Fun at the Skyline Drive-In

August 29, 2023 by Jon Kitley in Movie Events and tagged 30 Days of Night, Child's Play, Dead Snow, Dracula vs Frankenstein, Dusk to Dawn Horrorfest, Frankenhooker, Horrors of Spider Island, John Carpenter, Midway Drive-In, Night of the Demon, Return of the Living Dead, Severin Films, Severin Sleepover, Skyline Drive-in, Slumber Party Massacre, The Crawling Eye, The Five Days, The Invisible Man, The Skyline Drive-In, The Thing, Vampyros Lesbos, Zandor Vorkov | Leave a comment

This last Saturday, we ventured back to the Indianapolis area, twice in the last two weeks, for this year’s Super Monster Movie Fest at the Skyline Drive-In in Shelbyville, IN. Normally, we are there for both nights of fun, but due to some work issues, we couldn’t make it for the Friday night screenings, but did come out for Saturday. We got to see The Invisible Man (1933), John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982), 30 Days of Night (2007), Dead Snow (2009), and The Crawling Eye (1958).

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’70s Argento at the Gene Siskel Film Center

January 8, 2023 by Jon Kitley in Movie Events and tagged Bird with the Crystal Plumage, Cat O'Nine Tails, Dario Argento, Deep Red, Four Flies on Grey Velvet, Gene Siskel Film Center, Italian horror, Suspiria, The Five Days | Leave a comment

If you’re a fan of Dario Argento, especially his early work, and live somewhat close to Chicago, you might want to check this out. Starting on Feb. 3rd, they will be screening Argento’s first 6 feature films over the course of 7 days. Below is the list of titles, dates, and times. If you haven’t had the chance to see these on a big screen, then now is your chance to knock out his early titles, which many would argue are his best, including the rare comedy he made, The Five Days, aka Five Days in Milan. For more details, you can go directly to the Gene Siskel site by clicking HERE.

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