THE HOLIDAYS! Oh, man, you either love ’em or hate ’em. Love the shopping, trimming the tree, celebrating with family and friends… or not. One thing we can all agree on, the holidays see some dynamite movies coming. Our brother and sister screens here in town have sleigh full of… Continue reading
Oh, you lucky souls! Lancastic!, our Burt Lancaster Centennial Series marches on with two of his craziest, most entertaining flicks, including TRAPEZE, from 1956, and not available on DVD anywhere in this hemisphere. Pony up for two tickets and you can see that and The Professionals, which isn’t quite in… Continue reading
“When you talk about The Swimmer will you talk about yourself?” Let’s be honest–that is one weird looking poster. And The Swimmer is one weird, weird movie. And again, to be honest, you probably won’t walk out of the Trylon asking yourself: “Am I like Burt Lancaster’s Neddy Merrill?” This… Continue reading
Tonight at the Heights Theater, we continue our celebration of Universal Horror classics, with yet another fantastic double-feature. James Whale’s classic Bride of Frankenstein paired with Lew Landers’ underseen The Raven–and you get two-for-the-price-of-one! Trylon volunteer Michael Popham weighs in on the lesser known of the two horror flicks: It’s stressful being the world’s… Continue reading
Star-studded comedies were all the rage many, many years ago, and man we miss them. Well, the Trylon’s not one to leave this forgotten subgenre behind, and so we’re celebrating two of the very finest star-studded mystery comedies, with a weekend of Murder by Death and the board-game based… Continue reading
Our Universal Horror series continues the beautiful Heights Theater with Island of Lost Souls, based on H.G. Wells’ Island of Dr. Moreau. This 1932 horror classic was banned in England until 1958, and is considered one of the most influential movies in its genre. A shipwrecked man (Richard Arlen) ends… Continue reading
Sound Unseen brings its often sold-out music docs to the Trylon once again, with Broadway Idiot, a documentary about Green Day’s hit musical. “From punk rock mosh pits and sold-out stadiums, this electrifying documentary follows Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong as he transforms his mega-hit album, “American Idiot,” into… Continue reading
Mario Bava! MARIO BAVA! Yes, the Italian master of horror, who really brought some real gore to the genre, gets his due at the Trylon this month. We’re launching our new series Mario Bava: Pioneer of Italian Horror tonight (and yesterday), with Black Sunday, one of the creepiest vampire… Continue reading
Yes, gore lovers, Trash Film Debauchery’s all of ten years old, and to show how much we appreciate their celebration of all that is, well, trash in the cinema, this weekend the Trylon presents a double feature of head-exploding fun. David Cronenberg’s Scanners on 35mm, paired with William Lustig’s Maniac… Continue reading
Tonight at the Heights Theater, we continue our celebration of Universal Horror classics, with a wonderful double feature, the likes of which you won’t soon see again. James Whale’s classic Frankenstein paired with Rowland V. Lee’s unheralded Son of Frankenstein–and you get two-for-the-price-of-one! Trylon volunteer Michael Popham weighs in on… Continue reading
