The first annual Amateur Movie Day is an international event dedicated to promoting nonprofessional filmmaking preserved by archives and collectors. Before YouTube, user generated content, and fan films, enthusiastic if self-trained filmmakers were working with friends and by themselves to…
For this month’s mystery movie, Arkadin brings you a wonderfully deranged documentary — can a film be called a “documentary” when it’s full of nothing but woo-woo hokum? — that you’ll not soon forget. This uncut blast of psychotronic nuttery…
“A misunderstood masterpiece! A fiendishly clever satire ahead of its time an unabashedly feel-good gag-a-minute romp in which the power of pure friendship saves the day.” – Collider In this boldly satirical adaptation of the popular 70’s animated series (itself…
When ten-year-old Eric’s older brother Max drowns, Eric’s mother Briana, takes the death of her favorite son, especially hard and spirals into a dark depression. Eric, already haunted guilt over not saving Max and desperate for attention, begins spending time with the…
“The Queen of Underground Cinema” –New York Press As part of Arkadin’s Female Filmmakers on the Edge series, Arkadin presents a double feature from “the Queen of Underground Cinema,” Sarah Jacobson! Jacobson’s punk-spirited DIY films from the 1990s combine B-movie…
“The best Leprechaun movie…elevates bad movies into an art form” –Variety Arkadin continues its annual tradition of defiling St. Patty’s Day with some bloody Leprechaun action! After bringing you a double feature of the OG and second entries in 2023…
At this family-friendly sing-along screening, the audience is encouraged to belt out all the wonderfully catchy tunes from this beloved Walt Disney classic. Lyrics will appear at the bottom of the screen during musical numbers to help you along. An…
Pete Parisi’s dream was to get his St. Louis public access show World Wide Magazine to bigger audiences. Back in 1994, he had a job at local station KPLR channel 11 manning the control boards and cutting to commercials, especially during…
First up, we’ve got a FREE happy hour devoted to legendary cable access show LEPERS DISEASE TV. A freewheeling mix of oddball comedy sketches and live concert footage, Lepers TV is an invaluable document of the local ’90s music scene…
“Campy, with over-the-top 80s style, and catchy, but ridiculous, musical numbers… EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY has slowly been climbing the ranks of Cult Classics as it is rediscovered by old and new generations. If you ever need a shot of…
