Save the Lyric Cinema Cafe in Fort Collins!

It's a known fact that I love movies. What may not be known is I am a huge fan of indie movies and art house flicks and most times those don't make it to the "commercial" theaters and that's one of the many reasons that I have a been a fan of the Lyric Cinema Cafe! They show those films that are great but usually go unnoticed because they don't have a huge marketing campaign or blockbuster actors. They also show FREE cartoons in the morning!!! And one of the best parts, you can drink some great local brews, or wine while watching a flick! What is not to love about that!? Now for the sad news. You may not have a place to check out those great films anymore! If you are not signed up for the Lyric newsletter or you don't follow them on Facebook, you may not be aware that they are on the verge of shutting down! I was very saddened by this news! I mean where am I going to go to see the movies that the other theaters don't play? Or even worse, where am I going to go to watch free cartoons from MY childhood and eat bowl after bowl of cereal?

My sadness was then brightened a little when I saw that the Lyric had started a Kickstarter fund to help them make the convergence to digital and save the theater. If you are not familiar with Kickstarter it is  an online threshold pledge system for funding creative projects. Kickstarter has funded a diverse array of endeavors, ranging from indie film and music to journalism and food-related projects.

The Lyric posted this on their kickstarter page;

Fort Collins, Colorado, rest of the world, we need your help. Movie distributors and studios are forcing us to to upgrade our projectors to digital by Spring of 2013 or else they will stop providing us with movies to show! As you might imagine, this is very pricey. For two new projectors, two new sound systems, and all new seats for both auditoriums we’re going to have to raise 150 thousand dollars!

• Digital projectors mean we will get new movies faster. Instead of waiting 6 to 8 weeks for the movie that opened in LA and New York today, we will be getting them in about 4.
• Movies won’t come to us scratched and beat up! Ever been to the Lyric and wondered why there was a green line running down the left side of the picture for twenty minutes? That was caused by someone out there mishandling the film and damaging it. That won’t happen with digital!
• We will also have the capabilities to present movies in 3D. I know many of our patrons guffaw at the thought of seeing a movie in 3D, but if you would have seen Werner Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams in 3D I think you might be convinced it can be pretty awesome. Wim Wenders, who directed Pina in 3D is working on a 3D documentary about the great architecture of the world. How cool is that!?
• New 5.1 surround sound in both auditoriums? I think the benefits of that are pretty self explanatory. Better sound makes for a better movie-going experience!
• We know our seats aren’t the most comfortable in the world, and we also know we don’t have cup holders. Both of those things will change if we can raise this money.

Please help them reach their goal!!! There is only 12 days left, and they don't have much further to go! Please help save this great local business and keep the non-mainstream movies viewable from a great theater in Fort Collins!

Help out by making a donation by clicking here to go to their kickstarter campaign!

I don't want to sound like I am begging but Please help out this great local business! :)