The Twilight Saga: New Moon

Announcing the second film in our April series, TWILIGHT TWEDNESDAYS, a retrospective showing of the unforgettable, polarizing, tonally complicated vampire romance series, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON will be playing at the historic #babcocktheatre April 3rd (yeah, we are announcing and playing the films in chronological order, who would’ve thought?? Shocker!)! Following the events of the first film, Edward Cullen departs from Bella, and she tries to find comfort in the company of Jacob Black, but she is consequently thrown into the middle of a centuries-old conflict!

Twilight

ANNOUNCING our next series, which will be playing every Wednesday from the 27th to April 24th, TWILIGHT TWEDNESDAYS! In all sincerity, I am completely uncertain as to what energy I should bring to this announcement. Are these films a romantic time capsule, acting as the poster child for the neo-gothic melodramatic aesthetic that was all over the late 2000s? Are these films the product of an author who made the entire series as a fanfiction derived from the lyrics of My Chemical Romance (yes, that part is actually true)? Are these films as genuinely awful and convoluted as some claim they were upon release? Or have they aged like wine with the passage of time, sending us back to when some of the most heated topics on the planet consisted of which fictional character you sided with?

Regardless of your stance, few film series have ever been so polarizing in the public eye, and what is the point of art, if not to strike discussion between the polarized views of individuals ingesting said art??

What am I talking about? I don’t know! Fun nostalgia high school vampire epics, man!! TWILIGHT opens at the Babcock Theatre March 27th, also participating in this month’s pseudo-series gathering iconic films directed by women for women’s history month! And I think that’s really cool! What are you, a misogynist? Scared of vampires?? Come watch the TWILIGHT films with us every Wednesday!!

Napoleon Dynamite

April 5th, the historic Babcock Theatre is having a special screening of Jared Hess’s NAPOLEON DYNAMITE! Turning 20 years old this year (your youth is behind you!!!), this legendary high school comedy perfectly captures the feelings of alienation from being a natural social outsider in a quaint small town. Napoleon struggles to deal with bullies and his aggressive uncle Rico who has come to look after him after his grandmother’s hospitalization. In the meantime, he helps his friend, Pedro, run for class president, uses his art to ask a girl to prom, plays tetherball, and enhances his SKILLS.

A Night at the Opera

Announcing the third and final film to play in this month’s incredibly entertaining MARXY MARCH MONDAYS series, it’s the group’s 1936 film A NIGHT AT THE OPERA!

The first film from the brothers to not feature Zeppo Marx, this zany opera parody has the three Marx Brothers playing a sly business manager and two oddball friends of two young opera singers as they attempt to help the singers achieve success while simultaneously making fools of their snobbish rivals!

The Virgin Suicides

March 29th, the historic Babcock Theatre has a special screening of Sofia Coppola’s haunting adaptation of Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel, THE VIRGIN SUICIDES! We will play this excellent film as part of our pseudo-series covering memorable films by female directors for Women’s History Month, in addition to celebrating its 25th anniversary! Mostly existing through the perspective of a group of young male friends, we peak into the strange lives of five reclusive teenage sisters who are sheltered by their strict religious parents. Months pass by as the world around the young women disintegrates in ways that the boys can only theorize from across the street and minimal bits of gossip.

The Slumber Party Massacre

Announcing this month’s film in our ongoing Late Night series, this time it’s Amy Holden Jones’ THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE! Playing at the historic Babcock Theatre March 30th, this is one of five films in this month’s pseudo-series showcasing memorable films from female directors for Women’s History Month! When an 18-year-old girl is left home alone by her parents, she decides to invite all her friends over for a slumber party. Simultaneously, a mass murderer has just escaped from prison and gets right back to killing with an arsenal of power tools, and he eventually makes his way over to the girls’ slumber party, where they start to get picked off one by one!

The Ten Commandments

Announcing, just in time for Easter, one of the most beloved biblical epics of historic proportions, Cecil B. DeMille’s THE TEN COMMANDMENTS! Nearing a whopping four hours in runtime, this classic powerhouse tells the story of Moses, played by Charlton Heston, who escapes death as an infant, and is raised by a royal family in order to become a prince. Upon discovering his true heritage, Moses goes on a journey to reclaim his destiny as the liberator and leader of the Hebrew people, much to the disapproval and retaliation of his foster brother, Rameses!

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Ring the bell, class is in session at the historic Babcock Theatre, March 22nd because FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH is coming to the big screen! Based on the real-life high school adventures of screenwriter Cameron Crowe, this wacked out film follows a group of teens growing up in southern California, with perma-stoned Jeff Spicoli as the center of this social web. Stacy and Mark are both looking for a love interest, and look to their older classmates, Linda and Mike, for guidance as Jeff faces off with the resolute Mr. hand, who is convinced everyone in school is smoking dope!

Road House

Announcing the next film in our monthly Nostalgia Night series to play at the historic Babcock Theatre, its ROAD HOUSE, starring the late, great Patrick Swayze!

NOTE: This will be a very special Nostalgia Night showing, because THE FILM’S DIRECTOR, ROWDY HERRINGTON will be coming to the theatre to talk about the film!!

The Double Deuce is the meanest and loudest bar south of the Mason-Dixon line, and James Dalton, a hot head bouncer with a Ph.D. has been hired to clean the place up. As Dalton helps to clear out the troublemakers, the Double Deuce becomes a popular hot spot, but his budding relationship with the attractive Dr. Clay puts him on the bad side of local big shot Brad Wesley!

Wolfwalkers

March 16th, we are bringing you another FREE ADMISSION film for the family to see in continuation of our Movie Buffs series! This time around, we will be showing Tomm Moore’s WOLFWALKERS at the historic Babcock Theatre! Set in a time of magic and superstition, a young apprentice hunter named Robyn travels to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack of wolves, which are viewed as a demonic force of evil. But when Robyn saves a wild native girl, their new friendship leads her discover the world of the Wolfwalkers, and transforms her into a wolf, making her a target of the annihilation her father has been tasked with!

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