Midnights at the New Beverly Cinema

November 1st, 2008

Amoeba Music and The New Beverly Theatre are proud to present some of cult film favorites at Los Angeles’ last full-time revival movie theater. See movies the way they’re meant to be seen - on the big screen and with an audience! A different film is showcased most Saturdays at midnight. All seats to the midnight shows are $7.00.

November

November 1 - Alien Nation (1988)
A few years from now, Earth will have the first contact with an alien civilization. These aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after years of quarantine but are victims of a new type of discrimination.

November 8 - The Stepfather (1987)
All about a “family values” man Jerry Blake who marries widows and divorcées with children in search of the perfect family. As soon as his new family members show signs of being human and not robots who will march unquestioningly to his tune, his dreams of domestic bliss begins to crumble, and he kills them. Then he alters his appearance, assumes an new identity, and skips to another town to begin the deadly ritual all over again

November 15 - William Friedkin’s Sorcerer (1977)
A group of outcasts from different backgrounds/nationalities are forced by misfortune to work in a remote oil drilling operation in South America. When fire breaks out of control, the outcasts are given the opportunity to earn enough money to get out by transporting two crates of unstable nitroglycerin through miles of jungle in ancient trucks. Will they succeed and regain their honor and citizenship, or get blown up for their efforts?


 November 22 Waxwork
(20 Anniversary! More fun than a barrel of mummies!)

November 29 Vanity Insanity Triple Feature!
Never Too Young To Die
Action Jackson
The Last Dragon
December

December 6 Phase IV
(Paramount archive 35mm print!)

December 27 New Year’s Evil

New Beverly Theatre
7165 West Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 938-4038

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8th Annual Shriekfest Film Festival Awards

October 29th, 2008

Shriekfest is an international festival and screenplay competition dedicated to getting horror/thriller/sci-fi/fantasy filmmakers and screenwriters the recognition they deserve. What makes their festival unique is that they proactively help the filmmakers and screenwriters by promoting their work to the industry.

The 2008 Shriekfest Film Festival Awards took place at Raleigh Studios, located at 5300 Melrose in Hollywood, CA. The screenings take place in the beautiful Chaplin Theatre which seats 171 people. The Chaplin Theatre also has Dolby surround sound capabilities.

The 8th Annual Shriekfest Film Festival Awards

Best Horror Feature Film: “Bane”
directed by James Eaves

Best Thriller Feature Film: “Alien Raiders”
directed by Ben Rock

Best Short Film: “Kirksdale”
directed by Ryan Spindell

Best Super Short Film: “Eel Girl”
directed by Paul Campion

Best Horror Feature Screenplay: “The Great American Nightmare”
written by Tom Manning

Best SciFi Feature Screenplay: “Scavengers”
written by Diana Kemp-Jones

Best Fantasy Feature Screenplay: “The Hercynian Ocrhid”
written by Melisa Ford

Best Short Screenplay: “Making the List”
written by Jesse Kyle Reisman

The Pretty/Scary Award**: “Side Effect”
directed by Liz Adams

Best Acting Performance: Rhoda Jordan in “Rule of Three”

Audience Choice Award: “The Open Door”
directed by Doc Duhame

Best Under 18 Film: “The Perfect Victim”
directed by Eric Badger

Best Under 18 Screenplay: “Big Kids Play Manslaughter
written by Kelsey Bollig

** Pretty/Scary Award sponsored & chosen by Pretty-Scary.net

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Starz Denver Film Festival - Halloween Horror Movies

October 28th, 2008

For all those that crave Horror films…

The Starz FilmCenter has a Horrific Double feature of two BRAND NEW films destined to become Halloween classics. Both films will be presented back to back with some great horror film trailers sandwiched inbetween (and a peek at their upcoming midnight series at the 30th Starz Denver Film Festival - THE WATCHING HOUR).

It’s the perfect event for Halloween don’t miss your chance to be a part of it. See both films for only $10!

Films In Program…

Blood Car
USA, 2007, 75 Minute Running Time Genre/Subjects: Black Comedy, HorrorLanguage: English

In the near future gas prices have reached astronomical highs nearing $40 a gallon. One man, Archie Andrews, an environmentalist elementary school teacher, is trying to discover an alternate fuel source. While experimenting with wheat grass, Archie accidentally stumbles upon a solution. That solution turns out to be blood. HUMAN BLOOD!

Murder Party
USA, 2007, 80 Minute Running Time Genre/Subjects: Black Comedy, HorrorLanguage: English

Synopsis: It’s Halloween night in Brooklyn. Chris (Chris Sharp), a lonesome and unremarkable fellow, finds a mysterious invitation on the street and follows it to what he thinks will be a fun costume party. It turns out to be a lethal trap set by a gang of deranged hipster artists. Their plan is to lure someone to their remote warehouse base and ritually murder them as part of an extreme artistic event. As the booze-and-drug-fueled night wears on, rivalries within the group flare up with violent consequences. A body count accrues and Chris must take advantage of the ensuing chaos if he’s ever to escape the warehouse and survive the night. A deliciously over-the-top horror comedy written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier.

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