Let’s all hit a cinema at once to see District 9
by Mike Butcher
on August 6, 2009

The latest Star Trek movie seemed like a great opportunity to get everyone in the London tech scene out for a geek-out session at a cinema. But despite talking to cinemas about private screenings I drew a blank. But there’s clearly a crowd-sourcing option here which is this: TechCrunch readers all buying tickets at the same cinema for the same day and screening time.

District 9 looks like your classic sci-fi fare (and by endorsed by Peter Jackson no less). So I suggest we get sourcing a good cinema in London where we can all pre-book tickets and (cough) it’s on a day I can come (i.e. not next week please). I don’t know when District 9 comes out but it’s in the “the summer” so I’m guessing August or at least it’ll still be out in early September.

What do you all think?

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  • http://www.bookingbug.com Glenn Shoosmith

    I think that sounds a good idea. Did you try the Curzon Soho ? They hire screens out for private showing and things, it’ll depend on if they’re getting that movie though.

    That said – crowd sourcing means you don’t have to stress about minimum numbers and deposits are anything else!

  • http:// Basheera Khan

    I am there! :-)

  • http://www.zensify.com Bastian Lehmann

    I’m in mate!

  • Joanne Jacobs

    IMDB information for District 9
    Release Date: 4 September 2009 (UK)

    Do you have a venue and session time in mind?

  • http://uk.techcrunch.com/author/milo-yiannopoulos/ Milo Yiannopoulos

    I’m in.

  • http://www.interventtech.net claire_w

    Love the flicks. Sounds like an awesome way to consume some sci-fi

  • http://www.zensify.com Bastian Lehmann

    Better trailer without the blurry face:

    http://d-9.com/

  • http://www.idiotabroad.com Geoffrey McCaleb

    +1

    Awesome trailer….

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dave_Nattriss/782095485 <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="782095485">Dave Nattriss</fb:name>

    Couple of niggles:

    - it’s not ‘by’ Peter Jackson, he’s just endorsing it (like Tarantino did for Hero and Hostel)
    - it’s not out for another 4 weeks, and regular cinemas tend not to announce screening times let alone booking options until a few days before a film will be shown (unless it’s a massive release… which this isn’t)
    - a private screening will cost a fortune, and we’ve no idea if the film is any good (no previous pedigree) to warrant spending that much on going to see it

    However, a meet-up is a fun idea as always, but maybe wait until nearer the time.

    Other suitable hire-able venues, if people want to take the risk, might include The Roxy Bar And Screen by London Bridge and the Electric Cinema at Notting Hill (both have armchairs and sofas and a bar at the back!), and also the various London ones in the Picturehouse chain.

    Lots more info on the film at http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt1136608/

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Adam_Charnock/61303892 <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="61303892">Adam Charnock</fb:name>

    Count me in!

  • http://twitter.com/jamesproud James Proud

    I’m there!

  • Dom Sparks

    Great idea. Uk release date is September 4th though :)

  • http://crave.cnet.co.uk Rich Trenholm

    Heck, count me in

  • http://twitter.com/mikebutcher Mike Butcher

    Since 4th Sept is a Friday night and lots of people would rather do something else, I’m thinking Sept 8, a Tuesday. What say you all?

  • http:// Basheera Khan

    Sep 8th suits me fine. :-)

  • Ross Tweedie

    sounds like a great idea.

  • http://www.lbangels.co.uk/ Chris Padfield

    These venues are hireable:

    http://www.everymancinema.com/

    And they are smaller, so should not cost as much, although they are “premium” cinemas so cost more than some on a per ticket basis.

  • Nick Bell

    how many does the hospital club cinema hold?

  • http://www.twitter/albertonardelli Alberto

    Sept 8th works well – I’m in!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Steve_Kennedy/739980633 <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="739980633">Steve Kennedy</fb:name>

    Could book an Everyman cinema (the one in Belsize Park is particularly nice and happens to be quite close to me :)

    Soho House has a private cinema if you can find a film to play …

    Steve

  • http://twitter.com/mikebutcher Mike Butcher

    screw that, I would rather flood a public place. My experience of trying to organise with these premium cinemas is that they are a pain in the proverbial.

  • http://twitter.com/mikebutcher Mike Butcher

    Not enough Nick.

  • http://twitter.com/mikebutcher Mike Butcher

    I’m thinking more central. And big.

  • http://twitter.com/sgy Grace

    I’m in!

  • http://twitter.com/mikebutcher Mike Butcher

    Ok, all we need now is a big central london cinema we can pre-book at. Any ideas?

  • http://www.techchuff.com TechChuff

    I’d love to come but I have to see my auntie that weekend. Do you want to come over to my house and play Guitar Hero on the weekend of the 26th? Don’t ask Mike to come though- he did a smelly in my parents toilet on my birthday.

  • http://www.calvinrobinson.co.uk/ Calvin Robinson

    I’m in.

    You could take ticket fares via eventbrite or something, then book all the seats up front?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Hermione_Way/511466982 <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="511466982">Hermione Way</fb:name>

    I want to come! Wooop!

  • http://www.i-boy.com/weblog/ George Nimeh

    We did this on a small scale for Star Trek at the IMAX. It was sooo much fun.

    Can’t wait for this. Hope I’m in town. (So, not the end of August, pleeeeeeeze.)

    @iboy

  • http://grumblemouse.wordpress.com/ Grumblemouse

    I’m so there!

  • http://www.sumption.org Dan Sumption

    I’m in!

    And, though it’s not in London, I’d like to give a big-up to the Showroom cinema in Sheffield, who have weekly “desert island cinema” screenings where you get to book the cinema & choose the film (with any leftover seats offered to members of the public).

  • http://oneafrikan.com/ oneafrikan

    http://www.odeon.co.uk/fanatic/film_info/m11927/

    As a South African in London, would love to join you for this, can’t wait to see it…

  • http://oneafrikan.com/ oneafrikan

    http://www.odeon.co.uk/fanatic/film_info/m11927/

    As a South African in London, would love to join you for this, can’t wait to see it…

    {Just got a server error message, so hope this isn’t posting another comment}

  • http://twitter.com/mikebutcher Mike Butcher

    Ok, so everyone go subscribe to our RSS feed and our twitter feed @TCEurope to be the first to get news on this tomorrow…. ;-)

  • http://uk.techcrunch.com/2009/09/04/come-and-see-district-9-with-us-in-london/ Come and see District 9 with us in London

    [...] As many will know from my Twitter stream over the last few months I have been working on trying to put together occasional special screenings of new Sci Fi movies (hey, we’re in tech, right?). This has worked very well on TechCrunch US, with screenings of Iron Man among others. In particular I wanted to put together an event around upcoming Sci-Fi movie “District 9″ as per this. [...]

  • http://twitter.com/mikebutcher Mike Butcher

    Ok, so please go read this post for your instructions to go see the movie next week: http://uk.techcrunch.com/2009/09/04/come-and-see-district-9-with-us-in-london/

  • http://www.newsjacker.co.uk/media/come-and-see-district-9-with-us-in-london/ Come and see District 9 with us in London 

    [...] As many will know from my Twitter stream over the last few months I have been working on trying to put together occasional special screenings of new Sci Fi movies (hey, we’re in tech, right?). This has worked very well on TechCrunch US, with screenings of Iron Man among others. In particular I wanted to put together an event around upcoming Sci-Fi movie “District 9″ as per this. [...]

  • cypriano

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