See the Film Presentation on the Making of BANZAI BUCKAROO in the Ballroom, Saturday, March 24, from 6Pm-7Pm

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Mrs. Tom B. (Margaret) Swann Patron

See the film presentation on the making of BANZAI BUCKAROO in the Ballroom, Saturday, March 24, from 6pm-7pm. Featuring Blake Mitchell, editor of "Fantastic Films" NOTE: THE SCHEDULE FOR THE VIDEO 1:15-3:00pm ROOM WILL BE POSTED DAILY ON THE THEATRE OF BLOOD (Color) VIDEO ROOM DOOR Great Britain 1973

Directed by Douglas Hickox THUSRDAY, MARCH 22, 1984 With Vincent Price, Diana Rigg, Ian Hendry, Diana Dors, Milo O’Shea, Eric Sykes 9:15-ll:00am ' GUEST VICTIMS: Harry Andrews, Coral Browne, Robert Coote, Jack Hawkins, Michael Hordern, Robert Morley, Dennis Price MR. PEABODY AND THE MERMAID USA 1948 Directed by Irving Pichel With William Powell, Ann Blyth, Irene Hervey, Andrea King, Clinton Sundberg VINCENT PRICE You’ve heard about the one that got away ? Well, here’s the story of a man whose catch didn't... and what a catch it was! William Powell HAS is Mr. Peabody, a middle-aged Bostonian approaching that RESERVED moment of crisis in life that every man faces when he reaches that A SEAT ‘‘moment.” With his wife, Peabody has gone on a kind of "second FOR honeymoon," renting a house on one of the Pacific Islands, YOU enduring the “social" life involving neighbors ranging from boring IN THE to not-so-boring. His life suddenly gets exciting when he finds himself hooking the prize catch of them all; a real live mermaid! A 'THEATRE beautiful young lady, this denizen of the deep captures Peabody’s OF heart and returns his affection. Peabody even takes her home, BLOOD" making a home for her in his swimming pool. Soon his seemingly eccentric behavior causes his wife to suspect another woman. How do you tell your wife that her rival isn’t completely human, yet VINCENT PRICE - DIANA RIGG is not entirely inhuman? And when an attractive neighbor starts to United Artists set her philandering eye upon Peabody, there's nothing more hostile than an angry mermaid. Things move to an unusual ending How many times has an actor felt that he has been ‘murdered’ by in this very different fantasy comedy, with William Powell giving the critics? Well here’s one performer who decides to strike back another of his excellent and engaging performances as the man .. .and kill the critics! Literally! When several of London's most with an unusual sweetheart and Ann Blyth as the mermaid, noted drama critics were dispatched in grisly manner, each handling a difficult part (she doesn’t speak a word of dialogue) with related to a play by Shakespeare, one of the surviving members charming skill. For those with a love of comedy and a helping of of the group suspects that Edward Lionheart, a flamboyant the unusual. Shakespearean tragedian, who committed suicide after being passed over for the London Theater Critic’s Circle award, is still alive and taking insane revenge on those he blames for conspiring against him. ll:15-l:00pm 3:15-5:00pm BURN WITCH BURN Great Britain 1962 TRANSATLANTIC TUNNEL Directed by Sidney Hayers Great Britain 1935 With Janet Blair, Peter Wyngarde. Margaret Johnston, Directed by Maurice Elvy Anthony Nicholls, Kathleen Byron With Richard Dix, Leslie Banks, Madge Evans, C. Aubrey Fritz Leiber's classic novel of the occult. CONJURE WIFE, comes Smith, Helen Vinson, Basil Sydney to life in this chilling thriller of witchcraft in our modern world. British-made science-fiction film of the 1930s which boasted, for Norman Taylor, a professor who believes that superstition and that time, a large budget and a top cast of players. American neurosis are inter-connected, finds his lileturned intoa nightmare. engineer Richard Dix battles the elements and human intrigue to Discovering that his wife Tansy is a believer in the presence of bring to completion the most enormous project ever undertaken: magical forces at work. Taylor destroys the various charms that a transatlantic tunnel from America to England...under the sea! Tansy has been using to control the occult forces Sb that Norman’s The dangers, human conflicts, melodrama and intrigue from career can be advanced . . as well as protecting him from the those who would either profit from the tunnel or wish to see it fail malignant evil conjured by the wife of one of his colleagues. With are part of this sweeping drama that reaches its peak when part of the charms destroyed, despite Tansy's frantic warnings. Norman the tunnel ruptures under the ocean depths and special, super soon finds himself the target of supernatural evil that threatens to equipment boring through tons of rock and fire. Of special note is destroy him and his wife. Even a stone statueof an eagle becomes the guest appearance of two of the screen's finest actors of that an instrument of nightmare as the eerie aura of Fritz Lieiber's novel time, George Arliss and Walter Huston, as the Prime Minister of envelops you in the chilling atmosphere of this well-made tale of England and the President of the United States, respectively. An terror that just might leave you with a few doubts as to whether or engrossing, unusual and entertaining science-fiction adventure, not witchcraft does exist. once thought to be lost. atmosphere of the Victorian era (yet tied with modern times as well) and brought to life by excellent performances, especially by THE WIZARD'S APPRENTICE 1930 Robert Stephens as the over-enthusiastic inventor whose Produced by William Cameron Menzies. An unusual early sound discovery proves to be a curse rather than a blessing. trick film based on Dukas' The Sorceror's Apprentice and very similar to Walt Disney's version in Fantasia in respect to the 7: 15-8:45pm water-carrying brooms. The film is very German in style and JUDEX (French w/English subtitles) students will no doubt cite a German as the producer if they France 1964 are not shown the main titles. (Artcinema) Directed by Georges Franju With Channing Pollock, Francine Berge, Edith Scob, Sylva Koscina, Michel Vitold In 1914, French audiences thrilled to the serial-like adventures of arch-criminal Fantomas, an underworld organization known as Les Vampires...and a cloaked hero/avenger known simply as Judex (or 'Judge') who, in the best lone avenger tradition, worked outside the law to right wrongs or bring the guilty to justice. Created by Louis Feuillade, Judex, now a part of film history in France, became the central character in filmmaker George Franju’s homage to the simpler times when villains were the blackest of black and heroes always protected the oppressed and relentlessly hunted the guilty. Collaborating with Feuillade's grandson, Jacques Champreaux, Franju has created a new version of the Judex saga that avoids the stigma of ‘camp’ laughter, containing enveloping atmosphere and a sense of wonder, the result of which the FILM DAILY called “a strange, poetic mixture of black humor, fantasy deeds of derring-do GEORGE Me'ue's' "TRIP TO THE MOON" (1902) that are almost choreographic...one that discriminating patrons will want to see.” (in the realm of illusion and plot TRIP TO THE MOON - 1902 - Sound and Silent twists) are all vital elements in a film that, in his review for FILMS GEORGE MELIES, a successful magician in Paris, witnessed AND FILMING, Raymond Durgnat called “...an elegy for our the first exhibition of films in 1895 and enthusiastically started moral childhood when we believed in a ‘soot and whitewash’ taking pictures himself. He hit upon stop motion photography world, of gentle heroines in white, of scowling villainesses in and began producing films in a studio. These films ranged from black, and of the ultimate, however impossible, triumph of simple illusions to ambitious fairy-tale spectacles such as 'Trip good — because otherwise our souls would have dissolved in pain”. Real-life magician Channing Pollock is the avenging to the Moon” Judex, managing to indulge in his specialty at a couple of points in MACABRE MINI-SHORTS (Silent) the film. A French film classic that remains in a class all its own, From 1898 to 1905 we see nine short films of horror by George inviting the viewer to shed the cynicism of 'practicality' and enter Melies and Thomas Edison. The situation suspense dramas a world where costumed heroes glided through the night and include a play with skeletons through the use of marionettes virtue always emerged triumphant. and early trick photography, a capital punishment hanging and the actual electrocution of an elephant. A very rare film by 8: 50-9:50pm DOUBLE FEATURE two innovators in the field of cinema. VOODOO MAN 1944 Directed by William Beaudine With Bela Lugosi, John Carradine, George Zucco 5:15-7:00pm A mad doctor attempts to restore his zombie-wife back to life thru voodoo. THE ASPHYX (Color) Great Britain 1972 9: 55-11:00pm DEVIL BAT 1942 Directed by Peter Newbrook With Robert Stephens, Robert Powell, Jane Lapotaire, Alex Directed by Jean Yarborough Scott With Bela Lugosi, Dave O’Brien What would you do if you found the secret of immortality? A Seeking revenge on members of a company that cheated him, a scientist-inventor of the Victorian era finds himself in such a mad scientist creates giant, blood thirsty bats who kill at the scent situation when, through a bizarre and tragic set of circumstances, of a certain perfume. he discovers that at the moment of death, the human body is invaded by an "Asphyx,” a being described in Greek mythology as 11 : 10-12:20am the spirit of death that appears in time of danger in ordertoescape its own agony by possessing those about to die. The inventor CRAZY RAY (Paris Qui Dort) (Silent) 1922 (played by Robert Stephens) manages to trap his own Asphyx, Directed by Rene Clair. The great director's first feature locking it in a vault, thereby obtaining eternal life. But his newfound length film as a semi-amateur project. A la Melies, the plot was zeal causes him to want to give this ‘'gift” to his adopted son and of a fantastic nature, involving an inventor who discovers a ray daughter... even though one must come to the very edge of death which could put people to sleep—and uses it to put all of Paris itself to acquire immortality! Tragedy and horror follow with a under! dramatic lesson taught in this strange story, rich in the visual FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1984 9: 15-ll:.00am

MASTER OF 3: 15-5:OOpm

THE WORLD THE AMAZING MR. BLUNDEN (Color) Great Britain 1972

Directed and Written by Lionel Jeffries With Laurence Naismith, Lynne Frederick, Garry Miller, Rosalyn Landor, Marc Granger, Diana Dors

A charming, suspenseful and often fascinating family film that has at its heart one of the more neglected, genres of the supernatural film; the ghost story. Jamie and Lucy live with their widowed mother in a dingy flat in London during the year 1918. One day, a mysterious stranger named Mr. Blunden enters their lives and arranges for the children’s mother to become the caretaker of Langley Park, a long disused mansion. There, the children encounter the spirits of two orphaned children (Sarah and Georgie) who have traveled through time to seek help. Jamie and Lucy soon find themselves transported back to 1818, where Sarah and Georgie are at the mercy of their evil in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. Wickens, whose daughter is married to the children’s uncle MASTER OF THE WORLD (Color) (their only living relative). Needless to say, there’s dirty work afoot USA 1961 as the Wickenses begin plans to do in Sarah and Georgie. Only Directed by William Witney Jamie and Lucy, a family servant and the mysterious (and With Vincent Price, Charles Bronson, Henry Hull, Mary amazing) Mr. Blunden are able to offer any hope to the Webster, David Frankham endangered children. The film’s conclusion is in the best last-minute-rescue tradition... and there are several surprises at One man tries to put a stop to warfare in this delightful fantasy its ending as the truth about Mr. Blunden is revealed and we learn adventure adapted from Jules Verne’s stories "Robur The why Jamie and Lucy were sought out for assistance. Lionel Conqueror" and "Master Of The World." Vincent Price is Robur, a Jeffries, the noted British character actor (whose work in such brilliant scientist who has created a giant airship called the films as FIRST MEN IN THE MOON and TWO-WAY STRETCH Albatross. As the story is set in a period when air travel was in its has been acclaimed), makes a smooth and skillful transition to infancy and baloons were considered the only method of flight at writer and director in this motion picture that is bound by an aura the time, There is a charming period atmosphere prevailing. of period charm. In his book, A Heritage of Horror: The English Charles Bronson is the government agent who, along with three Gothic Cinema (1946-1972), David Pirie remarked, “This others, becomes a "guest" of the dedicated Robur, who ihtends to remarkable and unexpectedly disturbing film is one of the use his aircraft and its unique weapons to stop warfare among very few serious cinematic attempts to recreate the world of nations ... even if he has to use the very force he abhores to the Victorian ghost story. The subtle performances of the accomplish this end! Humor, drama and fantasy are combined children, the plot’s complexity and Lionel Jeffries’ enormous with a solid musical score and excellent pArformances (especially talent for establishing atmosphere and period certainly place by Price and Henry Hull as the anti-ware Robur and the eccentric it among the most important supernatural movies ever made munitions maker, respectively) helping to make this an in England." entertaining adventure for everyone. Winner of the Parents’ Magazine Special Merit Award.

5:15-7:00pm 11: 15-1: OOpm Transatlantic Tunnel THE GREAT RUPERT ELECTRONIC LABYRINTH (Color) 1S67 USA 1950 In the computer world of the future, a man, titled 1138, enters Directed by Irving Pichel a nightmare world as he attempts to escape the mind of the With Jimmy Durante, Terry Moore, Tom Drake, Queenie computer constantly tracking his movements. Formerly titled Smith, Chick Chandler "THX 1138 4EB". George Pal’s first feature production stars the great "Schnozzola" 1 : 15-3:OOpm in a charming comedy touched by that George Pal magic. Durante almost meets his match when he (an unemployed vaudevillian) THE GOLEM (Silent) 1920 and his family move into an apartment. Things suddenly get a bit Pau! Wegener, Albert Steinruck, Ernst Deutsch, Lyda Sal out of hand when they literally find it raining money! Their unknown monova. Directed by Paul Wegener, Carl Boese. One of the benefactor is Rupert,asquirrelwhohasbeenlivinginsidethewalls classic 'monster' films made in Germany by Paul Wegener, who of the place and has been shoving a hidden cash horde out of his portrayed the legendary creature of Jewish folklore three times. home. Things start to get complicated as outsiders begin to A prototype of the Frankenstein-type monsters, the Golem is descend upon Durante a gigantic being brought to life by Rabbi Loew to protect, and avenge, the people in the ghetto of Prague from persecution. -5- 7:1^-8:45pm 11 : 15-1 • 00pm 20 Thousand Leagues Under the Sea—Silent 1:15-3:00pm UGETSU (Japanese Dialogue with English Subtitles) Japan 1953

Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi With Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori, Kinuyo Tanaka, Mitsuko Mito, Sakas Ozawa

A classic Japanese production that has remained a timeless 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (Silent) 1916 piece of work. It retells the 16th century legend of two men. a potter and a farmer, who leave their families and journey to the Alan Holubar, Jane Gail, Matt Moore. One of the earliest city to find their respective dreams. The Potter, Genjuro, dreams versions of Jules Verne's novel, a combination of 'Leagues' and of wealth, while Tobei, the farmer, desires to become a samuaai 'Mysterious Island.'This version is noted for being the first true and attain military glory. Genjuro finds his dream in the arms of underwater picture, made possible by the Williamson Tube, the beautiful Lady Wakasa and deserts his wife and child. Tobei, developed by the Williamson Brothers. At the time the film claiming the victory of another warrior as his own, attains his was made, World War I was in progress and interest was helped sought-for dream of military status. But both men find their by the fact that submarine warfare was in full swing in the dream-worlds ending. Genjuro soon finds that his lovely mistress is the ghost of a young lady who died before experiencing Atlantic, hence the added exploitability of the story of Capt. womanhood ... to leave her means to face death. Tobei returns to Nemo and his submarine Nautilus. his- village to show off his ’glory.' Both men soon find that even their homes and families have been drastically, in one case tragically, changed. Winner of the Silver Lion Award at the Venice 9:00-10:20pm Film Festival, UGETSU caused Newseek to remark, " . . . the NOSFERATU (Eine Symphonic Des Grauens-A genius of the film rests on the superb photography which Symphony of Terror) (Silent) 1922 transforms the acting, the story and the background into a flow of insistently haunting images. These have a strange Max Schreck. Alexander Granach, Gustav von Wangenheim. ambiguity ... it is difficult to remember where reality stops Directed by F.W. Murnau. The now-classic, first version of and hallucination begins.” Bram Stoker's 'Dracula,' made in Germany during the silent era. Murnau used every photographic trick possible to keep the 3:15-5:00pm Judex chills going, with the best chills provided by the title character played by Max Schreck (whose last name meant, appropriately 5:15-7:00pm Burn, Witch, Burn 'scream of terror') in the wierdest makeup ever for a terror 7: 15-8: 15pm Crazy Ray—Silent film. 8: 20-8:45pm Conquest of the Pole—Silent 10 : 25-12 : 00am Asphyx—Color 8:50pm-9:10pm SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1984 INVADERS FROM MARS (Color) USA 1953 9:15-11:00am Production Designed & Directed by William Cameron THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE Menzies Great Britain 1962 With Helena Carter, Arthur Franz, Jimmy Hunt, Leif Erickson, Directed by Vai Guest Hillary Brooke, Morris Ankrum With Edward Judd, Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Michael A bizarre, chilling, unusual science-fantasy that has become a cult Goodliffe, Bernard Braden favorite with an incredible following. William Cameron Menzies, Earth faces destruction in one of the best science-fiction dramas one of the great visual masters in the history of motion pictures, has made in some time. There are no alien's, no planetary invaders, no created a frightening atmosphere of subtle unreality as the story unstoppable monsters. In fact, the only monster is man himself. unfolds in a rapid-paced format that grips the viewer. David, a The United States and Russia have set off super-thermonuclear youngster interested in astronomy and science, wakes up one tests at opposite ends of the Earth... at the same time. The result of night to see a flying saucer vanish into the ground near his home. It the dual blast is that the Earth hasshifted in its orbit. The results are isn't long before various people, including the boy’s parents, catastrophic; Earth’s climate has been thrown off kilter and the become victims of the monstrous invaders from Mars, turned into planet is gradually moving closer to the sun! Tornadoes devestate living robots under the control of the aliens. While the Martians Russia, ice caps menace New York... droughts, earthquakes and proceed with their plan to destroy a giant rocket that is about to be other catastrophes of nature are only the preliminary to the main launched, the military pits its strength against the unearthly event, the true horror that faces mankind. A reporter (enduring his cunning and powers of the INVADERS FROM MARS. Eerie, own form of personal hell), an attractive government worker and a unusually designed chiller, INVADERS FROM MARS is a different veteran newspaperman watch and try to survive as mankind thriller that entertains and fascinates, right down to the rapid-fire reacts in many emotion, often irrational, sometimes horrifying ending, thanks to the effective production designs of director ways to the increasing heat that strikes and the prospect of William Cameron Menzies (responsible for the classic THINGS impending doom. The ending is thought-provoking (as is the entire TO COME). premise of the picture) and will leave audiences on the edge of their seats... especially since it bases itself in scientific fact... fact that- could become nightmare reality! 9: 15-11 :45pm Great Rupert Buckaroo Banzai Journey into a dimension of fantastic adventure as our rock'n'roll hero battles savage aliens, mad scientists and other amazing refugees from the bloody pulps.

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Actually, it’s your average story about your average hero: a young neurosurgeon who hurls himself into the eighth dimension, contacts alien life, and then makes it back to the U.S.A, in time to perform at a hot rock club.