Why the New Beverly Rules: Reason Number 5 Billion Trillion Gazillion

As you can probably tell by my "Films Watched" sidebar or the fact I am, for the second consecutive year, dedicating my blog to one horror movie related post a day, I have an itch for consuming as much cinematic horror content throughout the month of October as possible.

While most of the options playing in multiplex theatres this month bear little interest for me (but hey, thanks for at least releasing horror films in October for a change Hollywood studios!), luckily in Los Angeles we have multiple repertory theatre options.

And when the New Beverly released their calendar earlier in the month, one particular double bill stood out for me, the awesome Halloween centric combination of Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1983, Tommy Lee Wallace) and Trick R Treat (2008, Michael Dougherty), the second and third best Halloween set horror films of all time!

Of course, John Carpenter’s Halloween is the granddaddy of them all, but it’s so prevalent in the repertory market and on television that the appearance of these particular films, one of which probably hasn’t not screened in America since it’s short theatrical release 27 years ago and another that was buried with a direct to DVD release is indicative of the creative and inventive programming that makes being a Los Angeles cinema fan so lucrative.

So I know where I will be on either Friday or Saturday next week, the schedule for the shows and my writings of each film are below:

Trick R Treat (review)

Friday, October 29^th @ 7:30 pm –director Michael Dougherty will be at the theatre IN PERSON and host a costume contest

Saturday, October 30^th @ 4:00pm and 7:30pm

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (an appreciation, my second post at this blog)

Friday, October 29^th@ 9:20pm

Saturday, October 30^th @ 5:35 and 9:20pm—a Q & A with director Tommy Lee Wallace to follow the latter showing

Some other great repertory screenings occurring the week of Halloween around Los Angeles

The New Beverly

Sunday and Monday, October 24^th and 25^th—A Bob Hope Comedic Horror Double Bill

The Cat and the Canary (1939)—Sunday @ 4:10 & 7:30, Monday @ 7:30 only

The Ghost Breakers (1940)—Sunday @ 5:45 & 9:05; Monday @ 9:05 only

Tuesday and Wednesday, October 26^th and 27th—A Terence Fisher Directed Hammer Horror Double Bill

The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) @ 7:30 both nights

Frankenstein Must be Destroyed (1969) @ 9:25 both nights

Thursday, October 28^th-A Robert Quarry Starring Double Bill

Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) @ 7:30pm

The Return of Count Yorga (1971) @ 9:20pm

Sunday, October 31^st and Monday, November 1^st—A Universal Horror Double Bill, man

The Wolf Man—Sunday @4:00 and 7:00pm, Monday @ 7:30pm only

The Invisible Man—Sunday @ 5:30 and 8:30pm, Monday @9:00pm only

The Cinefamily

All showtimes start at 8pm unless noted, they also tend to start late from my experience

Sunday, October 24^th-A Katt Shea directed double bill

Stripped to Kill (1987)

Poison Ivy (1992)

Monday, October 25^th

The Blob (1988)—hosted by comedian and Mr. Show cast member Brian Posehn

Thursday, October 28^th—Two Sergio Martino directed Giallos!

All the Colors in the Dark (1972)

The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971)

Sunday, October 31^st—A William Castle double bill—starts at 6pm

House on Haunted Hill (1959)

The Tingler (1958)

American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre

Wednesday, October 27^th

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) @ 7:30pm—a discussion with composer Charles Bernstein follows the film

Thursday, October 28^th-A Universal Horror Bela Lugosi starring double bill—show starts at 7:30pm

The Raven (1935)

The Black Cat (1934)

Saturday, October 30^th @ 7:30pm

Ghostbusters (1984) @ 7:30pm

American Cinematheque @ the Aero

Wednesday, October 27^th @ 7:30pm

Donnie Darko (2001) —with live commentary from writer and director Richard Kelly

Friday, October 29^th @ 7:30pm

The Changeling (1980)—discussion with director Peter Medak and producer Joel Michaels follows the film

Saturday, October 30^th @ 7:30pm—Fifth Annual Dusk to Dawn Horrorthon

Fright Night (1985)

Don’t Look in the Basement (1973)

Candyman (1992)

Bloody Birthday (1981)

Phantasm (1979)

Cemetary Man (Dellamorte Dellamore) (1996)

Sunday, October 31^st @ 5:00pm

The Monster Squad (1987)—discussion with director Fred Dekker follows the film

Hope your Halloween week is full of cinema treasures!