Screw laughs. That was last week. Hows about screams?
We commemorate that rarest and scariest of holidays: Friday
the 13th!
Not only will we be bring you 4 screens of 4 separate Friday
the 13th films shown simultaneously while the Brooklyn
band Goodnight Gunfight kicks out the jams.
But we'll also be playing you some of the best, sickest,
slickest, and unabashedly violent J-Horror
we could find. And we'll still be serving food. The most
violent films are noted below and are certainly not for
the faint of stomach.
This is a food/horror experiment. We hope it goes well.
Bathrooms are located within 25 feet of any given seat.
Sunday,
January 8 Two recent J-Horror 'classics' begin and end the week
7:30pm
Suicide Club (2002) 99 minutes
A detective searches for an explanation for a string of
suicides. Emails, J-Pop, the media, and someone named Genesis
are all at play.
Note: This film has extremely graphic violence,
particularly at the beginning. And then it settles down
to somewhat occasionally grisly scenes.
10pm
Gozu (2003) 129 minutes
Not really scary, boo! horror; more like, insanely disturbing
horror. Be prepared for a torrent of images that will sear
into your brain. The plot involves too many revelations
to get into, but rest assured this is a very stylized, thinkin'
persons story with heaps of violence.
Takashi Miike's films are featured all week and both these
films will repeat on Saturday at their respective same times.
Note: This film makes Suicide Club
seem PG. While not relentless, it is relentlessly effective
in its violence.
admission: FREE no reservations necessary, except for parties of
8 or more.
Tuesday,
January 10
Two 4 Tuesdays: Vistor Q vs. Videodrome Cronenberg and Miike together at last: TV really can
damage your brain
On Tuesdays we show 2 films at once that have some relation
to each other; whether by subject, title, actors, or total
whimsy. Each film is shown on two screens each. And we switch
the soundtrack between each seating. So. If you'd like to
watch a specific film come to the screening with that Audio
playing and the other film will play in your periphery as
it enters your subconscious.
Two masters of psychological horror, David Cronenberg and
Takashi Miike, face off in our simultaneous screening:
Visitor
Q (2001) 84 minutes
Sci-fi, cyber-fi, faux-doc. In Visitor Q, Takashi
Miike's protagonist is a failed former TV reporter who sets
out to make a documentary on sex and violence among Japanese
youth. Please note that 8pm is the only
time we're playing this soundtrack. (We will eventually
find another excuse to screen this film.)
Videodrome
(1983) 89 minutes
Deborah Harry and James Woods star in what many consider
Cronenberg's greatest film. And just like Visitor Q,
our protagonist is involved in the industry of TV. If this
is your first screening, prepare to expunge all previous
images of the lead singer from Blondie.
Note: Both of these films have violent
scenes, but they are mostly of the squeamish variety, which
is not to say they are tame in their squeamish effects.
admission: FREE no reservations necessary, except for parties of
8 or more.
Wednesday
& Thursday, January 11 & 12
MPD Psycho (2000) approximately
54 minutes each
Takashi Miike's mastery of detective thrillers continues.
This time in a 6 episode mini-series that aired on Japanese
television. Imagine CSI: Miami with David Lynch
at the helm. MPD stands for "Multiple Personality Disorder"
and also "Multiple Personality Detective". The
detective suffers from and utilizes his disorder. Revenge
killings, bar codes imprinted on eyeballs, the internet
and fuzzy identities make for an often confusing and very
seductive
We will be showing the same program each day:
7pm: Episode 1
8pm: Episode 2
9pm: Episode 3
10pm: Episode 4
11pm: Episode 5
12pm: Episode 6
You may wish to split up your viewing of all 6
episodes over two days. We will eventually screen this series
again during our TV month (coming soon).
admission: FREE no reservations necessary, except for parties of
8 or more.
Friday,
January 13
In honor of this holiest of scary days, we will indulge
4 screens of various Friday the 13th
movies, while the Brooklyn band Goodnight
Gunfight and special guests will provide the
soundtracks to all of Jason's grisly murders of dozens of
unwitting campers.
There will be two shows:
Supper Show (7:30pm) Late Show (10pm) admission: $7 reservations
are recommended
During the Supper Showdinner will
be served.
During the Late Show, tables will be yanked
away and seating capacity will increase and only drinks
will be served.
Choose your poison.
Goodnight Gunfight is a threesome from Brooklyn.
And they don't play very scary music, but their jams are
true and their melodies linger in your head like Jason and
his hockey mask. Or as it's been said:
"Jesse, Joanna, and Winona create memorable minor-key
songs out of sparse beats, reverb-soaked spaghetti-western
guitar licks, delicate chords and thumping bass lines. Their
distinct, powerful voices blend to form something casually
sweet but ultimately haunting."
Saturday,
January 14 Two recent J-Horror 'classics' end the week 7:30pm
Suicide Club (2002) 99 minutes
A detective searches for an explanation for a string of
suicides. Emails, J-Pop, the media, and someone named Genesis
are all at play.
Note: This film has extremely graphic violence,
particularly at the beginning. And then it settles down
to somewhat occasionally grisly scenes.
10pm
Gozu (2003) 129 minutes
Not really scary, boo! horror; more like, insanely disturbing
horror. Be prepared for a torrent of images that will sear
into your brain. The plot involves too many revelations
to get into, but rest assured this is a very stylized, thinkin'
persons story with heaps of violence.
For those new to Takashi Miike's films this could be an
excellent starting point for testing your thin or thick
skin.
Note: This film makes Suicide Club
seem PG. While not relentless, it is relentlessly effective
in its violence.
admission: FREE no reservations necessary, except for parties of
8 or more.
