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Upcoming Retro Films at the Carolina Theatre of Durham (January-June 2018)

All movies are on Fridays (unless otherwise stated) starting at 7:00pm (or so), and cost $9.50 for both films.�� You can also get a season pass for $80.00 which covers every Retro double feature (but does not include Anime-Magic, Fantastic Realm, or RetroArthouse).

January 5th: Henry Koster’s The Bishop’s Wife (1947) and William Keighley’s The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)

January 12th: Ted Kotcheff‘s First Blood (1982) and John McTiernan’s Die Hard (1988)

January 13th (Saturday): Fan Appreciation Day -- FREE showings (with a FREE medium popcorn) of Billy Wilder’s The Front Page (1974) and Steven Spielberg’s Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), starting at 4:30pm, in the historic 1,000-seat Fletcher Hall.

January 19th: Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and John Carpenter’s Christine (1983)  CANCELED DUE TO SNOWPOCALPYSE 2018, moved to February 18th (a Sunday) at 2:00pm.

January 26th: Nevermore Fundraiser -- Joss Whedon’s Serenity (2005) and Fran Rubel Kuzui‘s Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), in the historic 1,000-seat Fletcher hall; tickets are $12.

February 2nd: Tom Eberhardt’s Night of the Comet (1984) and Dorian Walker’s Teen Witch (1989)

February 9th: The Coen’s Brothers’ The Big Lebowski (1998) and The Coen Brothers’ Fargo (1996)

February 16th: Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein (1974) and Carl Reiner’s The Man With Two Brains (1983)

February 23rd-25th (Fri-Sun): Nevermore Film Festival

March 2nd-4th (Fri-Sun): Anime-Magic Film Series -- Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira (1988; in Japanese w/ English subtitles), Mamoru Oshii’s Ghost in the Shell (1995; in Japanese w/ English subtitles ), Hayao Miyazaki’s Howl’s Moving Castle (2004; in Japanese w/ English subtitles), Hayao Miyazaki’s Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989; in Japanese w/ English subtitles), Paul Grimault’s The King and the Mockingbird (1979; in French w/ English subtitles), Jules Bass’ Mad Monster Party (1967), Hayao Miyazaki’s My Neighbor Totoro (1988; in Japanese w/ English subtitles), Satoshi Kon’s Paprika (2006; in Japanese w/ English subtitles), Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo (2008; in Japanese w/ English subtitles), Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke (1997; in Japanese w/ English subtitles), Michael Arias’ Tekkonkinkreet (2006; in Jaoanese w/ English subtitles), Jimmy Murakami’s When the Wind Blows (1986), and Hayao Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises (2013; in Japanese w/ English subtitles).  These are not included in the Retro Season Pass.

March 9th: Martin Brest’s Midnight Run (1988) and Jack Hill’s Coffy (1973)

March 16th-18th (Fri-Sun): Fantastic Realm Film Series -- Jimmy T. Muramaki’s Battle Beyond the Stars (1980), John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Joe Alves’ Jaws 3-D (1983; 35mm presentation 3-D!), Gary Goddard’s Masters of the Universe (1987), Charles Band’s Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (1983; 35mm presentation in 3-D!), Henry Selick’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Saul Bass’ Phase IV (1974), Franklin J. Schaffner’s Planet of the Apes (1968), Rob Reiner’s The Princess Bride (1987), Walter Murch’s Return to Oz (1985), Douglas Trumbull’s Silent Running (1972), Harry Winer’s Spacecamp (1986), Lamont Johnson’s Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983; 35mm presentation 3-D!),  Steven Hahn’s Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985; 35mm presentation 3-D!), and Ferdinando Baldi’s Treasure of the Four Crowns (1983; 35mm presentation 3-D!).  These are not included in the Retro Season Pass.

Mach 23rd: John Landis’ Coming to America (1988) and Joel Silberg’s Breakin’ (1984)

March 30th: Edward Dmytryk‘s Murder, My Sweet (1944) and Joseph H. Lewis’ Gun Crazy (1950)

April 5th-8th (Thurs-Sun): Full Frame Film Festival

April 13th: Martha Coolidge’s Real Genius (1985) and Rowdy Herrington’s Road House (1989)

April 20th: Tibor Takács‘ The Gate (1987) and Lamberto Bava’s Demons (1986)

April 27th: Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory (1957) and Sidney Lumet’s Fail-Safe (1964)

May 4th:  Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones’ Monty Python and the Holy Grail: The Quotable & Sing-Along Version (1975) and Charles Crichton’s A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

May 11th:  Savage Steve Holland’s Better Off Dead (1985) and  John Patrick Shanley’s Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)

May 18th: Kenji Misumi’s Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972; in Japanese w/ English subtitles) and  Sam Firstenberg’s Revenge of the Ninja (1983)

May 25th: ---

June 1st: Albert Brooks’ Lost in America (1985) and James Foley’s Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

June 8th: John Badham’s Short Circuit (1986) and Paul Verhoven’s RoboCop: Unrated Director’s Cut (1987)

June 15th: Ronald Neame’s Hopscotch (1980) and Richard Lester’s The Ritz (1976)

Junne 22nd-24th (Fri-Sun): RetroArtHouse Film Series -- Donna Deitch’s Desert Hearts (1986), Paul Bartel’s Eating Raoul (1982), Godfrey Regglo’s Koyaanisqatsi (1982), Robert Altman’s The Long Goodbye (1973), Nicolas Roeg’s The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976), Gillian Armstrong’s My Brilliant Career (1979), Ingmar Bergman’s Persona (1966; in Swedish w/ English subtitles), Andrei Tarkovsky’s The Sacrifice (1986; in Swedish & French w/ English subtitles), Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Santa Sangre (1989), Lina Wertmuller’s Seven Beauties (1975; in Italian w/ English subtitles), Alex Cox’s Sid and Nancy (1986), Kenji Mizoguchi’s Sansho the Bailiff (1954; in Japanese w/ English subtitles), Pedro Almodovar’s Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990; in Spanish w/ English subtitles), and William Friedkin’s To Live and Die in L.A. (1985).  These are not included in the Retro Season Pass.

June 29th: Mario Bava’s Black Sabbath: Uncut European Version (1963; in Italian w/ English subtitles) and Dario Argento’s Deep Red: Uncensored English Version (1975)

So many amazing films!!!

Carolina Theatre of Durham 309 W. Morgan St., Durham, NC http://www.carolinatheatre.org/