Pioneer Theater
East Village, New
York City
October
2005:
A Month of Horror, Terror, and General Mayhem
October has always been a month dedicated to darkness, and the Pioneer once again brings you some of the best - and worst - in movie horror. From October 1 through the unholy night of Halloween, join us in our Cinematic Crypt for some of the greatest, goriest, ghastliest films ever made! Highlights include weeklong runs of ZOMBIE HONEYMOON, THE DARK HOURS, and ROOMS FOR TOURISTS, a multicultural zombie retrospective, as well as screenings of new treasures and classics such as THE EVIL DEAD, SHAUN OF THE DEAD, EYE OF CRUELTY, FAMILY PORTRAITS, CASTLE OF BLOOD, RE-ANIMATOR, THE TINGLER, HABIT, VAMPIRE’S KISS, SHOCK-O-RAMA, Pioneer favorite THE GHOST, a special preview screening of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s PULSE, and numerous other double bills and special events, with scores of filmmakers visiting throughout the month. On Friday, October 28, the Pioneer hosts its annual horror movie all nighter, this year dedicated to Vampire movies and to a special summit of vampires and vampire hunters. Then, on October 31, the Pioneer presents a special Halloween double-bill of Dario Argento classics: THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE and DEEP RED. Read
J.R. Taylor’s preview from the NY PRESS: http://www.nypress.com/18/39/film/JRTaylor.cfm |
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(dir. Dante Tomaselli,
84 mins, 2005) filmmakers & special guests will attend. + THE EVIL DEAD double bill (dir. Sam Raimi,
85 mins, 1981) Sat Oct 1 6:30pm - buy tix |
SATAN'S
PLAYGROUND THE
EVIL DEAD |
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(dir. Lamberto
Bava, 88 mins, 1985) Sat Oct 1 midnight - buy tix |
Written by Lamberto Bava and Dario Argento Ravenous demons attack spectators in a large movie theater. The demons proceed to kill and posses the humans one-by-one. |
Chicago City Limits First Sundays Comedy Films First Sundays Horror Show Sun Oct 2 7pm - buy tix filmmakers & special guests will attend |
First Sundays is a monthly festival featuring the best in short comedy films from around the world. Each screening features new films, audience and judges awards, and an after party sponsored by Stella Artois. |
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(dir. Thomas Edward Seymour and Mike Aransky, 81 mins, 2005) Sun Oct 2 9pm - buy tix filmmakers & special guests will attend |
An
independent comic book horror fantasy
The
College Prophets is a century old guild of fighters. The story begins
with Tommy (Thomas Edward Seymour) and Rye (Philip Guerette), two violent
brawlers that accidentally awaken a powerful dark force named The Well
That Ate Children. It is a gigantic three story tall, haunted wishing
well that begins possesing the townspeople and poisoning the water supply.
A battle rages to destroy the Well's power and set things right in the
Land of College Prophets. Sometimes the best man can hope to do is simply
fix his own mistakes. |
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Fangoria presents HORROR HOTEL (dir. John Llewellyn Moxey, 76 mins, 1960) HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (dir. William Castle, 75 mins, 1959) Double bill! Screening from professional quality digital video. Mon Oct 3 7pm - buy tix |
HORROR HOTEL: HORROR HOTEL: A young coed
goes to New England to write a paper on witchcraft. Her professor recommends
that she spend her time in a small inn called “the Raven’s
Inn.” There, she notices some strange happenings. And then she
discovers she is marked for sacrifice. . . HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL: Eccentric millionaire Fredrick Loren and his 4th wife, Annabelle, have invited five people to their house on Haunted Hill for a "haunted house" party. Whoever will stay in the house for one night will earn ten thousand dollars. As the night progresses, all the guests are trapped inside the house with ghosts, murderers, and other terrors. This is a "Bizarro Monday" program. Every Monday at 7pm the Pioneer presents the finest (and trashiest) in horror, sci-fi, exploitation, martial arts, genre, b-movies, and z-movies. |
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A multi-cultural retrospective celebrating the rich diversity of zombie culture Zombie culture is more than just slow-moving, pale-skinned, dim-witted, middle-class, formerly-Christian zombies. In this celebratory film program, we meet Afro-Caribbean zombies, Mexican zombies, Evangelical Appalachian burn victim zombies, and a multicultural community of prison inmate zombies. We also take a look back at the emergence of the Mormon zombie community, which is today the fastest growing zombie community in the world. And of course there are some films depicting major events in white American middle class zombie history. Our centerpiece film is ZOMBIE HONEYMOON, a new release opening theatrically. In ZOMBIE HONEYMOON, we see the great love and devotion that zombies can develop for the living. It's not always just about eating flesh. Zombies have feelings, too. And zombies come from many, multicultural backgrounds, as this program reveals and celebrates. We hope that each film in the Zombie Parade will be introduced by a zombie. However, zombies tend to forget things, so we'll see if they show up. |
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NIGHT OF THE DAY OF THE DAWN OF THE SON OF THE BRIDE OF THE RETURN OF THE REVENGE OF THE TERROR OF THE ATTACK OF THE EVIL, MUTANT, ALIEN, FLESH-EATING, HELLBOUND, ZOMBIFIED LIVING DEAD PART 2: IN SHOCKING 2-D (dir. Jim Riffel, etc., 90 mins, 1991, etc.) Sat Oct
1 10pm - buy
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In
1991 filmmaker Jim Riffel took George Romero's classic horror film, NIGHT
OF THE LIVING DEAD, wiped out the soundtrack, and re-dubbed it as a comedy.
He also edited in several of his own short films and odd clips and gave
the film an unforgettable but impossible to remember title, NIGHT OF THE
DAY OF THE DAWN OF THE SON OF THE BRIDE OF THE RETURN OF THE REVENGE OF
THE TERROR OF THE ATTACK OF THE EVIL, MUTANT, HELLBOUND, FLESH-EATING,
CRAWLING, ZOMBIFIED LIVING DEAD, PART 2. He then sent out 500 VHS copies
to video stores. The entire "production" was done on a lark
and Riffel quickly forgot about the film. But the movie struck a chord
with film fans and in the mid-90's word about the movie began to spread
through the internet. Fans began to make copies of copies of copies and
websites popped up devoted to the film. The movie has now been tracked
to over 15 countries including Korea, Japan, Germany, Egypt, Mexico and
Australia and the cult continues to grow. |
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ZOMBIE HONEYMOON (dir. Dave Gebroe, 83 mins, 2005) filmmakers & special guests will attend many screenings Tues Oct
4 7pm A Fabrication Films Release
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"A
highly disturbing combination of gruesome gore and earnest, tragic romance
not encountered since David Cronenberg's THE FLY, if ever. . . . the film's
strange blend of tragedy and surreal gore, à la Dario Argento and
Lucio Fulci, is surprisingly effective. For the right person, and you
know who you are, this one's a must-see." "Whether
you're looking for a love story with a little gore or a horror movie with
a little romance, ZOMBIE HONEYMOON will suit your taste." "The first
truly romantic flesh-eating corpse movie" - VARIETY "A
perfect date movie." ". .
.will move your heart, then tear it out!" "In sickness and in health, till death do us part." So vowed newlyweds Denise and Danny before heading off for an idyllic honeymoon retreat on the Jersey shore. But while basking on a beach, the couple’s bliss is interrupted when a mysterious figure inexplicably emerges from the waves and mauls Danny. Rushed to the hospital, pronounced dead on arrival, Danny suddenly awakes. . .a changed man. The next day, Denise catches her formerly vegetarian husband feasting on human flesh in the bathtub. What’s a girl to do? She downs a couple tequila shots, smokes a cigarette, and helps him clean up the mess. He promises to never hurt her, so she sticks to her vows and tries to plot a way for them to leave the country and make Danny well again. But can they jet off to Portugal before Danny claims more victims? And will she be able to put on the perfect candlelight dinner if his skin's shedding into the soup? With startling complexity, ZOMBIE HONEYMOON treads the fine line between satire and drama as Denise and Danny struggle with their appalling new reality--a harrowing descent into a hellish nightmare that stretches the concept of commitment to its breaking point. FANGORIA review * NY POST review (abbreviated) * NY TIMES review (subscription) * FILM THREAT review * VILLAGE VOICE review |
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ZOMBIE (dir. Lucio Fulci,
91 mins, 1979) Tues Oct 4
9pm - buy
tix |
A zombie is found aboard a boat belonging to a famous scientist. Peter West, a journalist, travels to the Caribbean with Ann, the daughter of the scientist. When they arrive at Matul Island, they find the doctor and discover a terrifying diease which is turning the Islanders into horrifying zombies which devour human flesh and seem indestructable. . . |
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ALL SOULS DAY: Dia de los Muertos (dir. Jeremy Kasten,
2005) Weds Oct 5 9pm - buy tix |
During a Day of the Dead celebration, the dead come to life to prey upon the living. When a couple of young college kids unintentionally interfere with a small town’s ritual sacrifice, they get into more than they bargained for and must find a way to survive this Dia de los Muertos. Courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment |
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CHILDREN SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS (dir. Bob Clark,
87 mins, 1972) Thurs Oct 6 7pm - buy tix |
You're Invited To Orville's "Coming-Out" Party It'll Be A Scream. . .YOURS!!! Six friends dig up a corpse named Orville. They use it in a satanic ritual to make the dead rise from their graves. Look out!!! |
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I. ZOMBI (dir. Jeremy Newman, 56 mins, 2004) Fri Oct 7 7pm - buy tix |
On
the surface, I. ZOMBI is a cable access television horror host entertaining
fans in Kentucky. But behind the make-up, Hayden Milligan is an Appalachian
burn victim, with a rich family life who sees his horror hosting as a
form of Christian evangelism. This is a fascinating documentary about
someone who takes on the zombie persona for striking and unusual reasons. |
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Double bill! NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (dir. George Romero,
96 mins, 1968) SHAUN OF THE DEAD (dir. Edgar Wright,
99 mins, 2004) Fri Oct 7 10:45pm - buy tix |
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD They keep coming back in a bloodthirsty lust for HUMAN FLESH! The dead come back to life and eat the living in this classic zombie film. Several people barricade themselves inside a rural house in an attempt to survive the night. Outside are hordes of relentless, shambling zombies who can only be killed by a blow to the head. SHAUN OF THE DEAD A romantic comedy. With zombies. Flesh-eating fun for the whole family! A man decides to turn his moribund life around by winning back his ex-girlfriend, reconciling his relationship with his mother and dealing with an entire community that has returned from the dead to eat the living. |
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SHAUN OF THE DEAD (dir. Edgar Wright,
99 mins, 2004) Sat Oct 8 midnight - buy tix |
A romantic comedy. With zombies. Flesh-eating fun for the whole family! A man decides to turn his moribund life around by winning back his ex-girlfriend, reconciling his relationship with his mother and dealing with an entire community that has returned from the dead to eat the living. |
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HORROR BUSINESS (dir. Christopher Garetano, 82 mins, 2005) Sun Oct 9 7pm - buy tix filmmakers & special guests will attend |
statement
by director Christopher Garetano: "Welcome to the strange universe of HORROR BUSINESS, a documentary that has been a twenty-four hour a day, seven-day-a-week obsession of mine since I began shooting it in January of 2003. I traveled all over the United States and have shot over 60 hours of footage of the most interesting independent filmmakers alive. You may recognize many of the artists that appear in Horror Business but I assure you that some of them will be heard and seen here for the first time. "What these filmmakers show us is that the dream is alive as long as you continue to press forward. Never give up, no matter what."
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SHADOW: DEAD RIOT (dir. Derek Wan,
90 mins, 2005) Fri Oct 14 midnight - buy tix screenwriter Michael Gingold in person! |
Stars Tony (CANDY MAN) Todd, Carla Greene as 'Solitaire' Music by Vernon Reid (LIVING COLOUR) Action Choreography Tony Leung Siu-Hung (ENTER THE DRAGON, FIVE SUPERFIGHTERS, DRUNKEN MASTER II) Edited by Ki Hop Chan (Jet Li's FIST OF LEGEND, THREE EXTREMES- DUMPLINGS) From the Producers of FLESH FOR THE BEAST Female convict Solitaire (Carla Green) is sent to an experimental women's prison and uncovers the facility's dark supernatural past that connects to the murder of her mother. Soon, Solitaire finds herself waging a one-woman battle of vengeance against a zombie army and an undead serial killer known as 'Shadow' (Tony Todd). |
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TRAPPED BY THE MORMONS (dir. Ian Allen, 69 mins, 2005) Weds Oct 19 7pm - buy tix The
Mormons will return in December! filmmakers & special guests will attend a remake of the 1922 cult horror classic! special thanks to Emily Rems a remake of the 1922 cult horror classic |
We all know Mormons are evil, but, good God, THIS?!! Mormonsploitation! Starring NYC Drag King Johnny Kat
"Mormonism's
answer to REEFER MADNESS is back, in a remake that exceeds the original's
campy silliness! Three words: Polygamous zombie vampires!" Isoldi Keane, the top recruiter in all of Mormondom, is using his mesmeric powers to ensnare the young, delightful Nora Prescott in his evil web of passion, polygamy, and pamphlets. Can Nora withstand Isoldi’s wicked-sexy Mormon wiles? Will Isoldi marry Nora and take her to where the Great Salt Lake meets the Crystal Temple. . .or is something darker lurking in her future? Slavery! Polygamy! Death!! Cherry Red Productions and Jeff Goode Entertainment conspire to present this hauntingly hip and hilarious remake of the 1922 cult horror flick TRAPPED BY THE MORMONS. |
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CARNIVAL OF SOULS (dir. Herk
Harvey, 78 mins, 1962) |
Is there death after life? Mary
Henry is enjoying the day by riding around in a car with two friends.
When challenged to a drag, the women accept, but are forced off of a bridge.
It appears that all are drowned, until Mary, quite some time later, amazingly
emerges from the river. After recovering, Mary accepts a job in a new
town as a church organist, only to be dogged by a mysterious phantom figure
that seems to reside in an old run-down pavilion. It is here that Mary
must confront the personal demons of her spiritual insouciance. |
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(dir. Christopher Hyatt, 60 mins, 2004) Sat Oct 8 6:30pm - buy tix |
EYE OF CRUELTY plunges the viewer into the mind of Edgar Bierce, underground cartoonist and anxiety-ridden agoraphobe, whose fears of a crime-filled outside world come horrifyingly true when a man is beaten to death outside his apartment. |
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(dir. Susan B. Devine, 99 mins, 2004) Mon Oct 10 7pm - buy tix filmmakers & special guests will attend This is a "Bizarro Monday" program. Every Monday at 7pm the Pioneer presents the finest (and trashiest) in horror, sci-fi, exploitation, martial arts, genre, b-movies, and z-movies. |
INCIDENT AT BLOOD GORGE is a new haunted house story in the tradition of ALIEN and THE THING. The lone survivor of a group of grisly murders tells the tale of his incredible escape down a Himalayan mountain. As an Army interrogator questions him about the massacre, the truth unfolds. Stationed on the world's highest battlefield, a skeleton crew of U.S. soldiers fights with the elements and the gnawing isolation. The routine is broken when a blizzard forces some climbers to seek shelter at the base. As the storm outside intensifies, one of the mountain guides relates a legend. A ghost story about ancient battles fought by immortals on the glacier. The tale ends with a warning: If man chooses to fight over land already won by the gods, then let the demons be raised to feed on them. As the blizzard buries them alive, one by one they meet with horrible deaths. Is one of them a killer? Or is the climber's tale prophecy? |
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presented by SKYY Vodka Inevitable, difficult, and sometimes frightening, we’re all confronted – like the characters in this month’s program – with “Choices” Tues Oct 11 7pm - buy tix Followed by beer and pizza reception. (one of only two non-horror/terror programs this month)
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IFP
Buzz Cuts The Independent Feature Project presents a program of short films. Rosa
(2003, 8 minutes) Directed by Marisol Gómez-Mouakad
Water (2005, 4 minutes) Directed by Janice
Ahn
Exhibit 42 (2005, 12 minutes) Directed by
Glenn Komsky
Gestation (2005, 18 minutes) Directed by
Cullen McGraw
Peso (2005, 15 minutes) Directed by James
Bang
Night Swimming (2005, 19 minutes) Directed
by Daniel Falcone |
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POSITIVELY NAKED + DO I LOOK FAT? Weds Oct 12 7pm - buy tix (one of only two non-horror/terror programs this month) |
POSITIVELY
NAKED: DO
I LOOK FAT: |
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(dir. Paul Fox,
87 mins, 2005) Thur Oct
13 9pm - buy
tix Twitchfilm.net
review |
"Perfect.
Just perfect. . .a cool, gritty psychodrama." "Lightning
in a bottle. . . .If you like tension, if you like being scared, if
you like being made uncomfortable, this is the film for you. . . .what
a dynamite, no-holds-barred, two-fisted story it is. . . simply the
best damn thriller of the year." "A
clever film that relies on nuance and intelligence to make you squirm." Best Actress * Fantasia Festival Montreal Dr. Samantha Goodman, an attractive psychiatrist in her thirties, joins her husband and sister for a weekend at a winter cottage when an unexpected guest arrives. Harlan Pyne, a violent sexual offender, is convinced that Samantha conducted unethical experiments on him while she was his doctor. With the assistance of his troubled yet eager protege, Harlan forces Samantha and her family to participate in a series of nightmarish games. On this night of terror, escape is not an option, truth guarantees nothing, and revenge will not necessarily be sweet. |
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(dir. Terry Michael King, 93 mins, 2004) Sat Oct 15 midnight - buy tix |
Featuring
the talents of the Tom Savini School of Make-up FX
Co-starring Sarah East, New York City's "Bling-Bling Bang-Bang" Girl Dr. Peter van Dorn announces the development of Nirvana, the ultimate feel-good drug, which will provide everyone with "safe, affordable pleasure in a pill." Too late he discovers that the drug has horrible side effects on its test subjects, resulting in Brainiac, a hideous genetic mutation who feeds on human brains. |
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(dir. Glenn McQuaid, 12 mins, 2005) Sun Oct 16 8pm - buy tix - just 5 bucks! filmmakers & special guests will attend |
"This
atmospheric period short depicts a young boy’s initiation into the
world of 'resurrection men' — grave robbers. A moody ode to early
Hammer films and the harshness of existence, co-starring Larry Fessenden
and written / directed by visual FX artist Glenn McQuaid, who designed
many of THE ROOST’s more unnatural sights, and also worked on Fessenden’s
forthcoming THE LAST WINTER." starring Larry Fessenden and Daniel Manche |
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I HATE YOU (dir. Nick Oddo, 62 mins, 2005) Mon Oct 17 7pm - buy tix filmmakers & special guests will attend This is a "Bizarro Monday" program. Every Monday at 7pm the Pioneer presents the finest (and trashiest) in horror, sci-fi, exploitation, martial arts, genre, b-movies, and z-movies. |
"I
HATE YOU is creepy and demented. I HATE YOU is a must see!" Norman (Marvin W. Schwartz) is an NYC comic convinced that killing people is his ticket to everlasting fame. He follows the path of his idol: Jack the Ripper, and believes he will be remembered forever. I HATE YOU depicts one man's deadly obsession with cold-blooded killing as a path to immortality. |
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(dir. Douglas
Buck, 103 mins, 2004) Tues Oct 18 6:30pm - buy tix Douglas Buck in person followed by beer & pizza reception
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A desperate housewife. A troubled father. A crippled and disfigured teenage girl. Three haunted characters. Three harrowing and unforgettable journeys into self-mutilation, murder and the pits of despair, which director Douglas Buck uses to reflect on America's declared foremost concern today; the family, struggling to survive amidst the cauldron of hollow religious practices, alienation, and spiritual despair threatening at any moment to explode into violence. FAMILY PORTRAITS: A TRILOGY OF AMERICA collects Buck's three short films (Cutting Moments, Home, and Prologue) as they were meant to be seen, starting with hell on earth and ending ultimately on a small act of salvation. |
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(dir. Sal Ciavarello, 88 mins, 2001) filmmakers & special guests will attend Thurs Oct 20 7pm - buy tix |
"There
are some truly chilling moments. . .a slick and effective horror film." "Atmospheric." Angelique, Sarah and Ellie head for a remote cabin in upstate New York for a weekend getaway. Sarah and Ellie make plans to party the night away with the assistance of countless beers, but Angelique is determined to uncover evidence that her late grandfather (the cabin’s owner) was murdered by Satanists. New cut by the director! |
ROOMS
FOR TOURISTS (dir. Adrián García Bogliano, 90 mins, 2004) Thur Oct
20 9pm - buy
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When five city girls miss their train connection, they are forced to spend the night in San Ramón, a small town west of Buenos Aires, where they get to know the dark side of local hospitality. ROOMS FOR TOURISTS (HABITACIONES PARA TURISTAS) captures a dark story of lies and consequences, choices and repentance. Adrián García Bogliano uses a gripping style borrowing influences that range from classic Hitchcock to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. A Condor Media / Cinemateca release presented in association with Cinema Tropical. |
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(dir. Antonio
Margheriti, 87 mins, 1964) Fri Oct 21 7pm - buy tix |
A
writer accepts a bet that he cannot spend the night alone in a haunted
castle on All Soul's Eve. Once night falls at the castle, several who
had been murdered therein return to life, reliving their deaths and seeking
to kill the writer for his blood in a vain attempt to stay alive beyond
that one night. Barbara Steele, as one of the living dead, tries to aid
his escape from the castle. |
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(dir. Doris Wishman, 69 mins, 1983) Fri Oct 21 10:45pm - buy tix |
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Certainly one of the worst movies the Pioneer has ever shown.
* Cannot be recommended highly enough!
Porno starlet Samantha Fox plays Vickie Kent in this Doris Wishman cult horror classic. Vickie Kent is a suspected murderess who is released from an insane asylum to return home, only to raise the question of whether or not she was completely cured of her insanities. The legendary, incomprehensible, and oddly entrancing catch-all horror film from director Doris Wishman. |
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(dir. Kiyoshi
Kurosawa, 118 mins, 2001) Fri Oct 21 midnight - buy tix sneak preview courtesy of Magnolia Pictures |
SNEAK PREVIEW OF THE NEW CLASSIC OF JAPANESE COMPUTER HORROR Often referred to as one of the scariest films ever made, PULSE tells the story of a group of young friends rocked by the sudden suicide of one of their own, and his subsequent, ghostly reappearance in grainy computer and video images. Is he trying to contact them from beyond the grave or is there something more sinister afoot? The mysterious floppy disk they find in the dead man's apartment may provide a clue, but instead launches a program that seems to present odd, ethereal transmissions of people engaged in solitary activities in their apartments. But there is something not quite right in the appearance and behavior of these lonely souls. Soon, there are more strange deaths and disappearances within the group, terrifying rooms sealed in red tape, and the appearance of more ghosts as the city of Tokyo - and the world - is slowly drained of life. |
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(dir. Stuart
Gordon, 1985) Sat Oct 22 midnight - buy tix |
In this H.P. Lovecraft tale, Scientist Herbert West has discovered a fluid which brings living tissue back to life. After the death of his professor, West moves to a new university to continue his research. He involves a fellow student and the student's fiancée in his research by experimenting on their dead cat. Dan, fascinated by West's research, agrees to smuggle him into the hospital morgue. . . |
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THE TINGLER (dir. William
Castle, 82 mins, 1959) Sun Oct 23 7pm - buy tix
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Scream for your life! Starring Vincent Price! ** WARNING! A TINGLER HAS RECENTLY BEEN SPOTTED WITHIN THE PIONEER THEATER. ATTEND AT YOUR OWN PERIL! ** Vincent Price stars as Dr. Chapin, a scientist who discovers a caterpillarlike parasite that grows in the human spine when someone is afraid and that, unless they scream, can grow large enough to kill them. He solemnly dubs this creature the Tingler. Philip Coolidge plays the owner of a nearby cinema who befriends the doctor and whose deaf-mute wife suddenly receives all sorts of shocks, like the sight of a bathtub full of blood with a hand reaching out from it. Since she can't scream, she dies, and Chapin gets his hands on her oversize tingler. When it eventually escapes inside the movie theater, the film within the film, and then the film itself, stops for an announcement from Price, out of character, urging the audience to scream their heads off. |
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FearsMag presents One Dark and Stormy Night Mon Oct 24 7pm - buy tix filmmakers & special guests will attend This is a "Bizarro Monday" program. Every Monday at 7pm the Pioneer presents the finest (and trashiest) in horror, sci-fi, exploitation, martial arts, genre, b-movies, and z-movies. |
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GHOULISH TIMES Life, Love, Loss, Lust Tues Oct 25 7pm - buy tix Followed by beer and pizza reception. |
a program of short films presented by the Cinewomen, NY filmmaker group Hollow Carla
Cope God
In The Machine |
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(dir. Riccardo
Freda, 97 mins, 1963) Weds Oct 26 7pm - buy tix |
A Pioneer favorite! A secret treasure! Don’t miss it! A woman and her lover murder her husband, a doctor. Soon, however, strange things start happening, and they wonder if he is still alive, or if he is haunting them from beyond the grave. |
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(dir. Brett Piper, 2005) Thurs Oct 27 7pm - buy tix starring:
Misty Mundae, Julian Wells, McKenzie Matthews, A.J. Khan, Rob Monkiewicz, and Michael Thomas |
A trilogy of short films making up an exploitation bonanza. In "Zombie This!," a famous actress fights her guilty conscience and a cannibal monster over the future of her career. In "Mechanoid, tiny space aliens crash in a Jersey scrap yard. In "Lonely is the Brain" a disembodied brain tortures beautiful young women.
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All Night Vampire Movie Marathon! as
part of the Vampire / Vampire Hunter Peace Process, at least 578 minutes - 9 hours and 38 minutes - of vampire movie mayhem! Friday
October 28 7pm - all night for $20 -
buy tix The Vampire / Vampire Hunter Conflict has now raged for, gosh, hundreds of years. And yet the core issues remain the same: the Occupation of Souls, the Right to a Natural Death, the Undead's Right to their own State, the Monopolization of Blood Resources, an arms race pitting Wooden Stakes and Holy Water against Aggressive Dentistry, and so forth. For this one night, the Pioneer sincerely hopes that Vampires and Vampire Hunters can co-exist. (If they can't, we're all in trouble.) Together, in sorrow and in joy, let us reflect on the great costs to both sides, while reviewing films depicting past battles. In the process, it is hoped that both Vampires and Vampire Hunters can find common ground, and come to positions of mutual understanding and respect. As good citizens of New York City, we will present several movies about Vampires and Vampire Hunters in our bloody city. We hope to welcome some of those directly impacted by these battles, who can offer testimonials to the terrible toll of the Vampire Wars. The Vampire Movie Marathon takes place with the following conditions:
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(dir. Francis
Ford Coppola, 128 mins, 1992) |
"Dracula
is the greatest freak in history -- freakdom's Sinatra, its Brando, its
Madonna, all in one -- but in Francis Ford Coppola's magnificent, astonishing
new telling of Bram Stoker's classic horror story, he's also a fool for
love."
A
seductive retelling of the legendary tale, BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA is Francis
Ford Coppola's opulent, erotic, blood-filled feast. Count Dracula (played
with irresistible intensity by Gary Oldman) reunites with his soul mate,
Mina (Winona Ryder), after four centuries. Mina's friend Lucy (Sadie Frost)
succumbs to the deadly bite of Dracula while Renfield (Tom Waits), locked
in an asylum, eagerly waits for his master's return. Mina's fiancé,
Jonathan Harker (Keanu Reeves), with the help of the eccentric Professor
Van Helsing (Anthony Hopkins), attempts to save Mina's life and soul before
she can become Dracula's eternal bride. (synopsis from rotten
tomatoes) |
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(dir. Larry Fessenden, 112 mins, 1997) Larry Fessenden's personal 35mm print Larry Fessenden in person! |
"Amazing!
The Wellesian tour de force of the 90's!" "Vivid
... As evocative of New York-style paranoia as BAD LIEUTENANT, ROSEMARY'S
BABY, or TAXI DRIVER." "A tour
de force ... A thought provoking modern-day fable of life in the big
city" Autumn in New York. Sam has broken up with his girlfriend and his father has recently died. World-weary and sloppy drunk, he finds temporary solace in the arms of Anna, a mysterious woman who draws him away from his friends and into a web of addiction and madness. |
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(dir. José
Ramón Larraz, 87 mins, 1974) |
lesbian vampire hitchhikers! Fran and Miriam are a pair of beautiful vampires who masquerade as hitchhikers who lure victims back to their house, then drink their blood. A large mansion and the surrounding woodland are for sale. For some reason, it is difficult to sell it. Two female vampires ensnare male and female victims with their sexy bodies, then chew their blood the old way. When an American Lady fights back, they team-up against her. |
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(dir. Robert Bierman,
103 mins, 1989)
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Nicolas Cage is a vampire roaming the streets of NYC! Nicolas Cage plays Peter Loew, a sleazy NYC literary agent who prowls the bars in the evening looking for some action. One night he hooks up with Jennifer Beals, and in the course of their relations, she bites him on the neck. When he wakes up the next morning, Peter doesn't feel quite right. He is irritable, and has a hard time dealing with life at the literary agency, where his secretary takes the brunt of his ire. Suddenly, it dawns on Peter that he was bitten by a vampire, so he goes out and buys a set of real fangs. Then the chaos begins. (synopsis adapted from rotten tomatoes.) |
DRACULA: PAGES FROM A VIRGIN'S DIARY (dir. Guy Maddin,
75 mins, 2002) |
After garnering widespread acclaim with his mini-masterpiece THE HEART OF THE WORLD, Canadian cult auteur Guy Maddin concocted his most ravishingly stylized cinematic creation to date. Beautifully transposing the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s interpretation of Bram Stoker’s classic vampire yarn from stage to screen, Maddin has forged a sumptuous, erotically charged feast of dance, drama and shadow. The black-and-white, blood-red-punctured DRACULA: PAGES FROM A VIRGIN’S DIARY is a Gothic grand guignol of the notorious Count and his bodice-ripped victims, fringed with the expressionistic strains of Gustav Mahler. Bruce Diones in THE NEW YORKER declared that “Maddin has discovered a new kind of cinema, the welding of silent-film technique, avant-garde imagery, and 21st century technology. . .Victorian sexuality and melodrama are brought together in a shadowy world of expressionistic images and an athletic, almost rabid, choreography.” |
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(dir. Greg Lamberson, 73 mins, 1991) Screening from professional quality digital video |
A desperate, disillusioned NYC dweller considers suicide as a way to end his suffering. The good news? He meets a beautiful, enchanting woman who fills his world with passion and excitement. The bad news? She's part of a 500 year-old cult of Big Apple vampires. |
AVANT-HORROR:
Saturday October 29 8pm - $9 - buy tickets |
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Janie
Geiser |
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Colburn |
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Peter
Hudiburg |
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| Lloyd
M. Williams |
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| Dan
Woodruff |
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Mark
Abramson As the film progresses, we become involved in the horror-fantasy that is his constant companion. The stranger silently confronts him in the subway and in the streets; becomes a terrifying opponent in a fencing match and eventually traps him in this apartment. In desperation, he flees to the roof where his attacker confronts him. Suddenly the actor realizes that he is in front of a movie camera and is being encouraged to perfom. His actor's instincts take over and he begins to sing and dance for the camera. The intensity of his performance increases. He is loved. He has found approval. As the camera pans closer and closer to the edge of the roof, the actor, in the glory of his performance, falls to his death. |
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Peggy
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Rock 'N’ Roll Horror Porno From The Depths of Hell; and other Gory Stories! (dir. Doug Sakmann) Sat Oct 29 midnight - buy tix 18 and over only. IDs will be checked filmmakers & special guests will attend
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Burning
Angel.com's RE-PENETRATOR “Re-Penetrator is ridiculous in the most profound and profane ways imaginable. It crosses lines you didn't know were drawn.”- Unitshifter.com RE-EXAMINATON
– THE MAKING OF RE-PENETRATOR WORLD
PREMIERE PUNK
ROCK HOLOCAUST 2: SERIAL BANDOCIDE |
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THE
THRILL KILLERS ICHI
THE KILLER Sun Oct 30 7:00pm - buy tix |
THE
THRILL KILLERS: Three psychotic murderers escape from a mental institution and stalk women in Los Angeles. ICHI
THE KILLER: A Yakuza boss disappears with three million yen. This will not stand. |
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THE
BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE DEEP
RED Mon Oct 31 7pm - buy tix |
THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE: "An
excellent breakthrough film for director Dario Argento with a magnificent
use of space and a great Ennio Morricone score." Sam, an American writer in Rome is the only witness to an attempted murder. He launches his own personal investigation into the serial killings. DEEP
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OCTOBER 2005: A MONTH OF HORROR, TERROR, AND GENERAL MAYHEM was assembled in association with Professor Reinhardt van Nostrand. Dr. van Nostrand is Professor Emeritus of Schlechtendingen at the University of Würms, Germany, and a special consultant to the Pioneer Theater on matters of the Paranormal and the Occult. Special thanks to all the filmmakers. Many thanks as well to Mark Ward and Tom Bambard (Anchor Bay); Milka Stanisic (Em & Me Productions); Exhumed Films; Chicago City Limits Comedy Troupe; Phil Hall (Film Threat, etc.); David Wengrod, Tony Timpone, and Michael Gingold (Fangoria); Jim Riffel and Chris Hall; Larry Fessenden; Steven Beer; Paul Rachman (Slamdance); Fabrication Films; Keith Crocker (Cinefear); Sonia Pachmayer (Focus Features); Carl Morano and John Carchietta (Media Blasters); Milton Tabbot (IFP); Susan Jackson (Turtles Crossing); Joseph Mauceri (FearsMAG.com, etc.); M.M. Serra and Yoel Meranda (Film-Makers Co-op); Emily Rems; Peter Marai (Cinemateca / Condor Media); Carlos Gutierrez and Monika Wagenberg (Cinema Tropical); Michael Bowen; Jeff Reichert and Eamonn Bowles (Magnolia Releasing); Susan Norget; Stuart Gordon; Brian Yuzna; Ursi van der Herten (Filmax); Susanne Jacobson and Michael Schlesinger (Sony Repertory); Melisse Seleck and Louise Fleming (Cinewomen NY); Amy Hobby (WS Films); Bingham Ray; Paige Kay Davis (EI Cinema); Clemence Taillandier (Zeitgeist Films); the Zombie Anti-Discrimination Society (ZADS); the New York City Zombie School of Social Mores & Good Manners (NYCZSSMGM); the Coalition of Vampire and Vampire Hunter Intellectuals (CVVHI); the Dracul family; and the van Helsing family. |
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