There’s No More Room in Hell, So Let’s Go Shopping — Facets Night School presents Dawn of the Dead
Saturday, June 27th
Facets Night School presents
“There’s No More Room in Hell, So Let’s Go Shopping”
A midnight lecture on George A. Romero’s 1978 zombie classic Dawn of the Dead, followed by a screening and post-screening discussion. Only $5!!
Romero’s sequel to Night of the Living Dead ups the zombie action, violence, blood and nihilism to follow a quartet who find refuge from the flesh-eating undead in an abandoned shopping mall. Or do they?
Facets editor Phil Morehart dishes on this landmark horror masterpiece, from its bleak satire of American consumerism, comic book action and groundbreaking gore FX to its impact upon the horror genre and regional independent filmmaking.
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’ expert staff, followed by screenings of the films and post-screening discussions. It’s a schooling in Midnight Movies that you won’t find anywhere else! Priced at only $5 per class, Facets Night School is a mind-blowing bargain.
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.
Lectures start at midnight!! Held at Facets Cinematheque, 1517 West Fullerton Ave., Chicago, IL
http://www.facets.org/pages/nightschool.php
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“Mean Spirited: Horror in the Naked City” — Facets Night School presents The Entity
Saturday, May 16th
Facets Night School presents
“Mean Spirited: Horror in the Naked City”
A midnight lecture on the 1982 horror film The Entity , followed by a screening and post-screening discussion. Only $5!!
In this under-rated, creepy horror sleeper, Barbara Hershey stars as a woman who is attacked frequently in the middle of the night by a terrifying, unseen entity. Her friends and family think she is going crazy – can a parapsychologist free her from the torment?
Facets staffer Miguel Martinez peers into the mysteries of this meaner, more vulgar version of Poltergeist, and also presents Outer Space, an experimental short compiled from Entity footage found in a trashcan in Austria.
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’ expert staff, followed by screenings of the films and post-screening discussions. It’s a schooling in Midnight Movies that you won’t find anywhere else! Priced at only $5 per class, Facets Night School is a mind-blowing bargain.
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.
Lectures start at midnight!! Held at Facets Cinematheque, 1517 West Fullerton Ave., Chicago, IL
http://www.facets.org/pages/nightschool.php
Leave a Comment Go to Post...Dreamers Beware: Freddy’s coming to Elk Grove, Hersey high schools
Students at two Northwest suburban high schools will have the chance be in the remake of a classic horror movie, with filming to be done on both campuses, an official said Sunday.
New Line Cinema wants to use Elk Grove High School and Hersey High School in Arlington Heights for an upcoming remake of the classic horror movie “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” Elk Grove High Principal Nancy Holman confirmed Sunday. The plans were announced to students during an assembly Friday.
According to the Internet Movie Database, filming began in Chicago on May 5, with Jackie Earle Haley as the razor-fingered Freddy Krueger. It is scheduled to be released on April 16, 2010.
Full Story at the Daily Herald.
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THEMS is a sci-fi thriller set in the year 2156, a volatile time when humans have exhausted many of the Earth’s natural resources. A crew of seven in search of the rare element Carbon9 has just completed a successful mission, filling the ship’s hold with rocks mined from an uncharted asteroid. As they ready for the three-month journey home, it’s clear they are not alone.
The survival horror show is improvised in a cinematic style around a loose story arc, and the characters are played as a study of human nature. The cast has created a fully fleshed-out background for each of their characters, who have secrets, fears, faults and desires that fuel their interactions—in other words, they’re played as real people. And to keep things fresh, THEMS will feature a special guest star each week, a mysterious stowaway found on board.
THEMS
10:30 pm Saturdays May 9 – June 27
The Playground Theater
3209 N Halsted St.
Chicago, IL
Tickets: $20 or group rates available for 10 or more
Reservations: 773.419.0571 or visit www.THEMSiscoming.com
THEMS
THEMS is a sci-fi thriller set in the year 2156, a volatile time when humans have exhausted many of the Earth’s natural resources. A crew of seven in search of the rare element Carbon9 has just completed a successful mission, filling the ship’s hold with rocks mined from an uncharted asteroid. As they ready for the three-month journey home, it’s clear they are not alone.
The survival horror show is improvised in a cinematic style around a loose story arc, and the characters are played as a study of human nature. The cast has created a fully fleshed-out background for each of their characters, who have secrets, fears, faults and desires that fuel their interactions—in other words, they’re played as real people. And to keep things fresh, THEMS will feature a special guest star each week, a mysterious stowaway found on board.
THEMS
10:30 pm Saturdays May 9 – June 27
The Playground Theater
3209 N Halsted St.
Chicago, IL
Tickets: $20 or group rates available for 10 or more
Reservations: 773.419.0571 or visit www.THEMSiscoming.com
