Signature Program: This 1977 Japanese film is a surreal, indefinable piece of horror/comedy, a must-see film for lovers of the inscrutable, the grotesque, the funky, and the eccentric. Read a full review of Hausu (House).
Halloween at the Haunted Drive-in. This "romantic comedy … with zombies" has a note-perfect mix of humor, horror, love, and death. Read a full review of Shaun of the Dead.
Giallo: Five Notes in Black: This Italian horror soundtracked by Ennio Morricone is about a couple who gets mixed up with some swingers on their way to the beach. Screening concludes with a giallo DJ set in the lobby at 9pm.
Lates: Shot for a small budget in stunning black-and-white on the downtown streets of New York City, the movie tackles the topic of evil, framing its unpopular philosophical premises within the guise of a generic vampire story. Read a full review of The Addiction.
Halloween Month. Nicholson's alcoholic writer takes his family up to an isolated hotel for the snowed-in winter and then goes flagrantly bonkers. Redrum, indeed.
Noche de Pelicula: A young soldier has a moral dilemma when the military clashes with a terrorist group in a Peruvian village. The film will be introduced by Gianncarlo Muschi.
The life cycle of a monarch butterfly and its long-distance migration from Canada to Central Mexico is captured in this 3-D nature documentary that also focuses on the decades of fieldwork conducted by Canadian scientist Fred Urquhart.
The opening night reception is on Friday, Oct. 12, 5-10pm, and there's a special family day party Sat., Oct. 13, 10am-noon, with face-painting, photo booth, and coffee & baked goods (costumes encouraged). The exhibit runs through Oct. 20.