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!
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.