NoVAGO Moviepalooza: The Intermission Event Cache

Welcome and join us for the NoVAGO Moviepalooza: The Intermission!

An intermission is a short break between two parts of a film, concert, or show.

Intermissions can be anywhere from 10-20 minutes, with 15-minute breaks being by far the most common. To most people, 15 minutes seems like ample time to stretch your legs a bit, have a snack and a drink, stroll to the restroom, and return to your seat.

The French silent film The Loves of Queen Elizabeth was the first one to feature an intermission when it opened in New York in 1912, it consisted of four whole reels and an individual intermission accompanied each. As time went on, intermissions helped meet other needs. Having a brief break in the picture encouraged patrons to get up and refill their popcorn. As the film industry grew, it turned out that a 10-minute hiatus was incompatible with the “pack 'em in, six shows a day” production line of the modern multiplex. Gandhi, in 1982, is often cited as the last major western film to feature an intermission.

When I was a kid, it was common for a motion picture on TV to have an intermission, too. Long before the time of TV on demand, pausing whenever you want to, which makes an intermission needless.

Come on out, cachers, it's time for a little break, we will be celebrating the Moviepalooza Intermission. Come and hang out with local cachers and get a chance to see the movie posters and costumes that have been submitted for the Noveez Awards. Come join your NoVAGO friends inside Santini’s. No purchase is necessary.