midnites for maniacs

Hey Maniax,

How's yr summer ya'll?! I hope you've some of the amazing new films in theatres these days! DISTRICT B-13 is an amazing combo of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK and THE TRANSPORTER and is still playing at the Little Roxie (7pm) and the little Four Star (7pm & 930pm). Plus, the most anticipated film of the summer comes out on Friday: LITTLE MAN, the amazing follow up to WHITE CHICKS, where Marlon Wayans head is digitally-imposed on a little person's body and Shawn Wayans kidnaps him confusing him for a baby. Oh my gawd! These are the films I live for!

Anyways, let's get to our totally awesome upcoming events!

Emphasizing overlooked, dismissed, and forgotten films from the 1970's & 1980's, host Jesse Hawthorne Ficks presents his "MiDNiTES FOR MANiACS" Series at the Castro Theatre!

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MiDNITES FOR MANiACS presents
SF's premiere of a brand new 70MM PRINT of

TRON

August 19th SATURDAY Only! @ 11:59pm

You think you're obsessed with playing video games? Transport yourself into this pulsating neon world that looks more amazing and revolutionary now than in 1982! No other 80's film, besides BLADE RUNNER, created a more breathtaking and psychotic look at the future than this hyper-computerized video-game masterpiece.

Directed by Steven Lisberger
Containing: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan 1982, 96 min

Advance Tix for $9.00 available at www.ticketweb.com or the Castro Theatre Box Office.

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Freeky Fridays presents

A Triple Feature of DIGITAL SEX: 80's Style!

August 25th FRIDAY Only!

7:30pm

HEARTBEEPS

Directed by Allan Arkush (ROCK N ROLL HIGH SKOOL)

Andy Kaufman gives the performance of his film career as a Latka-esque robot who escapes destruction and falls in love with the sexiest android in the factory, played by Peters. Stan Winston's disturbing special effects are a sight to be believed but nothing beats Jerry Garcia's guitar (yes, Jerry!) as the voice of the couple's baby robot!! Oh, bring your kleenex, seriously.

Containing: Andy Kaufman, Bernadette Peters, Randy Quaid, Christopher Guest, Paul Bartel, Dick Miller and the voice of Jerry Garcia's guitar!
1981, 79 minutes, 'SCOPE

Note: Due to the short length of HEARTBEEPS, the film will be preceeded by a special trailer collection of yr favorite yet not forgotten computerized films.

9:45pm

WEiRD SCIENCE

Directed by John Hughes

Freaks, geeks, and tons of twin peaks! This innocently sexist new wave classic is easily one of the best of its kind. Relive those adolescent days when you and your friend put bras on your head and created the ultimate super-woman (LeBrock) by electrocuting a Barbie doll into a super-computer! Watch out though, your bully older brother (Paxton) is making your life a living hell (and stealing the show!) I DARE you to show up wearing your sister's bra... on your head!

Containing: Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, Bill Paxton, Robert Downey Jr., Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Michael Berryman 1985, 95 min

11:59pm (Midnite)

JOYSTiCKS

Directed by Greydon Clark

This forgotten T&A classic not only has the greatest theme song of the 1980's ("Totally awesome video games!"), it combines everything you loved from that preposterous decade: Valley girls, arcades, nerds, slobs, boobies, left-over hippies and the all time greatest punk gang, The Vidiots (led brilliantly by Jonathan Gries of Napoleon Dynamite fame.) Help save the arcade from being closed down by those evil conservative townsfolk and yeah. Play some games while you're at it! You will not find another movie that genuinely captures the video game craze of the early 80's. Not available on DVD.

Containing: Jonathan Gries, Joe Don Baker, Jim Greenleaf, Leif Green, Scott McGinnis, Corrine Bohrer 1983, 88 min SUPER RARE 35MM PRINT

ALL THREE FILMS for only $10.00!
Advance Tix available at www.ticketweb.com or at the Castro Theatre box office.

Please contact Jesse Hawthorne Ficks at www.midnitesformaniacs.com or email him at freekyfridays at gmail dot com.

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One last thing... Prepare for October. I've got three amazing once in a lifetime events that will freek you out so bad that you'll be left starry-eyed and drooling at the mouth.
An early 80's Drrrty Punks triple feature
Early 80's Horrifying 3-D triple on Friday the 13th
The very first Crispin Glover film festival in the U.S.

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