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LIX and BOARDMAN'S ART THEATRE are proud to bring to Champaign, IL the following Horror masterpieces!
GoreLIXia's horrifying evaluation:
October 17 + 18 Dead Alive SEE PICTURES!
From the director or the LORD OF THE
RINGS trilogy comes one of the goriest films of all time! My favorite love
story; Dead Alive (aka Braindead-less a few minutes- to those in Peter's
native land of New Zealand) is one of the funniest, bloodiest horror films
ever made. Not only that but it has a great story too!
SYNOPSIS: Lionel, a fine looking young man, lives solo with his Mum. He
meets the lovely Paquita who believes the two are romantically entangled.
On their first date at the local zoo Lionel's control freak of a mother shows up
and is attacked by the freakish, evil Rat Monkey-the zoo's most notorious
exhibit. "The Bite" infects Lionel's mum and turns their
household into a living nightmare of horrific gory nasty fun!
Jackson's other credits: Bad Taste, Meet the Feebles, Heavenly Creatures, Frighteners and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Soon to come: KING KONG!!!
Story-not a dull moment
Gore-gore and more gore
Frights-I don't scare too easily anymore but if you're
squeamish your eyes may be shut most of the time
Atmosphere
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October 24 + 25 SEE PICTURES!
From the Italian master of horror,
director Dario Argento, with the haunting soundtrack by Goblin, comes SUSPIRIA; one of the most visually gratifying
horror films of its time. If you're at all familiar with this director you
know that his kill scenes almost always present the viewer with a new
angle. Dario pushes his actors to their limits. While the effects
may not always be top notch, they are always presented precisely and
artistically. Dario's daughter, Asia (Scarlet Diva, XXX, Trauma, The
Church) Argento credits the film to a story believed to be true within the
Argento family about witchcraft. But don't worry, there are no cheezy
broomsticks in this film. If the story doesn't sustain your interest, the
atmosphere surely will (unless you're dead).
SYNOPSIS: Suzy, an American dance student, arrives at the beautiful
European Dance Academy on a rainy night. After all kinds of awkward
encounters she settles in but is vexed by a number of strange incidents.
There is something very odd going on behind the scenes at the academy. . .From
ballerinas to maggot showers, Suspiria hits both extremes- beautiful and
grotesque. . .sometimes even combining the two
Argento's other credits: Opera, Inferno, Trauma, Deep Red, Tenebrae and on and on and on. For great reference go to the House of Horrors
Story-intriguing yet typical of an
Argento film
Gore
Frights
Atmosphere-creepy and beautiful. . .
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October 31 + November 1
William Peter Blatty's THE
EXORCIST. The Art theatre will be showing the re-release from 2000.
It includes the infamous Spider Walk scene guaranteed to send a chill (and a
cramp) down your spine. Director William Friedkin pushed the actors to the
limits on this one-they will testify to this and do! He shot a gun, froze
the room (not to mention the actors), brought in something that wreaked so badly
that the actors actually got sick to their stomachs. Actress Eileen Dietz
(Regan's stunt double) claimed it was Friedkin's way of "not trusting your
actors." This movie is definitely a milestone in movie history. It
was the first to push the audience to leave the theatre, vomit, scream, cry and,
most of all, invade their nightmares for years to come. The tiniest
snippet of this film effected me from the second I saw it to this
day.
SYNOPSIS: 11 year old Regan (LINDA BLAIR) and her mother (ELLYN BURSTYN),
Chris MacNeil, a famous actress, live in Washington DC. Regan contacts a
"Captain Howdy" through her new hobby of playing with oiuja
boards. This spirit turns out to be not very nice. It fills Regan's
head with un-niceties and possesses her body with even less un-niceties.
After taking her daughter to countless doctors and neurosurgeons the agnostic
Chris turns to a priest, Father Damien Karras (JASON MILLER) inquiring about
exorcism.
Story-well written by author William
Peter Blatty
Effects-perfect
Frights-still frightens me to this day
Atmosphere