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October at the Trylon
From the time Richard Nixon received the nomination for president in 1968 until he was forced to resign in 1974, filmmakers crafted some of the best horror films of all time as they responded, either directly or subliminally, to the cultural upheaval of civil rights, the constant brinkmanship of nuclear war, and the loss of faith in government.
Night of the Living Dead (1968, 98m) dir George A. Romero w/Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea and Dead of Night (1974, 88m) dir Bob Clark w/Richard Backus, Lynn Carlin, John Marley. Romero’s original zombie apocalypse is still in a class by itself, a mingling of Cold War creature feature with civil rights–era social consciousness. It is…
Screenings: September 24 7:00
(1975, 115m) dir Bryan Forbes w/Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson. Joanna Eberhart (Ross) has moved with her family to a charming town in Connecticut. She soon discovers something strange about the women of Stepford. This feminist landmark has been difficult to screen for decades and is presented here on a rare collector’s print. FRI…
Screenings: October 3 7:00, October 4 9:00, October 5 3:00
(1974, 83m) dir Tobe Hooper w/Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, Gunnar Hansen. Five teenagers happen upon a terrifying house. Director Hooper uses death fetishism to elevate rural poverty, isolation, and survival in this terrifying work of performance art. Based on the true story of murderer Ed Gein. FRI 9:30 SAT 7:00 SUN 5:30
Screenings: October 3 9:30, October 4 7:00, October 5 5:30
(1968, 88m, Swedish w/English subtitles) dir Ingmar Bergman w/Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Gertrud Fridh. After relocating to a small town in search of respite, artist Johan (von Sydow) tells his wife (Ullmann) of feelings for a former lover—and suspicions that some of the town’s residents are demons. Their marriage and their lives are soon…
Screenings: October 5 7:30, October 6 7:00, 9:00, October 7 7:00, 9:00
(1968, 99m, Japanese w/English subtitles) dir Kaneto Shindô w/Kichiemon Nakamura, Nobuko Otowa, Kei Satô. In a remote village in war-torn medieval Japan, the spirits of two women who have been raped and killed seek vengeance on wandering samurai. Spectacularly eerie and beautifully photographed. FRI 7:00 SAT 9:15 SUN 3:00
Screenings: October 10 7:00, October 11 9:15, October 12 3:00
(1973, 96m) dir Bob Kelljan w/William Marshall, Pam Grier, Don Mitchell. The vampire Mamuwalde (Marshall) is a tortured soul, brought back from the beyond by voodoo and forced to kill again. Funkier, funnier, and cooler than the first Blacula film, Scream is a horror fan’s delight. FRI 9:15 SAT 7:00 SUN 5:15
Screenings: October 10 9:15, October 11 7:00, October 12 5:15
(1968, 137m) dir Roman Polanski w/Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon. Rosemary and Guy (Farrow, Cassavetes) want to grow their family and move into a fancy apartment on the edge of Central Park. But there’s something strange about the neighbors . . . Farrow’s brilliant performance, the superb supporting cast, and Krzysztof Komeda’s haunting lullaby-like…
Screenings: October 12 7:30, October 13 7:00, October 14 7:00, October 15 8:45
(1974, 98m) dir Bob Clark w/Olivia Hussey, Margot Kidder, John Saxon. Sorority girls are stalked by a creep who keeps calling the house. Full of inventive camerawork, exquisite timing, and intriguing characters, Black Christmas is one of the best horror films of the ’70s and is the real reason for the season. FRI 7:00 SAT…
Screenings: October 17 7:00, October 18 9:00, October 19 3:00
(1971, 89m) dir John D. Hancock w/Zohra Lampert, Barton Heyman, Gretchen Corbett. Jessica (Lampert) is out of the hospital and back home, where she starts to have visions again. A languid, eerie hangout movie and a slow-burn psychological twister. FRI 9:15 SAT 7:00 SUN 5:15
Screenings: October 17 9:15, October 18 7:00, October 19 5:15
(1973, 88m) dir Robin Hardy w/Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland. While investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small Scottish isle, Sergeant Howie (Woodward) meets the strangest resistance: none of the townsfolk can account for the girl’s existence. SUN 7:30 MON/TUE 7:00 9:00
Screenings: October 19 7:30, October 20 7:00, 9:00, October 21 7:00, 9:00
(1973, 122m) dir William Friedkin w/Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair. Young Regan (Blair) is acting out in increasingly cruel ways. As her condition worsens, her mother (Burstyn) seeks the means to combat the demonic forces at work. Psychologically scarring many young children (this film programmer included), The Exorcist set the standard for the…
Screenings: October 26 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, October 27 7:00, 9:30, October 28 7:00, 9:30