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Los Angeles: See Carpenter’s ‘Madness’ On The Big Screen!
Back in 2009, the New Beverly in Los Angeles hosted a great double feature of John Carpenter’s The Thing and Prince Of Darkness, which make up 2/3s of Carpenter’s unofficial “Apocalypse Trilogy”. And now, our own BC will host a screening of the “final chapter”, as he presents In The Mouth Of Madness, this Saturday (April 16th) at 11:59 PM.
And since he’s a stickler for tradition, he will be bringing back producer Sandy King (who offered a terrific Q&A for Thing/Prince) for a chat before the film – and if you were there, you know she makes for a hilarious (read: candid!) guest. BC will also have some DVDs to give away and show some fun trailers. All this for a mere 7 bucks, cash at the door or online at Brown Paper Tickets. The New Bev is located at 7165 Beverly Blvd in Los Angeles, CA, 90036, 1.5 blocks west of La Brea, and street parking is widely available (Formosa Ave is your best bet). See you there!
“With the disappearance of hack horror writer Sutter Cane, all Hell is breaking loose…literally! Author Cane, it seems, has a knack for description that really brings his evil creepy-crawlies to life. Insurance investigator John Trent is sent to investigate Cane’s mysterious vanishing act and ends up in the sleepy little East Coast town of Hobb’s End. The fact that this town exists as a figment of Cane’s twisted imagination is only the beginning of Trent’s problems….”
Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s The Platform was a massive hit for Netflix back in 2020, becoming one of the most watched original movies in the streaming service’s history.
Coming soon? The Platform 2! Netflix has shared two first look images from the upcoming sequel this morning, which will again be directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia.
Milena Smit and Hovik Keuchkerian star in The Platform 2.
Netflix previews, “A mysterious figure has managed to establish a new law in The Platform, but can justice truly be enforced in hell? And who will enforce it?”
No word yet on a Netflix premiere date for The Platform 2. Stay tuned.
The first film is set inside a vertical prison system, where inmates are assigned to a level and forced to ration food from a platform that moves between the floors. Inmates on high floors eat better than those below, and one man tries to effect change so everyone gets enough.
Rafael reviewed The Platform for us at TIFF, raving in his 4.5-star write-up: “The Platform takes full advantage of its isolated setting and small cast to instead focus on a high concept, a tight script, and sharp dialogue that will make you laugh as often as it will make you think. This is a funny, heartfelt, at times disgusting, yet also thought-provoking sci-fi thriller that reminds of Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer, but with way better food.”
The Platform also made Daniel Kurland’s Best International Horror Films of 2020 list.
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