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May 29, 2004 - MOONLIT MATINEES 2004 FESTIVAL Starts Tonight!!!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: The Oaks Theater
310 Allegheny River Boulevard - Oakmont, PA 15139
Phone: (412) 828 - 6311; E-mail:
theoakstheater@aol.com
http://www.theoakstheater.com
LATE-NIGHT MOVIES RETURN TO THE OAKS THEATER AS
"MOONLIT MATINEES 2004" SUMMER FESTIVAL
Oakmont, PA, May 29, 2004 -
Late-night movies return to The Oaks Theater beginning Memorial Day weekend,
with the kick-off of Pittsburgh's only summer-long film festival, "Moonlit
Matinees 2004," an exciting showcase of 16 features representing an extensive
array of cult classics, popular audience requests, current movie tie-ins, and
some exclusive new fare! Screening on Saturday nights at Midnight and Sundays
at 10:00pm, the twilight lineup features frequent prize giveaways, concession
tie-ins, and regular "interactive" discount offers. Highlights include three
Pittsburgh theatrical premieres, several restored or extended revival prints,
and an official "Moonlit Matinees 2004" t-shirt, featuring exclusive artwork by
illustrator/cartoonist Mark Zingarelli (www.houseofzing.com). Also scheduled to
appear are special festival guests, including actor Anthony Rapp ("Adventures in
Babysitting"), Emmy award-winning writer-director James Ronald Whitney ("Games
People Play: New York"), Oscar-nominated filmmaker Bill Plympton ("Hair High"),
and "Wet Hot American Summer" creators David Wain and Michael Showalter.
Individual tickets are $4.00 per show; "Hair High" sneak preview tickets are
$6.00. Age restrictions on admission will be enforced as necessary.
The festival schedule, spanning 30 summer nights, is as follows:
May 29 only:
"The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra" (2004)
- "Lost Skeleton in the Popcorn" Contest - Find the "Lost Skeleton" in your
popcorn and take home a deluxe chemistry set - two lucky winners! (Remember: buy
a larger-sized popcorn to increase your odds.) A sharp, funny and meticulously
authentic throwback to the zany low-budget science fiction epics of the 1950s
and 60s, this affectionate tongue-in-cheek homage combines part Ed Wood and part
Mystery Science Theater 3000 for a thrilling saga of alien invasion and mutants
run amuck! Preceded by the animated short film "Skeleton Frolic." (All Ages!)
May 30 only:
"Adventures in Babysitting" (1987)
- Introduction and post-screening Q&A with star Anthony Rapp ("Daryl Coopersmith")!
2-FOR-1 admission with City Theatre "Gompers" ticket stub! A round-trip drive
into "The City" becomes one wild night of twists and turns for a trio of
suburban kids and their teenage babysitter, who step outside their familiar
element to find real life danger, urban drama, and comic book encounters so
outrageous that "home sweet home" will never taste sweeter - if only they get
there before Mom and Dad! (All Ages!)
June 5 & 6:
"Pink Flamingos" (1972)
- "Filthiest Person Alive" drawing - One lucky ticket holder at each show wins a
gift package of deodorant! This 25th Anniversary Extended Version of the
infamous "exercise in poor taste" features several sick outtakes and the
original theatrical trailer documenting candid reactions from Greenwich Village
moviegoers! Legendary actress Divine stars as Babs Johnson, a trailer park
princess whose "Filthiest Person Alive" title is threatened when a despicable
couple at an illegal drug-and-adoption agency claim themselves to be the
deserved champions of all that is foul. (18+)
June 12 & 13:
"Games People Play - New York" (2004)
- Pittsburgh Premiere: Q&A with director James Ronald Whitney after each show!
Just when you thought that reality shows had no more boundaries, here comes
"Games People Play," the truly uninhibited reality game wherein contestants
perform risqué public stunts and offer up scintillating confessionals all in the
name of "Fame" and "Fortune." In this shocking, take-no-prisoners rat race,
contestants bare all - greed, guts, skin, soul, and some truly bad behavior -
but is all of it really for real? Bonus Monday Night Discussion Q&A screening
on June 14 at 7:30 (18+)
June 19 & 20:
"Seven Samurai" (1954)
- Father's Day Weekend: Fathers admitted FREE with child's ticket purchase! A
desperate village hires seven samurai to protect it from marauders in this crown
jewel of Japanese cinema, featuring legendary star Toshiro Mifune. Seamlessly
weaving philosophy and entertainment, delicate human emotions and relentless
action, Akira Kurosawa's inspired epic is a triumph of art, and an unforgettable
three-hour ride. 50th Anniversary screening - gorgeously restored
black-and-white print!
June 26 & 27:
"Evil Dead 2" (1987)
- "Who the heck is Bruce Campbell?!" drawing - One lucky ticket holder at each
show takes home a copy of his biography, "If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a
'B' Movie Actor." In the first feature film sequel helmed by "Spider-Man 2"
director Sam Raimi, teen visitors to a cottage in the Michigan woods discover a
rare copy of "The Book of the Dead," and accidentally invoke evil spirits. Cult
icon Bruce Campbell ("Bubba Ho-Tep") stars as the brawny wiseguy hero in this
gory horror-comedy-sequel-remake classic.
July 3 & 4:
"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" (1975)
- "Knights who say 'Ni!'" drawing - One lucky ticket holder at each show wins a
shrubbery! British comedy at its finest, Monty Python's take on the myth of
King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table is a fine exercise in poetic
license, complete with pantomime horses, half-dead plague victims, a killer
rabbit, and various other irreverent liberties taken with medieval tradition.
This 25th Anniversary Extended Version features a whopping 24 seconds of bonus
footage! (All Ages!)
July 10 & 11:
"Network" (1976)
- "Mad Prophet of the Airwaves" drawing - One lucky ticket holder at each show
receives a year-long subscription to TV Guide! When a failing television
network implements staff restructuring to boost its primetime ratings, one
veteran news anchor suffers complete on-air meltdown with the promise of his own
televised suicide, and the numbers go through the roof. Soon executive
decision-making takes a decidedly exploitive turn (complete with reality
programming of a fashionable terrorist movement), and this brilliant satire's
profound suggestion carries even more relevance today. Shout it out: "I'M MAD
AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!" (All Ages!)
July 17 & 18:
"Run Lola Run" (1998)
- Redheads admitted 2-FOR-1! With its pulsating soundtrack, unstopping
momentum, and enthralling sequence of repeated events, "Run Lola Run" is an
innovative thriller that tries its hand thrice for a happy ending, in the
process exploring the significance of commonplace occurrences and the impact
every decision has on determining the outcome of one's life. Lola and Manni
have 20 minutes to recover an essential loot before some dangerous men will
determine their fate - so it's up to chance, luck, and good old fashioned
adrenaline for fiery red-headed, swift-on-her-feet Lola (a pre-Hollywood,
pre-Matt Damon, pre-"Bourne Supremacy" Franka Potente) to save the day - and
save their necks!
July 24 & 25:
"The Manchurian Candidate" (1962)
- "Queen of Diamonds" giveaway - The first 52 moviegoers at each show receive a
deck of solitaire cards! With expert direction from John Frankenheimer and an
all-star cast featuring Frank Sinatra, Janet Leigh, Laurence Harvey and Angela
Lansbury, this masterful Cold War conspiracy thriller would seem an unlikely
candidate for a contemporary remake, but such an occasion is still a welcome
excuse to revisit the classic! A group of Korean War veterans find themselves
disturbed by a similar reoccurring nightmare in which the details of a possible
brainwashing/assassination plot are blurrily revealed. (All Ages!)
Jul 31 & Aug. 1:
"Tron" (1982)
- "Tron" drawing - One lucky ticket holder at each show wins an authentic
collectible "Tron" action figure! New 35mm Print! Nominated for two Academy
Awards, "Tron" is something of an oddball studio release from Disney, a
cyberpunk classic that depicts the foreboding world inside a computer, featuring
freshly innovative CGI effects and shot in Super Panavision 70mm. In what some
regard as a Christian allegory, a hacker finds himself trapped inside the
computer program he helped create, wherein he must overcome an evil controller
who threatens stability in the virtual universe. (All Ages!)
Aug. 7 & 8:
"The Warriors" (1979)
- "Can You Dig It?" drawing - One lucky ticket holder at each show walks off
with an official "Warriors" t-shirt! 25th Anniversary Presentation - New 35mm
Print! These are the Armies of The Night. They are 100,000 strong. They
outnumber the cops five-to-one. They could run New York City. Tonight, they
are all out to get The Warriors. When the death of the city's prime underground
leader is wrongfully pinned on The Warriors, their impossible feat is to escape
across town, with an outcome relying on whether the gang can establish its
innocence, and return to its home turf alive!
Aug. 14 & 15:
"Woodstock" (1970)
- $1.00 OFF admission with canned food donation. Celebrate the 35th Anniversary
of "3 Days of Peace & Music" with the Oscar-winning documentary of the legendary
outdoor music festival. This 1994 uncut version includes concert performances
by Janis Joplin, The Who, and many others, as well as a complete, unedited rock
rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Jimi Hendrix! Monday Night
Discussion screening August 16 at 7:30
Aug. 21 & 22:
"A Clockwork Orange" (1971)
- "Principle Interests" drawing - One lucky ticket holder at each show wins two
tickets to hear the Pittsburgh Symphony perform Beethoven! Returning annually,
by popular request, this Stanley Kubrick cult favorite is a science fiction
nightmare about an experimental prison reformation gone wrong, starring Malcolm
McDowell as the reconditioned former criminal who is numbed to his old
ultra-violent urges, but also finds himself helplessly incapable of self-defense
and repelled by his fondness for Beethoven as two unforeseen side effects!
Original tagline: Being the adventures of a young man whose principle interests
are rape, ultra-violence and Beethoven. (18+)
Aug. 28 & 29:
"Wet Hot American Summer" (2001)
- Pittsburgh Theatrical Premiere: Q&A with star Michael Showalter* ("Coop") and
director David Wain* after each show! Conceived by Michael Showalter and David
Wain, of New York's popular "Stella" troupe and MTV's cult sketch comedy group
"The State," "Wet Hot American Summer" simultaneously embraces, parodies and
subverts the decades-old summer camp genre, while putting forth a wholly new
comic sensibility. Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981,
Janeane Garofalo, Molly Shannon, Paul Rudd, and David Hyde Pierce star among a
group of counselors who are each trying to complete their unfinished business
before the day ends - the entire summer of pent-up sexual frustrations,
unresolved post-traumatic stress, pending separations and (of course) the talent
show, all weighing heavily on the minds (and groins) of counselors and campers
alike!
Sept. 4 & 5:
"Hair High" (2004)
-SNEAK PREVIEW TICKETS $6.00. Pittsburgh Theatrical Premiere: Q&A with director
Bill Plympton* after each show! Oscar-nominated animator and film director Bill
Plympton returns to The Oaks Theater to present a sneak preview of his latest,
hilarious animated feature concoction, a "gothic comedy" take-off on the 1950s
teen horror genre, replete with bouffant hairdos and avenging teenage skeleton
zombies, and featuring his first all-star vocal cast, starring Dermot Mulroney,
David Carradine, Martha Plimpton, Don Hertzfeldt, Matt Groening, and "Wet Hot
American Summer" star Michael Showalter!
*schedule permitting
The Oaks Theater, a recently refurbished 430-seat single-screen movie house,
presents the best in popular cinema entertainment and community-based event
programming that preserves its long-standing history as a unique,
public-oriented neighborhood theater venue.
Call (412) 828-6311 for recorded information about The Oaks Theater.
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