(4/23) PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE (1985) DIR. TIM BURTON @BRATTLE
When our generation is in nursing homes, and the Tom Brokaw of the 2050s writes his coffee table e-book about the Millenials,…
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(4/4 & 4/5) BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986) DIR. JOHN CARPENTER
John Carpenter is a horror filmmaker. Most of his movies fall into the genre, including at least two of the most perfect…
NEW RELEASE: NYMPH()MANIAC: VOLUME 1 (2014) DIR. LARS VON TRIER @KENDALL
In some ways, NYMPH()MANIAC: VOL. 1, Lars von Trier‘s newest symphony of provocation, almost seems less like an actual movie than a…
(3/22) HFC PRESENTS CARN-EVIL: FUNHOUSE (1981) DIR. TOBE HOOPER // KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER...
Ever since Forrest J. Ackerman published his first issue of Famous Monsters of Filmland (and likely long before), horror movie fandom has…
(3/21) CAT PEOPLE (1942) DIR. JACQUES TOURNEUR // THE CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE...
Pop quiz, hot shot. A young woman parts company with her date and begins walking home. As she makes her way down…
EARLY WARNING: (3/21 – 3/30) THE GLITTER OF PUTRESCENCE – VAL LEWTON AT RKO...
In describing his string of wildly successful horror films for RKO, 1940s power-producer Val Lewton once said, “Our formula is simple: A…
(3/16) VIVA LAS VEGAS (1964) DIR. GEORGE SIDNEY // ELVIS: THAT’S THE WAY IT...
Outside of the great civil rights heroes and some of the better presidents, few figures of the 20th century have attained American…
(3/15) DOUBLE FEATURE: INTERIOR. LEATHER BAR. (2013) DIR. JAMES FRANCO & TRAVIS MATHEWS //...
While maybe not quite a household name, William Friedkin will always be remembered for his monolithic twin entries in the 1970s “New…
(3/7 & 3/8) WILD AT HEART (1990) DIR. DAVID LYNCH @COOLIDGE
For whatever reason, WILD AT HEART doesn’t quite get the same love as the rest of David Lynch’s catalog. In some ways,…
(3/3) TRASH HUMPERS (2009) DIR. HARMONY KORINE – DIRECTOR IN PERSON! @HFA
Of all the left-field surprises to come out of Hollywood in recent years (see: two-time Oscar nominee Jonah Hill), few have been…
(2/25) WENT THERE: Trash Night Video Presents THE DIRT BIKE KID (1985) DIR. HOLTE...
In last year’s excellent documentary REWIND THIS!, film archivist Caroline Frick bemoans the lack of attention given to VHS preservation. It’s a…
(2/28 & 3/1) DARKMAN (1990) DIR. SAM RAIMI @COOLIDGE
When Sam Raimi was tapped to direct the first SPIDER-MAN movie, cult movie fans were left scratching their heads. Up to that…
