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A Chinese Ghost Story
In this martial arts film, Ning Choi-san (Leslie Cheung), a traveling tax collector, takes shelter for the night in an abandoned temple. When he meets the lovely maiden Nip Siu-sin (Tsu-hsien Wang), Ning immediately falls for her. Unfortunately, Ning later discovers that she is a ghost who is forced to serve a cruel demon, and he resolves to save her from the evil spirit. Enlisting the aid of Taoist warrior Yin Chik-hsia (Ma Wu), Ning ventures into a supernatural realm to save Nip's soul.
Basement presents: IT on VHS (with Director Q&A)
Rfor violence/horror, bloody images, and for language.
Basement VHS Presents... In 1960, seven preteen outcasts fight an evil demon that poses as a child-killing clown. Thirty years later, they reunite to stop the demon once and for all when it returns to their hometown. The two-part TV miniseries comes to the big screen courtesy of Basement VHS. In-person Q&A with Director Tommy Lee Wallace to follow the screening. Costumes highly encouraged! Basement is an art collective and VHS archive in the Mission District of San Francisco, CA. They host a weekly film screening and radio show on Radio Valencia.
Deadbeat at Dawn with LIVE MUSIC
Goose leaves the gang life behind after pleas from his girlfriend. But it isn’t long before he’s pulled back into the world of violence. Opening Live Set from Meat Hook & the Vital Organs Presented by Trash & Treasures with Special Guest Horror Host Lance Von MeatHook DOORS at 7:00 PM MUSIC at 7:30 PM FILM at 8:15 PM
Elephant Gym: More Real Than Dreams
Elephant Gym successfully completed a world tour spanning 60 cities across 23 countries. However, behind this achievement lay an unseen crisis of disbandment, along with hidden conflicts and struggles. What does it truly mean to be a band? The film was first screened in October 2025 at the Kaohsiung Film Festival, one of Taiwan’s leading film festivals, and will also be shown in theaters in both Japan and Taiwan. While their world tour across 23 countries and 60 cities was a major success, the film reveals the untold story behind it—including a looming breakup crisis during its preparation, as well as the band’s internal conflicts and struggles. “If your dreams were to become reality, what price would you be willing to pay?“ Elephant Gym, an instrumental band from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, has been creating indie music since its formation in 2012. Their sound blends complex rhythms with irregular time signatures and sophisticated melodies. In Taiwan, their avant-garde musical style often raised the question: who would even listen to this? However, in 2024, they embarked on a world tour covering 23 countries and 60 shows, including three performances in the Philippines. They captivated audiences worldwide and firmly established their presence. Yet behind the glamorous stage, there were deep struggles. Between guitarist Tell Chang and bassist KT Chang—who are siblings—there were conflicts between family ties and band dynamics. Drummer Chia-Chin Tu had to make the difficult decision to leave another band. And just before the world tour, the band faced a crisis that nearly led to their breakup—filled with unseen pain and clashes. Still, they chose to believe in their music and in their bond, and continued moving forward. From a niche genre to the global stage, Elephant Gym asks through their musical journey: What is a band made of people with different backgrounds? What does it mean for people to connect? Between dreams and reality, they found their own “truth.” Come witness that answer in theaters.
Evil Dead II
R
Ashley Williams travels to a secluded cabin in the woods with his girlfriend Linda where they find a tape recording of a professor and a book of evil. This unleashes a bunch of evil spirits that constantly terrorize Ash. Meanwhile a journalist comes to the area to study the book of evil. Ash and her end up having to survive this swarm of evil until morning comes.
House
R
Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip to the country to visit her aunt at their ancestral house. She invites her six friends, Prof, Melody, Mac, Fantasy, Kung Fu, and Sweet, to join her. The girls soon discover that there is more to the old house than meets the eye.
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
G
The Peanuts gang celebrates Halloween while Linus waits for the Great Pumpkin.
Labyrinth
PG
Labyrinth, 1986 Directed by Jim Henson WHERE EVERYTHING SEEMS POSSIBLE AND NOTHING IS WHAT IT SEEMS. When teen Sarah is forced to babysit Toby, her baby stepbrother, she summons Jareth the Goblin King to take him away. When he is actually kidnapped, Sarah is given just thirteen hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue him.
Love Massacre
Set in a surprisingly minimalist San Francisco, Patrick Tam’s stylish slasher movie manages to evoke both Antonioni and Mario Bava in this tale of a ravishing young co-ed (Brigitte Lin) whose studly boyfriend (Chang Kuo-chu) turns into a demented stalker after the suicide of his sister.
Media Meltdown presents: Cemetery Man
R
DELLAMORTE DELLAMORE: CEMETERY MAN (1994) “I’d give my life to be dead…” From director Michele Soavi (The Church, Stage Fright) comes a macabre masterpiece, 1994’s CEMETERY MAN, also known aptly as DELLAMORTE DELLAMORE (Of Death, Of Love). This Italian-French-German co-production stars British actor Rupert Everett (My Best Friend’s Wedding) as Franceso Dellamorte, a graveyard keeper tasked with putting the dead that rise each night. Despite his gristly job, Dellamorte is a romantic at heart. But is he free to find love, or is fate bound to something far darker? And what does the Angel of Death have to do with all of it? Inspired by Tziano Sclavi’s novel Dellamorte Dellamore and his comic character Dylan Dog (who was visually based on Everett), this film is equal parts scary, comedic, and sexy, with surprising surreal and philosophical developments as the plot develops. A must see film, straight from the cold expanse of Hell to ring in Halloween! MEDIA MELTDOWN MOVIE MADHOUSE Gender jesters Piranha Psychotronica and Kafka X bring you a new experience in cinematic depravity… Media Meltdown Movie Madhouse! Prepare yourself to enter into a world of face-flaying forgotten and forsaken films… Made-for-TV, Direct-to-Video, VCR games, underground cinema, and more wiley weirdness than your minds can handle! In a world dominated by AI, CGI, mega streaming platforms, and cinematic universes, Media Meltdown celebrates the amateur, the low-budget, the handmade, the experimental, and the weird! Commit yourself every 3rd Sunday to … MEDIA MELTDOWN MOVIE MADHOUSE!
The Buddy Holly Story
His story will have you singing, laughing, crying, cheering, and stomping your feet A chronicle of the rise and brief career of rock ’n’ roll star Buddy Holly, who aspires to play music the way he wants it to sound. Holly and his band, the Crickets, are first invited to record in Nashville, where they encounter creative differences with the producing staff. Later they play a major booking at the Apollo Theater, scheduled there under the mistaken assumption that they’re a black band. Holly’s career eventually goes solo – until the tragic day the music dies.
The Shining
R
The Shining, 1980 Directed by Stanley Kubrick HE CAME AS THE CARETAKER, BUT THIS HOTEL HAD ITS OWN GUARDIANS - WHO’D BEEN THERE A LONG TIME Though it deviates from Stephen King's novel, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining is a chilling, often baroque journey into madness -- exemplified by an unforgettable turn from Jack Nicholson. Signing a contract, Jack Torrance, a normal writer and former teacher agrees to take care of a hotel which has a long, violent past that puts everyone in the hotel in a nervous situation. While Jack slowly gets more violent and angry of his life, his son, Danny, tries to use a special talent, the "Shining", to inform the people outside about whatever that is going on in the hotel.