612 Metropolitan Avenue in Brooklyn used to be a game bar, and on Thursdays they would screen films in the back. One night just before Hallowe'en, they screened a pretty good 16 millimeter print of Halloween. It was the first time I'd ever seen the film in scope (the Criterion laserdisc would not come out until the following year) and between discovering the effective use of the Panavision frame and seeing the film with an audience, which is always an advantage, especially with horror films — not to mention the fact that, being in a bar, I was able to drink a few glasses of wine over the course of the film — made it one of my more memorable cinema experiences.

I am looking forward to this presentation with great relish.