The Cinemat

Hey guys,

The Cinemat is on it's last leg and has only a few breaths left before it dives into the depths of Hell itself. I hope that you can come out and give this odd place a good last month. It's been fun. We appreciate all those who have supported us in this effort to give you a great place to see great music. Here's hoping that come fall The Cinemat will regenerate and continue to host shows.

Larts,
Nathan

It's baaaaack! Tonight The Delicious performed here at The Screening Room, and I am delighted to say that David Woodruff is once again sporting a mustache. This is the best news ever...

Behold! Tomorrow night at 9, you will all see the ravages of economic downturn. No, I refer not to The Cinemat selling off its beloved movie collection. I refer the the destruction of the official Best Mustache in Bloomington mustache of David Woodruff. Woodruff's mustache has been swallowed up by a recession beard! Sign of the times, my friends...

This Thursday and Friday, The Cinemat is proud to be a part of Live From Bloomington Club Night, sponsored by WFHB and the IUB Union Board. We've got eight bands in two days; you don't want to miss this! Thursday night we have Spirit Spine, e.p. hall, Alexander the Great, and Spank Ray, then on Friday, e.p. hall is back along with Secrets Between Sailors, Jonah Malarsky, and Eric Radoux.

The Renting Room may be out of commission, but this Saturday, The Cinemat is host to three, count ‘em three screenings. First up is the Atomic Age Cinema Matinee at 3 PM. This week’s feature is JOHNNY SOCKO AND HIS FLYING ROBOT. I expect the pinnacle of special effects for this one, you know; wires, scale models, smoke bombs, the works.

People want to know: what’s the deal with “Dreadful” Coffee? Well, the name comes from my British relatives, who are known to say things such as “dreadful,” “lovely,” and “jolly good.” As for the reason behind the name, I suppose you could say it was an experiment in the recession consumer spirit. You see, although the coffee’s was indeed dreadful, it’s a bottomless cup for a buck.

Last Wednesday, I had the challenge of what I later likened to photographing the elusive Tasmanian Tiger. Racebannon capped off a fantastic night with a performance so energetic, I could barely keep the lead singer in frame. Also, there was beer involved. That may have had an impact too—in any case, it was a good night.

Something I’ve been hearing a lot lately: “So what’s happening with the Screening Room?” Well, I’m delighted to say that yes, we’re still doing shows. Lots of shows. We have shows almost every night this month.

Friday was a crazy day for us. We are busy processing the orders from the many people whose orders we could not complete yesterday, as well as handling people coming in today.

Once again, our entire collection of 5000+ titles is for sale, the vast majority at 50% of retail. The Renting Room will be open 5-9pm through March 31.

Customers may now search our database for films (see button in top menu above). Unfortunately, it is designed only to display titles that are still in stock. We will try to rectify this issue within a day or two, but for the time being, titles that sell will no longer appear in search results.