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NIGHTMARES AND CREEPS FOR FRIDAY THE 13TH (AND BEYOND...)

Freddy Kruger, Jason, Dracula and much more stalk the screens this weekend, kicking off with plenty of genre favorites for Friday the 13th and many more across the weekend!

Freddy Kruger, Jason, Dracula and much more stalk the screens this weekend, kicking off with plenty of genre favorites for Friday the 13th and many more across the weekend!

Fri 5/13th 1pm, 4pm & 7pm: All hell breaks loose at the prom as a traumatized telekenetic teen extracts every outcasts revenge fantasy on their high school tormentors in CARRIE (1976) at The Paris Theatre, New York City. More info HERE.

Fri 5/13th 9:30pm: David Lynch emerged at his most fearless after the 80s in a fiery furnace of a road movie led by the crazy in love duo of Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern. WILD AT HEART (1990 / 35mm Print) screens at The Roxy Cinema, New York City. More info HERE.

Fri 5/13th 7:30pm: It’s 80s erotic energy in a Double Feature of a woman scorned and a woman wanting to break out with dance. FATAL ATTRACTION (1987) + FLASHDANCE (1983) both in 35mm screen at The American Cinematheque at The Aero Theatre, Santa Monica. More info HERE.

Fri 5/13th 8pm: Do you dare to spend the night in Jason’s woods? An all out immersive slasher film-going experience awaits you for this special outdoor Double Feature of FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2 (1981) + FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 3D (1982) presented by The Coolidge Corner Theatre, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Fri 5/13th & Sat 5/14th Midnight: David Cronenberg plunges us into one of his most terrifying and thrilling sci-fi worlds, a combination of the visceral and cerebral, phenomenally gruesome and provocative. SCANNERS (1981) screens at The IFC Center, New York City. More info HERE.

Fri 5/13th 8pm: It’s a hot day that gets worse when a newly minted detective gets his gun stolen. Akira Kurosawa invents the buddy-cop genre in the sweaty classic STRAY DOGS (1949 / 35mm Print) screening at Braindead Studios, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

All Weekend: Dennis Hopper directs and stars in the spiritual sequel to his EASY RIDER, chronicling the collapse of sixties idealism into the nihilistic haze of the 1980s. New Restoration of OUT OF THE BLUE (1980) screens at The Brattle Theatre, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Fri 5/13th 11:30pm: Chow Yun-fat solidified his transition to western cinema in this Hong Kong fight choreography meets American VFX action guilty pleasure, plus a great deal of dumb fun. BULLETPROOF MONK (2003 / 35mm Print) screens at The Metrograph, New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 5/14th 6:30pm: A one-kid GOONIES or, Amblin Down Under! In possibly the coolest film by Ozploitation auteur Brian Trenchard-Smith (BMX BANDITS) with a charismatic final boyhood performance of Henry Thomas (E.T). Catch FROG DREAMING (1986) at The Grand Illusion Theatre, Seattle. More info HERE.

Ongoing: New restoration of Juliet Bashore’s quasi-documentaryset in the 80s porn industry takes an unsparing look at issues of misogyny, drug abuse, and exploitation via the story of two women caught in a toxic romance. KAMIKAZE HEARTS (1986) screens at BAM Cinematheque, New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 5/14th Midnight: Francis Ford Coppola’s lavish, highly visual adaptation of the classic Dracula tale is a hallucinogenic kaleidoscope, with stunning visual effects work created spanning the entire history of practical in-camera effects technique. BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA (1992) screens at The Music Box Theatre, Chicago for it’s 30th Anniversary.  More info HERE.

Sat 5/14th 7pm: A trio of atmospheric horror tales directed by Mario Bava and introduced by Boris Karloff! BLACK SABBATH (1963) screens at The Clinton Street Theatre, Portland. More info HERE.

Sat 5/14th 11:45pm: Hong Kong cinema director Ronny Yu takes over the Chucky franchise as the murderous doll and gal pal Jennifer Tilly hit the road together as a bizarro Bonnie and Clyde, leaving a trail of carnage and belly laughs in their wake. BRIDE OF CHUCKY (1998) screens at The Metrograph, New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 5/14th & Sun 5/15th 11:15am: Three aspiring rockers (Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler) resort to taking a radio station hostage to get their demo tape on the air. Pure 90s comedy with a fantastic ensemble cast. AIRHEADS (1992) at The Nitehawk Cinema, New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 5/14th 8pm:
Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the movie that put the dirty back into dancing with a free outdoor screening of DIRTY DANCING (1987) and have the time of your life with Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze. Presented by The Loft Cinema, Arizona. More info HERE.

Sat 5/14th & Sun 5/15th 2pm: The Universal horror chiller by which all other vampire tales are judged! Bela Lugosi gives a hypnotic, timeless performance in DRACULA (1931 / 35mm Print) screening at The New Beverly Cinema, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sat 5/14th Midnight: The film that saved New Line Cinema, unleashed Freddy Kruger and made Wes Craven a superstar director tapped into teenage horror fans insatiable appetite for gore and scares. Relive A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) at The Belcourt Theatre, Nashville. More info HERE.

All Weekend: A stylish heist noir by director Jacques Deray (La Piscine where five men tied one huge narcotics deal that can set them up for good. New Restoration of SYMPHONY FOR A MASSACRE (1963) screens at The Quad Cinema, New York City. More info HERE.


Sat 5/14th Midnight: X rated 80s Hong Kong Cinema horror in which a malevolent demon impregnates a model after being unleashed from a cursed statue. DEVIL FETUS 2 (1984) screens at Spectacle Theatre, New York City. More info HERE.

Sun May 15th 1:30pm: A legendary sci-fi classic set amongst nuclear tensions of the era, with stunning b&w CinemaScope cinematography and a provocative ending. Catch THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE (1961 / 35mm Print) presented by the great JOE DANTE at The American Cinematheque at Los Feliz, Los Angeles. More info HERE.


Sun 5/15th 7pm:
Catch Keenan Ivory Wayans' spoof of '70s blaxploitation films I’M GONNA GIT YOU SUCKA (1988) screening with a rare 35mm Print at The Hollywood Theatre, Portland. More info HERE.

Sun 5/15th 2:35pm: In Akira Kurosawa’s loose adaptation of Hamlet, Toshirô Mifune climbs a Japanese corporate ladder and marries the crippled daughter of the company VP while seeking to avenge the death his father. THE BAD SLEEP WELL (1960 / 35mm Print) at The Prince Charles Cinema, London. More info HERE.

Sun 5/15th 6pm: Saddle up and settle in for Clint Eastwood as an army of one, taking on the men who murdered his family while on the run from the law! THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES (1976 / 35mm Print) at The Mahoning Drive-In, Pennsylvania. More info HERE.

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KUNG-FU GREATS, HORROR FAVORITES & MORE ON THE BIG SCREEN THIS WEEK.

A brief round up of some cinema essentials and classics hitting the big screen at some of our favorite film houses, including some a 35mm print of a Shaw Brothers Kung Fu classic and 80s horror heavyweights!

A brief round up of some cinema essentials and classics hitting the big screen at some of our favorite film houses, including some a 35mm print of a Shaw Brothers Kung Fu classic and 80s horror heavyweights!

Tues 5/10th 10pm: Rocky steps back into the ring to square off against very 80s foes including Hulk Hogan and Mr T. ROCKY III (1982) screens at The American Cinematheque at Los Feliz. More info HERE.

Tues 5/10th 7:30pm: One of cinema’s greatest white-knuckle nail-biters, Henri-Georges Clouzot’s influential suspense classic follows four desperate men on a suicide mission through the South American jungle. THE WAGES OF FEAR (1953 / 35mm Print) screens at The New Beverly Cinema, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Tues 5/10th 7:30pm: Gordon Liu is out to avenge the destruction of the Shaolin Temple! But he's up against an incarnation of the greatest villain in martial arts movie history: the unstoppable white eyebrowed Pai Mei. FIST OF THE WHITE LOTUS (1980) screens with an extremely rare 35mm Print screening at The Hollywood Theatre, Portland. More info HERE.

Wed 5/11th 7:30pm: A new owner and several young counselors gather to reopen the notorious Camp Crystal Lake, and become the target of a deranged killer! The original FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980 / 35mm Print) screens at The Coolidge Corner Theatre, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Wed 5/11th 7:30pm: Double Feature that contains the talents of Directors Ron Howard and Carl Reiner, and stars Michael Keaton and Steve Martin. NIGHT SHIFT (1982) + DEAD MEN DON’T WEAR PLAID (1982 / 35mm Print) screens at The American Cinematheque at The Aero Theatre. More info HERE.

Wed 5/11th & Thurs 5/12th 9pm: In late 19th century Canton, a legendary martial arts hero, Wong Fei-Hung (Jet Li) stands against foreign forces’ plundering of China. ONCE UPON A TIME ON CHINA (1991) screens at The Mayfair Theatre, Ontario. More info HERE.

Screening All Week: David Lynch's free wheeling, nightmarish descent into the shadows of a woman's career trajectory in Hollywood, made terrifying by Laura Dern's stunning performance. New, Director supervised 4K remaster of INLAND EMPIRE (2006) screens at The Music Box Theatre, Chicago. More info HERE. Also  screens at The Brattle, Massachusetts.

Screening All Week: Provocative, audacious and visionary, Gaspar Noé pushes the boundaries of hallucinatory cinema with this exploration of sex, drugs, life and death. ENTER THE VOID (2010) screens at IFC Center, New York City. More info HERE.

Wed 5/11th 3:35pm: A mysterious iridescent fog descends upon a village, as locals start to die in John Carpenter's THE FOG (1980 / New 4K Remaster) screening at The Prince Charles Cinema, London. More info HERE.

Thurs 5/12th 7pm: Wong Kar Wai's sumptuous 2046 (2004 / 35mm Print) tracks several women who enter a science fiction author’s life over the course of a few years, after the author has lost the woman he considers his one true love. Screens at The Roxy Cinema, New York City. More info HERE.

Thurs 5/12th 6:30pm: From the original shared cinematic universe, descend to watery depths of the original 3D classic from the legendary 'Universal Monsters' lineup with CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON 3D (1954) screening at ACMI, Melbourne. More info HERE.

Thurs 5/12th 7:30pm: Catch two of the 80s horror movie heavyweights back to back in a Double Feature of what was tagged their 'final appearances', knowing full well Jason and Freddy would never stay truly 'dead'. FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER (1984) + FREDDY’S DEAD: THE FINAL NIGHTMARE (1991) both screen in 35mm at The New Beverly Cinema, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Thurs 5/12th 7pm: Take a trip with the Swedish music mega legends on their Australian tour, and experience the heyday of when disco reigned supreme. ABBA THE MOVIE (1977) screens at The North Park Theatre, Buffalo NY. More info HERE. Also screening at The Frida Cinema, Santa Ana.

Screening All Week: The vibrant cultures of India, Uganda, and the American South come together in Mira Nair’s MISSISSIPPI MASALA (1991) starring Denzel Washington. New Criterion 4K Restoration screens at The Roxie Cinema, San Francisco. More info HERE.

Screening All Week: The MAI ZETTERLING RETROSPECTIVE continues this week at Film Forum, New York City with a lineup of 21 movies from the director who made her mark in the 1960s as the director of daring features, groundbreaking for their depiction of dynamic female protagonists. More info HERE.

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BRANDON LEE, SNOOP DOGG AND MORE IN OUR WEEKEND ROUND UP

Our picks for the weekend round up include a few unearyed gems includiung Lucio Fulci and a home video era rarity, gothic tales from The Crow and a ghostly Snoop Dogg lead revenge flick plus much more!

Our picks for the weekend round up of classics on the big screen include a few unearthed gems including Lucio Fulci and a home video era rarity, gothic tales from The Crow and a ghostly Snoop Dogg lead revenge flick plus much more!

Fri 5/6th & Sat 5/7th Midnight: Brandon Lee's final performance haunts the gothic masterpiece of THE CROW (1994) screening at IFC Center, New York City. More info HERE.

Fri 5/6th Midnight: From Executive Producer Spike Lee comes the horror anthology gem set inside a funeral parlor as it's owner imparts four tales of terror on a group of drug dealers trapped inside. TALES FROM THE HOOD (1995) screens at The Coolidge Corner Theatre, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Fri 5/6th 6:45pm: Luke, Leia, Han and Chewie take the fight for the freedom of the galaxy to the Empire's front door in the final installment of the original trilogy. STAR WARS EP. 6: RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983 / 1997 Re-issue) screens at The AFI Silver, Maryland. More info HERE.

Fri 5/6th 10pm: A mild mannered mouse discovers a secret society of highly-intelligent rats in her quest to save her family from a farmer, with Don Bluth's trademark stunning animation in THE SECRET OF NIMH (1982 / 35mm Print) screening at The American Cinematheque at Los Feliz. More info HERE.

Fri 6/6th & Sat 5/7th Midnight: The film that marked horror as being domesticated, Roman Polanski’s eerie thriller is the quintessential film about the devil. ROSEMARY’S BABY (1968) screens at The Nitehawk Cinema, Williamsburg NYC. More info HERE.

Fri 5/6th 9:15pm:
A wildly ambitious, visually stunning relic of the home video era and a delicious secret known only to a handful of cult-film aficionados, a wild ride tackling the notions of surveillance society, and the nature of reality. SPLIT (1989 / 35mm Print) screens at The Roxie Cinema, San Francisco. Director Chris Shaw in attendance. More info HERE.

All Weekend:
Life, art, and fantasy intermingle in Mai Zetterling’s sendup of gender relations in contemporary Sweden. THE GIRLS (1968) screens at Film Forum, New York City as part of their filmmaker retrospective. More info HERE.

All Weekend: Filmed entirely on 35mm in 1984, but abandoned during production. 35 years later, Vinegar Syndrome acquired the original unedited negative, painstakingly constructed & completed the film hiring voice talents of genre favorites. NEW YORK NINJA (1984 / 2021) screens at The Loft Cinema, Arizona. More info HERE.

All Weekend: A woman in trouble... thus the premise and execution of David Lynch's epic fever dream of Hollywood, lead by the incomparable Laura Dern, remains ambiguous and terrifying. INLAND EMPIRE (2006) at The Music Box Theatre, Chicago with a new, Director approved 4K remaster. More info HERE.

Sat 5/7th Midnight:
Woe be unto him who opens one of the seven gateways to Hell, because through that gateway, evil will invade the world! Lucio Fulci's THE BEYOND (1981) screens at The New Beverly Cinema, Los Angeles with a restored 35mm Print. More info HERE.

Sat 5/7th Midnight: Snoop Dogg is Jimmy Bones, the neighborhood protector. When brutally murdered by a corrupt cop, Bones' elegant brownstone becomes his tomb. As his home becomes a ghetto, Jimmy returns as a ghost to get his revenge. BONES (2001) screens at The Coolidge Corner Theatre, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Sat 5/7th 4:30pm:
Made for $60k and grossing $248 million, this kick starter of the 'found footage' genre remains one of the most impressive runaway hits in all of American cinema. THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999 / 35mm Print) screens at The Museum of The Moving Image, New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 5/7th 8:30pm: Cult documentary about an aspiring filmmaker’s attempts to finance his dream project by finally completing the low-budget horror film he abandoned years before. AMERICAN MOVE (1999) at The Roxy Cinema, New York City. More info HERE.

Sun 5/8th 8pm:
Hacker Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) is digitally abducted into the inner realm of the ENCOM computer, where he must compete in virtual gladiatorial games in order to survive. TRON (1982) in rare 70mm Print format screens at The American Cinematheque at The Aero Theatre. More info HERE.

Sun 5/8th 3:20pm: Trademark Stunning cinematography by the great Jack Cardiff abounds in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's British psychological drama BLACK NARCISSUS (1947), screening at The Prince Charles Cinema, London. More info HERE.

Sun 5/8th 11am: It's no accident when wealthy Charles (Henry Fonda) falls for Jean (Barbara Stanwyck). Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune! THE LADY EVE (1941 / 35mm Print) screens at The Music Box Theatre, Chicago. More info HERE.

Sun 5/8th 8:45pm: From the training of young Marine Corps recruits to their deployment to the Vietnam War, FULL METAL JACKET (1986) remains a terrifying look into the psychological terror of war on those that fight it. Screens at The French Cinematheque, Paris as part of their Stanley Kubrick retrospective. More info HERE.

Sun 5/8th 3:30pm: A Samurai classic. A wandering assassin for hire travels feudal Japan with his baby boy, chopping up those who need chopping and getting his just desserts.Kenji Misumi's LONE WOLF & CUB: SWORD OF VENGENACE (1972) screens at Braindead Studio, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sun 5/8th 7pm: Faye Dunaway is Joan Crawford, focusing on her downfall at MGM and the abuse inflicted on her daughter. MOMMIE DEAREST (1981) screens at The Hollywood Theatre, Portland for their twisted Mother's Day Special! More info HERE.

Sun 5/8th 7:45pm: Horror maestro Sam Raimi's underrated and devilish tale of a cursed young woman was the film makers spectacular return to form after the Spiderman trilogy. DRAG ME TO HELL (2009) screens at The Frida Cinema, Santa Ana. More info HERE.


Sun 5/8th 7:30pm:
A Los Angeles themed double feature of Tom Cruise as hitman taking a cabbie on a killing spree, and Jack Nicholson uncovering corruption in the City of Angels' water supply in the 1930's. COLLATERAL (2004) + CHINATOWN (1974) screens at The Astor Theatre, Melbourne. More info HERE.


Sun 5/8th 9:30pm: The master of trash John Water's teams up again with Divine, as a housewife who’s subjected to relentless humiliations but believes for a brief moment she’s found redemption by way of a budding romance that leads to further degradation. Remarkably, this is all actually a comedy as only Waters can create. POLYESTER (1981 / 35mm Print) screens at The Metrograph, New York City. More info HERE.

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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.

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.

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ON THE BIG SCREEN THIS EASTER WEEKEND

Cult classics and favorites this weekend amongst out picks include the return of a comprehensive film noir festival in Los Angeles, classic anime, vintage Cronenberg and much more.

Cult classics and favorites this weekend amongst out picks include the return of a comprehensive film noir festival in Los Angeles, classic anime, vintage Cronenberg and much more.

Fri 4/15th through Sun 4/17th: A stunning lineup for the NOIR CITY HOLLYWOOD FESTIVAL at The Hollywood Legion Theatre, running all weekend. With many titles in 35mm, catch genre classics like TRY AND GET ME (1951), THE PROWLER (1951), CAGED! (1950) among others. More info HERE.

Fri 4/15th & Sat 4/16th 10pm:
Director Luc Besson’s (The Professional) outrageous, high-octane sci-fi extravaganza incorporates ancient curses, all-powerful monsters, shape-changing assassins, laser battles, explosions, a perfect heroine and a malcontent hero – what more can you ask for? THE FIFTH ELEMENT (1997) screens at The Loft Cinema, Arizona. More info HERE.

Fri 4/15th & Sat 4/16th Midnight: A perfect late night screening of late 2000s trash cinema, in an era obsessed with vampires and peak emo Robert Pattinson. TWILIGHT (2008) screens at The IFC Center, New York City. More info HERE.

Fri 4/15th 10pm: PAPRIKA (2006) is the mesmerizing anime following Dr. Atsuko Chiba; a scientist by day and a dream detective at night. Screens at The Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor. More info HERE.

Fri 4/15th 10pm: Classic Cronenberg with RABID (1977), about a woman who wakes up in a hospital with new skin and a new appetite and the city of Montréal transformed into an incubator for gunk-spewing vampires. Screens at The Clinton Street Theatre, Portland. More info HERE.

Fri 4/15th 7:15pm: Billed as a main influence for ‘Joker’, De Niro turns in a career defining performance as a man who’ll do anything to get on his favorite comedy talk show. Jerry Lewis co-stars. THE KING OF COMEDY (1983) screens at The Paris Theatre, New York City. More info HERE.

Fri 4/15th 7:30pm: A dream of dark and troubling things… David Lynch’s debut feature, ERASERHEAD (1977) is both a lasting cult sensation and a work of extraordinary craft and beauty. Screening at The Grand Illusion Theatre, Seattle. More info HERE.

All Weekend:
An unsung classic in Miyazaki’s rich filmography, PORCO ROSSO (1992) is a surprisingly funny ode to the history and art of aviation, and a daring, ever-so-timely plunge into real world tensions. Screening at The Frida Cinema, Santa Ana. More info HERE.

Sat 4/16th 4pm & Sun 4/17th 3:15pm: Jimmy Stewart and Jake Gyllenhaal both wrestle with the fact that they both see giant, human sized bunnies in what might be the most imaginative Easter Sunday Double Feature pairing ever. Catch HARVEY (1950) + DONNIE DARKO (2001 / 4K) at The Belacourt Theatre, Massachusetts. Also at American Cinematheque Aero Theatre & Los Feliz (single sessions). More info HERE.

Sat 4/16th 12pm: Prepare to go all out Cage crazy with a NICOLAS CAGE TRIPLE FEATURE at The Astor Theatre, Melbourne. NATIONAL TREASURE + RAISING ARIZONA + THE ROCK go back to back all day for your Cage fix. More info HERE.

Sat 4/16th 7:30pm: Return to Grover’s Bend where the insatiable space critters known as Crites have hatched just in time to wreak havoc on this pastoral town’s Easter celebrations! Catch CRITTERS 2: THE MAIN COURSE (1988) screens at The Hollywood Theatre, Portland. Easter Special including Easter egg hunt for grown ups, guests and more! More info HERE.

Sat 4/16th 8:30pm: In celebration of the iconic Queen of Tejano music, SELENA (1992), starring J-Lo, returns to movie theaters nationwide for a special 25th Anniversary event! Screens at The Texas Theatre, Dallas. More info HERE.

Sat 4/16th 7:15pm & Sun 4/17th 6:15pm: Long before he would make SPIDER-MAN, Sam Raimi was rebuffed in his efforts to adapt both Batman and The Shadow to film, so he opted to create his own superhero, and it’s a hell of an underrated movie. DARKMAN (1990) screens at The AFI Silver, Maryland as part of their Sam Raimi Retrospective. More info HERE.

Sat 4/16th 7pm: One of the most influential artists of the slate 20th century, H.R Giger’s work became the conceptual guiding light for countless movies including Alien. Take in A NIGHT WITH H.R GIGER at The Film Noir Cinema and Video, Brooklyn NY with three classic short films by the artist including SWISSMADE (1968), PASSAGEN (1970) & A NEW FACE OF DEBBIE HARRY (1982). More info HERE.

Sat 4/16th & Sun 4/17th 11am:
Perhaps the more preferred of the 90s Batman series, BATMAN RETURNS (1992) horrified parents with it’s marvelous gothic horror elements, who expected a family friendly comic book adaptation. 35mm Print screens at The Nitehawk Cinema, Williamsburg NY. More info HERE.

Sat 4/17th 3pm & Sun 4/18th 3pm: Oh what a lovely day! A fast & furious, fuel-injected ride through all 4 films in the action-packed, stunt-filled Mad Max franchise with THE MAD MAXATHON at The New Beverly Cinema, Los Angeles. All four Mad Max movies screen in 35mm. More info HERE.

Sat 4/16th Midnight: A true cult classic, Kurt Russell is a hard-boiled driver of the Pork Chop Express, who gets caught in a bizarre conflict within, and underneath, San Francisco's Chinatown. John Carpenter’s BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986 / 35mm Print) screens at The Coolidge Corner Theatre, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Sun 4/17th 3pm: From Director Sidney Lumet, this absolutely massively star studded ensemble crime caper is one of the greatest thespian assortments ever put on film. MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (1974 / 35mm Print) at The Museum of The Moving Image, New York City. More info HERE.

Sun 4/17th 5:50pm: Lost souls reach out for human connection amidst the glimmering night world of Hong Kong in Wong Kar Wai’s hallucinatory, neon-soaked nocturne. FALLEN ANGELS (1995) screens at The Prince Charles Cinema, London. More info HERE.

Sun 4/17th 2pm onwards: $10 gets you in the door for as much vintage horror as you can handle at the HALFWAY TO HALLOWEEN MONSTER MOVIE MARATHON screening at The Luna Theatre, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

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LYNCH, CRONENBERG, GHIBLI & MARTIAL ARTS: WEEKEND UPDATE (APRIL 7 - 10)

High flying martial arts to body horror, long lost cult 80s classics and Miyazaki’s animated masterpieces are part of our picks of the classics on the big screen this weekend.

High flying martial arts to body horror, long lost cult 80s classics and Miyazaki’s animated masterpieces are part of our picks of the classics on the big screen this weekend.

All Weekend: Catch a full weekend (and into next week) of expanded programming centered around the film art of David Lynch including features on 35mm plus shorts, documentaries, music videos, and other important works. DAVID LYNCH - A COMPLETE RETROSPECTIVE / THE RETURN screens at The Music Box Theatre, Chicago. More info HERE.

Fri 4/8th 10:30pm: Nicolas Cage plays a NYC literary agent who thinks he gets bit by a vampire, but it turns out that he’s actually kind of a ridiculous moron losing his mind. Pure Cage gold. VAMPIRE’S KISS (1989) screens at Braindead Studios, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Fri 4/8th 7:30pm: Telepathy, psychokinesis, made-up freaky institutions, and head popping ickyness in this seminal work from David Cronenberg. SCANNERS (1981) screens at The Hollywood Theatre, Portland. More info HERE.

Fri 4/8th 7:30pm:
Director Luchino Visconti’s astounding, sumptuous chronicle of the fall of the German Von Essenbeck dynasty during the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party. THE DAMNED (1969 / Rare 35mm Print) screens at The American Cinematheque at Aero Theatre, Santa Monica. More info HERE.

Fri 4/8th thru Sun 4/10th 7:30pm: A masterpiece of bullet ballet and heroic bloodshed from John Woo, and an endlessly exciting stunner of poetic violence that's permanently left its mark on action cinema. HARD BOILED (1992 / 35mm Print) screens at The New Beverly Cinema, Los Angeles for three nights to mark the 30th Anniversary. More info HERE.

Fri 4/8th 10pm: Tarantino burst onto the scene with this tense caper of a group of thieves assembled to pull of the perfect heist turns bloody when an ambush means one of the men is an informer. RESERVOIR DOGS (1992) screens at The Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor. 30th Anniversary Screening. More info HERE.

Fri 4/8th Midnight: Spectacle Theater in Brooklyn NY is plumbing the depths of the Hong Kong equivalent of 'X Rated' genre movies. And their midnight show is, as they put it, 'imagine the last ten minutes of Hereditary on repeat for ninety minutes and you’re close to the bugfuck energy of DEVIL FETUS (1983). More info HERE.

Fri 4/8th 7pm: This hugely influential 1983 sci-fi body horror film stars James Woods and Debbie Harry in a story about the merging of human flesh and technology in David Cronenberg's VIDEODROME (1983 / 35mm Print) screening at BAM Cinematheque, Brooklyn NY. More info HERE.

Sat 4/9th 10pm: More or less the definition of an 80s cult genre movie. The spirit of an ancient evil queen possesses the body of a young anthropological student, who then goes on a murderous rampage in LADY TERMINATOR (1989 / 35mm Print) screening at The Roxy Cinema, New York City with Intro by Grims Child. More info HERE.

All Weekend: The acclaimed studio helmed by Hayao Miyazaki has output some of the most treasured animated features of the last few decades. Catch the twenty one title STUDIO GHIBLI AT THE FRIDA retrospective at The Frida Cinema, Santa Ana. HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE and FROM UP ON POPPY HILL screen this weekend and much more across April. More info HERE.

Sat 4/9th Midnight: The legendary 70s rock musical is a late night, raucous ‘audience participation’ cult classic. This show, however, is a special screening for Rocky Horror virgins with limited ‘callbacks’ to initiate those who’ve never seen this wild cinematic feast! THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975) screens at The Clinton Street Theatre, Portland. More info HERE.

Sat 4/9th 7:30pm: One of Director Stanley Kramer’s ‘message films’ THE DEFIANT ONES (1958) stars Tony Curtis in his Oscar winning performance as a racist convict chained to a black inmate played by the sensational Sidney Poitier. 35mm Print screens at The Dryden Theatre, Rochester NY. More info HERE.

Sat 4/9th Midnight: A blind assassin armed with a vicious flying guillotine is out to kill the legendary one-armed boxer in this bombastic Shaw Brothers classic that has to be truly seen to be believed. MASTER OF THE FLYING GUILLOTINE (1976 / 35mm Print) at The Coolidge Corner Theatre, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Sat 4/9th 7:30pm: A sweeping, lyrical epic that brought the Wuxia cinematic style to mainstream western audiences, CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (2000) features unforgettable, airborne martial arts and stunning performances from Michelle Yeoh and Chow Yun-fat. Screens in 35mm at The Plaza Theatre, Atlanta. More info HERE.

Sat 4/9th 11:30am: Mizoguchi’s dispassionate eye and Tanaka’s all-encompassing performance keeps THE LIFE OF OHARU (1952) at an excruciating simmer and makes it one of the director’s most under-sung works. 35mm Print screens at The Charles Theatre, Baltimore. More info HERE.

Sat 4/9th & Sun 4/10th 11am:
Grease is STILL the word as Michelle Pfeiffer leads Rydell High School’s Pink Ladies, a gang of girls who are counterparts of the school’s group of greasers gang ‘The T-Birds’. Might not be as famous as the original, but it’s great fun. GREASE 2 (1982) at The Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg, New York. More info HERE.

All Weekend: Originally left incomplete due to money problems and assembled for release in 2000, DOWNTOWN 81 (1981) follows Jean-Michel Basquiat trying to move a painting while hustling for a place to sleep features John Lurie, Fab Five Freddy, Debbie Harry and Manhattan in all its mangy 80s glory. Screens at The Metrograph, New York City. More info HERE.

Sun 4/10th 2pm: A Double Feature of 50th Anniversary classics with HAROLD & MAUDE (1971) + KING OF HEARTS (1971) screens at The Loft Cinema, Arizona. More info HERE.

Sun 4/10th 7:45pm: Max Von Sydow stars in the vastly influential Ingmar Bergman masterpiece of a man seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague. THE SEVENTH SEAL (1957 / 35mm Print) screens at The Roxy Cinema, New York City. More info HERE.

Sun 4/10th 6:35pm: One of the most thrilling movie epics of all time, Akira Kurosawa’s story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous warriors to protect them from invading bandits remains one of the most influential movies ever made. SEVEN SAMURAI (1954 / 35mm Print) screens at The Roxie Cinema, San Francisco. More info HERE.

Sun 4/10th 3pm, 5pm & 10pm: Journey back to Crystal Lake for the Slasher genre blueprint that introduced us to the origin of the unstoppable force that is Jason Voorhees. FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980) screens at The Belacourt Theatre, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Sun 4/10th 4pm: Experience the 2019 Director’s cut of Francis Ford Coppola’s lavish 1930s-era THE COTTON CLUB - THE ‘ENCORE’ RESTORATION (1984) screening at American Cinematheque at Los Feliz Theatre, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sun 4/10th 1pm: One year after West Side Story, Natalie Wood turns in another stunning performance in this splashy screen adaptation of the Broadway masterpiece. GYPSY (1962 / 35mm Print) screens at The Museum of The Moving Image, New York City. More info HERE.

Sun 4/10th 6pm: The earth is a barren desert in 2033 as the previous few resources are controlled by the evil Water & Power Corporation. Starring Lori Petty, Naomi Watts, Malcolm Macdowell and Ice T (as a kangaroo) TANK GIRL (1995) is pure sassy punk rock action. 35mm Print screens at The Prince Charles Cinema, London. More info HERE.

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SIDNEY POITIER, RICHARD LINKLATER & PASOLINI & THE WEEKEND PICKS (APRIL 1 - 3)

It’s a delightfully eclectic mixed bag of genres and visions amongst our round up of picks for classics on the big screen this weekend. From cinema legends, 35mm prints and one of the most controversial films ever made, you won’t be spoiled for choice.

It’s a delightfully eclectic mixed bag of genres and visions amongst our round up of picks for classics on the big screen this weekend. From cinema legends, 35mm prints and one of the most controversial films ever made, you won’t be spoiled for choice.

From Fri 4/1st: The first major Black male movie star of his generation and the first to win an Oscar for Best Actor, Sidney Poitier (1927-2022) had a career spanning six decades and is subject of SIDNEY POITIER & HIS TRAILBLAZING CONTEMPORARIES a retrospective of his work at The Film Forum, NYC kicking off today with NO WAY OUT, IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT among other powerhouse films. More info HERE.

All Weekend: An exquisite dive into youth with VISIONS OF CHILDHOOD: CURATED BY RICHARD LINKLATER at The Paris Theatre, New York City. Through April 7th. Includes BOY (1970 / 35mm Print), SMALL CHANGE (1976 / 35mm Print) and more. More info HERE.

Fri 4/1st 12:25pm:
A young girl whose father is an ex-convict and whose mother is a junkie finds it difficult to conform and tries to find comfort in a quirky combination of Elvis and the punk scene in OUT OF THE BLUE (1980 / 35mm Print), Directed by Dennis Hopper, screening at The Prince Charles Cinema, London. More info HERE.

Fri 4/1st & Sat 4/2nd Midnight: Bat fans often put this extremely underrated animated big screen adventure, that came and went initially in cinemas, amongst the best movie versions of the Dark Knight, set in the award winning world of the iconic animated series, and voiced by the man who’s become the voice in most people’s heads when they think of the character; Kevin Conroy. BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM (1993 / 35mm Print) screens at The Music Box Theatre, Chicago. More info HERE.

Fri 4/1st 8pm: Journey back in time for a SILENT COMEDIES special at The Redford Theatre, Detroit. Includes Felix Saves the Day (1922) Buster Keaton in The Goat (1921) and Harold Lloyd in Safety Last (1923) with Pipe Organ accompaniment. More info HERE.

Fri 4/2nd - Sun 4/4th 7:30pm: About as testosterone fueled a film as you can get, under the Directorial talent of the brilliant Kathryn Bigelow, POINT BREAK (1991) sees Keanu Reeves dialing it up to 11 as Maverick FBI agent, Johnny Utah, sent undercover to infiltrate a group of surfers who are suspected of being a notorious gang of bank robbers. Screening at The New Beverly Cinema, Los Angeles all weekend in 35mm. More info HERE.

Fri 4/1st 7:30pm: Brilliant Cary Grant screw ball comedy Double Feature of the equally iconic HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940) + BRINGING UP BABY (1938) at The American Cinematheque at Aero Theatre, Santa Monica. More info HERE.

Fri 4/1st 6:30pm: One of the most renowned and devastating of film noirs—and a caustic black comedy about the Hollywood system SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950) begins with a corpse floating in a swimming pool and ends with an indelible moment for star Gloria Swanson. Screening in 35mm at The Brattle Theatre, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Fri 4/1st 11:45pm: In one of the most majestically off-kilter mainstream comedies in the history of cinema, Martin Short, pushing 40, plays a 10-year-old, narrating his delinquent youth via a bizarre, future-set framing device. CLIFFORD (1994 / 35mm Print) screens at The Metrograph, New York City. More info HERE.

Fri 4/1st 7:30pm: John Carpenter's first feature was this outrageously unique sci-fi semi-spoof of 2001, that began as a 45-minute student film before becoming a feature length. DARK STAR (1974 / New Restoration) at The Grand Illusion Theatre, Seattle. More info HERE.

Sat 4/2nd 6:35pm & Sun 4/3rd 12:30pm: The beloved 80s classic BILL & TED’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE (1988) has been gloriously restored! This treasured time-travelling comedy stars Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves as the hopeless but lovable duo who’ve become cult icons after gracing screens for the first time more than 30 years ago. Catch Bill himself w/ Alex Winter live on stage for Q&A! At The Prince Charles Cinema, London. More info HERE.

Sat 4/2nd 8pm:
Heath Ledger and Rose Byrne delivered two riveting breakout performances in the cracking Australian crime caper TWO HANDS (1999) that truly deserves more international recognition. Screens at The Golden Age Theatre, Sydney. More info HERE.

Sat 4/2nd 11:30pm: A total 90s MTV era classic, Whitney Houston is superstar performer who falls for her security detail played by Kevin Costner. and features that mega ballad that sat at number one for most of ’92. Catch THE BODYGUARD (1992 / 35mm Print) at The Metrograph, New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 4/2nd 8pm: The notorious final film from Pier Paolo Pasolini, SALO: OR THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM (1975) has been called nauseating, shocking, depraved, pornographic . . . but it’s also a masterpiece. Screening in 4K at The Astor Theatre, Melbourne as part of the Astor's ongoing Pasolini Festival. More info HERE.

Sat 4/2nd & Sun 4/3rd 1pm: Fritz Lang’s early crime masterpiece is a deliriously amoral and feverishly frenzied tour of Weimar-era Berlin at the heights of its decadence. DR MABUSE THE GAMBLER (1922) screens at The Museum of The Moving Image, New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 4/2nd 1:30pm: The catty Kathryn (Sarah Michelle Gellar) makes a bet that her step-brother, Sebastian (Ryan Phillippe), won’t be able to bed Annette (Reese Witherspoon) – a virgin, who wants to wait until she is in love. If he loses, Kathryn gets his Jaguar, if he wins, he gets Kathryn. Catch the simmering, scandalous CRUEL INTENTIONS (1999) at The American Cinematheque at Los Feliz, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sat 4/2nd 7pm: A stunning, mesmerizing work of cinematic art from Wong Kar Wai, starring Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung, IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (2000) screens with a lush new 35mm Print at The Hollywood Theatre, Portland. More info HERE.

Sat 4/2nd 8pm: In this classic film noir, insurance salesman (Fred MacMurray) gets roped into a murderous scheme when he falls for the sensual Barbara Stanwyck, who is intent on killing her husband. DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944) screens at The Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor. More info HERE.

Sat 4/2nd 1pm & Sun 4/3rd 12:30pm: Winner of ten Oscars including Best Picture, the original WEST SIDE STORY (1961) and has stood the test of time as one of the greatest film musicals, featuring unforgettable songs by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreography by Jerome Robbins. Screening at The Museum of The Moving Image, New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 4/2nd 9pm & Sun 4/3rd 8pm: Originally shot in 1984, NEW YORK NINJA was abandoned before the reels turned up decades later. Vinegar Syndrome completed a restoration, however, with no audio or script, the final result features new music and voice acting, culminating in a true labor of love and a unique experience! New 35mm Print at The Texas Theatre, Dallas. More info HERE.

Sat 4/2nd 6:30pm: Movies don’t come more influential than the tale of Dorothy in the fantastical far away land of Oz, complete with one of the all time greatest scene transitions as she steps from sepia tinged black and white into full Technicolor. Catch THE WiZARD OF OZ (1939 / 35mm Print) at The Brattle Theatre, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Sun 4/3rd 4pm: It made our round up last week, and we’re adding it again because it’s such wonderfully retro kitsch. Catch the Mexican cinema B classic that, truly, has no link to the DC Comics outside of the skimpy remix of Batgirl's costume! BATWOMAN (1968) screens at The Roxie Theatre, San Francisco. More info HERE.

Sun 4/3rd 2pm: A classic that still needs to be seen on the big screen. Be enveloped by the future noir landscapes and mesmerizing Vangelis score in Ridley Scott’s BLADERUNNER: THE FINAL CUT (2007) screening at The Hollywood Legion Theatre, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

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THE MIDWEEK ROUND UP (3/28 - 3/31)

Go high brow with past Oscar winners like The Piano or a newly reconstructed Peter Bogdanovich classic, or go low brow with some Killer Tomatoes, or a Chris Farley favorite… It’s our picks of classics and cult favorites on the big screen this week!

Go high brow with past Oscar winners like The Piano or a newly reconstructed Peter Bogdanovich classic, or go low brow with some Killer Tomatoes, or a Chris Farley favorite… It’s our picks of classics and cult favorites on the big screen this week!

Mon 3/28th 7:30pm: Jane Campion's THE PIANO (1993) is the Oscar winning drama, for Holly Hunter and Anna Paquin (at age 11), as they and their piano make the long voyage to New Zealand after being sold into marriage with a frontiersman. Screens at The Hollywood Theatre, Portland. More info HERE.

Mon 3/28 8:30pm: “They were out for blood and rotten to the core. Now they’re back!" Just when you thought it was safe to eat a BLT sandwich, the terrible tomatoes return in a nutrition-free sequel that somehow manages to be even worse than the original! RETURN OF THE KILLER TOMATOES (1988) screens at The Loft Cinema, Arizona. $4 tix / $3 for members. More info HERE.


Mon 3/28th 9:05pm: One of the great psychedelic masterpieces of world animation, SON OF THE WHITE MARE (1981) is a swirling, color-mad maelstrom of mythic monsters and Scythian heroes, part-Nibelungenlied, part-Yellow Submarine. Screens at The Roxie Cinema, San Francisco. More info HERE.

Mon 3/28th 7pm: A female hair stylist who is seduced by the vampiric ghost of a former optometrist. Using supernatural contact lenses to control her mind, he gradually drains her life essence as she is forced to find new victims in GHOST EYES (1974), a rare classic from the legendary Hong Kong Shaw Brothers Studio. Screens at Film Noir Cinema, Brooklyn NY. More info HERE.

Mon 3/28th 7pm: Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps make for one of the most iconic screen couples of the 2000s as the basketball-obsessed next-door neighbors who find love over flirtatious pickup games, fall apart under the strain of high-pressure college hoops and families, and drift in and out of each other’s lives as they pursue their twin aspirations of playing professionally. LOVE AND BASKETBALL (2000) screens at The Coolidge Corner Theatre, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Mon 3/28th 7pm: Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasance return to star in the smash sequel to the original genre defining slasher HALLOWEEN II (1981 ). Screening at The American Cinematheque at Los Feliz, Los Angeles in 35mm. More info HERE.

Tues 3/29th 5:05pm: A murder mystery as only Hitchcock can do it. A photographer (James Stewart) becomes an amateur sleuth. While coinfined to a wheelchair in his apartment, he thinks he's spied a murder from his living room window. Wonderfully shot and acted, and co-starring Grace Kelly and Thelma Ritter. REAR WINDOW (1954) screens at The Belacourt Theatre, Nashville. More info HERE.


Tues 3/29th 1pm & Wed 3/30th 6:25pm: The no-holds barred story of the notorious Aussie criminal ‘Chopper’ Read became Eric Bana's breakout role in this blood soaked biopic. CHOPPER (2000) screens at The Prince Charles Cinema, London. More info HERE.


Tues 3/29th 7:30pm: A Sophia Coppola Double Feature of MARIE ANTOINETTE (2006 / 35mm Print) + THE BLING RING (2009 / 35mm Print) screens at The New Beverly, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Tues 3/29th 8:30pm: After his auto-parts tycoon father dies, the overweight, underachieving son teams up with a snide accountant to try and save the family business. Beloved comedy duo of Chris Farley and David Spade star in TOMMY BOY (1995) screening at The Texas Theatre, Dallas. More info HERE.

Tues 3/29th 7pm: A Nicolas Cage Double Feature in 35mm to launch the book 'The Age of Cage' with MATCHSTICK MEN (2000 / 35mm Print) + FACE OFF (1997 / 35mm Print) at The Music Box Theatre, Chicago. More info HERE.

Wed 3/30 7:30pm A Howard Hawks classic Double Feature of a groundbreaking horror, followed by the gangster genre defining classic, with THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951) + SCARFACE (1932) screening at The American Cinematheque at The Aero Theatre, Santa Monica. More info HERE.

Wed 3/30th 7:30pm: A group of graduate students and scientists uncover an ancient canister in an abandoned church, but when they open the container, they inadvertently unleash a strange liquid and an evil force on all humanity in John Carpenter's PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1987) screening at Grand Illusion Theatre, Seattle. More info HERE.

Thurs 3/31st 7:30pm: Andrei Tarkovsky’s rejoinder to Kubrick’s 2001 is a stunning, visionary work in which the travel is not so much into outer but inner space – the cosmos of memory, consciousness and dreams. SOLARIS (1972) screens for its 50th Anniversary at The Loft Cinema, Arizona. More info HERE.

Thurs March 6:30pm: A young punk recruited by a car repossession agency finds himself in pursuit of a Chevrolet Malibu that is wanted for a $20,000 bounty - and has something otherworldly stashed in its trunk in REPO MAN (1984) screening at Braindead Studios, Los Angeles. With art show by Kerosene More info HERE.

Thurs 3/31st 9:30pm: Elliot Gould, Susannah York and a particularly creepy Christopher Plummer star in the classic thriller THE SILENT PARTNER (1978) screening at The Kino Theater, Rotterdam for the first time since its premiere. More info HERE.

Thurs 3/31st 7pm: A high school slacker commits a shocking act and proceeds to let his friends in on the secret. A slew of edgey performances from the young including Keanu Reeves and Crispin Glover. RIVER’S EDGE (1987 / 35mm Print) screens at The Roxy Cinema, New York City. More info HERE.

Until April 5th: Heavily cut and substantially re-shot, Peter Bogdanovich’s final theatrical feature was released in 2014 under the title ‘She’s Funny That Way’ quickly disappeared from view. Discovery of the HD master of the original version surfaced on Ebay allowing the original version to be restored. SQUIRREL’S TO NUTS (2014) shos in it’s complete form at The MOMA, New York City. More info HERE.

Thurs 3/31st 8pm: Undergoing a major revaluation of late, this uniquely bold and kaleidoscopic vision of digital light and color from the Wachowski sisters lend the big screen version if the classic anime a distinct and lively style. SPEED RACER (2008) screens at The Frida Cinema, Santa Ana. More info HERE.

Thurs 3/31st 11:15pm: The first animated feature from Romania and a benchmark in outré sci-fi imagination. DELTA SPACE MISSION (1984) screens at The Metrograph, New York City. More info HERE.

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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.

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.

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PICKS OF THE MIDWEEK CLASSICS (MARCH 21 - 24)

From Seven Samurai to schlock high school horror, there’s a hearty selection of cinema classic on the big screen to accompany your extra large popcorn this week…

Miss a round of favorites and unearthed classics over the weekend? No matter, there’s plenty coming up as we roll out our selection for movie fans this week on the bug screen…


Mon 3/21st 6:15pm: A double feature of a franchise that became an unexpected smash hit, taking influence from the golden age of swashbuckling big screen adventures. Catch THE MUMMY (1999) + THE MUMMY RETURNS (2001), both in 35mm, at The Prince Charles Cinema, London. More info HERE.

Mon 3/21st 8pm: Multidisciplinary artist Jeffrey Gibson will be in-person to present THE EXILES (1961), a 60s anti-social documentary about a group of young urban native Americans who have left reservation life to live in Bunker Hill, Los Angeles. Screens at IFC Center NYC. More info HERE.

Mon 3/21st 8pm: Back to School season is always a little stressful, but at Horror High, it’s downright deadly! A film that foreshadowed the Scream franchise… Mondo Mondays presents RETURN TO HORROR HIGH (1987) screening at The Loft Cinema in Arizona. More info HERE.

Ongoing: New 4K Restoration of Joseph Losey’s mystery classic MR. KLEIN (1976) which won three Césars for Best Film, Director, and Production Design, screens for a special limited engagement at Film Forum NYC. More info HERE.

Tues 3/22nd 7:30pm: Vengeful ghosts return to a coastal town looking for revenge! Catch the New 4K Restoration of John Carpenter’s THE FOG (1980) at The Grand Illusion Theatre, Seattle. More info HERE.

Tues 3/22nd 6pm: Catch the all-star crime caper SNEAKERS (1992 / 35mm Print), starring Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Ben Kingsley, Dan Ackroyd and River Phoenix. Screens at The Brattle, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Tues 3/22nd 4:20pm: Penélope Cruz stars in her film debut, alongside co-star Javier Bardem, in Bigas Luna super sizzling JAMÓN JAMÓN (1992 / 35mm Print) screening at The Quad Cinema, NYC. More info HERE.

Ongoing: The KINYOU TANAKA RETROSPECTIVE continues this week at The Film Society Lincoln Center, NYC. Catch all new 4K Restorations of one of Japan’s all time great performers including LOVE LETTER (1953), THE WANDERING PRINCESS (1960) and more. Plus a selection of her favorite films. More info HERE.

Wed 3/22nd 7:30pm: The legendary Anna May Wong, stars as a a gallery owner-turned-detective hunting down a European smuggler alongside alongside government agen in DAUGHTER OF SHANGHAI (1937 / 35mm Print). Screening at The Dryden Theater, Rochester NY. More info HERE.

Wed 3/23rd 7pm: ‘Get your ass to Mars!’ Or in this case, get your ass to The Senator Theatre, Maryland for Schwarzenegger’s sci-fi classic TOTAL RECALL (1990). Co-stars Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside and everyone’s favorite villain Ronny Cox. More info HERE.

Wed 3/23rd 8pm: Robin Williams heads a stellar ensemble cast as he rediscovers his identity of Peter Pan for a mission to Neverland to save his children. Catch the beloved HOOK (1992) at Syndicated Brooklyn Sidewalk Cinema. More info HERE.

Thurs 3/24th 7pm: Akira Kurosawa’s SEVEN SAMURAI (1954) remains to this day, one of the most influential and revered action thrillers of all time, remade as The Magnificent Seven, this sprawling epic is a master class in cinematic brilliance. Presented in 35mm at The Roxie Cinema, San Francisco. More info HERE.

Thurs 3/24th 8pm: The acclaimed documentary WHEN WE WERE KINGS (1996) chronicles the legendary 1974 match up between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. Screens at Braindead Studios, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Thurs 3/24 3:15pm: Classic 007! Sean Connery breaks out the gadgets to take out a super laser pointed right at Washington! Catch DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (1971 ) in 4K at The Prince Charles Cinema, London. More info HERE.

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ON THE HORIZON

Looking ahead to an upcoming Mad Max maratjon, a retrospective for the divisive Pier Paolo Pasolini and more in the weeks to come.

A preview of the coming attractions that some of our favrote film houses are cooking up in the weeks to come..

From April 2nd, Melbourne’s ASTOR THEATRE presents an incredible retrospective of the work of PIER PAOLO PASOLINI, alongside the work of film makers he inspired. A highly contentious film maker, as well as poet, writer, playwright and divisive political figure, Pasolini was murdered not long after his deeply controversial and notorious film SALO (1975) was released. Not only is this a chance to see the works of the Director, including SALO (1975), PIGSTY (1969) and MAMA ROMA (1962), but also films that were informed by his approach including IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES (1976) and those that influenced the film maker, including THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC (1925). Runs until May.

THE SILENT FILM FESTIVAL returns to San Francisco’s CASTRO THEATER in May to celebrate it’s 25th Anniversary of classics of the silent era. Running for seven days, the season will encompass an era of film in which preservationists have taken tremendous energy to preserve. Lineup announced soon. More info HERE.

This April, experience the majesty of master composer Ennio Morricone’s soaring work on the big screen at KINO, ROTTERDAM. Titles include ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (1968), WHITE DOG (1982), THE BIG GUNDOWN (1966) and INVESTIGATION OF A CITIZEN ABOVE SUSPICION (1970). More info HERE.

Los Angeles’ AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE presents NEW JACK CITY (1991) from Director Mario Van Peebles. An era of new black cinema that portrayed the hopes, the future, but and also the rage, of the black experience in America, the 1990s ushered in what scholar / critic Manthia Diawara dubbed“new Black realism”. NEW JACK CITY opened four days after television outlets released the video of LAPD officers beating Rodney King. Screening April 9th, head to the link HERE for more info and some fascinating back story on the rocky debut in cinemas, including a sound byte from then 18 year old Ana DeVenay.

“Oh what a lovely day!” And yes what a lovely day indeed for fans of the futuristic Australian action classics that helped redefine the entire genre. At Quentin Tarantino’s NEW BEVERLY CINEMA in Los Angeles, strap in for the MADMAXATHON on April 16th and 17th. All Four movies; MAD MAX + THE ROAD WARRIOR + BEYOND THUNDERDOME + FURY ROAD all presented in glorious 35mm! More info HERE! Make sure to book early….




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FROM THE VIDEO STORE GRAVEYARD: 'RUNAWAY (1984)'

What’s worse; the lethal tip of a robot spider’s needle or the constant leer of Kiss member Gene Simmons? Only Tom Selleck’s Runaway dares answer…

What’s not to love about goofy, tech-noir thrillers from the 80s? Robotic home based assistants the size of filing cabinets, office cleaning droids armed with stun rays at some and a police force tasked with the deactivation malfunctioning bots in futuristic precincts fitted with microwave sized computer terminals. It’s all here and more in the 1984 thriller Runaway.

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Lushly mustachioed Tom Selleck, riding from the TV ratings juggernaut known as Magnum P.I, stars with Cynthia Rhodes and Kirstie Alley, while author Michael Crichton, the Director of the original Westworld and Jurassic Park scribe, takes Writing and Directorial duties into a future where mankind lives in a society of automation and robotic help that doesn't sound too far off 2018 actually.

Runaway is one of those wonderfully goofy movies that naively wondered how we'd interact with technology in such an 80s way, positing a police division devoted to cops heading out to construction sites, office buildings and even corn fields to disconnect malfunctioning robots (aka Runways), more often that not resulting in clearly amateurish techniques like diving on them or as targets for office furniture projectiles. Selleck as Sergeant Ramsey, clearly a superstar in the area of robot enforcement, is called in to defuse a homicidal robot home assistant (that has somehow learned to wield a revolver) leading him into the path of Luther, a former defense contractor who wants to profit from robots gone awry. The stakeout scene in itself is wonderfully hilarious as Selleck, in his pursuit of a baby in distress, dons a kevlar looking jersey designed to scramble the maniac robot’s tracking signals, but not before an over zealous TV camera man predictably puts duty before common sense to wander into the path of a hail of bullets. 

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Around about this time we get to meet Gene Simmons in his feature film debut. The Kiss frontman plays the evil Luther who just can't help leering at anything with a pulse, be it Selleck, his unfortunate former lover played by Kirstie Alley, or the audience in general. His moving mugshot evokes all the fires of hell via Simmons eyes, clearly doing his hardest to ooze pure villain. He succeeds quite amicably actually, coming across as a right asshat who doesn’t care who he’s shooting heat seeking bullets at (yup, he’s got a clip of those). 

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Aesthetically, the tech itself is deliciously retro. Office cleaning robots programmed to tase office workers who've decided to stay late, a vacuum cleaner like device seems to be advanced police detection unit, a compact harvesting machine that apparently a half dozen corn farmers can't control, and mechanical spiders armed with needles for injecting acid into their victims (naturally). Helping the Police tasked with malfunctioning robots (robots seem to go on the fritz on an almost hourly basis in this future), is a headquarters tricked out with aforementioned clunky computer screens and run by 80s favorite G.W Bailey (long suffering Lieutenant Harris from the Police Academy series).

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Our climax peaks when Luther kidnaps Ramsey’s son, played by Joey Cramer (the kid from Flight of The Navigator), is held hostage atop a construction site, playing with Ramsey’s fear of heights, with added peril from those pesky acid laced mechanical spiders. Unfortunaltey Cramer didn’t get out of the child acting stint unscathed, ending up as a bank robber and serving jail time after his arrest in 2016. Things turned out a little better for his character as Ramsey stages a successful rescue and a grizzly end for Luther who, complete with glorious screams only a Kiss frontman could muster, takes the brunt of the clunky spiders that would come across as rather unthreatening if it weren’t for their leaping abilities. 

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Thankfully, Runways is a pure 80s treat, made consistently, unintentionally funny by way of taking itself and the tech seriously, but not being so cheap that it skimps on well constructed chases and set pieces. The spider nasties deliver a nice bout of menace as Selleck dangles from his underneath an elevator and Simmon’s pursuit of our hero by way of advanced bullets that lock onto a victims heat signature gives us plenty of zooming POV shots. Oh and we should give extra points for the filmmakers attempt at self-driving police cars, even if the front seat is taken up with a mannequin policeman and a bunch of hydraulics pushing the pedals. 

From a time when the 80s were obsessed with robots as TV sidekicks, Runway is a goofy way to kill an hour and a half.

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ON THE BIG SCREEN - THANKSGIVING LONG WEEKEND EDITION

In between the turkey and food comas, it’s a great weekend to catch some cinematic treats on the big screen. Check out our picks below from the vast amount of cult classics and favorites lighting up screens everywhere this U.S based long weekend, starting from Wednesday night!

In between the turkey and food comas, it’s a great weekend to catch some cinematic treats on the big screen. Check out our picks below from the vast amount of cult classics and favorites lighting up screens everywhere this U.S based long weekend, starting from Wednesday night!

All Long Weekend: Hit the road for the holidays with ROAD MOVIES, a program of movies dedicated to travel, rebels, crooks and the roadside oddities found along the way, at FILM FORUM NYC From Wednesday evening through Sunday including PRISCILLA: QUEEN OF THE DESERT, PEE WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE, THE HITCH-HIKER, EASY RIDER and much, more. More info HERE.

All Long Weekend: Miyazaki’s SPIRITED AWAY (2002), which became the biggest box office hit in Japan of all time, and introduced many to anime in the U.S, screens at THE LOFT CINEMA, Arizona Friday thru Sunday. More info HERE.

All Long Weekend: Kurt Russell muscles back to the big screen in John Carpenter’s cult 80s favorite BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986). Special 35th Anniversary Screenings at THE PLAZA THEATRE, Atlanta Friday thru Sun. More info HERE.

All Long Weekend: To celebrate the new entries into their filmography, THE FRIDA CINEMA, Santa Ana presents THE MAGNIFICENT ANDERSON’S, spotlighting both Wes Anderson and Paul Thomas Anderson and their inventive back catalogue of modern classics in two career spanning retrospectives. More info HERE.

All Long Weekend: Commemorating the life of an icon of black cinema, who sadly passed recently, Melvin Van Peeble’s SWEET SWEETBACK’S BADASSSSS SONG (1971) screens at THE BRATTLE, Massachusetts. As immediate and compelling as ever. More info HERE.

All Long Weekend:
Get your hobbit feet in gear for THE LORDS OF THE RINGS TRILOGY: EXTENDED EDITIONS as all three installments of Peter Jackson’s beloved adaptations will be presented newly remastered in 4K at THE AFI SILVER, Maryland, across three days beginning Friday and ending Sunday (one installment per day). More info HERE.

Thurs 11/25th 9:15pm: Clint Eastwood is a no holds barred stranger who is charged with protecting a small town from outlaws by having the town painted red and renamed ‘Hell’. HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER (1973) screens at THE MAYFAIR CINEMA, Ontario. More info HERE.

Wed 11/24th 7:30pm: A film that encapsulates holiday anxiety better than anything else, PLANES TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES (1987 / 35mm Print) screens at AERO THEATER X AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE, Santa Monica. Beloved performances from Steve Martin and John Candy remain hilarious to this day. More info HERE.

Wed 11/24th 9pm: A tightly plotted romantic thriller, a surprisingly deep bench of interesting characters and a script full of lines that people can recite verbatim (more or less) 80 years later. CASABLANCA (1942) screens at THE CHARLES THEATRE, Baltimore. More info HERE.

Thurs 11/25th 6pm: Michael J Fox stars as a plastic surgeon on his way to LA who makes a detour through a small town. DOC HOLLYWOOD (1991 / 35mm Print) + Q&A with Director Michael Caton Jones screens at THE PRINCE CHARLES CINEMAS, London. More info HERE.

Fri 11/26th 10pm: Gordon Parks’ SHAFT (1971 / 50th Anniversary), starring Richard Roundtree as the iconic tough talking private detective, screens at LOS FELIZ X AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Fri 11/26th 9:30pm: Jam packed with gore and 80s fashion, celebrate Thanksgiving with a seasonal slasher classic and a new restoration of BLOOD RAGE (1987) at THE HOLLYWOOD THEATER, Portland. More info HERE.

Fri 11/26th 4:45pm: Shot in ’79 and ’80, Penelope Spheeris’s rock doc chronicles a crucial moment in the history of Los Angelino music, as the older, artier Hollywood punks began to lose ground to the working-class, overwhelmingly male “hardcore” groups that called the South Bay home. THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION (1981) screens at THE METROGRAPH, New York City. More info HERE.

Fri 11/26th Midnight: At dawn they hide. At dark they wake. At night they search for blood...pray for daylight! NEAR DARK (1987 / 35mm Print) screens at THE COOLIDGE CORNER THEATER, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Fri 11/26th 7pm: Bring the kids to show them where Cobra Kai began! THE KARATE KID (1984) screens with a live Karate demonstration at THE REDFORD THEATRE, Detroit. $5 Tickets! More info HERE.

Sat 11/27th 8:30pm:
Pull an all nighter with everyone’s favorite over-the-top screen legend with THE NICOLAS CAGE MARATHON at THE PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA, London. Super lineup includes: THE ROCK, CON AIR, FACE/OFF, a mystery Cage film and MANDY. More info HERE.

Sat 11/27th 11:30pm: More bizarre than Battle Royale and far bloodier than The Ring, 20 years later Sion Sono’s modern classic hasn't lost any of its power to shock and intrigue. SUICIDE CLUB (2001 / 35mm Print) screens at MUSIC BOX THEATRE, Chicago. More info HERE.

Sat 11/27th 3:30pm: The first of the 'Yokai Monsters' spiritual trilogy, OKAI MONSTER: 100 MONSTERS (1968 / New 4K Restoration) is an eerie tale that showcases some of Japanese folklore's most iconic ghosts and creatures. Screens at QAGOMA, Queensland Australia. More info HERE.

Sat 11/27th 7:30pm: Get off my plane! I didn’t kill my wife! Harrison Ford gets all the best lines in this Double Feature of AIR FORCE ONE (1997 / 35mm Print) + THE FUGITIVE (1993 / 35mm Print) at THE AERO THEATER X AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE. More info HERE.

Sat 11/27 3:30pm: Wes Anderson conjures a dollhouse vision of a bygone world used miniatures and matte paintings, techniques of a bygone era, that would make George Méliès blush. Hence this pairing of THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (2014) + THE IMPOSSIBLE VOYAGE (1904) at THE MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE, New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 11/27th 10:30pm: Two icons of MTV in the last era when MTV was relevant, BEAVIS & BUTTHEAD DO AMERICA (1996 / 35mm Print) screens at BRAINDEAD STUDIOS, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sat 11/27th 7pm:
Based on the Archie comics, this cult fave was dismissed upon release but gained traction due to it being a brilliantly biting satire of consumer culture. The criminally underrated JOSIE & THE PUSSYCATS (2001) at THE NITEOWL DRIVE IN, Miami. More info HERE.

Sat 11/27th Midnight: Conceived as a cash-in on WILLARD and Hammer horror films, THE RATS ARE COMING! THE WEREWOLVES ARE HERE! (1972) is a dreamy, alt-Earth version of Dark Shadows from legendary queer filmmaker Andy Milligan. Screens at SPECTACLE THEATRE, Brooklyn, NY. More info HERE.

Sat 11/27th 12pm & 2:30pm: Director Mel Stuart’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved book remains a favorite for its willingness to let Dahl’s wicked sense of humor coexist with a heartfelt children’s movie. WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971 / 35mm Print) screens at THE BRATTLE, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Sat 11/27th 6:45pm: A must for Lynch fans! Celebrate 20 years of MULHOLLAND DRIVE (2001 / 35mm Print) with Rebekah Del Rio Live in concert performing her songs from the film plus Twin Peaks, at THE FRIDA CINEMA, San Francisco. No Hay Banda! More info HERE.

Sun 11/28th 2pm:
A special kids matinee of a film that truly wasn’t a kids film, and a marketing disaster for McDonalds at the time. BATMAN RETURNS (1992 / 35mm Print), often praised for taking a far more subversive tone and veering almost into horror, s screens at THE NEW BEVERLY CINEMA, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sun 11/28th 11:30am: A film so groundbreaking that it still works so well. Before movies like Space Jam 2 bastardized the concept of multiple I.P’s in a movie, WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (1988 / 35mm Print) did the impossible by linking Disney and Loony Tunes inside an adult friendly murder mystery that doesn’t feel forced. Screens at THE NITEHAWK CINEMA (Williamsburg location), Brooklyn NY. More info HERE.

Sun 11/28th 2:30pm: A masterpiece of the heist genre, RIFIFI (1955) contains the famous heist scene that features 30 mins of no dialogue or score at KINO ROTTERDAM, Netherlands. More info HERE.

Sun 11/28th 1pm: The ultimate coming-of-age film, evoking a particular nostalgia no matter how many generations have come and gone since its release. STAND BY ME (1986) screens at GOLDEN AGE CINEMA & BAR, Sydney. More info HERE.

Sun 11/28th 1:30pm: In this timeless Christmas classic, an old man going by the name of Kris Kringle fills in for an intoxicated Santa in Macy's annual Thanksgiving Day parade, proving to be such a hit to become the chain's main store, but surprises everyone by claiming he is the real thing. MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947) screens at THE MICHIGAN THEATRE, Ann Arbor. More info HERE.

Sun 11/28th 2pm:
Straight from the pages of a pulp comic from a past era, THE ROCKETEER (1991) recreates 1930's Hollywood, complete with gangsters, Nazi spies, and the growth of the Age of Aviation. Screens for it’s 30th Anniversary at THE ASTOR THEATRE, Melbourne. More info HERE.

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HALLOWEEN CLASSICS ON THE BIG SCREEN!

Horror fans are probably the most passionate bunch of cinephiles, so Halloween is always a big one for cult classics on the big screen. Check out our round up of favorites for a weekend of mischief and mayhem!

Horror fans are probably the most passionate bunch of cinephiles, so Halloween is always a big one for cult classics on the big screen. Check out our round up of favorites for a weekend of mischief and mayhem!

Fri 10/29th 8:30pm: Described as a bad sketch comedy riff on THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE and featuring an impromptu rap performance by Digital Underground, NOTHING BUT TROUBLE (1991) marks both Dan Akroyd's directorial debut and his sole directorial credit—it's the kind of indisputably and indubitably terrible trash that has to be seen to be believed. Screens at THE HOLLYWOOD THEATRE, Portland. More info HERE.

Fri 10/29th 8:30pm: A medical student sets out to recreate his decapitated fiancée by building her a new body made of Manhattan street prostitutes in this cult comedy that carried a glowing recommendation from Bill Murray on the poster. FRANKENHOOKER (1991) screens at FILM NOIR CINEMA & VIDEO, Brooklyn, NY. More info HERE.

Fri 10/29th & Sat 10/30th Midnight: HALLOWEEN (1978) saw Jamie Lee Curtis and John Carpenter usher in a new age of the slasher film, and a new icon via Michael Myers. Catch it at NITEHAWK CINEMA (Williamsburg), Brooklyn, NY. More info HERE.

Fri 10/29th Midnight: All hell breaks loose as as two brothers (George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino) on the lam from the law, hightail it to Mexico with a kidnapped family in tow, stopping at an isolated strip club that houses a swarm of blood thirsty vampires. FROM DUSK TIL DAWN (1996) will be presented with Quentin Tarantino’s personal 35mm Print at THE NEW BEVERLY CINEMA, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sat 10/30 10pm: Openly inspired by both The Exorcist and its Blaxploitation cousin, Abby, SEX DEMON (1975) is a ferocious mix of the erotic and the grotesque that’s primed and ready to shock audiences again after being lost for the past forty years. Screens at SPECTACLE THEATER, Brooklyn NY. More info HERE.

Sat 10/30th 10pm: A teenager is left orphaned by a car crash that wipes out his entire family; he is subsequently haunted by his dead brother. A product of the Video Store horror aisles, catch PHANTOM BROTHER (1988) in (suitably) VHS format at THE GRAND ILLUSION THEATRE, Seattle. $3 tix! More info HERE.

Sat 10/30th 8:30pm: An in-name-only remake of the 1953 Vincent Price film that in fact owes a massive, unacknowledged debt to Tourist Trap (1979), HOUSE OF WAX (2005) is easily one of the most purely entertaining studio horror films of the 2000s. Screens in 35mm at THE ROXIE CINEMA, New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 10/30th & Sun 10/31st: New 4K Restoration of Joe Dante’s THE HOWLING (1981) screens at THE TEXAS THEATER, Dallas. More info HERE.

Sat 10/30th 9:30pm:
A Double Feature of the granddaddy of all one-up-yourself sequels (more gore, more comedy, more demon zombies, more special effects, more chainsaw!) plus the unauthorized Bollywood ripoff! Catch EVIL DEAD 2 (1987) + BACH ZE ZARAA (2008) at MUSIC BOX THEATRE, Chicago. More info HERE.

Sat 10/30th 1:30pm: The Munsters hit the big screen and set sail to England after Herman inherits an estate there, but the British side of the family will stop at nothing to hold on to Munster Hall. Catch MUNSTER, GO HOME! (1966 / 35mm Print) at LOS FELIZ x AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sat 10/30th 10pm: An all night extravaganza of favorite horror sequels, rare trailers, costume contests and more at 20th HALLOWEEN HORROR MARATHON (All in 35mm) at THE COOLIDGE CORNER THEATER, Massachusetts. Alan Howarth (score composer for THEY LIVE and HALLOWEEN II) performs live before the screenings! More info HERE.

Sat 10/30th 10:15pm: Go back to Crystal Lake for the sequel that kicked off Jason Voorhees as the series’ main antagonist. Catch FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2 (1981) at THE NITEOWL DRIVE IN, Miami. More info HERE.

Sat 10/30th 6pm: Dare to say his name in the mirror five times, and Candyman will come for you! One of the most iconic horror films of the 1990s CANDYMAN (1992) is a terrifying tale of a vengeful, hook-handed spirit that haunts the city of Chicago. Screens at GOLDEN AGE CINEMA & BAR, Sydney. More info HERE.

Sat 10/30th 6pm: Two legends of cinema, catch Janet Leigh and her iconic offspring, Jamie Lee Curtis in a Double Feature of scary classics! Catch PSYCHO (1960) + HALLOWEEN 2 (1981) both in 35mm at THE MAHONING DRIVE IN, Pennsylvania. Dress up for the annual costume contest too. More info HERE.

ALL WEEKEND: The still unsurpassed champion of serial killer movies, beautifully digitally restored and ready to traumatize a new generation of fans. SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) - 30th Anniversary screens at KINO ROTTERDAM. More info HERE.

Sun 10/31st 7pm: Long billed as the most terrifying movie ever made, William Friedkin’s atmospheric horror classic may be almost 50 years old, but it still manages to chill to the bone. THE EXORCIST (1973 / 35mm Print) screens at LOS FELIZ x AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sun 10/31st 7:30pm: Melbourne’s legendary ASTOR THEATRE finally reopens and kicks things off with SCREAM (1996) for it’s 25th Anniversary. Get reacquainted with Sidney and Ghostface! More info HERE.

Sun 10/31st 11am: An evil doctor tries to screw over the creepy kooky Addams clan to get at their vast fortune. Brilliant cast and production design populate the first big screen version of THE ADDAMS FAMILY (1991), screening at THE NITEHAWK CINEMA (Prospect Park Location), Brooklyn, NY. More info HERE.

Sun 10/31st 7pm: In this cult classic, directed by effects legend Stan Winston (The Thing, The Terminator, Predator) a backwoods dad seeks vengeance on the city slickers that he blames for his son’s death. PUMPKINHEAD (1988 / 35mm Print) screens at THE BRATTLE, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Sun 10/31st 8pm: A banker denies an old lady an extension on her home loan, and now she’s going straight to helli in Sam Raimi’s triumphant return to the Horror genre, DRAG ME TO HELL (2009) at BRAINDEAD STUDIOS, Los Angeles. More info HERE

Sun 10/31st 7pm: A trio of witches return to their town centuries after banishment to extract havoc on the kids that brought them back. HOCUS POCUS (1993) screens at SYNDICATED SIDEWALK CINEMA, Brooklyn, NY. More info HERE.

Sun 10/31st 2pm: Terror from the skies! A wealthy San Francisco socialite visits a Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people in Hitchcock’s THE BIRDS (1963 / 35mm Print) at HOLLYWOOD LEGION THEATER, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

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WEEKEND UPDATE: HORROR CLASSICS IN THE LEAD UP TO HALLOWEEN!

More horror classics from The Bride of Frankenstein to Freddy Krueger, Tim Burton faves and an unbelievably rare type of print of Se7en amongst this weekend’s lineup on the big screen.

As Halloween approaches, its time for our favorite retro film houses to start serving up teases for the end of the month. A favorite time of year for cult movie fans, we’ll be highlighting more slasher and supernatural faves amongst the restorations and classics on offer on the big screen.

Please note many cinemas are now implementing proof of Covid 19 vaccine or negative test. Be sure to check if this applies to any screening and know before you go!

The all new ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE in downtown Manhattan has just kicked off a soft opening with 14 screens and their usual eclectic programming. There’s even some NYC themed classics running including REAR WINDOW and BAREFOOT IN THE PARK. More info HERE.

Melbourne’s ASTOR THEATRE is slowly but surely starting sessions again as Australia comes out of lockdown. Doors look set to reopen with THE EVIL DEAD TRILOGY on Nov 5th. More info HERE.

All Weekend: Cary Grant gives one of his greatest performances as womanizing executive Roger Thornhill, whose cozy life of afternoon cocktails is turned upside down when he’s mistaken for an elusive government operative by suave villain James Mason and his murderous crony, Martin Landau. Hitchcock’s NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959 / 4K Restoration) screens at FILM FORUM, New York City. More info HERE.

All Weekend: NOIR CITY: THE WASHINGTON DC FILM NOIR FESTIVAL continues across the weekend at AFI SILVER in Maryland with THE KILLERS (1946), SIDE STREET (1949), SORRY, WRONG NUMBER (1948) and much more. See the full lineup HERE.

Fri 10/22 Midnight: His bite was outta sight! When interior decorators bring back a coffin from Transylvania, they unknowingly unleash the blackest of evils. Witness the horror! The blaxploitation classic BLACULA (1972 / 35mm Print) screens at THE COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE, Massachuttes. More Info HERE.

Fri 10/22 6:50pm: Werner Herzog’s only horror film is as rich with artistry and tragedy as his most grounded, human work. NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE (1979) screens at THE ROXIE CINEMA, San Franciso. More info HERE.

Sat 10/23 6pm: Catch a TIM BURTON DOUBLE FEATURE with EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (1990) + SLEEPY HOLLOW (1999) in 35mm at THE MAHONING DRIVE IN, Pennsylvania. More info HERE.

Sat 10/23 7pm: Strap in and get ready for THE 16TH ANNUAL AERO HORRORTHON featuring IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, 1994 + IT’S ALIVE, 1974 + HOUSE OF WAX, 2005 +
HORROR EXPRESS, 1972 + THE BRAIN, 1988
. All in 35mm (The Brain screens with new DCP from AGFA). At AERO THEATER x AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE. More info HERE.

Sat 10/23 1:30pm: Director Roger Corman’s most liberal Edgar Allan Poe adaptation is a charmingly offbeat comic fantasy, with Vincent Price as a benevolent sorcerer challenged by evil magician Boris Karloff to prove who is the most powerful. THE RAVEN (1963 / 35mm Print) screens at LOS FELIZ x AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE. More info HERE.

Sat 10/23 6:30pm: The absolutely iconic BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935 / 35mm Print) screens at MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE, New York City as part of their Universal Horror’s 90th Anniversary Collection. A must on the big screen! More info HERE.

Sat Oct 23 11:35pm: Off-the wall humour and some sensational sight gags make BEETLEJUICE (1988) a perfect storm of Tim Burton’s visual genius and Michael Keaton’s comedic timing. Screens as a late show at IFC CENTER, New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 10/23 8:30pm: Your favorite 80’s punk rock zombie movie is back with RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1985 / 35mm Print) plus a Live Music show after the film with VIDICON (members of Mindspiders & Kitbashes), plus the rigor-mortis-garage-punk sounds of Dallas’s THYROIDS at THE ETXAS THEATER, Dallas. More info HERE.

Sat 10/23 8pm: Devour a decadent Halloween themed Vincent Price Double Feature at THE REDFORD THEATER, Michigan with THE TINGLER (1959) + THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1951) w/ a Bugs Bunny Halloween Cartoon classic in rare 35mm! At THE REDFORD THEATRE, Michigan. More info HERE.

Sat 10/23 10pm: From the writer of ‘Juno’, JENNIFER’S BODY (2009) is a vastly underrated female-driven teen/horror/comedy/coming-of-age monster mash spiked with a wicked sense of humor, boundless metaphors and gruesome gore! Screens at THE LOFT CINEMA, Arizona. More info HERE.

Sun 10/24 5:30pm: Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath. It’s the Silent Swedish vision of all things witchy and hellish! HAXAN (1922) screens with Live Score by Reggie Watts as BRAINDEAD STUDIOS, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sun 10/24: Two of the most iconic and beloved horror classics of all time screen at The HOLLYWOOD LEGION THEATRE with Bela Lugosi as DRACULA (1931 / 35mm Print) at 2pm, and Boris Karloff as FRANKENSTEIN (1931 / 35mm Print) at 3:30pm. More info HERE.
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Sun 10/24 7pm:
Brian De Palma’s atmopsheric thriller is like ‘Blow Up’ but with sound as the clue to a murder. BLOW OUT (1981 / 35mm Print) screens at LOS FELIZ x AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE. More info HERE.

Sun 10/24 6:30pm: Don’t miss this one: David Fincher’s SE7EN (1995) screens with a rare original CCE Silver Retention 35mm print that provides a deeper black, higher contrast, and added grain. The ultimate way to see this influential modern noir. At THE NEW BEVERLY CINEMA, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sun 10/24 8:30pm: Wes Craven's classic slasher film A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) was the movie that saved New Line Cinema and birthed a juggernaut of a franchise. Screens at THE PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA, London. More info HERE.

Sun 10/24 2:30pm: Lily Tomlin puts her full array of comic gifts on display playing four different roles in screenwriter Jane Wagner’s sly feminist reworking of the 1957 science-fiction classic The Incredible Shrinking Man in THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WOMAN (1981 / 35mm Print) at THE METROGRAPH CINEMA, New York City. More info HERE.

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WEEKEND VIRTUAL CINEMA! NEON MARQUEE PRESENTS FRANKENHOOKER (1990) AND HOUSE OF WAX (1953) + THE FLY (1958)

Halloween is on the way so we’re diving into a cult fave and some Vincent Price greatness to mark the occasion!

Halloween is on the way so we’re diving into a cult fave and some Vincent Price greatness to mark the occasion!

First up on Friday Oct 22nd tune in at 9pm EST for FRANKENHOOKER (1990) where a New Jersey mad doctor (James Lorinz) rebuilds his girlfriend (Patty Mullen) with exploded body parts in a movie that infamously boasted a glowing recommendation from Bill Murray on it's poster! Shot on the grimy streets of pre-Bloomberg New York City it was awarded the B Movie of the Year by E! Entertainment News in 1990.

Plays with a short retro NYC themed horror trailer pre-show!

Stream via Facebook Live at 9pm EST Fri 10/22 HERE

And on Sunday Oct 24th at 7pm EST, we’re taking it back to the 50s with a Vincent Price Double Feature of HOUSE OF WAX (1953) + THE FLY (1958)! The man with a face and voice synonymous with horror chills stars in both, with HOUSE OF WAX originally released in 3D, itself a remake of 1933’s MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM. After intermission, stick around for the kitschy terror of THE FLY. An absolute classic, it spawned sequels and remakes after it left it’s iconic mark on cinema history.

Stream via Facebook Live at 9pm EST Sun 10/24 HERE

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HORROR CLASSICS, NEW RESTORATIONS AND MORE IN OUR WEEKEND ROUND UP (OCT 8TH - 10TH)

Halloween is coming, so whet that horror movie appetite with some old school slasher faves, plus our round up of new restorations and favorites on the big screen this weekend.

As Halloween approaches, its time for our favorite retro film houses to start serving up teases for the end of the month. A favorite time of year for cult movie fans, we’ll be highlighting more slasher and supernatural faves amongst the restorations and classics on offer on the big screen.

Please note many cinemas are now implementing proof of Covid 19 vaccine or negative test. Be sure to check if this applies to any screening and know before you go!

All Weekend: It's the acid trip Japanese horror classic followed by a totally gonzo, full-blast martial arts horror comedy. Catch HOUSE (1977) + ENCOUNTER OF THE SPOOKY KIND II (1990) both in 35mm at NEW BEVERLY CINEMA, Los Angeles. More info HERE.


Fri 10/08 8pm & Sat 10/09 2pm & 8pm: Join THE REDFORD THEATRE in Michigan for a Shadowcast production of BEETLEJUICE (1988) with THE GOBLIN KING PLAYERS. The performance group specialize in the preservation of classic film by bringing it to life as they expertly act out every element of the movie on stage in front of the screen with film accurate costumes, props and precision. More info HERE


All Weekend: Easily the most harrowing divorce drama ever made, Zuławski’s POSSESSION (1981) is a one-of-a-kind genre pastiche starring Sam Neill and Isabelle Adjani who won a César for her performance, one of the most grueling ever caught on films, that nearly made her quit acting. Screens at METROGRAPH, New York City. More info HERE.

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All Weekend: Get set for FREDDY FEST III at THE MAHONING DRIVE IN, Pennsylvania with three nights of hideous horror to haunt your dreams, kicking off with a Freddy flick, then going beyond Elm Street to feature films that either ripped off the franchise or were the result of its success. Lineup as follows: Fri 10/8: NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET + PROM NIGHT 2: HELLO MARY LOU + DESTROYER // Sat 10/9: NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: THE DREAM WARRIORS + DEADLY FRIEND + MAHAKAAL (1994) // NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5: THE DREAM CHILD + THE HORROR SHOW (1989). All on 35mm. More info HERE.

Ongoing: Newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative. Jean-Luc Godard's BREATHLESS (1960) screens at FILM FORUM, New York City until Oct 14th. More info HERE.

Fri 10/8 10:30pm: It's all for you Damien!... The eerie 70s horror thriller THE OMEN (1976), also believed to be a very cursed production, screens at BRAINDEAD STUDIOS, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

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Fri 10/8 Midnight: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy star in this Salem-set classic as the Sanderson Sisters, brought back from the dead to wreak havoc and devour the souls of children! HOCUS POCUS (1993 / 35mm Print) screens at THE COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Fri 10/8 Midnight: Paul Morrissey and star Udo Kier created this sumptuously depraved Euroshocker that tows the line between art and bad taste. BLOOD FOR DRACULA (1974 / New 4K Restoration) screens at NITEHAWK CINEMA, Brooklyn NY. More info HERE.

Fri 10/8 & Sat 10/9 Various session times: From legendary Italian horror master Lucio Fulci comes THE BEYOND (1981), a towering achievement of cinematic horror, a graphic frenzy of gory crucifixions, chunk blowing chain-whippings, throat-shredding demon dogs and more! THE BEYOND (1981) screens at THE FRIDA CINEMA, Santa Ana. More info HERE.

Fri 10/8 7pm & 9:15pm: The series that launched the modern Japanese horror craze RINGU (aka THE RING / 1998) screens at SYNDICATED SIDEWALK CINEMA, Brooklyn NY. More info HERE.

Sat 10/09 11:45pm: David Lynch finally got to create the nightmarish vision of his beloved small town the way he saw fit in the prequel TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME (1992). Screens at NITEOWL DRIVE IN, Miami. More info HERE.

Sat 10/9 Midnight: Gary Oldman, Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, and Anthony Hopkins star in director Francis Ford Coppola's visually stunning, passionately seductive version of the classic Dracula legend. Full of goegeous pracrtical, in-camera effects, BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA (1992 / 35mm Print) screens at THE COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

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Sat 10/9 Midnight: David Cronenberg's 1996 masterful minimalist adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s 1973 neo-futurist novel about sex and car crashes, is audacious and intense. CRASH (1996) screens at IFC CENTER, New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 10/9 9pm: From Dario Argento, maestro of the macabre and the man behind some the greatest excursions in Italian horror comes DEEP RED (1975) arguably the ultimate giallo movie, screening with a New Restoration at THE PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA, London. More info HERE.

Sat 10/09 2:30pm: Michelangelo Antonioni's first color film is a masterful study of modern alienation. RED DESERT (1965 / 35mm Print) screens at THE PARIS THEATRE, New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 10/09 Midnight: Welcome to the small town of Wheelsy, where not much happens. But evil slips in quietly, mutilated livestock appears and a woman goes missing, and an alien organism threatens to devour all life on Earth! James Gunn's SLITHER (2006 / 35mm Print) screens at THE MUSIC BOX THEATRE, Chicago. More info HERE.


Sat 10/09 10pm: Stunning cinematography, a killer soundtrack by rock group Goblin, and some of the most gruesome murders ever committed to celluloid, SUSPIRIA (1977) is Dario Argento’s crowning achievement in horror and a film unlike any other. Screens at THE LOFT CINEMA, Arizona. More info HERE.

Sat 10/09 10pm: A film that became a dark pop culture phenomenon. DONNIE DARKO (2001) celebrates its 20th Anniversary at THE PLAZA THEATER, Atlanta. More info HERE.

Sat 10/09 9pm: Bruce Campbell and Sam Reimi mix it up again in the enduring cult classic that is a perfect balance of horror and comedy. EVIL DEAD 2 (1987) screens at THE MAYFAIR CINEMA, Ontario. More info HERE.

Sun 10/10 3pm: The original horror classic CHILD’S PLAY (1988 / 35mm Print), preceded by the premiere of the pilot episode of the new TV series ‘CHUCKY’ screens at AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE x AERO THEATER. More info HERE.

Sun 10/10 2:30pm: Kubrick’s savage adaptation of Anthony Burgess’s 1962 novel is among the most infamous and controversial mainstream narrative movies ever made. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971 / New 4K DCP) screens at THE MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE, New York City. More info HERE.

Sun 10/10 12:15pm: It's not all singing and dancing in this super dark follow up to the technicolor original, that gave plenty of children memorable nightmares back in the 80s. RETURN TO OZ (1985) screens at PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA, London. More info HERE.

Sun 10/10 6:15pm: Before the much anticipated new version drops later this month, rediscover the much (unfairly) maligned and incredibly ambitious David Lynch production of DUNE (1984) at THE TEXAS THEATRE, Dallas. More info HERE.


Sun 10/10 5:30pm: Orson Welles and Rite Hayworth become entangled in yachting cruise in a complex murder plot in THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI (1947) screening at THE ROXY CINEMA, New York City. More info HERE.


Sun 10/10 7:30pm: Another Dario Argentio classic this weekend, this one featuring stunning cinematography by Vittorio Storaro and a phenomenal soundtrack by maestro Ennio Morricone. THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE (1970) screens at THE HOLLYWOOD THEATRE, Portland. More info HERE.

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35 YEARS OF BLUE VELVET & MORE ON THE BIG SCREEN THIS WEEKEND

What’s showing on the big screen at some of our favorite indie film houses this weekend from NYC to the UK including Blue Velvet, a new restoration of Goodfellas and Werner Herzog classics.

What’s showing on the big screen at some of our favorite indie film houses this weekend from NYC to the UK including Blue Velvet, a new restoration of Goodfellas and Werner Herzog classics. Dive in!

All Weekend: Celebrate 35 years of David Lynch’s erotically-charged neo-noir BLUE VELVET (1986) starring Lynch faves Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Dern, plus Dennis Hopper as one of cinemas most terrifying villains. Plus special art show! At THE FRIDA CINEMA, Santa Ana. More info HERE.

Fri 9/17 7pm: Back to back lineup of an original and a remake with THE HAUNTING (1963) + THE HAUNTING (1990). Double Feature at the brilliant BRAINDEAD STUDIOS, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Fri 9/17 7:30pm: A scheming ex-tennis pro wants his wealthy wife (immortal Grace Kelly) murdered so he can get his hands on her inheritance. Hitchcock’s DIAL M FOR MURDER (1964) screens at THE MICHIGAN THEATER, Ann Arbor. More info HERE.

All Weekend: New 4K Restoration of arguably the greatest modern gangster movie. Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Paul Sorvino star in Scorsese’s GOODFELLAS (1990) screens at FILM FORUM, New York City. More info HERE.

Fri 9/17 11:30pm: Martin Scorsese directs Willem Dafoe, Barbara Hershey, and Harvey Keitel in this visually breathtaking adaptation of the acclaimed novel. A controversial epic was heavily protested upon release, but has endured as one of the filmmaker's most personal works. THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST (1988 / 35mm Print) screens at THE COOLIDGE CORNER THEATER, Massachusetts. More info HERE.

Fri 9/17 10pm: A drug dealer Johnny decides to abandon his life of crime, but his mob bosses won’t let him break free so easy in this gritty thriller. Beautiful cinematography ALPHABET CITY (1984) is a slice of 80s NY grime. Screens in 35mm at AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE x LOS FELIZ. More info HERE.

Fri 9/17 11:45pm: When a Doctor’s son dies tragically, he decides to bury the boy’s body in a supposed burial ground with resurrection qualities. Naturally it all goes to hell. Catch PET SEMETARY (1989) late show at the NITEOWL DRIVE IN, Miami. More info HERE.

Sat 9/18 7:30pm: The creepy NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE (1979) is presented with a New Restoration of Werner Herzog’s retelling of the legend of Count Dracula at THE HOLLYWOOD THEATRE, Portland. More info HERE.

Sat 8/18 7:30pm: Masters of big screen dance classics, Fred and Ginger are at it again, this time to the music of George and Ira Gershwin. SHALL WE DANCE (1937 / 35mm Print) screens at THE DRYDEN THEATER, Rochester, NY. More info HERE.

Sat 8/18 10pm: Kurt Russel starts in John Carpenter’s colorful, kooky, ‘everything-but-the-kitchen-sink’ supernatural kung fu fantasy cult classic BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986) at THE LOFT CINEMA, Arizona. More info HERE.

Sat 8/18 9pm: King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal, low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles as only these legends of British comedy could do it. Catch MONTY PYTHON & THE HOLY GRAIL (1975) at THE MAYFAIR THEATER, Ontario Canada. More info HERE.

Sat 8/18 11:30am: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, and Edward G. Robinson are stuck in an off-season hotel as a raging hurricane bears down in the classic noir KEY LARGO (1948 / 35mm Print). As part of the ‘Revival Series’ at THE CHARLES THEATER, Baltimore. More info HERE.

Sat 9/18 5pm: Nicholas Cage, John Malkovich, John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, Danny Trejo, Ving Rhames & Dave Chappel star in Jerry Bruckheimers’s throw-everything-at-the-screen-and-then-blow-it-up 90’s action party CON AIR (1997 / 35mm Print) at THE TEXAS THEATER. Also screens Sunday. More info HERE.

Sun 9/19 6:30pm: Teens gone wild, 1950s style! Double Feature of James Dean in the enormously influential REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955) plus Russ Tamblyn and Jerry Lee Lewis in HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL! (1958). Both in 35mm. At The NEW BEVERLY CINEMA, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sat 9/18 2:30pm: An unforgettable ensemble of characters led by Jack Nicholson, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST (1975) swept the top five Oscars in 1976, the first film to do so since It Happened One Night in 1934. At THE PARIS THEATER, New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 8/18 8pm: Super film noir Double Feature at THE REDFORD THEATRE Detroit Michigan, featuring the electrifying femme fatale Gloria Grahame, in THE BIG HEAT (1953) and the groundbreaking director Ida Lupino with her unforgettable film, THE HITCHHIKER (1953). Plus noir-style fashion show by Detroit's own Flamingo Vintage! More info HERE.

Sun 9/19 11:30am: Marlene Dietrich and James Stewart star in DESTRY RIDES AGAIN (1939 / 35mm Print) as part of ‘Mornings with Marlene: Matinee Series’ at THE MUSIC BOX THEATER, Chicago. Also screens Saturday. More info HERE.

Sun 9/19 7pm: The brilliant original, followed by the unintentional hilarity of the ill advised remake. THE WICKER MAN (1973) + THE WICKER MAN (2006) screens as a Double Feature at BRAINDEAD STUDIOS, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Sun 9/19 6pm: One of Herzog’s most beloved films based upon the true story of a young man who suddenly appeared in Nuremberg in 1828, barely able to talk or walk, and bearing a strange note. THE ENIGMA OF KASPAR HAUSER (1974) screens at THE BRATTLE THEATER in Massachusetts. More info HERE.

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SUN 9/19 2:55PM: A fever dream space opera with an incredible cast and designs by Jean ‘Moebius’ Giraud and H.R. Giger that never came to pass, but its influence on the subsequent Hollywood sci-fi output was undeniable. JODOROWSKY’S DUNE (2013) is the brilliant doco on the doomed project, a must-watch for every genre fan and Dune enthusiast waiting for the 2021 version. At KINO ROTTERDAM. More info HERE.

Sun 9/19 6:30pm: A celebration of love and creative inspiration at the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. MOULIN ROUGE! (2001) at NIGHTFLIX DRIVE IN, Borden, UK. More Info HERE.

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BIG SCREEN PICKS FOR THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND (SEPT 3 - 6)

From Slashers to French new wave to Japanese body horror, it’s a super lineup of cult classics and favorites on the big screen across the Labor Day Weekend!

From Slashers to French new wave to extreme Japanese body horror, it’s a super lineup of cult classics and favorites on the big screen across the Labor Day Weekend!

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All Weekend 9/3 - 9/5: Are you ready genre fans? It's CAMP BLOOD VII at MAHONING DRIVE IN, Pennsylvania! Three retro slasher horror Triple Features, all in 35mm. Lineup includes (Fri 9/3) FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VI + HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME + HOUSE ON SORORITY ROW // (Sat 9/4) SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE + SCREAM FOR HELP + EYES OF A STRANGER // (Sun 9/5) SILENT RAGE + TEN TO MIDNIGHT + JASON X. More info HERE.

Fri 9/3 8:40pm: Dinosaur’s rule the earth again! JURASSIC PARK (1993 / 35mm Print) stills stuns with how well it’s VFX hold up almost 30 years later. On celluloid and not remastered within an inch of it’s life makes it look even better. Screens at The PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA, London. More info HERE

Fri 9/3 Midnight: Robert De Niro stars as the ‘God’s Lonely Man’ cabbie on the filthy streets of NYC’s bad old days in TAXI DRIVER (1976 / 35mm Print) at THE COOLIDGE CORNER THEATER. More info HERE.

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Fri 9/3 8:30pm: Pure 80s macho sci-fi action madness in VENDETTA DAL FUTURO aka HANDS OF STEEL (1986) at FILM NOIR CINEMA + VIDEO, Brooklyn NY. Shot in Arizona by an Italian Director, does this make it a ‘Spaghetti Cyborg Sci-Fi’? More info HERE.

Fri 9/3 7:30pm: Hitchcock’s voyeuristic masterpiece REAR WINDOW (1954), starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly screens at THE MICHIGAN THEATER, Ann Arbor. More info HERE.

All Weekend:
Spawn of way too many reboots and sequels, the original TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974) remains a textural, shocking and effective low budget exercise in terror. Screens at THE NITEOWL DRIVE IN, Miami. More info HERE.

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All Weekend: CONTEMPT (1963), Jean-Luc Goddard’s crucial film in the lauded French-Italian New Wave, screens at THE ROXIE CINEMA, New York City. More info HERE.

Fri 9/3 Midnight: It took about five minutes for this absolute train wreck of a film to zoom past universal critical scorn to absolute cult status as a new ‘midnight movie’. CATS (2019) screens at The MUSIC BOX THEATRE, Chicago. Also screens Sunday and Monday. More info HERE.

All Weekend (Fri - Mon): Hayao Miyazaki’s PRINCESS MONONOKE (1997) remains a landmark of animation and a film of unsurpassed power and beauty. Screens in original Japanese Dialouge w/ English Subtitles) at The LOFT CINEMA, Arizona. More info HERE.

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Sat 9/4 & Sun 9/5 3pm: The original bad boy of rock returns in his third cinematic outing, and probably most recognizable. Elvis Presley stars in JAILHOUSE ROCK (1957 / 35mm Print) at HOLLYWOOD THEATER Portland. More info HERE.

Sat 9/4 7:30pm: The fourth pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers is still the best. TOP HAT (1935 / 35mm Print) screens at THE DRYDEN THEATER, Rochester New York. Music by Irving Berlin. More info HERE.

Sat 9/4 7pm: John Waters’ demented SERIAL MOM (1994) stars Kathleen Turner as a suburban mother who will resort to any measure to keep her perfect American family just that – perfect! Screens at HOLLYWOOD THEATRE, Portland with guest hosts. More info HERE.

Sat 9/4 10pm: 1940s-style movie whimsy meets 70s Muzak to become discokitsch! XANADU (1980 / 35mm Print) stars Olivia Newton-John as a muse sent to Earth to inspire a directionless artist to open a roller-disco nightclub funded by aging, lonely moneybags Gene Kelly. Screens at AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE x LOS FELIZ. More info HERE.

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Sat 9/4: BILL & TED’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE (1988) screens as part of the Keanu Reeves’ birthday weekend at SYNDICATED SIDEWALK CINEMA, Brooklyn NY. More info HERE.

Sat 9/4 7:30pm: As pure a big screen experience as one could ever hope for DR ZHIVAGO (35mm Print) is made for being presented in a theatre. Screens at AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE x AERO THEATER. Also at MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE New York City in absolutely glorious 70mm.

Sat 9/4 8:30pm: Stanley Kubrick’s ultimate masterwork returns in the “un-restored” 4K DCP supervised by Christopher Nolan., offering no digital trickery or enhancements to ensure it recreates the cinematic event audiences experienced fifty years ago. 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) - 4K Restoration screens at TEXAS THEATER. More info HERE.

Sat 9/4 Midnight: Utterly ominous and relentless, IT FOLLOWS (2014) screens at COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE, Massachusetts with Haus of Oni horror drag preshow! More info HERE.

Sat 9/4 7pm: 20th Anniversary screening of Alfonso Curan’s Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN (2001 / 35mm Print), a film that moved Mexican film making onto an even larger world stage. Screens at KINO ROTTERDAM. More info HERE.

Sun 9/5 4pm: Cary Grant balances humor and intensity perfectly in this extremely fun caper of mistaken identity, featuring the crop dusting sequence, one of the most famous scenes every filmed. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959 / 35mm Print) screens at ROXIE CINEMA, San Francisco. More info HERE.

Sun 9/5 9:30pm: It is an absolute understatement to call this cult Japanese classic ‘bonkers’, but TETSUO, THE IRON MAN (1989) is the epitome of the cult cinema wave coming out if the late 80s into the early 90s and full of eye splitting cinematography. The difficult shoot resulted in much of the film crew abandoning the 18 month low budget production. Screens at the PLAZA THEATER, Atlanta. More info HERE.

Sun 9/5 6:30pm: Step Into a world of dark and seedy streets and vice squads with a 35mm Triple Feature of ANGEL (1983) + VICE SQUAD (1982) + SAVAGE STREETS (1984) at NEW BEVERLY CINEMA, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Mon 9/6 8:30pm: Filmmaker Amy Heckerling directs this decade-defining high-school comedy reworking of Jane Austin’s Emma. CLUELESS (1995) screens at AFI SILVER, Maryland. Also screens Fri 9/3. More info HERE.

Mon 9/6 7:30pm: A 35mm Double Feature of grandhouse martial arts classics with Jet Li in THE MASTER (1992) + L.A. STREETFIGHTERS (1985) from the Dirtector of Miami Connection at NEW BEVERLY CINEMA, Los Angeles. More info HERE.

Mon 9/6 5pm: Takashi Shimura gives a timeless performance in Akira Kuroswawa’s moving IKIRU (1956) as an aging bureaucrat with stomach cancer who must make sense of his final days. Screens. at PARIS THEATER New York City. More info HERE.

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CLASSICS AND FAVES ON THE BIG SCREEN THIS WEEKEND (AUG 27 - 28)

Those ‘damn dirty apes’, Dario Argento, Kubrick, Akira and much more across the big screen of some of our favorite film houses and Drive In’s this weekend.

Those ‘damn dirty apes’, Dario Argento, Kubrick, Akira and much more across the big screen of some of our favorite film houses and Drive In’s this weekend.

Fri 8/27 & 8/28: It’s a madhouse! Get set to go ape with the entire classic PLANET OF THE APES series on the big screen in 35mm spread across two nights. On Friday catch PLANET OF THE APES (1968) + BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES (1970), followed by ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES (1971) + CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (1972) + BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (1973) on Saturday. More info HERE.

The east village institution devoted to obscure finds and classic cinema the word over has finally reopened. Head along to the ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES in New York City and see what movie treasures await. More info HERE.

Now showing: Tensions flare across a blazing hot summer’s day in Brooklyn New York in a New 4K Restoration of Spike Lee’s DO THE RIGHT THING (1989) at FILM FORUM, New York City. Until Sept 2nd. More info HERE.

Fri 8/27 10pm: VIVA (2007) a cult retro spectacular by Anna Biller (The Love Witch), screens at LOS FELIZ THEATER x AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE More info HERE.

Fri 5/27 9:30pm: An infamous Australian classic, WELCOME TO WOOP-WOOP (1997) was Stephan Elliot’s (Priscilla Queen Of The Desert) disastrous flop follow up that has been regarded as one of the worst movies to come out of the country, naturally making it a local cult classic! Screens at Portland’s HOLLYWOOD THEATRE. More info HERE.

Fri 8/27 9pm: DARK SIDE OF OZ returns to THE TEXAS THEATER. Back by Popular request in 5.1 surround! THE WIZARD OF OZ special Dark Side of Oz edition with Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon acting a Synchronous soundtrack to the classic 1939 film. Original 1939 version screens on Sun. 8/29 at 5pm. More Info HERE.

Fri 8/27 & Sat 8/28: Ridley Scott’s sci-fi noir classic returns to the big screen where it belong with BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT (1982 / 2007) at Marylands’s AFI SILVER. More info HERE.

Sat 8/28 4pm: MR. HULOT”S HOLIDAY (1953 / 35mm Print) is the delightfully funny French classic from Jaques Tati, screening at THE AERO THEATER x AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE in Santa Monica. More info HERE.

Sat 8/28 3pm: Clare Denis’ BEAU TRAVAIL (1999), a flow of hypnotic images that ultimately explode in one of the most startling and unforgettable endings in all of modern cinema, screens at NYC’s ROXY CINEMA. More info HERE.

Sat 8/28 2:45pm: Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman star in the masterwork tale of the scandal that brought down the Nixon Presdiency in ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (1976) screening at the PARIS THEATER in New York City. More info HERE.

Sat 8/28 7:30pm: Stunning performances by Delroy Lindo, Harvey Kietel, Mekhi Phifer and Isaiah Washington populate Spike Lee’s CLOCKERS (1995) screening at THE MICHIGAN THEATER.
More info HERE.

Sat 8/28 Midnight: Director Micheal Mann is the focus on the big screen at LA’s NEW BEVERLY CINEMA. Amongst the lineup is a midnight screening of MANHUNTER (1986 / 35mm Print) , the first adaptation of Thomas Harris’ Red Dragon (precursor to Silence of the Lambs, and the introduction of Hannibal Lector). More info HERE.

All Weekend: The Eye popping New 4K Restoration of seminal anime classic AKIRA (1988) screens at NORTHPARK THEATER, Buffalo NY. Still virtually unmatched in the world of animation some three decades later. More Info HERE.

All Weekend: SIDEWALK CINEMA x SYNDICATE in Brooklyn, NY continues this weekend with PUNCH DRUNK LOVE (Fri 8/27), MOVERN CALLAR (Sat 8/28) and BLOW UP (Sun 8/29). Tickets are free, first come first served with table service. Films start at 8:30pm. More info HERE.

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Sat 8/28 4pm: The acclaimed holiday classic TOKYO GODFATHERS (2003), from master director Satoshi Kon (Paprika, Perfect Blue), returns in a brand-new restoration at San Francisco’s ROXIE CINEMA. Co-written by Keiko Nobumoto (Cowboy Bebop). More info HERE.

Sat 8/28 9:30pm: Throw yourself into the world of the jack-of-all-trades Director John Carpenter via a marathon of classics at London’s PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA. Five films back to back with ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK + THEY LIVE followed by the ‘THE APOCALYPSE TRILOGY’ of THE THING + PRINCE OF DARKNESS + IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS. More info HERE.

More Midnight favorite are back at THE MUSIC BOX THEATRE this weekend with THE ROOM (2003 / 35mm Print) on Fri 8/27 and THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975 / 35mm Print) on Sat 8/28. More info HERE.

Sun 8/29 9pm: Inspired by the E.C. comics of the 1950s, director George A. Romero and writer Stephen King bring five tales of terror to the screen! Catch CREEPSHOW (1982) at THE MAYFAIR CINEMA in Ontario. Also screens Fri 8/27. More info HERE.

Sun 8/29 12:30pm: Still the ultimate trip... Kubrick's big screen masterpiece remains a true testament to the craft of the cinematic medium and MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE in NYC provides the best way to see 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, on the big screen in 70mm as the Director intended. More info HERE.

Sun 8/29 10am: A look at the Gullah culture of the sea islands off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia set in 1902, DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST (1991) screens at the magnificent SENTATOR THEATRE, Baltimore. More info HERE.

Sun 8/29 7pm: Dario Argento Doulble Feature of SUSPIRIA (1977) + THE CAT O’ NINE TAILS (1971), full of Argento’s trademark use of space, lighting and grandiose set pieces, screens at Santa Ana’s FRIDA CINEMA. More info HERE.

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