revival cinema
Welcome to revival cinema, devoted to screenings of films that are outside of a current release. Revival cinemas (or repertory houses as they are also called) had their heyday in the 1960s and 70s before the rise of VHS, DVD, and TCM. James Wolcott, cultural critic for Vanity Fair says it best, “Revival houses were where epiphany-seeking cinephiles and less exalted film junkies could dip into the dark for a few hours and cut their Dracula fangs on Hollywood golden oldies, the latest foreign craze, avant-garde provocations, and camp treasures with cult followings.”
Star Wars (1977)
- Mon, May 4
Director: George Lucas Run Time: 121 min. Release Year: 1977
Starring: Alec Guinness, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Peter Cushing
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...
Matinee (1993) + Author Visit
- Sat, Aug 1
Director: Joe Dante Run Time: 99 min. Release Year: 1993
Starring: Cathy Moriarty, John Goodman, Lisa Jakub, Omri Katz, Simon Fenton
Lawrence Woolsey presents the end of civilization as we know it. Make that... Proudly Presents!