Director Tod Browning's adaptation of Bram Stoker's famous novel, starring the iconic Bela Lugosi, is one the most famous horror movies ever made. It kick-started Universal Studio's horror cycle, and helped turn Dracula into one of the most famous names in horror, cinema and pop culture. Directly following the feature will be an exclusive screening of the rare 1-minute epilogue to Dracula.
Join us as we screen "Like Water for Chocolate" the film adaptation Mexican novelist Laura Esquivel's 1989 novel of magical realism that explores love, repression, and the emotional power of food. The movie takes place during the Mexican Revolution of 1910 and tells the story of Tita the youngest daughter and cook of the De La Graza family, who must remain single in order to care for her aging mother.
"The Stuff"(1985) Genre filmmaker Larry Cohen was born in Washington Heights in 1941, and later relocated to nearby Riverdale. The Stuff is Cohen's satirical sci-fi-horror-comedy about an organic dessert sensation, sold after it bubbles up from the ground, and later causes havok. We are pairing The Stuff with the short subject "The Haunted Mouth," for an entire night of dental and dessert horror.
Join us a we count down the Halloween season with some good gory fun films like 2011's "Attack the Block". Starring John Boyega ( Star Wars) in his debut feature as the leader of a group of teens who defend their neighborhood in South London against aliens. Also along for the ride is Jodie Whitaker (Dr. Who) who ends up helping the teens after an earlier incident puts them at odds.
Experience the beloved 1984 classic film like never before, with the music performed on stage by an orchestra at United Palace.. Audience members will enjoy the ultimate movie concert experience as Ghostbusters is presented on a large HD cinema screen, fully synced to a live performance of Academy Award®-winning composer Elmer Berstein’s spine-tingling score
Dust Devil is equal parts sexy, gory and metaphysical, with themes exploring the region's fraught racial politics of the time. A surreal, violent horror-western from South Africa about a murderous demonic shapeshifter, hunting lonely travelers in the desert. We’ll be presenting the "final cut," approved by the director.
