Why not come and see John Carpenter's fantastic film The Apocalypse Trilogy One of our many current highlights. With a cast including Various.
THE THING: In remote Antarctica, a group of American research scientists are disturbed at their base camp by a helicopter shooting at a sled dog. When they take in the dog, it brutally attacks both human beings and canines in the camp and they discover that the beast can assume the shape of its victims. A resourceful helicopter pilot (Kurt Russell) and the camp doctor (Richard Dysart) lead the camp crew in a desperate, gory battle against the vicious creature before it picks them all o ... continued
THE SCORSESE SHUFFLE - A Randomly Selected Retrospective
THE SCORSESE SHUFFLE: Over the year we"ll present (almost) all of Martin Scorsese"s work in a random order, announcing 5 titles at a time. Up first...
AFTER HOURS
MEAN STREETS
CASINO
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
AFTER HOURS:A meek word processor impulsively travels to Manhattan"s Soho District to date an attractive but apparently disturbed young woman and finds himself trapped there in a nightmarishly surreal vortex of improbable coincidences and farcical circumstances.
THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST:The carpenter, Jesus of Nazareth, tormented by the temptations of demons, the guilt of making crosses for the Romans, pity for men and the world, and the constant call of God, sets out to find what God wills for Him. But as His mission nears fulfilment, He must face the greatest temptation; the normal life of a good man. Based not on the Gospels, but on Nikos Kazantzakis" novel of the same name.
MEAN STREETS:A slice of street life in Little Italy among lower echelon Mafiosos, unbalanced punks, and petty criminals. A small-time hood gets in over his head with a vicious loan shark. In an attempt to free himself from the dangers of his debt, he gets help from a friend who is also involved in criminal activities.
CASINO:Greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two mobster best friends and a trophy wife over a gambling empire.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK:An egotistical saxophonist and a young singer meet on V-J Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long, up-hill climb.
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET:Martin Scorsese directs the story of New York stockbroker Jordan Belfort. From the American dream to corporate greed, Belfort goes from penny stocks and righteousness to IPOs and a life of corruption in the late 80s. Excess success and affluence in his early twenties as founder of the brokerage firm Stratton Oakmont warranted Belfort the title The Wolf of Wall Street.
