Movies from the master every week, all month long
- Week One -
At first, Jack Burton seems like yet another tough-guy role for Kurt Russel. But appearances can be deceiving, because Burton is a jackass. It’s that jackassery that makes Big Trouble in Little China so much fun, and make room for Wang Chi (Dennis Dun) to step up as the story’s real hero.
Saturday (7/5) - 9:45
Monday (7/7) - 4:40
Thursday (7/10) -7:00
- Week Two -
Escape from New York is a movie only John Carpenter could pull off; an improbable fusion of tough guy action, oddball satire, and dystopic grit. In the dark future of 1997, the island of Manhattan has been converted into a prison. After Air Force One crashed inside, alienated war hero Snake Plissken (Kurt Russel) has 24 hours to break in, and bring him back.
Friday (7/11) - 7:00
Saturday (7/12) - 7:00
Sunday (7/13) - 4:45
Tuesday (7/15) - 7:00
After a catastrophic earthquake separates Los Angeles from the mainland, it too is turned into a lawless prison. When a stolen doomsday device is smuggled into the wasteland, the U.S. government again turns to resident Major-City-Turned-Island-Prison escape expert Snake Plissken.
Saturday (7/12) - 9:15
Sunday (7/13) - 7:00
Monday (7/14) - 7:00
- Week Three -
Host Tony DiBern joins of for a special Paracinema presentation of the woefully underseen Prince of Dakness. When a group of students and scientists discover a lost artifact in an abandoned church, they unleash an ancient evil on themselves, and all humanity.
One night only!
Friday (7/18) - 7:00
Written, directed, scored, and edited by John Carpenter two years before Halloween. Assault on Precinct 13 follows a group of police and convicts forced to join forces inside a soon-to-be-closed L.A. police station. The reason? They must defend themselves against Street Thunder, a vicious gang with a blood oath to kill someone trapped inside.
Saturday (7/19) - 7:00
Sunday (7/20) - 4:45
Thursday (7/24) - 7:00
- Week Four -
Join us as we celebrate our 4-year anniversary with back-to-back shows of They Live and The Thing — the same movies we played for our grand opening!
Shows are ticketed independently for folks who can’t stay all night, but we highly recommend you make a night of it. It’s always a blast, and we’ve got a few surprises up our sleeve this year.
There are only 2 movies we've played every year since re-opening, and John Carpenter's anti-commercialist joyride They Live is one of them. Roddy Piper stars as the iconic John Nada, a drifter stumbles upon a unique pair of sunglasses that reveal aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.
Friday (7/25) - 7:00
Saturday (7/26) - 7:00
The Thing is one of the best horror films ever made, thanks to the incredible combination of John Carpenter, Kurt Russel, and make-up effects genius Rob Bottin (whose credits include Total Recall, Seven, and many more).
Friday (7/25) - 9:10
Saturday (7/26) - 9:10