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Sunday: Watch Women's World Cup Finals at Public House
At the risk of sounding like a total freak, SFist admits that we'll see all sorts of crap if it's playing at the lovely Coronet theater. Like so many other theaters in the Richmond, the Coronet's future is in jeopardy as it is expected to be razed, and a housing facility for the elderly is slated to be built there some time in the near future (no one seems sure when, so we're not specifying, either).
For us, seeing a movie at the Coronet is like visiting a dying relative. You're never quite sure if you'll see them again, so your time with them is always precious and bittersweet. We made our way over to the Coronet on Saturday night for the 7 PM show of Collateral (how could we not go see this movie, for, as SFist's frequent companion says "How often do you get to see Tom Cruise with what is probably his natural hair color?") and had just settled into our seats when a Coronet employee approached the front of the theater and gestured for our attention.
"Great" SFist thought. "They're tearing it down tonight." But our cynicism was unwarranted, as the gentleman addressing us identified himself as Eric, the Coronet's head projectionist. He proceeded to tell us a little about the Coronet's history, its sound system, and what we should expect ("a couple of commercials, some trailers, and then I open and close the curtain to let you mentally prepare for the feature"). We were already ready to ditch our companion and propose to Eric when he completely rocked our world.
"Yeah, and about the cell phone thing...I think a lot of people are trying to make the point that you shouldn't bug other people, so turn them off. But here's what I think: we're all so busy all the time with so much stuff going on, why not turn your phones off for two hours and really lose yourself in a movie?"
He was just so sincere, people. We were almost in tears. Needless to say, the crowd erupted in his support.
We get chills just remembering this, and will never forget that night and Eric, the coolest projectionist in all of San Francisco.
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