“All Hail! The Cinematic Experience” with Dan Wyatt & Richard Beer (BYI15)

Deep in the heart of downtown Vancouver, Washington, on Main Street, you'll find the Kiggins Theatre, run by a small team of film lovers, including today's guests, Dan Wyatt and Richard Beer. From storytelling and searching for meaning to the changing nature of audiences and the cinematic experience, our conversation weaves between a multitude of topics. There's a lot here about the struggles and triumphs of running an independent theater in an industry owned by giant corporations. You'll get a glimpse into community building and grassroots marketing at its finest. Not to mention a healthy list of films to watch after you listen to the show.

Deep in the heart of downtown Vancouver, Washington, on Main Street, you’ll find the Kiggins Theatre, run by a small team of film lovers, including today’s guests, Dan Wyatt and Richard Beer. From storytelling and searching for meaning to the changing nature of audiences and the cinematic experience, our conversation weaves between a multitude of topics. There’s a lot here about the struggles and triumphs of running an independent theater in an industry owned by giant corporations. You’ll get a glimpse into community building and grassroots marketing at its finest. Not to mention a healthy list of films to watch after you listen to the show.

Dan Wyatt is the owner of Kiggins Theater, an independent theater in Vancouver, WA. Richard Beer is the Director of Programming and Marketing. Along with a small team of film lovers, they program a mix of independent films, community-oriented shows, classic films, and live events. You can learn more about the extensive history of the theater on the Kiggins website.

Kiggins Theatre

Show Notes

Pierre Étaix
Jacques Tati
Buster Keaton
Spoor (2017)
A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica (1992)
Terry Gilliam
Manhattan (1979)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Nomadland (2020)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Frances McDormand
Martin McDonagh
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Before Sunrise (1995)
Before Sunset (2004)
Before Midnight (2013)
Richard Linklater
In Bruges (2008)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Die Hard (1988)
Action Jackson (1988)
Predator (1987)
Hollywood Shuffle (1987)
The Dark Divide (2020)
The Columbian
Neither Wolf Nor Dog (2016)
Steven Lewis Simpson on Twitter
Back to the Future (1985)
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021)
Pop Octopus
Werewolves Within (2021)
Grease (1978)
The Denton Delinquents
Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Shock Treatment (1981)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Beetlejuice (1988)
William Castle
12 Monkeys (1995)
Contagion (2011)
Outbreak (1995)
The Stand by Stephen King
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation (2020)
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
The Green Knight (2021)
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story (2019)
Black Sawn (2010)
Se7en (1995)
Wishmaster (1997)
Darren Aronofsky
Mother! (2017)
Spy (2015)
Promising Young Woman (2020)
A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
John Krasinski
Marshall McLuhan
Ghostbusters (1984)
Kate & Leopold (2001)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Evil Dead II (1987)
Sam Raimi
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Eraserhead (1977)
Quentin Tarantino
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Carole Lombard
Night of the Comet (1984)
Maximum Overdrive (1986)
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Columbo (1971-2003)
Sherlock Jr. (1924)
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Tangerine (2015)
BANFF Centre for Arts and Creativity
The Trail Running Film Festival
Wolfwalkers (2020)
The Secret of Kells (2009)
The Third Man (1949)
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