check out these killer classic movies on MCB
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The Blob (1958)/Kronos (1957) lead off monster double features at Redford Theatre
this Friday Oct. 2 @ 8pm and Sat., Oct. 3 @ 2 & 8 pm.
$5 tickets.
Halloween month at the Redford Theatre is a special time
for the volunteers and the audience with
classic films, decorations and costume fun.
classic films, decorations and costume fun.
This weekend the classic Drive-In monster classic The Blob
starring a young Steve McQueen is paired up
with another classic monster flick, Kronos.
Harkening back to an era when a good cheesy scare at the movies didn’t have to include blatant
gore and gratuitous nudity, these two films perfectly echo 1950’s Americans’ penchant for Cold
War doom thrills and the need for heroes to save the day.
Jack Harris, the original producer and owner of The Blob, has lent us this 35mm film print fromthe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences film archives (the Oscar people).
Another film collector has provided us with Kronos.
From the original theatre organ to the restored splendorof the 1928 interior appearance, the dedicated volunteer staff keeps things authentic by screening real film on vintage quality projection equipment.
Helping to wake the spirits of Halloween, our “Ghost Hosts” for the weekend are Metro
Paranormal Investigations. MPI visited the Redford at Halloween last year and have spent several nights since then carefully inspecting and recording every square inch of the theatre, searching for signs and clues of paranormal activity.
Coming on Oct. 16 @ 8pm and Oct. 17 @ 2 & 8pm, we bring another classic double feature
presentation: Werewolf of London (1935) starring Warner Oland of Charlie Chan fame and House of Dracula (1957) with an assortment of classic monsters.
Everyone who comes in costume
willwin a prize.
Oct. 23 & 24 will scare you silent with the 1920 silent John Barrymore classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde and the Stan Laurel parody short subject Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde from 1925. The shows
start at 8pm and will be accompanied by Tony O’Brien on the theatre organ. O’Brien’s show will
also include a Halloween Overture beginning each night at 8pm.
On Oct. 30 & 31, in a Grande Finale of Comedy and Horror, we celebrate Halloween weekend
with a special Three Stooges Festival featuring six “spooky” 2 reelers
Motor City Theatre Organ Society17360 Lahser Rd.
Detroit, MI 48219-2348
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