EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (1990)

“Burton’s modern fairytale has an almost palpably personal feel: it is told gently, subtly and with infinite sympathy” – Daily Telegraph An eccentric fairytale for the weirdo in all of us, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS might be the most personal film Tim…

TALES FROM THE CRYPT (1972) presented by Dark Dream Cinema

“One of the best of Amicus’s anthologies, maintaining the right balance between ghoulish horror and tongue-in-cheek humor.” J. Watts, Cinema Essentials The first film adaptation of the legendary EC horror comics, Amicus’s Tales from the Crypt provided the midway point between the demise of…

World Wide Magazine presents A Granite City Tumbleweed Christmas

The World Wide Magazine Christmas tradition continues at Arkadin!  Jim Varagona of The Pete Parisi Archives will introduce a handful of World Wide Magazine Christmas clips and then segue into episode 169 of World Wide Magazine from 1995: Vanessa Vargo…

EMANON (1987) presented by St. Louis Video Society

What is Emanon? Or rather, WHO is EMANON?! Why he’s a magical, mysterious homeless man played by writer/director Stuart Paul in one of the most bizarre vanity projects ever conceived. This “modern-day wino Christ” (LA Weekly) must help a very wealthy, sick…

Mind-melting mashup HELLO DANKNESS (2022) — Friday Night WTF!

“A fresh and unforgettable cinematic experience. Built from samples of movies, public speeches, famous songs, and even memes… stitched together to create a vivid representation of American culture before and after the 2016 elections… You’ve never seen a film quite…