BeetleJuice – October 27, 2016 @ 7:30 PM Film Events October 7, 2016April 10, 2020 Beetlejuice - Buy Tickets Now! The Name In Laughter From The Hereafter 1988 / The Geffen Company | IMDB Listing In a crazy comedic mash-up of such famous "ghostly" films as TOPPER, THE CANTERVILLE GHOST, TIME OF THEIR LIVES, POLTERGEIST, THE AMITYVILLE HORROR and ANIMAL HOUSE (haha!), we are bringing you Tim Burton's BEETLEJUICE. Following Burton's first feature, PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE, BEETLEJUICE was the surprise hit of 1988, cementing Burton's place as an influential Hollywood directing talent and also boosting the careers of Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder, who would work with Burton on movies to come. Burton's outlandish horror comedy has ghostly newlyweds Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis finding their beloved New England home taken over by revolting yuppies. To get rid of them they hire a "freelance bio-exorcist" named Beetlejuice. Revel in Winona Ryder as the estranged gothic daughter of the new family, Danny Elfman's music and Harry Belafonte's vocals, delightfully demented visuals, and Keaton's full-on comedic whirling dervish! Beetlejuice won the Academy Award® for Best Makeup for Ve Neill, Robert Short and Steve LaPorte. Schedules permitting, we will have Robert Short and Steve LaPorte on stage before the feature to discuss their work on the film. Tim Burton's Vincent (1982) will kick off the show Vincent Malloy is seven years old. He's always polite and does what he's told. For a boy his age he's considerate and nice, But he wants to be just like Vincent Price. In 1982 Tim Burton was an apprentice animator at the Walt Disney Studio. He made VINCENT while there, the story of a little boy who wants to
Son of Frankenstein With Sara Karloff and Bela Lugosi, Jr. – October 29, 2015 @ 7:30 PM Film Events October 29, 2015April 10, 2020 Son of Frankenstein 1939 / Universal By 1938, Universal Studios was certain that the public appetite for horror films had faded and they abandoned the genre. That same year, a nationwide re-issue of Dracula and Frankenstein on a double bill played to packed theatres across the nation and quickly brought them to their senses. Instead of a low-budget cheapie to cash in on the re-born craze for horror films, Son of Frankenstein under the direction of Rowland V. Lee, proved to be a handsomely-produced entry in the cycle. Filmed on the most expressionistic sets of any horror film since The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, George Robinson's gorgeous black-and-white cinematography captures every shadow, every out-sized distortion beautifully. Son of Frankenstein is also blessed with perhaps the greatest horror film cast ever. Karloff gives his farewell performance as the creature and Bela Lugosi’s portrayal of Ygor is creepy, roguish, even pitiable, and one is reminded of what a fine actor he could have been with a role worthy of his talent. Presiding over all of this is the solid presence of Basil Rathbone as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein. Watch for scene-stealer Lionel Atwill, who delivers his definitive screen role as the one-arm Inspector Krogh. This first-rate production gave a whole new meaning to the Baron’s famous shout out: "It’s alive!" Sara Karloff and Bela Lugosi Jr. will join us onstage at the Alex Theatre to discuss their fathers' careers and the horror films that made them famous. Basil Rathbone was chosen to play Baron Wolf von Frankenstein. Fresh off his success in The Adventures of
18th Annual Three Stooges® Big Screen Event – November 28, 2015 Film Events October 7, 2015November 9, 2016 Eat, Drink, and Smack Larry, for tomorrow there is Pie! There's a Stooge in my Soup!! 1936 - 1947 / Columbia Our 18th Annual Alex Film Society Three Stooges Big Screen Event! showcases six classic Stooges shorts featuring Moe, Larry, Curly and Shemp preparing, throwing and wearing food. Will high society matrons be hit in the face with cream pies? Soitenly! Pain In The Pullman (1936, Preston Black) Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb (1938, Del Lord) Idiots Deluxe (1945, Jules White) Crash Goes The Hash (1944, Jules White) Sing A Song Of Six Pants (1947, Jules White) Dutiful But Dumb (1941, Del Lord) Buy tickets now!
