OCTOBER 9 - 15, 2009

EVIL DEAD II: DEAD BY DAWN

Dir: Sam Raimi / 1987, USA / Color, 35mm / 85min.

What was supposed to be a romantic getaway turns into a never-ending onslaught of demonic possession and terror after a young couple inadvertently wakes a slumbering ancient evil. Ash (Bruce "The Chin" Campbell) and his girlfriend Linda are off to spend the weekend at a remote cabin in the woods. While inspecting the cabin's fruit cellar they come across a tape recorder and a strange old book. As they listen to the tape, an incantation is recited that unleashes the Deadites: evil demon spirits hell-bent on death and destruction. Soon Ash is all alone. Armed only with a chainsaw and an old shotgun, he must find a way to defeat the unstoppable evil before it swallows his soul!

Playing: Daily 7pm, additional Shows Sat and Sun 3pm

ARMY OF DARKNESS

Dir: Sam Raimi / 1992, USA / Color, 35mm / 81min

Picking up where Evil Dead II left off we find Ash transported back through time to the medieval period after reading a spell from the Necronomicon to vanquish the Deadites. Upon arrival he is taken prisoner by the noble Lord Arthur and his men. Soon after, the wicked Deadites rear their ugly heads and it's up to Ash to stop them once again. Trading in his chainsaw and "boom stick" for a sword and mechanical hand, Ash must journey to a shunned graveyard to recite the magical words that will send the Deadites back to Hell. But unfortunately for him, and everyone else, he flubs the words and all Hell really breaks loose as an army of the undead rise to conquer the living.

Playing: Daily 9pm, additional Shows Sat and Sun 5pm

OCTOBER 16 - 22, 2009

THE SEVEN FACES OF DR. LAO

Dir: George Pal / 1964, USA / Color, Video / 100min

Not much happens in the sleepy little town of Abalone, Arizona. So when a traveling circus comes through everyone is eager to go. This is no ordinary circus though. No train of wagons streaming into town. Just an elderly Chinese man and his pet goldfish on a single mule-drawn cart. But don't let that fool you. Dr. Lao's circus is unlike any other on Earth. Instead of clowns and acrobats, this show features the likes of the Abominable Snowman, Medusa, the god Pan, the Loch Ness Monster and other figures out of time immemorial. The citizens of Abalone get much more than they bargained for as the mysterious little old Chinese man and his even more mysterious circus shows them their true selves. George Pal's masterpiece feature the late, great Tony Randall in seven different roles!

Playing: Daily 7pm, additional Shows Sat and Sun 3pm

JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS

Dir: Don Chaffey / 1963, USA / Color, 35mm / 104min

After a long and dangerous voyage the great Greek hero Jason returns to his home of Thessaly to claim his throne. However things aren't quite so simple. First he must travel far to the island of Colchis to retrieve the Golden Fleece. After assembling a crew which includes the mighty Hercules, Jason sets sail towards ultimate peril. Considered to be his best work, Ray Harryhausen's timeless stop-motion animation brings to terrifying life the dangers of Jason's quest: Talos the Bronze Giant, wicked Harpies, the many-headed Hydra and an army of skeleton warriors that would later inspire the Army of the Dead in Sam Raimi's Army of Darkness.

Playing: Daily 9pm, additional Shows Sat and Sun 5pm

OCTOBER 23 - 29, 2009

THE CAT AND THE CANARY

Dir: Elliott Nugent / 1939, USA / B&W, 35mm / 72min

The capricious Bob Hope stars in this fun Old Dark House tale of murder and intrigue. Ten years have passed since the death of millionaire Cyrus Norman. His six remaining relatives have gathered in his spooky New Orleans mansion to hear the reading of his will. To their disappointment one of them has been named sole heir to the fortune, but due to a streak of insanity that runs in the family, a second will has been made up in case the heir falls victim to it. Suddenly the maid appears and warns everyone that the spirits have told her that one of them will die that night. Soon after a guard from a nearby prison tells the would-be millionaires that "The Cat", a homicidal maniac has escaped! What follows is a night filled with murders and mystery.

Playing: Daily 7pm, additional Shows Sun 3pm , *no 3pm show on Saturday

THE GHOST BREAKERS

Dir: George Marshall / 1940, USA / B&W, 35mm / 85min

Mary Carter has just inherited her family's ancestral home on a small island off the coast of Cuba. Despite warnings and death threats Mary decides to take possession of the supposedly haunted castle. She is accompanied by radio broadcaster larry Lawrence (Bob Hope) and his butler Alex. Once on the island spooky things start happening as the trio witness the ghost of one of Mary's ancestors and is attacked by a menacing zombie! Eager to find the key to the castle's treasure their efforts are thwarted by an all-too-human foe.

Playing: Daily 9pm, additional Shows Sat and Sun 5pm