 30th July 2009 | #1 |
 | Bike films do you remember in the depths of winter we all said how great it would be to snug up someplace and watch bike films with a beer? well now every month we have that opportunity, what's more you can help choose the films!!! The Lass O Gowrie not only have delicious ales but they also have a snug room upstairs with a big screen that we can watch well ace films on. so, i remember last time people wanted to see breaking away quicksilver american flyers the flying scotsman bicycle thief klunkerz bmx bandits le velo jour de fete please vote for the ONE you want to see the most, i have seen them all before but will surely LOVE watching them again..(add any others you'd like to see too) (It's of course up to everyone but I am mega bored of watching people do tricks on fixed gear bikes so I didn't include that kind of thing) the dates for the screenings are: Monday 5th October at 7.30pm: BELLEVILLE RENDEZVOUS Even if you have already seen the film "a single viewing can barely do justice to this richly detailed and often playfully macabre adventure." (BBC Film Review)...come and watch it again! If you haven't seen it: "This animated adventure from Sylvain Chomet is a graphic delight and a triumph of invention. Effortlessly combining slapstick, character quirk and nos." "Its plot involves the diminutive, club-footed Madame Souza preparing her orphaned grandson, Champion, to be a world-beating cyclist by personally supervising his arduous training regime. During the mountain stage of the Tour de France, Champion is kidnapped by black-suited men from the French mafia and whisked across the Atlantic to the city of Belleville. (Belleville is an amalgam of New York, Quebec and Montreal, and is stunningly designed by art director Evgeni Tomov.) "  From then on it will be the first monday of the month, I thought monday is good cos no polo or training rides or spokes and also mondays are crappy and so a nice bicycle film of loveliness will help to make the week more bearable: Monday 2nd November: Breaking Away "The Italians are coming!" Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his 3 friends, The comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends and parents annoyance. While meanwhile, the 4 friends try to break away from their townie, Indiana reputation while fighting with nearby college snobs.   Monday 7th December: The Flying Scotsman. In my opinion one of the best films ever made. The Flying Scotsman is a feature film based on the remarkable true story of Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree. In 1993, and as an unemployed amateur, Obree broke the world one-hour record on a bike of his own revolutionary design, which he constructed out of scrap metal and parts of a washing machine  Monday 4th January: La Course en tete (1974) The Greatest Show on Earth - This brilliant documentary film shows the majestic beauty that is the Giro d-Italia Eddy Merckxs Molteni boss wept like a child in the arms of his beaming star who later on in the year went on to win cyclings magical triple crown when he won the Tour de France and the World Championships Experience the riders anguish and joy/the organizers difficulties and the adoring tifosis passion With stunning cinematography this epic film goes inside the Giros heart and soul from its opening sequence of the Pope blessing the riders through to the majestic power of Merckx Be amazed by his awesome battle with Gimondi to win his fifth Giro by a mere 12 seconds to equal the record held by Alfredo Binda and Fausto Coppi La Course en Tete - This outstanding film follows Belgian cycling star Eddy Merckx at the peak of his career through Europes best races  Last edited by nes; 18th August 2009 at 09:42. |
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| 15th August 2009 | #20 |
| | A new monthly event starting on Monday 5th October and continuing every first Monday of the month Every month we shall screen a different bike film including documentaries such as A Sunday in Hell, movies such as Breaking Away, The Flying Scotsman, Quicksiver, the bicycle thief...and many more! We shall also show a couple of locally made short bike films every month before the feature film. Monday 5th October, 7pm Bike Film Night at the LassO Gowrie Pub (upstairs) The Lass O Gowrie not only have delicious ales but they also have a snug room upstairs with a big screen that we can watch well ace films on. For the first screening in October we shall be showing the glorious Belleville Rendezvous + some locally made short bike films. If you have a short bike film that you would like to be screened please get in touch. |
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| 18th August 2009 | #24 |
 | I'm stoked for this! I can't wait for the Obree flick. Are we going to keep the bikes inside, or chain to the railings opposite the Lass? We people are up for a little walk, there's a really tight lockup next to the North Campus security hut opposite Retro Bar which is manned 24 hours, and it's under the railway arches so dry too. Perfect for securing our fabulous metal fixie skidders. |
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| 23rd August 2009 | #27 |
| | oh. my. bike god. if anyone finds the episodes of these and gives them to me i shall be forever endebted...LOOK! a tv series of breaking away..it's too exciting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_Away_(TV_series) |
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| 21st October 2009 | #38 | |
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Alternatively, I have Nasu: Summer in Andalusia. A Japanese anime about the Vuelta, which we can show in February..would people wanna watch it? Nasu: Summer in Andalusia follows the story of a professional , Pepe Benengeli, as he competes in the Vuelta a España through his home town in the region of . As the story progresses, Pepe is faced with frustrating consequences, with him facing pressure from his sponsors and the wedding of his former girlfriend, Carmen, to his elder brother, Angel, coinciding on the same day of the penultimate stage of the bicycle race, and strives to gain the respect of his team and family.  I thought maybe the Bicycle Thief in march... Last edited by nes; 21st October 2009 at 16:36. | |
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| 5th November 2009 | #42 |
 | revival premiere ness - hows about showing mash and macaframa at the lass on the monday/sunday previous - i have copys of both - to get folk in the mood... |
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| 24th January 2010 | #45 |
 | i don't know if anyone wants this but here's a link to quite a good quality version of Macaframa (there was definitely someone after this a while ago): http://stagevu.com/video/njppjrvhbpsg you'll need DivX for it to work. I think they're pretty great really. ballsy guys |
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| 29th January 2010 | #47 |
| | Every first Monday of the month i put on film nights at the Lass O Gowrie, it's free and everyone is welcome. It starts at 7.30pm This month, Monday 1st February, it's La Course en tete (1974) The Greatest Show on Earth - This brilliant documentary film shows the majestic beauty that is the Giro d-Italia Eddy Merckxs Molteni boss wept like a child in the arms of his beaming star who later on in the year went on to win cyclings magical triple crown when he won the Tour de France and the World Championships Experience the riders anguish and joy/the organizers difficulties and the adoring tifosis passion With stunning cinematography this epic film goes inside the Giros heart and soul from its opening sequence of the Pope blessing the riders through to the majestic power of Merckx Be amazed by his awesome battle with Gimondi to win his fifth Giro by a mere 12 seconds to equal the record held by Alfredo Binda and Fausto Coppi La Course en Tete - This outstanding film follows Belgian cycling star Eddy Merckx at the peak of his career through Europes best races Followed by The Eddy Merckx Interview Merckx tells about his formative years, growing up in an old fashioned, conformist household above a small grocers shop in a suburb of Brussels, before emerging to stand supreme in the peloton from the mid 60's to the late 70's. As a professional cyclist Merckx gave and demanded total commitment and lived as the Irish cycling legend, Sean Kelly, did after him, utterly devoted to the sport. Enjoy in this wonderful film watching a man of such incredible strength, spirit and self belief, that when united with tremendous athletic prowess and unbridled ambition, produced a set of results in the sport, that even today, are almost unbelievable. A revealing and engaging interview throughout, supplemented by fabulous race footage and rare archival film. |
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| 28th February 2010 | #49 |
| | Just to let you know The Lass have been in touch and they accidentily double booked the room for tonight so the film night for this month will now be NEXT TUESDAY, 9th MARCH at 7.30pm and NOT TONIGHT..... i shall be showing Quicksilver, with yummmy Kevan Bacon in it.....awesome... hope to see you then love nes Last edited by nes; 1st March 2010 at 17:42. |
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| 8th March 2010 | #50 |
| | Tuesday 9th march 7.30 Lass O Gowrie Pub Film Screening: Quicksilver FREE ENTRY Jack Casey ('Kevin Bacon' )used to be a hot-shot stock market whiz kid. After a disastrous professional decision, his life in the fast lane is over. He loses his nerve and joins a speed delivery firm which relies on bicycles to avoid traffic jams of San Francisco, is attracted to a fellow bicycler, Terri, and befriends Hector, a budding entrepreneur. Can Jack regain his nerve and his self-respect, and rebuild his life on a more sound basis? |
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