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Uploaded 14 days ago on Flickr, forwarded last night by Oregonian critic Shawn Levy. "This is an actual photo -- not Photoshopped -- of a second-run Portland movie theater, the Cinemagic, changing its marquee over from Hancock to TDK. As the fellow who sent it to me said, 'Sometimes it's better to work right to left.'"

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on July 31, 2008 at 7:57 AM

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BurmaShave says ...

That's hilarious. Though based on your timeline, it must be a first run?

Posted by BurmaShave at July 31, 2008 8:10 AM

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shawn says ...

Good catch, BurmaShave: Cinemagic, which is part of a small local chain, changes booking policies frequently. Not with such felicitous impact on their signage, though.

Posted by shawn at July 31, 2008 8:38 AM

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Rich S. says ...

I want to see the Geezers review THAT movie.

Posted by Rich S. at July 31, 2008 8:40 AM

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cjKennedy says ...

Good one, Rich.

Posted by cjKennedy at July 31, 2008 8:59 AM

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Killingtheday says ...

A few years ago, there was a marquee in sherman oaks (the theatre near gelsons) that had "Passion of the Christ" and "The Ladykillers" on it. The titles lined up perfectly to read "Passion of the Christ Killers"

This one's funnier.

Posted by Killingtheday at July 31, 2008 9:03 AM

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BurmaShave says ...

Said it before, but nothing will ever beat:

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MY DOG SKIP

Posted by BurmaShave at July 31, 2008 9:22 AM

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ZacharyTF says ...

That picture reminded me of this one:

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Posted by ZacharyTF at July 31, 2008 9:32 AM

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115thDreamer says ...

I used to have a photo of the small theater somewhere several years back that had two movies showing at the time:

THE IRON GIANT
DICK

Good times.

Posted by 115thDreamer at July 31, 2008 9:45 AM

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HohoOfDoom says ...

The CineMagic is where I remember seeing Like Water for Chocolate and Punch-Drunk Love... and now they're showing midnight showings of The Dark Knight on opening day? What has happened to my darling Portland since I've been gone?

Posted by HohoOfDoom at July 31, 2008 9:46 AM

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Mgmax says ...

Marquee humor is fine, but there's no thrill like getting a memo at Leo Burnett about a project called the Ameritech Home Office Link, and the first paragraph is about how our goal is to increase awareness and penetration of the AHOL.

As God is my witness.

Posted by Mgmax at July 31, 2008 10:29 AM

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adorian says ...

San Antonio was once having a summer arts festival, and the opera that year was going to be Madama Butterfly. The workers were putting up a poster on a giant billboard sign along the Loop, but they put only the left half of it on the first day and it read

MAD
BUTT

Posted by adorian at July 31, 2008 1:42 PM

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Meegosh says ...

If they worked the other way it still would have read "The Hand Knight"

Posted by Meegosh at July 31, 2008 2:36 PM

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Posted by Cassy2008 at August 1, 2008 2:51 AM

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That's hilarious.

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william says ...

Damnit! I love Wayne Kramer and I've been waiting for this film for ages (and EvilSeek). I was invited to the screening of Kramer's cut but I couldn't go and now I'll probably never get to see the "real" version.
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david says ...

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Posted by david at December 11, 2010 4:34 AM

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david says ...

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Posted by david at December 18, 2010 11:39 PM

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