MARQUEE MONDAYS
In collaboration with the student-run WUD Film Committee, the Cinematheque brings back our Monday evening series of fun screenings that celebrate contemporary pop cinema. This season’s offerings include 35mm screenings of the unsurpassable original versions of Carrie and Robocop; Robert Zemeckis’ rowdy comedy I Wanna Hold Your Hand, which will screen 50 years and one day after The Beatles’ first appearance on Ed Sullivan; and Grindhouse Trailer-Bration, a 100-minute program of great and grungy coming attractions previews! The screenings take place on at the Marquee Theater in Union South. Grab a beer in the Sett and join us for movie fun!
- Mon., Jan. 27 | 7:00 PMMarquee
In the ultra-stylish first screen version of Stephen King’s pop novel, Spacek gives an Oscar-nominated performance as the much-abused adolescent who uses her telekinetic powers to exact revenge on her tormentors. De Palma elevates the teen-horror genres to operatic levels with an arsenal of visual tricks including split-screen and slow-motion photography.
- Mon., Feb. 10 | 7:00 PMMarquee
Five hopped-up Maplewood, NJ teens on the daytrip of a lifetime try their best to cross paths with The Beatles during their first trip to NYC. There’s no better way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of John, Paul, George and Ringo's first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show than with this sweet, sassy, frenetic and fab blast of Beatlemania from first-time director Zemeckis. Featuring many of the hallmark elements of his later triumph Back to the Future (a race against the clock, perfectly nostalgic period details, and a lightning storm infused climax) this rarely seen gem is worth screaming and shouting about. Uniformly winning performances abound, but in particular you will wonder how comic juggernauts Deezen, Di Cicco and Wendie Jo Sperber didn't wind up bigger stars. (BR)
- Mon., Mar. 10 | 7:00 PMMarquee
This marathon of movie trailers celebrates the sleaziest and cheesiest movies from cinema history, as well as some cool films that time forgot. These dynamic and funny pieces of movie advertising are an art form in themselves. Horror, sexploitation, sci-fi, action, and comedy are all on display in this tantalizing special program from the collection of Grindhouse Releasing. You’ll thrill to trailers from “classics” like Tintorera, Superchick, and The Rats Are Coming! The Werewolves Are Here! and many, many more!
- Mon., Apr. 28 | 7:00 PMMarquee
Weller stars as the title character in the unsurpassable original saga of the part human/part cyborg law enforcement officer, keeping the streets safe in an ultra-violent Detroit of the not-so-distant future. In director Verhoeven’s breathtakingly stylish dystopian satire, we learn the origins of Robocop/Murphy, who, along with partner Lewis (Allen) fights a vicious druglord (Smith) with ties to the corporation that created Robocop.