----/ The Squid List /-------------------------------------------------- Too Scary for DVD: Neglected Horror on 35mm
Thursdays, July 6, 13, 20 and 27 7, 7:30 and 9:15 pm (check specific date for showtimes) $8 regular; $6 students, seniors and teachers; $6 YBCA members ----/ Event Description /----------------------------------------------- Though some horror film buffs are retreating into their DVD players, it's important to remember that watching a movie at home doesn't even resemble the experience of 35mm film. This series showcases four cool and weird horror movies, which have so far escaped the grasping claws of the mystical, malevolent silver disc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- Four Flies on Grey Velvet by Dario Argento (1971, 104 min) Thu, Jul 6, 7 & 9:15 pm This is the most rare film by Italian horror maestro Dario Argento, which has never had an official video release anywhere. Roberto, a drummer in a rock band, keeps receiving strange phone calls and is being followed by a mysterious man. One night he manages to catch up with this man, but in the ensuing struggle he accidentally stabs him (or does he?). He runs away, but learns his troubles have just begun when he receives an envelope with photos of the "killing." "A remarkable view of the sexual world as some kind of nasty moebius strip." - Maitland McDonagh, Broken Mirrors/Broken Minds: The Dark Dreams of Dario Argento ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- Eye of the Cat by David Lowell Rich (1969, 102 min) Thu, Jul 13, 7:30 pm This highly entertaining obscurity was filmed in San Francisco and penned by the screenwriter of Psycho. A wayward nephew and his beautiful girlfriend plot to kill the man's dying aunt once she agrees to leave him her fortune. The current heirs, an army of brooding housecats, have other plans. San Francisco provides a picturesque backdrop to this seedy story of fear, betrayal, revenge, incest and death. "Come face to face with the kind of terror that shatters your every concept of fear!" (original poster tagline) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- 10 Rillington Place by Richard Fleischer (1971, 111 min) Thu, Jul 20, 7:30 pm In postwar London, a young couple and their baby find a home at 10 Rillington Place, but their downstairs landlord seems a bithellipsinister. Not exactly a horror film, this true crime thriller is a grimly realistic, unnerving portrait of real-life sex killer John Christie (in a tour-de-force performance by Richard Attenborough). Perhaps the most disturbing thing about the film is that there is no attempt to explain or understand Christie and the detached, emotionless nature of his crimes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- White of the Eye by Donald Cammell (1987, 110 min) Thu, Jul 27, 7:30 pm A freaky, sadistic (and sometimes irrational) gem from the director of Performance. Cammell transforms slasher film cliches into a psychedelic kaleidoscope of images. Paul and Joan White (David Keith and Cathy Moriarty) lead a quiet life in an Arizona mining town, until Paul suddenly finds himself a suspect in an investigation of a series of violently misogynistic murders. The film is genuinely nightmarish in its portrait of insanity and of relationships where love is truly blind. ----/ Venue Info /------------------------------------------------------ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (Screening Room) 701 Mission Street San Francisco 415.978.ARTS (2787) www.ybca.org ----/ Additional Info /------------------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----/ The Squid List Admin /--------------------------------------------- The Squid List, a tentacle of Laughing Squid http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/ subscribe, unsubscribe, change your email address or change your subscription options: http://lists.laughingsquid.org/mailman/listinfo/squidlist/ Frequently Asked Questions & Submission Guidelines Squid List FAQ: http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/faq.html The Squid List Online Calendar: http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/calendar/ The Squid List RSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/squidlist ----/ Laughing Squid /-------------------------------------------------- Laughing Squid http://laughingsquid.com art, culture and technology from San Francisco and beyond Laughing Squid Web Hosting http://laughingsquid.net friendly, dependable and secure web hosting services for artists, individuals, bloggers, non-profits and small organizations The Squid List is licensed under a Creative Commons License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/
