SPOOKY SEASON | Thursday, October 19 at 7:30pm | Upon arriving in a small town where she has inherited a rundown mansion, the famous horror hostess Elvira battles an evil uncle, and townspeople who want her burned at the stake, in this campy, 80s horror-comedy.
Eraserhead – Oct 20
SPOOKY SEASON | Friday, October 20 at 7:30pm In David Lynch’s 1977 feature debut, Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
Killer Klowns from Outer Space – Oct 21
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND x SPOOKY SEASON | 35mm | Saturday, October 21 at 8pm | When teenagers see a comet crash outside their sleepy small town, they discover a pack of murderous alien circus clowns, hellbent on harvesting and eating people in bloody rampage. Goofy, inspired, and filled with imaginative creatures and special effects, this cult classic is more fun than a cotton-candy cocoon.
Joan Baez I Am a Noise – Oct 21 + 22
ONE TAKE DOC SERIES | Encore showings 12:20pm Saturday, Oct. 21 and Sunday, Oct. 22 | Facing the end of a 60-year musical career, legendary singer and activist Joan Baez takes an honest look back and a deep look inward as she tries to make sense of her large history-making life and reveals, for the first time, personal struggles she’s kept private, until now.
Wendell & Wild – Oct 22
SPOOKY SEASON | Sunday, October 22 at 3:30pm | Scheming demon brothers Wendell (Keegan-Michael Key) and Wild (Jordan Peele) enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat — a tough teen with a load of guilt — to summon them to the Land of the Living.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Oct 22
WXXI CLASSICAL PRESENTS x SPOOKY SEASON | Sunday, October 22 at 7pm | A barber (Johnny Depp) returns to Victorian London after wrongful imprisonment by Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman). Now mad, seeking revenge, and calling himself Sweeney Todd, he joins meat-pie shop owner Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter) in finding a way to simultaneously satisfy his bloodlust and her need for cheaper pie filling.
Santa Sangre – Oct 23
SPOOKY SEASON | Monday, October 23 at 7:30pm | A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless mother–the leader of a strange religious cult–and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name as he becomes “her arms”.
A Town Called Victoria – Oct. 23
INDIE LENS POP-UP | Monday, October 23 at 6:30pm | Theatre 5: The Jack Garner Theatre | When arson strikes the local mosque, a Texas town must reckon with its troubled past.
A Tale of Two Sisters – Oct 25
SPOOKY SEASON | Wednesday, October 25 ay 7:30pm | After spending time in a mental hospital, a girl is reunited with her sister and returns home, only to see some truly strange events start to happen.
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror – Oct 26
SPOOKY SEASON | Thursday, October 26 at 7:30pm | A look at the history of black horror films and the role of African Americans in the film genre from the very beginning.
Black Barbie – Aug 2, 2023
BLACK CINEMA SERIES | Wednesday, August 2 at 7:30pm | Through intimate access to a charismatic Mattel insider, Beulah Mae Mitchell, BLACK BARBIE delves into the cross section of merchandise and representation as Black women strive to elevate their own voices and stories, refusing to be invisible.
The Craft – Oct 27
SO FETCH! x SPOOKY SEASON | Friday, October 27 ay 7:30pm | A newcomer to a Catholic prep high school falls in with a trio of outcast teenage girls who practice witchcraft, and they all soon conjure up various spells and curses against those who anger them, in this 90’s cult classic.
Halloween Double Feature – Oct 28
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND x SPOOKY SEASON | Saturday, October 28 at 6:30pm | Halloween Double Feature! – Halloween (1978) and, on 35mm, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Casper – Oct 29
SPOOKY SEASON | Sunday, October 29 at 3:30pm | An afterlife therapist and his daughter meet a friendly young ghost when they move into a crumbling mansion in order to rid the house of wicked spirits.
Pumpkinhead – Oct 29
SPOOKY SEASON | 35mm | Sunday, October 29 at 7:30pm | After a tragic accident, a man conjures up a towering, vengeful demon called Pumpkinhead to destroy a group of unsuspecting teenagers. Directed by special effects wizard Stan Winston.