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By: Isabel Dunstan
Date: 7th Jul 08
Ambience: Indoor
Difficulty: Exertion will pay off
What:
MIFF - the screens
Where:
RMIT Capitol Theatre, 113 Swanston St (opp. Melbourne Town Hall)
ACMI Cinemas, Federation Square, Flinders St
Greater Union, 131 Russell St
Forum Theatre, 154 Flinders St (cnr Russell St)
Kino, 45 Collins St
Travelling the MIFF screens is like boarding The Magical School Bus for a history lesson on butt-comfort through the ages.
The Forum's gargoyle-guarded architecture is pant-wettingly grand but - suckishly - their rickety old seats are well known for bruising asses. Meanwhile, at The Capitol, you can ogle the famously mathematical ceiling and walk away hernia-free. The iconic Regent has been hijacked by musical types this year, much to the dismay of MIFFers, so expect more screenings at the adored-by-cinephiles- Melbourne-wide Kino and the garish Greater Union.
And then the magical school bus stops at Fed Square and the beloved ACMI. Good screens, good sound, and size-24-friendly seats. It's the cinema you'd like to introduce to your parents one day.