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Tenth Anniversary
November 19–22 at the Trylon
THE CULT FILM COLLECTIVE TENTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Formed in the fall of 2016, the Cult Film Collective has been celebrating celluloid projection and preservation for a decade. Their small member base has brought in ultrarare 35mm and 16mm film prints, hosted special guests, and raised thousands of dollars for the Trylon Cinema by programming their Horrorthons and Action Extravaganzas. This celebration highlights the varied genres and formats they’ve championed these past ten years.
(1964, 115m) dir Bryan Forbes w/Kim Stanley, Richard Attenborough, Judith Donner. W/live performances. Myra (Stanley) and Bill (Attenborough) are an aging London couple who live off Myra’s work as a medium. In an attempt to raise her profile, they plan a dangerous stunt. Eerie, and unheralded upon release, Seance deserves better. This film print was…
Screenings: November 19 7:00
(1983, 87m) dir David Cronenberg w/James Woods, Debbie Harry, Sonja Smits. A sleazy cable TV producer stumbles onto an underground broadcast signal, with bizarre consequences. The appearance of a vaginal orifice in James Woods’s torso is among the least shocking moments in this film. 7:00
Screenings: November 20 7:00
(2006, 90m, Japanese w/English subtitles) dir Satoshi Kon w/Megumi Hayashibara, Tôru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori. A dream terrorist has stolen the DC mini, a device that allows them to enter people’s minds. Dr. Chiba (Hayashibara) must assume her dream persona, Paprika, to stop the nightmare. Developed for nearly a decade, Paprika is Kon’s masterpiece. FRI 9:00…
Screenings: November 20 9:00, November 21 7:00
(1967, 155m, French w/English subtitles) dir Jacques Tati w/Tati. Monsieur Hulot (Tati) goes adrift in an absurd modern Paris filled with newfangled technologies. Commonly seen as Tati’s masterpiece, the movie uses deep focus, composition, and sound design in revolutionary ways to convey jokes and ideas. SAT 4:00 SUN 12:00 3:00
Screenings: November 21 4:00, November 22 12:00, 3:00
The Collective presents one of the greatest martial arts films of all time on an ultrarare 35mm print. Nearly impossible to play in the States, this film is guaranteed to blow the roof off. 9:00
Screenings: November 21 9:00