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2001: A Space Odyssey
G
2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968 Directed by Stanley Kubrick THE ULTIMATE TRIP. Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world’s most advanced super computer.
American Football (Live in Los Angeles)
American Football (Live in Los Angeles) is an intimate concert film celebrating the 25th anniversary of the band’s iconic debut album. Featuring live performances and candid interviews with the band, Ethel Cain, Yvette Young, and M.A.G.S., the film captures the legacy and unexpected staying power of a group that helped define a genre.
Basement presents Return of the Living Dead on VHS
R
Basement VHS Presents... The Return of the Living Dead, 1985 Directed by Dan O’Bannon THEY’RE BACK FROM THE GRAVE AND READY TO PARTY! When a bumbling pair of employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to re-animate as they go on a rampage seeking their favorite food: brains!
Blues Run the Game: The Tale of Jackson C. Frank
DOC'N ROLL PRESENTS: Blues Run the Game: The Strange Tale of Jackson C. Frank (SF Premiere with Q&A from co-producer Tanner Smith) Amidst Soho’s flourishing folk scene of the mid-60s, Jackson C. Frank released a masterpiece album, produced by fellow American expat Paul Simon. Jackson was close to Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel and was a vital musical influence for so many, like Bert Jansch, Nick Drake, Counting Crows, Graham Coxon, John Mayer and Laura Marling. However, after the release of his album, he disappeared without a trace. With physical disabilities and severe PTSD as a result of a childhood tragedy, his mental health deteriorated. While absent, his musical influence greatly increased over the years. That’s when a young music fan decided to seek him out. This film follows in Frank's footsteps to unknot the threads of a unique artist with a dire fate.
La Curandera Cumbiambera (with Live Music)
La Curandera Cumbiambera: The Earth is dying and being ruled by a mutant dictator and he’s on a quest to conquer new worlds. A small group of animals band together to fight back and summon the ancient healers for help in battle. with live music from Ritmos Tropicosmos and DJ Sizzle Fantastic and a conversation with director Ivan Flores & Jesús Iñiguez
Lady Vengeance
Rfor strong violent content - some involving children, and some sexuality
After being wrongfully convicted of kidnapping and murdering a young child, a beautiful young woman (Lee Young-ae) is imprisoned for 13 years and forced to give up her own daughter. While in prison she gains the respect and loyalty of her fellow cellmates, all the while plotting her vendetta on the man responsible(Choi Min-Sik). Upon her release she sets in motion an elaborate plan of retribution, but what she discovers is a truth so horrifying, even revenge doesnt seem punishment enough
Media Meltdown Movie Madhouse: Black Rose Mansion
BLACK ROSE MANSION Following the popularity of our screening of Black Lizard last Pride, Media Meltdown Movie Madhouse takes a look this year at the film’s spiritual successor, Black Rose Mansion! Reuniting director Kinji Fukusaku (The Green Slime, Battle Royale) and drag acting legend Akihiro Miwa, this film is dripping in gothic melodrama, surreal twisted love affairs, lush fashion, and sumptuous performances. Miwa moves from playing a criminal mastermind in Black Lizard to a woman who seemingly drives men mad with desire from her unearthly beauty. The lurid decadence is to die for! So get your affairs in order before entering the… Black Rose Mansion! 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!
Media Meltdown Movie Madhouse: Final Destination 3
FINAL DESTINATION 3: THRILL RIDE EDITION In honor of the release of the sixth film in the franchise, Media Meltdown is looking back at a fan favorite installment - Final Destination 3! The one with the roller coaster! And the nail gun! But we’re not only watching the film, we’re living it! Not only will you be stepping into the immersive Movie Madhouse Final Destination experience, we will be watching the film using the DVD bonus feature THRILL RIDE EDITION! In this scenario, Kafka and Piranha will lead the audience in challenging Death itself by playing the “Choose Their Fate” version of the film. At key moments, the audience will be asked to make a choice, which highlights alternate versions of scenes and ultimately, if played carefully, can result in saving one character’s life! 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!
So I Married an Axe Murderer
So I Married an Axe Murderer, 1993 Directed by Thomas Schlamme THE HONEYMOON WAS KILLER. Just after a bad breakup, Charlie MacKenzie falls for lovely butcher Harriet Michaels and introduces her to his parents. But, as voracious consumers of sensational tabloids, his parents soon come to suspect that Harriet is actually a notorious serial killer – “Mrs. X” – wanted in connection with a string of bizarre honeymoon killings. Thinking his parents foolish, Charlie proposes to Harriet. But while on his honeymoon with her, he begins to fear they were right.
Spirited Away (Dubbed)
G
Spirited Away, 2001 ‘千と千尋の神隠し’ Directed by Hayao Miyazaki A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
Spirited Away (Subtitled)
G
Spirited Away, 2001 ‘千と千尋の神隠し’ Directed by Hayao Miyazaki A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
The Code
When Celine begins filming a documentary about her failing relationship, her boyfriend, Jay, becomes suspicious that she may have an ulterior motive: to cancel him. In a paranoid attempt to seize authorship over the film, Jay sets up hidden cameras and tries to entrap Celine into problematic behavior he can record as insurance. As their secret surveillance escalates, they find themselves creating a movie full of absurd, erotic and highly performative scenes, with a wild cast of characters. But when another couple’s whirlwind marriage puts Jay and Celine’s dysfunctional dynamic into perspective, the two of them must use all the cinematic moments they've shared to try and save their love, in this high-concept relationship comedy that asks, “Who’s in control of the narrative?”