The film community in New York City was floored on Tuesday when, out of nowhere, actor/artist/viral topic Shia LaBeouf took over one screen at the Angelika Film Center art-house theater and announced that he would be watching all 27 movies he's starred in (in reverse chronological order).
Described as a performance-art piece, titled "All My Movies" (stylized #ALLMYMOVIES), the project allowed anyone, free of charge, to come join LaBeouf in the theater to watch along. As a bonus, there's been live streaming video of LaBeouf watching the movies.
"All My Movies" ends Thursday, and while it had a slow start, people have since been flocking to the Angelika to be a part of it.
When I showed up on Wednesday, a line snaked down a street block to get into the theater with Shia LaBeouf. Here's what I experienced in the two hours I waited:
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It was around 12:30 p.m. when I got to the theater and the line was already stretched down the sidewalk. Rumors of people waiting seven hours to get into the theater with Shia began to travel among folks in line.
Tracking down the manager of the theater to get information about the wait was no help. "I can't comment about any of this," he barked at me. But after 10 minutes in line, a theater employee casually walked the line like a TSA agent repeating the following ...
"You have unlimited time in the theater. Because of that, there is no estimation we can give you of how long you'll be waiting on line. Once people leave, we will let more of you in. When you get in, do not use your phone or take any pictures. Shia will not talk to you — he's in the artist zone."
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