Summer is about superheroes—in all their shapes! See some classic and soon-to-be classic super heroes (and anti-heroes) at the Packard Campus this coming weekend.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Universal Pictures, 2010)
Friday, August 16 @ 7:30 PM
It’s on like Donkey Kong in this “epic of epic epicness”! Geeky musician Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) must win the love of his newest girlfriend (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) by battling her seven evil exes. The award-winning graphic novel series by Canadian author Bryan Lee O’Malley is brought to screen by director Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead). Color, 112 min. (35mm)
Batman (Warner Bros., 1989)
Saturday, August 17 @ 2:00 PM
The Joker (Jack Nicholson) seizes control of Gotham City’s criminal underworld and unleashes a deadly chemical that causes victims to die laughing. Only Batman, heroic alter-ego of billionaire Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton), can end Joker’s reign of terror and save Gotham. This visual spectacle from director Tim Burton (Beetlejuice) and production designer Anton Furst radically changed the modern superhero-movie landscape. Color, 126 min. (35mm)
Creepshow (Warner Bros., 1982)
Saturday, August 17 @ 7:30 PM
Masters of the macabre—writer Stephen King and director George A. Romero—conjure up five shocking yarns, each a virtuoso exercise in the ghouls-and-gags style of classic ‘50s horror comics. Add spirited performances from the ensemble cast and Tom Savini’s makeup wizardry, and you have a non-stop, thrilling ride that “plays like an anthology of human phobias” (Roger Ebert)! Color, 129 min. Rated R. (Digital)
ALSO THIS MONTH…
Flash Gordon (Universal Pictures, 1936)
At every screening during the month of August, the Packard will show an installment from the 1936 Buster Crabbe serial “Flash Gordon”! Will Flash and Dale survive the latest peril inflicted on them by Ming! You’ll have to keep comin’ back to find out! This “Flash” was added to the National Film Registry in 1996. To learn more about the serial, see this link.
For more information on LC screenings, see this link.