FREDDY, GIZMO & GHOULIES: THE WEEKEND PICK OF CULT FAVES & CLASSICS
Never sleep again! All night Nightmare on Elm Street marathon, 80s critter faves including a rare version of Gremlins and much more on the big screen this weekend!
All Weekend: See it big and see it spectacular as American Cinematheque at The Aero Theatre, Santa Monica presents the grandest of all cinematic formats: the majestic 70mm Print! Catch LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, STREETS OF FIRE, GERONIMO and SHORT CUTS as part of the ULTRA CINEMATHEQUE 70 FESTIVAL. More to come in the following weeks! More info HERE.
Fri 7/15th Midnight: A meteor lands in Japan, encasing the city in darkness. Martial law, panic and violent crime ensues as punk gangs rule the streets. Throw in a deadly virus causing flesh-eating zombies and you've got late night madness with BATTLE GIRL: THE LIVING DEAD IN TOKYO BAY (1991) at Spectacle Theatre, Brooklyn NY. More info HERE.
Fri 7/15th & Sat 7/16th: The 25th Anniversary of Hayao Miyazaki's epic adventure PRINCESS MONONOKE (1997) screens in original Japanese language format at The Astor Theatre, Melbourne. More info HERE.
Fri July 15th & Sat July 16th Midnight: Part horror, part comedy, with Ash (Bruce Campbell) battling horrifying demons at a secluded cabin in the woods. EVIL DEAD 2 (1987) screens in 35mm at The Music Box Theatre, Chicago for their stop motion festival. More info HERE.
All Weekend: In a brooding, visceral rock n' roll landscape, a motorcycle gang, led by Willem Dafoe kidnap a songstress diva (Diane Lane). Her hope for rescue lies with a soldier of fortune and his sidekick. Hot cars and deadly assassins aplenty in STREETS OF FIRE (1984) at The Grand Illusion Theatre, Seattle. More info HERE.
Fri July 15th & Sat July 16th 10pm: Put Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock on a bus, add a bomb, and don’t let that bus drop under 50 mph or else it will go BOOM, and you’ve got yourself one of the greatest action flicks of all-time! SPEED (1994) screens at The Loft Cinema, Arizona. More info HERE. https://loftcinema.org/film/speed/
Fri July 15th 2pm: A globe-trotting superspy’s concealed identity as a dull computer salesman gets turned topsy turvy when his dangerous new mission intersects with his hidden home life. Arnold Schwarzenegger & Jamie Lee Curtis are pitch-perfect as a wedded couple on the rocks, plus memorable support from Tom Arnold & Bill Paxton. TRUE LIES (1994) screens in 35mm at The New Beverly Cinema, Los Angeles. More info HERE.
Fri July 15th 7pm: Could this movie even be made today? One of Hollywood's biggest stars at the time (Burt Reynolds) teams up with a Country music legend, as Miss Mona (Dolly Parton) runs the Chicken Ranch, a brothel with a long history in a small Texas town. THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS (1982) screens at The Frida Cinema, Santa Ana. More info HERE.
Ongoing: Brand New 4K restoration for the 50th Anniversary of Luis Buñuel's THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISE (1972) screens at Film Forum, New York City. More info HERE.
Sat July 16th 5pm: A brilliant double feature of Joe Dante's beloved critter comedies with GREMLINS (1984 / Rare preview version print) plus, one of the greatest anti-sequels ever, GREMLINS 2 (1990) both in 35mm at The Castro Theatre, San Francisco. Plus Dante in attendance for Q&A! More info HERE.
Sat July 16th 6pm: It's a Double Feature tribute to 'Magick, Mayhem, and Little Rubber Monsters' at The Colonial Theatre, Pennsylvania with GHOULIES (1984) + THE GATE (1987) both in 35mm! More info HERE.
Sat 7/16th 1:45pm & Sun 7/17th 6:15pm: This riveting biopic, directed by Spike Lee's examines one of the leading forces of the United States’ civil rights movement, destined to be remembered as one of the greatest men of his era. MALCOLM X (1992) screens in 35mm at The Belcourt, Nashville. More info HERE.
Sat 7/16th 4pm: Tart, smart, but cut with an unapologetic dose of sweetness, SLUMS OF BEVERLY HILLS (1998) stars one of the queens of 90s indie cinema Natasha Lyon and is rightfully deserving of it's cult status. Screens in 35mm at American Cinematheque at Los Feliz. More info HERE.
Sat 7/16th 8pm: Lady Divine becomes enraged when her boyfriend cheats on her and descends into a life of murder and mayhem in John Waters' MULTIPLE MANIACS (1970) screening at Braindead Studios, Los Angeles. More info HERE
Sat 7/16th 2pm: The first film version of Ira Levin’s novel was a moderate success upon release, but over the decades it has achieved cult status, the story, of women’s forced sublimation into traditional gender roles, continuing to horrify each new generation of film-goers. THE STEPFORD WIVES (1975) screens in 35mm at MOMA, New York City. More info HERE.
Sat July 16th 8:30pm: Brian De Palma’s ultraviolent, ultra-quotable, ultra-colorful, ultra-everything remake of Howard Hawks’s gangster classic is a crass, visually loud, massively deranged and gleefully disreputable tale of the rise and plunging downfall of a Cuban immigrant turned Miami drug kingpin. SCARFACE (1983) screens in 35mm at The Metrograph, New York City. More info HERE. https://metrograph.com/film/?vista_film_id=9999000203
Sat July 16th 2pm, 6pm & July 17th 2pm : Robin Williams shines as the charismatic genie in the enduring classic from the 90s Disney renaissance. ALADDIN (1992) screens at The Plaza Theatre, Atlanta. More info HERE.
Sat July 16th 9pm: Ramones fanatic and delinquent Riff Randell battles it out with the strict new principal of Vince Lombardi High School, with a little help from the New York punk rockers. ROCK ’N ROLL HIGH SCHOOL (1979) screens at The Mayfair Theatre, Ontario. More info HERE.
Sat July 16th Midnight: Fight of the fear (and the need for sleep) with an Elm Street all nighter! Experience terror beyond your wildest dreams as all seven original films from the series, all from 35mm prints, screen for A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET MARATHON at The Coolidge Corner Theatre, Massachusetts. Midnight until noon! More info HERE.
Sun 7/17th 2pm: John Woo's unmatched violent ballet of all our chaos HARD BOILED (1992), starring Chow Yun-Fat screens in 35mm at The Roxie Theatre, San Francisco. More info HERE.
Sun 7/17th 8pm: Updating Pierre Choderlos’ Dangerous Liaisons for the late 90s, CRUEL INTENTIONS (1999) transposes perfectly to the wealthy, private school teen set of New York City. Screen in 35mm at The Roxy Cinema, New York City. More info HERE.
Sun 7/17th 5:45pm: What's up doc?! Once upon a time, cinema matinees were the only way for kids to experience cartoons, so join Bugs, Daffy and the gang for a selection of treasured LOONY TUNES CLASSICS at The AFI Silver Maryland. More info HERE.
Sun 7/17th 2:40pm: Steve McQueen stars as a hard-bitten police detective assigned to protect the star witness in a Congressional investigation. BULLITT (1968), contains one of the greatest car chases ever filmed and screens at The Paris Theatre, New York City. More info HERE.