CULT FAVES, ANIME GREATS AND CLASSICS AMONGST OUR WEEKEND PICKS

Some very 90s horror in Wishmaster, stunning practical effects by way of The Thing and The Dark Crystal, legendary anime and some underappreciated sequels amongst our picks of cult classics and favorites this weekend on the big screen.

Fri 4/22nd 7:30pm & Sat 4/23rd 8pm: John Carpenter's horror set in an isolated Antarctic research station still absolutely rocks thanks to the stunning practical effects. THE THING (1982) screens at The Astor Theatre, Melbourne with a 40th Anniversary 4K Restoration. More info HERE.

From Fri 4/22nd: New 4K Restoration of Fellini’s Best Foreign Film Oscar Winner NIGHTS OF CABIRIA (1957), with all new subtitles, screens at Film Forum, New York City. More info HERE.

Fri 4/22nd 7pm: So 90s, it hurts! An evil Djinn is released from his gemstone prison embarking on a soul stealing rampage in WISHMASTER (1997), screening at The American Cinematheque at The Los Feliz. Plus Q&A with screenwriter Peter Atkins, actor Andrew Divoff and composer Harry Manfredini. More info HERE.

Fri 4/22nd Midnight: Bruce Lee is the epitome of bad ass as a student who fights to defend the honor of the Chinese in the face of foreign aggression. Digital Restoration of THE CHINESE CONNECTION (Aka FIST OF FURY) screens at The Coolidge Corner Theatre, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Fri 4/22nd 6pm: Jeff Goldblum is the biggest drug dealer in LA and Larry Fishburne is an undercover cop who wants to bring him down! DEEP COVER (1992 / 35mm Print) screens at The Prince Charles Cinema, London. More info HERE.

Fri 4/22nd & Sat 4/23rd 10pm: “Warriors … come out to play-eee-ayyy!” In action master Walter Hill’s super-stylized exploitation classic, preposterously-themed street gangs rule the crime-infested streets of New York City, and Coney Island-based gang The Warriors are about to find out just how tough this town can really be. THE WARRIORS (1979) screens at The Loft Cinema, Arizona. Tickets $8 / $6 Members. More info HERE.

Fri 4/22nd & Sat 4/23rd Midnight: The Halloween series takes a break from Michael Myers when the series was briefly floated as an anthology series. HALLOWEEN 3: SEASON OF THE WITCH (1982 / 35mm Print) at The Nitehawk, Brooklyn NY for their Superior Sequels series. More info HERE.

Sat 4/23 4pm: A lonely boy befriends Ben, the rat leader of the swarm of trained rats, becoming the boy's best friend and protecting him from bullying. Things go awry as Ben's swarm becomes violent and murderous. 40th Anniversary Screening of BEN (1972) at The American Cinematheque at The Los Feliz. 35mm print courtesy of Shout! Factory and the American Genre Film Archive. More info HERE.

Sat 4/23 Midnight: Tamara Dobson stars in CLEAOPATRA JONES (1973) a federal super-agent on the trail of drug kingpins, targeting Shelley Winters as the notorious "Mommy." Featuring one of the earliest examples of martial arts crossing over into the Blaxploitation genre! 35mm Print screens at The Coolidge Corner Theatre, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Sat 4/23rd 11am: From the Director of Mad Max Fury Road, comes the much darker sequel BABE: PIG IN THE CITY (1998) that sees the titular Babe who makes a trek to the big city. 35mm Print screens at The Nitehawk, Brooklyn NY The Nitehawk, Brooklyn NY for their Superior Sequels series. More info HERE.

Sat 4/23rd Midnight: Neo-Tokyo is about to explode in Katsuhiro Otomo’s revolutionary cyberpunk masterpiece! AKIRA (1988) is still virtually unmatched in its relentless animation, staggering art direction and the mesmerizing finale. 35mm Print with original Japanese Dialogue / English subtitles screens at The New Beverly Cinema, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sat 4/23rd 5:15pm: Wiliam Hurt stars in Ken Russell's cult classic body horror ALTERED STATES (1980), chock full of bizarre visions brought on by a psycho-physiologist experimenting with drugs and sensory-deprivation. 35mm Print screens at The Roxy Cinema, New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 4/23rd 11pm: The masterpiece of so-bad-it's-good cinema is right at home in a late night slot for all your fave audience interaction moments. THE ROOM (2003) screens at The Frida Cinema, Santa Ana. More info HERE.

Sat 4/23rd 11:30am: Orson Welles directs and stars, with a memorable climax in a "hall of mirrors" and a shoot out amidst shards of shattering glass. THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI (1947 / 35mm Print) screens at The Music Box Theatre, Chicago. More info HERE.

Sat 4/23rd 8pm: A love story beset by potential tragedy as a woman stands by the man she's fallen for, even with the possibility he is guilty of murder. Nicholas Ray directs and Humphrey Bogart stars in IN A LONELY PLACE (1950) at The Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor. More info HERE.

Sat 4/23rd 9pm: After a nuclear attack, an evil deformed villain controls the city’s scarce water supply as a The Heroic Trio have to avert a military takeover and find clean headwaters and save the city. Michelle Yeoh stars in one of the bets dystopian sci-fi movies to come out of Hong Kong in THE EXECUTIONERS (1993) screening at The Mayfair Theatre, Ontario. More info HERE.

Sat 4/23rd 11:45pm: In a distinct departure from Muppetry as usual, Jim Henson and director Frank Oz crafted this fabulous flight of fantasy and utilizing a stunning combination of puppetry, analog animatronics, and cutting-edge practical VFX to create a completely realized universe like nothing seen on screen before. The 40th Anniversary of THE DARK CRYSTAL (1982 / 4K) screens at The Metrograph, New York City. More info HERE.

All Weekend: Satoshi Kon's directorial debut is an iconic psychological thriller frequently hailed as one of the most important animated films of all time. The 25th Anniversary of PERFECT BLUE (1997) screens at The AFI Silver, Maryland. More info HERE.

Sun 4/24th 6:05pm: After the end of all botanical life on Earth, an ecologist maintains a greenhouse on a space station but rebels when he is ordered to destroy the greenhouse in favor of carrying cargo. Sci-fi classic SILENT RUNNING (1972) screens at The Prince Charles Cinema, London. More info HERE.

Sun 4/24th 1:40pm: Gaspar Noé pitches you straight into the abyss, beginning with a violent retyribution for a savage rape, before it swivels into the past, regressing ever backwards into the chaste light of earlier that day, ending happily ever before. IRREVERSIBLE (2002 / 35mm Print) screens at IFC Center, New York City. Also screens Friday (late show). More info HERE.

Sun 4/24th 7:15pm: Willem Defoe and Robert Pattinson are two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s in the stunning photographed THE LIGHTHOUSE (2019) screening at The Texas Theatre, Dallas. More info HERE.

Sun 4/24th 1:15pm: One of River Phoenix's last roles, Gus Van Sant's MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO (1991) was a benchmark of New Queer Cinema, a dreamy and surreal loose retelling based of Shakespeare’s Henry IV and Henry V. Co-starring Kenau Reeves. Screens at The Golden Age Cinema, Sydney. More info HERE.