Midnight Movies
Two films typically play at midnight every Friday and Saturday. However, only one film is scheduled in advance. Please check back every Wednesday when we post information about the second midnight film playing that coming weekend.
Raiders of the Lost Ark July 3, 4
Steven Spielberg, 1981, 118m
Action-packed and adventure-filled, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK is director Steven Spielberg’s loving homage to the Saturday matinee cliffhanger serials of his childhood. When the Allies discover the Nazis are planning to use the Lost Ark of the Covenant as a weapon, the U.S. government enlists archaeologist-adventurer Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) to locate the biblical treasure chest.
Drag Me To Hell July 3, 4
Sam Raimi, 2009, 99m
Director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man trilogy, Evil Dead series) returns to the horror genre with Drag Me To Hell, an original tale of a young woman’s desperate quest to break an evil curse.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom July 10, 11
Steven Spielberg, 1984
Whip-wielding archaeologist-adventurer Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is joined by comely chanteuse Willie (Kate Capshaw) and a 12-year-old sidekick named Short Round (Ke Huy Quan). Together they search for a mystical stone stolen from an Indian community and stumble upon a dangerous Thuggee cult.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade July 17
Steven Spielberg, 1989
It’s 1938 and Indy (Harrison Ford) receives word that his archaeologist dad, Professor Henry Jones (Sean Connery), has disappeared while on a quest for the Holy Grail. Indy embarks on a search for both his dad and the much-coveted artifact.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show July 18
Jim Sharman, 1975, 100m
Journey with newlyweds Brad and Janet as they take shelter in a spooky mansion of Dr. Frank N. Furter. Join us as we do the Time Warp again! Midnight Madness will join us to make sure that what’s happening in the audience is just as entertaining as what is on screen.
DeadGirl July 24, 25
Marcel Sarmiento, 2008, 101m
Two high school misfits cut school to explore an abandoned hospital, where they discover a naked woman chained to a table. She’s abandoned, beautiful and dead – or is she? From the producer of HELLRAISER and HEATHERS comes this depraved and genre-busing new indie classic. You may scream in terror, gasp with disgust, or debate it for days, but one thing is for certain: You will never forget DEADGIRL.
The Room July 24, 25
Tommy Wiseau, 2003, 99m
This “electrifying American black comedy about love, passion, betrayal and lies” stars (and was directed, written and produced by) the mysterious Tommy Wiseau, and has been a cult favorite in LA for almost 6 years. Find out why at midnight this summer. ‘Enter The Room and leave forever changed!’”
The Thing July 31, August 7, 8
John Carpenter, 1982
THE THING is John Carpenter’s stunning masterpiece of horror. A group of weary scientists enduring the winter in an isolated camp deep in Antarctica chance upon an alien spacecraft buried in the ice. Helicopter pilot MacCready (Kurt Russell) must lead the men in discovering who among them is human and who is not.
Repo! The Genetic Opera August 1
Darren Lynn Bousman, 2008, 98m
Begun in 2002 as a Los Angeles stage production by writers Darren Smith and Terrence Zdunich, REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA was designed as a gory, comedic Grand Guignol to appeal more to club goers than fans of musical theater. Shadowcast by 90 Day Delinquents.
BELLES & WHISTLES’ OLD TYME STRIP SHOW August 14, 15
Chicago’s most successful burlesque show returns with an all-new show to raise the temperature and bring the Summer heat. This spectacular event puts the “spank” into “brand spanking new” with great new acts by Michelle L’amour and the Chicago Starlets – along with everyone’s favorite host Nadine Dubois and the sexy sounds of L’amourchestra. Don’t miss these two special nights (a different show each night) or your Summer will NOT be complete!