ON THE BIG SCREEN THIS WEEKEND (MARCH 25 - 27)
Pack your pajamas for a Studio Ghibli Sleepover Marathon, stock up on Hobbit snacks for a trek across Middle Earth, experience an animatronic T-Rex with a human brain or indulge in some violent delights via Ichii The Killer and Django. These and many more in our picks of the cult favorites on the big screen this weekend.
Fri 3/25 7pm: It’s nothing to do with the DC Comics, except for a very skimpy rendition of the costume! Catch the Mexican 60s extravaganza that is BATWOMAN aka LA MUJER MURCIÉLAGO (1968) at The Roxie Cinema, San Francisco. More info HERE.
Fri 3/25th 7:30pm: “Get to the choppa!” It’s a double feature of Arnie classics with PREDATOR (1987 - 35th Anniversary) + COMMANDO (1985) at The Astor Theatre, Melbourne. More info HERE.
Fri 3/25th 11:45pm: Tobe Hooper’s Directorial follow up to his seminal horror classic ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre was EATEN ALIVE (1976) and screens with a rare 35mm Print at The Metrograph, NYC. Part of the staff picks of the legendary, but now sadly defunct, Kim’s Video. More info HERE.
Fri 3/25th 7:30pm: We assure you. Nothing will prepare you for Denise Richards falling in love with an animatronic T-Rex that has the brain of her dead boyfriend (Paul Walker) implanted into it. Added bonus - this restoration is the full ‘gore’ cut. TAMMY & THE T-REX (1994 / New 4K Restoration) at The Hollywood Theatre, Portland. More info HERE.
Fri 3/25th Midnight: As a tribute to the great William Hurt who passed away this March, the sci-fi body horror classic ALTERED STATES (1980 / 35mm Print) screens at The Coolidge Corner Theatre, Massachusetts. More info HERE.
Fri 3/25th & Sat 3/26th Midnight: It may be the film David Lynch most wants to forget, but you can’t deny the breathtaking imagery and sheer ambition of what was seen as a largely non adaptable novel. DUNE (1984) screens at IFC Center, NYC all weekend for your late night movie fix. More info HERE.
Fri 3/25 7pm: She’s one bad ass woman and not to be messed with! An unmissable Pam Grier Double Feature from the blaxploitation era of COFFY (1973) + FOXY BROWN (1974), both in 35mm, at The New Beverly Cinema, Los Angeles. More info HERE.
Sun 3/27th 11am: Get those hobbit feet in gear, and pack a ‘second breakfast, and ‘elevenses’ for the long cinematic trek across Middle Earth this weekend. The complete LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY at The Coolidge Corner Theatre, Massachusetts. More info HERE.
Sat 3/26th 12pm: Jim Carrey surprised audiences with his funny, yet convincingly touching portrayal of a man who begins to discover his life is one giant charade played out for a global TV audience, in a time before people willingly put their entire daily routine on social media. THE TRUMAN SHOW (1998) at The Belacourt Theatre, Nashville. More info HERE.
Sat 3/26th: A smorgasbord of violent delights with three very different, but equally intense classic, brimming with superb performances. 6pm: DJANGO (1966) 8pm: SEXY BEAST (2000 / 35mm Print) 9:45pm ICHI THE KILLER (2001) at Braindead Studios, LA. More info HERE.
Sat 3/26th 2pm : Baz Luhrmann pissed off the Shakespeare traditionalists, but introduced an entirely new generation of teenagers to the works of playwright by remixing the timeless tale for the MTV generation, when MTV still played music, and honed his eccentric visual genius. ROMEO & JULIET (1996 / 35mm Print) screens at The Roxy Cinema, NYC. More info HERE.
Sat 3/26th Midnight: Written by (and disowned by) Clive Barker, A demon in the Irish countryside goes on a rampage after being resurrected by a bolt of lightning. RAWHEAD REX (1986) is your midnight movie madness at The Spectacle Theater, Brooklyn NY. More info HERE.
Sat 3/26th 9pm: A perfect marathon of timeless animated dreams for the STUDIO GHIBLI PAJAMA PARTY at Prince Charles Cinema, London. Includes WHISPER OF THE HEART, PRINCESS MONONOKE, SPIRITED AWAY and HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE. More info HERE.
Sat 3/26th 11:30am: Eric Stoltz plays an intelligent, outgoing and humorous teen suffering a facial deformity called "lionitis" and has now outlived his life expectancy, with Cher in a powerful permofrmance as his devoted mother. MASK - DIRECTORS CUT (1985) screens at The Music Box Theatre, Chicago. More info HERE.
Sat 3/26 8:30pm: Live Drag Show from May May Graves and her monsters, and post movie DJ set, bookend this completely 90s tale of high school teen misfits invoking evil powers to settle a few scores. THE CRAFT (1996) screens at The Texas Theatre, Dallas. More info HERE.
Sun 3/27th 12:50pm: One of the most iconic Sci-Fi movies of all time and the tale of an alien race coming to earth to warn us of our violent ways leading to impending destruction. THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951) at The Golden Age Cinema, Sydney. More info HERE.
Sun 3/27 11am: Walt Disney’s animated music experiment remains to this day a truly awesome tribute to the wizards of the hand drawn medium. From the gothic epic 'A NIGHT ON BALD MOUNTAIN’ to the magnificent ‘THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE’ FANTASIA (1940) is a joy to behold. Screens at Film Forum, NYC. More info HERE.
Sun 3/27th 7pm: After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop the nuclear strike in Stanley Kubrick’s DR. STRANGELOVE (1964) screening at The Luna Theater, Massachusetts. More info HERE.
Sun 3/27 4pm: A very 90s, but very enjoyable remake of the 1960s classic, John Carpenter’s VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (1995) screens at The Grand Illusion Cinema, Seattle starring Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, and a host of super scary kids bent on penetrating your very thoughts! . More info HERE.
Sun 3/27th 4pm & 7:30pm: An all-star cast of the hottest actors of the 80s (Tiom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe and many more) star in director Francis Ford Coppola’s revisited epic with an added 22 minutes of footage that includes a beginning and ending more true to the book. THE OUTSIDERS - THE COMPLETE NOVEL (1983) at The Astor Theatre, Melbourne. More info HERE.