Enter ChateauGRRR’s Plague Day at the Faire Contest
Win 2 tickets and transportation to and from* the Bristol Renaissance Faire for Kitty Zombie’s Plague Day from Chateau GRRR – details at http://www.chateaugrrr.com/plaguedaycontest.html.
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A Facets Night School on the Italian zombie film, Cemetery Man!
Saturday, August 29 at MIDNIGHT
“Cemetery Man”: The Last of the Great Italian Knock-Offs
Facets Night School presents
Cemetery Man (directed by Michele Soavi, 1994)
Rupert Everett (“The Madness of King George”) stars in this horror-comedy (based on the best-selling novel by Tiziano Sclavias) as a hapless Italian groundskeeper who has a cemetery full of vengeful dead who won’t stay dead, including the woman he loves (Anna Falchi, “The City of Lost Children”). Facets Media Relations Coordinator Patrick Ogle looks at this acclaimed, though oft-overlooked, zombie fave, digging into zombie symbiotics, symbols and signs of the living dead, and how the film falls into the great Italian horror tradition.
About Facets Night School:
Facets Night School digs into cinema’s wild side with special Saturday night, midnight lectures on cult favorites led by Facets’ staff, followed by screenings of the films and post-screening discussions. Each student receives an educational packet for the films full of notes, essays, articles, a bibliography for further reading and more with admission. DVD give-aways and pre-class grindhouse trailers round out the night. All for only $5!
Lectures start at midnight!!
Further details on the lectures, films and presenters, as well as tickets, available here:
http://www.facets.org/pages/nightschool.php
Facets Night School is held at Facets Cinematheque, 1517 West Fullerton Ave., Chicago, IL 60614 (near the corner of Fullerton and Ashland)
Leave a Comment Go to Post...A Facets Night School on the supernatural horror film, God Told Me To!
Saturday, August 1 at MIDNIGHT
Mystery Play Freakout!!, or What Would Manson Do?: The Religion of Paranoia vs. The Paranoia of Religion in a Psycho ’70s Apocalyptic Smack-Down
Facets Night School presents
God Told Me To (directed by Larry Cohen, 1976)
In this epic suspense thriller by director Larry Cohen, a series of bizarre, motiveless murders send a religious New York cop on a manhunt for a mysterious cult leader. Facets staffer Bruce Neal digs into this oddity from the famed director behind cult classics such as “It’s Alive” and “Q the Winged Serpent,” examining the film’s history, its projections of religion and paranoia in the 1970s, and more.
About Facets Night School:
Facets Night School digs into cinema’s wild side with special Saturday night, midnight lectures on cult favorites led by Facets’ staff, followed by screenings of the films and post-screening discussions. Each student receives an educational packet for the films full of notes, essays, articles, a bibliography for further reading and more with admission. DVD give-aways and pre-class grindhouse trailers round out the night. All for only $5!
Lectures start at midnight!!
Further details on the lectures, films and presenters, as well as tickets, available here:
http://www.facets.org/pages/nightschool.php
Facets Night School is held at Facets Cinematheque, 1517 West Fullerton Ave., Chicago, IL 60614 (near the corner of Fullerton and Ashland)
Leave a Comment Go to Post...Flashback Weekend 2009 : TICKETS NOW ON SALE!
Tickets for the Eighth Annual Flashback Weekend Chicago Horror Convention, October 23-25, have officially gone on sale at http://www.flashbackweekend.com/tickets.html – you can get your tickets online, right now!
Leave a Comment Go to Post...A Facets Night School on the martial arts/gore film, Riki Oh: The Story of Ricky!!
Saturday, July 25 at MIDNIGHT
Ha, Ha, Ha, Thud!: What’s So Funny About the Violence in “Riki Oh: The Story of Ricky”
Facets Night School presents
Riki Oh: The Story of Ricky (Directed by Ngai Kai Lam, 1991)
One of the most outrageously violent and gory martial arts films ever made, the Hong Kong production “Riki Oh” is so excessive that its many fans consider it a grotesque physical comedy more than an action film. The plot follows mild-mannered Riki, who takes vicious revenge on the drug dealers who killed his sister. He then lands in jail, where he becomes a hero to the oppressed inmates, eventually leading them in an uprising. Facets’ Lew Ojeda dives into the insanity to dissect a film that “gives new meaning to the term over-the-top” (Asian Cult Cinema).
About Facets Night School:
Facets Night School digs into cinema’s wild side with special Saturday night, midnight lectures on cult favorites led by Facets’ staff, followed by screenings of the films and post-screening discussions. Each student receives an educational packet for the films full of notes, essays, articles, a bibliography for further reading and more with admission. DVD give-aways and pre-class grindhouse trailers round out the night. All for only $5!
Lectures start at midnight!!
Further details on the lectures, films and presenters, as well as tickets, available here:
http://www.facets.org/pages/nightschool.php
Facets Night School is held at Facets Cinematheque, 1517 West Fullerton Ave., Chicago, IL 60614 (near the corner of Fullerton and Ashland)
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