi,‘ 1 original Print ess ( itnema » ’ M A said lohn with a laugh ‘ _ ”a .i _ _ t ltluntlt'tl by lohn [on in mm with a i ”a we; 5 It takes forever to clean that up. said 1 $3,000 Intt'rt'sl free loan hacked by the gov -~' 7 ' ‘ Wendy. "We probably have 20-year-old rice in t'l'nlttt‘nl of ( anada. the longtime cinephile John and Wendy Tutt celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Original Princess Cinema with a some of the cracks here." 1 still Viki-s it‘s the sec ond best thing you can special showmg of Alfred Hfl(h(0(k'5 Vertigo last Friday. mum-nave They‘ve even taken it outdoors. hosting 1 do In the dark. Mow/la and Music in Waterloo Park with the 1 “We try to think what our audiences ml] l'ht-y admit it hasn't come easy. People's "I love coming here and watching mrmes. Beat Goes On. like and how they'll respond.” said lohn “We tastes are constantly changing, and there's and it I haven't seen one in a while ”I feel “Living in the community and being 1 think we know. but you never know for sure " always that small original film they think will guilty and feel like I'm not doing my job.” said involved in the community that way. we‘ve ‘ His mic Wendy vshom he met at the the bring in an audience but never quite hits its Wendy. “I think it helps and explains why been really involved in a lot of different nor on l'rlllt t-ss street in uptown Waterloo mark. time is going by so quickly.“ things.’ saidWendy "It's kind ola wild nde." tut tins . no pun intended that old line. But pan of their success over the years is liter? are still decisions to he made about ltthn didn't missachance to tease the next hating heard ll one too many times before, that tlwy"vc limited those misses because of what plays at the Original Princess versus commttnity event. the Surprise Movie Night lhere‘s d i lose chemistry between the dito the former tron they have with their audi~ what would work better at the Princess Twin. (Pct l, in support of KW (‘ounsellittg t as lht‘\ finish in" h others thoughts and sen ences. some who are still members after “You really have to hand pick what plays Services ll'lll t-s on why they ‘it' been such a mainstay three decades. at the lwtn velsus the Orignal and how long lohn has just returned from lite lorunlu of the lot it] i ulturirl su'nt' tor the past three "We kind of “VT. breathe and eat movies. do you play it?’ said john. “That's the chal» International Film hasrisal with another surr- dr-r ark-s so while we don't take our work with us. it's lenge ola new era. heingacinema space that to be Oscarnominated film like Whiplash, ‘ lhtw u-lehmn-d that tom anniversary always with us,’ said Wendy. ~For us it's about competes against the new technologies and which the Princess showed last year. He 4 \1'pl I“ Wllh a spm ml showing of Alfred good mowes and finding good movies.” the higbox theatres” promises this year's movies will have lltt‘ Hm tit or is Vertigo, a psyt hologital thriller She laments that she just hired a girl [or a But they dill'erenttate themselves by find- same Oscar buzz. especially for its lead on" that recently supplanted (Tm/en Kant- toh her mother once held. so they're on to trig movies with stories and voices that actress. But those are the only hints he's g“ on stillk't rim s best ever ritovte lists. their second generation of employees and wouldn’t normally be heard in the big multi- my, ll was out“ of the first films to play back in third generation of minor-goers now bringing plus. They also have community champions “We've got it. but l can't tell you." said M'plt'ntln'r of was when the Princess in their grandktds, who tweak them to movies or movements lohn, as Wendy tries to shush him “I ll tell opened as a small an house theatre anti But John said work isn’t a grind when it‘s that they mipd'it nolknowabout. you this year it's probably another 0st at ‘ series as .t on e bookr-nd they've sint e something you love “ That's why after to That's especially true of the outdoor film.‘ ”pander! to Int lode the Pnnu-ss ann (Line years we can say. ‘What. we're here already?‘ movie series they show and the Festival that For more information \ lsll nuts on king Street he said. has grown up around it. like the wwwprincesscinemscom. Qt KITCHENER . WATERLOO Q'fi'q 1 st» “TUBE“ ES n . “Q l t l J j \s\Q ~ ‘ . . l ‘ ' t I . . t r ' ; QQr octoafria <1 “of: Mt. r. i w ~ " f Uuillufnu‘ir‘ié‘xv‘ uH.‘.vl't\twtr‘t.t*lt\<t l'l" Wrt‘utN \ 1 Am “A M _â€"â€"

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