Film Society KC members and fans! PANIC FEST is back at Screenland Armour and we have 10 FREE pairs of tickets to 4 amazing films! Click the links below to grab yours today!
ZOMBIE in 4K Remastered - Jan 28 - 815PM
LUZ - Jan 29 - 8PM
BEETLEJUICE - Jan 30 - 7PM
STARFISH - Jan 31 - 8PM
NOTE: Please only claim ONE PAIR OF TICKETS per person. If you claim more, both of your orders will be deleted and you could be barred from claiming tickets in the future. Thank you! :-)
Essential Cinema - DON'T LOOK NOW - Jan 30 - 7pm
Film Society KC members and fans! As part of their "Essential Cinema" series the Tivoli Cinemas is presenting a screening of the classic thriller DON'T LOOK NOW. There are 10 FREE pairs of tickets reserved for Film Society KC members and fans! Reserve your pair of tickets today as seating is limited and tickets are provided on a first-come-first-serve basis.
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ABOUT THE FILM
A married couple is haunted by a series of mysterious occurrences after the death of their young daughter in this enigmatic chiller. Based on a story by Daphne du Maurier, whose works inspired Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca and The Birds, the film centers on Laura and John Baxter (Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie), who have recently relocated to Venice so that John can oversee the architectural restoration of an old church. Both hope that the change of environment will allow them to forget the recent tragic demise of their child, but they instead find themselves surrounded by reminders of death, as the city attempts to deal with a series of unexplained murders. The eeriness intensifies when they encounter a blind psychic and her eccentric sister, who promise to contact her daughter's spirit. Laura embraces the idea, but John remains skeptical until he experiences his own visions: fleeting glimpses of someone in a red coat similar to one that belonged to his daughter.
Essential Cinema - ANDREI RUBLEV - Jan 23 - 7pm
Film Society KC members and fans! As part of their "Essential Cinema" series the Tivoli Cinemas is presenting a screening of the classic Tarkovsky film ANDREI RUBLEV. There are 10 FREE pairs of tickets reserved for Film Society KC members and fans! Reserve your pair of tickets today as seating is limited and tickets are provided on a first-come-first-serve basis.
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ABOUT THE FILM
With his second feature, a towering epic that took him years to complete, Andrei Tarkovsky waded deep into the past and emerged with a visionary masterwork. Threading together several self-contained episodes, the filmmaker traces the renowned icon painter Andrei Rublev through the harsh realities of fifteenth-century Russian life, vividly conjuring the dark and otherworldly atmosphere of the age: a primitive hot-air balloon takes to the sky, snow falls inside an unfinished church, naked pagans celebrate the midsummer solstice, a young man oversees the casting of a gigantic bell. Appearing here in Tarkovsky’s preferred 183-minute cut, as well as the version that was originally censored by Soviet authorities, Andrei Rublev is an arresting meditation on art, faith, and endurance, and a powerful reflection on expressive constraints in the director’s own time. Tivoli owner Jerry Harrington will introduce the film and lead a discussion after the screening
Tivoli Essentials - DETOUR - Jan 16 - 7pm
Film Society KC members and fans! As part of their "Tivoli Essentials" series the Tivoli Cinemas is presenting a screening of the classic film noir DETOUR. There are 10 FREE pairs of tickets reserved for Film Society KC members and fans!
CLICK HERE to reserve your pair of tickets today as seating is limited and tickets are provided on a first-come-first-serve basis.
ABOUT THE FILM
From the gutters of Poverty Row came a movie that, perhaps more than any other, epitomizes the dark fatalism at the heart of film noir. As he hitchhikes his way from New York to Los Angeles, a down-on-his-luck nightclub pianist (Tom Neal) finds himself with a dead body on his hands and nowhere to run—a waking nightmare that goes from bad to worse when he picks up the most vicious femme fatale in cinema history, Ann Savage’s snarling, monstrously conniving drifter Vera. Working with no-name stars on a bargain-basement budget, B auteur Edgar G. Ulmer turned threadbare production values and seedy, low-rent atmosphere into indelible pulp poetry. Long available only in substandard public domain prints, DETOUR haunts anew in its first major restoration.
GONE WITH THE WIND 80th Anniversary Screening at Alamo Drafthouse KC
Film Society KC members and film fans! Alamo Drafthouse Kansas City is holding a special 80th Anniversary screening of GONE WITH THE WIND!
There are 10 FREE tickets reserved for Film Society KC members and fans! Reserve your ticket today as seating is limited and tickets are provided on a first-come-first-serve basis. Claim your tickets by visiting this link.
If you haven't signed up for a Film Society KC membership, now’s the perfect time! Visit our Membership Page and join today!
ABOUT THE FILM
Based on Margaret Mitchell's bestseller, GONE WITH THE WIND was the most talked-about movie of its era. A sweeping epic on the grandest of scales, it quickly became both a blockbuster (it held the title of highest grossing film ever for 27 years) and an Oscar magnet, winning eight Academy Awards and two honorary awards, a record in its day. The combustible passion between Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) and Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) was hotter than the flames of Atlanta and defined cinematic romance for generations to come. Its impact on American culture was enormous and enduring.
But even when it premiered, GONE WITH THE WIND attracted controversy, with some critics condemning its celebration of the Old South and its depictions of African-American characters. Walter Francis White, executive secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, tried to shame actress Hattie McDaniel when she collected the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Mammy. McDaniel, noting that her own grandmother had worked on a Tara-style plantation, famously responded, "I would rather make $700 a week playing a maid than being one." The NAACP also conferred with producer David O. Selznick to modify certain scenes and remove racially charged language. Even so, the film drew protesters in many cities.
How should we view GONE WITH THE WIND on its 80th anniversary? Can we appreciate it as a legendary and beloved movie while acknowledging its sometimes problematic themes and attitudes? What does its enduring popularity say about us? How has its rosy view of plantation life, slavery, and the pre-Civil War South affected the public perception of that culture? These are topics worth thinking about.
THE CONFORMIST Dec. 27 Film Society KC Screening!
Join Film Society KC and Tivoli Essential Cinema as we bring you Bernardo Bertolucci's expressionist masterpiece. Thursday, December 27th, 7pm at Tivoli Cinemas.
Film Society KC fans have access to a pair of FREE tickets, while supplies last.
ABOUT THE FILM
A commentary on fascism and beauty alike, it is acclaimed for its sumptuous visuals and extravagant, artful cinematography. Its account of the neuroses and self-loathing of a sexually confused would-be fascist (Jean-Louis Trintignant) aching to fit in in 1938 Rome, who is despatched to Paris to murder his former, anti-fascist college professor, was deemed an instant classic on release. It is also the movie that plugged postwar Italian cinema firmly and directly into the emerging 1970s renaissance in Hollywood film-making.
Terror Tuesday - Blood Rage - Nov 20 - 9:30PM
Film Society KC presents BLOOD RAGE at the Alamo Drafthouse's Terror Tuesday on November 20th at 9:30PM! Get your FREE pair of tickets right now by clicking this link! Please only claim tickets if you plan on coming. Thank you! :-)
THE WORLD'S GREATEST THANKSGIVING SLASHER.
Uncut 2K restoration!
Thanksgiving isn’t Thanksgiving without a viewing of BLOOD RAGE. Todd and Terry are twin bros with twin problems -- namely, one of them is an axe-wielding maniac! After a literal drive-in massacre, Todd is blamed for the carnage and institutionalized, while Terry goes free. Ten years later, Todd escapes from an asylum on Thanksgiving aka it’s time for blood to raaaaage!! Produced by whip-smart filmmaker Maryanne Kantor and shot in Florida, BLOOD RAGE is what happens when you combine Thanksgiving, 1970s TV star Louise Lasser, a killer synth score, and the most unbelievable gore effects in all of slasherdom, courtesy Ed French (TERMINATOR 2). Just remember, “It’s not cranberry sauce!”
"Article 99", a CinemaKC Legacy Series Screening with VIP Jazz Reception
Film Society KC is sponsoring this wonderful series by CinemaKC, and we have 10 tickets to give away to the Screening AND VIP Reception, a value of $25!
Click here to claim your ticket to the screening and reception!
Here's more info about the series and event. See you there!
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CinemaKC, a non-profit film organization which spotlights films and filmmakers of the area, will partner with sponsor KC Film Office at Visit KC, to present a series of classic feature films that were filmed in the region, with Kansas City locations, cast and crew. The screening series will be a reunion of personnel who worked on the high-profile projects, as well as an opportunity to introduce new audiences to the big-screen experience. More special guests will be announced in future releases.
The second in the series, "Article 99," made by director Howard Deutch and starring Keifer Sutherland, Lea Thompson, Ray Liotta, and a who's who of actors will screen Friday, November 9 at 7:00 PM at the Screenland Medallion Theatre at Plexpod Westport Commons, located at 300 E 39th Street in Kansas City, Mo. Prior to the screening, at 5:30 pm, VIP ticket holders will enjoy live jazz music by Danny Peete at a VIP Jazz Reception, sponsored by Jazz For Good Foundation and hosted by The Sundry Restaurant, also located on the Plexpod Commons.
Preceding the screening, those who worked on or otherwise had an association with the film will share anecdotes in an open forum. The screening will be followed by a lively Q&A discussion with special guests TBA.
“Article 99 is the latest screening in our Legacy Series,” said CinemaKC President, Rick Brook, “highlighting feature films made here during our most recent golden age of film production in the Metro—-a spotlight on the past as a beacon for future production in Kansas City.”
“Celebrating our film history reminds us that we have always had a vibrant creative community,” comments Steph Scupham of the KC Film Office. “Many of the people that worked as cast and crew on Article 99 are still working in the film industry and living in Kansas City today. Every film made in Kansas City is a contribution to the creative economy and our collective legacy.”
Film Club - HEAVY METAL - Dec 12 - 7PM
Film Society KC presents HEAVY METAL with Alamo Drafthouse's Film Club on December 12th at 7PM! Get your FREE pair of tickets right now by clicking this link! Please only claim tickets if you plan on coming. Thank you! :-)
Come for the film, and then join us in the Chesterfield Lounge afterwards for a discussion about it!
HEAVY METAL is the greatest R-rated film made for thirteen year old boys ever. It has all of the violence, spaceships, boobs, metal music, zombies, and immature humor that you could ever ask for. Perhaps even more than you would ask for, if someone was actually asking you. And its all done in beautiful 1980s hand-drawn animation.
An anthology film, loosely tied together by a talking green meteor that represents ultimate evil, HEAVY METAL jumps through multiple stories, told through multiple animation styles, all set to one of the best soundtracks of all time.
Black Sabbath, Devo, Blue Oyster Cult, Nazareth, Cheap Trick, and many more all propel these tales of lust and violence along at a breakneck pace. Barely pausing for breath in between each segment, the films shows the continuing battle between good and evil. And all the fun and exciting things that go hand in hand with that battle.
And if the music isn’t enough to get you in the theater (seriously? what’s wrong with you?), you’ll get to enjoy the comedy brilliance of John Candy, Eugene Levy, Harold Ramis, and other maniacs that producer Ivan Reitman pulled into the production.
Come on out and remember what it was like to be a thirteen year old boy. Or if that wasn’t the case for you, come on out and embrace the hormones and bloodlust that will inevitably rise up. It'll be a great time.
LOST SOUL: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Isle - FREE Film Society KC Screening
Join FILM SOCIETY KC and Alamo Drafthouse's FILM CLUB for a screening of the hilariously tragic documentary LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY’S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU. Film Society KC fans get in for FREE!
Just click this link and you can claim a single ticket today!
ABOUT THE FILM
Richard Stanley emerged in the early ‘90s as one of the world’s hottest genre directors. His first two films—HARDWARE and DUST DEVIL—are considered cult classics.
Stanley’s third film was a highly anticipated adaptation of H.G. Wells’ THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU starring Marlon Brando and Val Kilmer. Early in the film's production, news of dissent and production troubles began to filter out from the set in Cairns, Australia. Ultimately, executives at New Line Films fired Stanley after a few days of shooting, replacing him with legendary director John Frankenheimer to save the film. It didn't work. THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU is regarded as one of the biggest disasters in film history.
In LOST SOUL - THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY’S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU, director David Gregory sorts through decades of rumors and myth to reveal the true behind-the-scenes story of the film’s troubled history. Many of the key players in the production, including Stanley, Robert Shaye, Edward R. Pressman, Fairuza Balk and members of Stan Winston's effects team, present their sides of the story. The interviews reveal that the film was plagued by production mishaps, warring egos, and numerous other problems, both large and small. LOST SOUL is a treasure trove of fascinating stories ranging from Marlon Brando's bizarre erratic behavior to Val Kilmer's ego-driven sabotage to Richard Stanley's covert ops after being kicked off the set. This documentary truly must be seen to be believed.
Alamo Film Club - Film Society KC Screening Series
Join Alamo Film Club and Film Society KC for a series of screenings of new and classic films that you NEED to see on the big screen.
10 pairs of tickets are available for each screening. They are first come, first served, but please only claim tickets for screenings you will attend.
Click here to grab your tickets!
9/12 - Mr Fish: Cartooning from the Deep End - In this feature documentary we discover the dangerously funny cartoonist Mr. Fish, struggling to make a living in an industry that is dying out. In a world where consumerism is king, and opportunities are few, will this uncensored artist find a way to sell his art, or be forced to sell himself out? Mr. Fish has been published in the LA weekly, Harpers, the Village Voice, The Nation and truthdig.com, as well as having his first book GO FISH published through Akashic press. --> WATCH TRAILER
9/26 - I Think We're Alone Now - This winner of The Sundance Dramatic Special Jury Award for Excellence in Filmmaking. The film explores the idea that a recent apocalypse is a blessing in disguise for a small-town librarian (Peter Dinklage) who finds that he prefers his newfound solitude. His tranquility is suddenly disturbed when a fellow survivor (Elle Fanning) arrives in town and inserts herself into his life. --> WATCH TRAILER
10/10 - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer - Based on the best-selling novel, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille came into the world unwanted, expected to die, yet born with an unnerving sense of smell that created alienation as well as talent. Of all the smells around him, Grenouille is beckoned to the scent of a woman's soul, and spends the rest of his life attempting to smell her essence again by becoming a perfumer, and creating the essence of an innocence lost. --> WATCH TRAILER
10/26 - Shadow of the Vampire - F. W. Murnau (John Malkovich) is struggling to create his silent classic "Nosferatu" on location in Eastern Europe. The director is obsessed with making this the most authentic vampire movie ever. To that end, Murnau has employed a real vampire, Max Schreck (Willem Dafoe), explaining to the crew that he is the ultimate of that new breed, the "method actor" -- trained by Stanislavsky himself. Schreck will appear only in character and only at night. --> WATCH TRAILER
Lost Child - FREE Film Society KC Screening - Sept 14th
Join Film Society KC and Screenwriter/Producer Tim Macy for a special screening of the new film LOST CHILD, starring Leven Rambin, Jim Parrack and Taylor John Smith. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Tim Macy.
Film Society KC members and non-members have access to FREE tickets, while supplies last. Click here to grab those.
If tickets are all taken, you can purchase yours here: https://screenland.com/crossroads/
SYNOPSIS:
LOST CHILD is a dramatic thriller about a young army veteran suffering from PTSD who returns home to the Ozarks to look for her estranged brother and finds an abandoned young boy in the woods. As she searches for answers about who the child is, she discovers a mysterious world of folklore, clan rules and lies, ultimately putting her own life in jeopardy to protect the young boy and find out the truth.
September Screening Series - Film Society KC & Alamo Drafthouse
Join Film Society KC and Alamo Drafthouse for our September Screening Series of 3 classic films!
Members and Non-Members can claim these FREE pairs of tickets for the films by clicking this link. Hurry, only 10 pairs are available for each screening!
THE OUTSIDERS - September 5th - 9PM
Francis Ford Coppola directed this adaptation of S.E. Hinton's seminal novel, and this coming-of-age drama is packed with up-and-coming stars, including C. Thomas Howell, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Ralph Macchio, and Diane Lane.
CARRIE - September 18th - 9:30 PM
You won't want to miss Sissy Spacek's Academy Award nominated role as 16-year-old, bullied high school student Carrie White. Brian De Palma directed this Stephen King adaptation and it features performances by Nancy Allen, William Katt, Amy Irving, and John Travolta, and helped relaunch the career of Piper Laurie.
SPACEBALLS - September 23rd - 11 AM
The ultimate science fiction parody of Star Wars, produced, co-written and directed by Mel Brooks. The film features Bill Pullman, John Candy, and Rick Moranis, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, Joan Rivers, Dom DeLuise and Rudy De Lucas.
If you claim tickets, please plan on coming. If you find out you can't come, please release your tickets. Additionally, please consider others before you claim tickets for multiple movies. Basically, be cool and save some for others. :-)
BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW Film & Talk - Free for Film Society KC Members
Join Film Society KC and Screenland Armour for a mind-bending evening of psychedelic delights as we screen the cult classic BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW on the stunning new IRIS screen. You've never seen a film like this on the big screen and you likely never will again. Don't miss it!
From Filmmaker Magazine: "Set in 1983, BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW is a hazily remembered waking dream of a picture about a tormented scientist who is subjecting a beautiful young captive to a series of unsettling mind control experiments. Pulsing with an omnipresent score by Sinoia Caves, the film evokes the eerie early cinema of David Cronenberg, and not just with its repressed scientist protagonist, dispassionate tone and cool production design. The film also riffs on similar ideas about repression and social control, drawing from such shared inspirations as William Burroughs."
Tickets for Film Society KC members are FREE and can be claimed through here. If you don't have a current Film Society KC membership, you can purchase one here.
If you don't want to join Film Society KC, you can pay a discounted price of $8, which is a 20% discount off the normally ticketed price. Buy those tickets here.
2001: A Space Odyssey 4K Restoration - Film/Q&A w/ Mitch Brian
Join Film Society KC, UMKC Film Professor Mitch Brian and Screenland Armour as we present 2001: A Space Odyssey on their brand new IRIS screen in a beautiful 4K restoration.
The screening will be on September 1st, from 8-11PM. Mitch Brian will intro the film and hold a Q&A afterwards.
10 FREE tickets are available for Film Society KC members, and those are first come, first served. Claim those here.
If you would like to purchase tickets online, please do that here: https://screenland.com/armour/purchase/29907/
GET OUT - FREE Film Society KC Member Screening at Panic Fest
The 6th annual Panic Fest kicks off with one of 2017's best films, Jordan Peele's GET OUT.
The screening will be followed by a discussion of the film's success, themes and cultural impact.
The event is FREE for Film Society KC members. It's also included for full fest and VIP ticket holders. Get your tickets here.
$5 for general audiences.
Special Boulevard tapping at 6pm, movie at 7pm.
Creature From The Black Lagoon + Shallow Water - June 22nd
Film Society KC has 10 FREE tickets to giveaway for members for this double feature on Thursday, June 22nd. Click here to claim yours if you're a Film Society KC member!
If all tickets are claimed, get you tickets here: http://www.screenland.com/coming-soon-1
“Shallow Water" – Special Kansas City Screening and Q&A June 22nd followed by "The Creature From the Black Lagoon" at Screenland Armour! “Shallow Water is an old school, practical creature FX film that is the first film in a proposed anthology of horror, sci-fi & fantasy short subjects. Its creator, longtime creature designer & filmmaker, Sandy Collora will be presenting this short film, followed by a Q&A with Adam Roberts and Jason Turner.
Get you tickets here: http://www.screenland.com/coming-soon-1
WE THE VOTERS - FREE Screening from Film Society KC & IndivisibleKC
Fake news isn't the only issue we have to overcome. What role should the media play in helping us understand what's happening in the world?
Join We The Voters, Film Society KC and Indivisible KC for a one-night event on April 29th at Screenland Armour as we screen an important collection of short films about politics, democracy and how we can be better informed and empowered as US citizens.
Admission is absolutely FREE, but please only claim a ticket if you plan on coming. We anticipate a sold out crowd and we don't want to turn anybody away if we can help it.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion about political action and what you can do to get involved.
This Thursday, April 13th, see the powerful new film THE PROMISE for FREE!
Join us on April 13th at 7:30PM at AMC Town Center 20 for a free screening. Just print out the image below and make sure to show up early because this is first-come, first served.
IMPORTANT NOTE: You can be turned away if the screening fills up before you are seated. Screenings like this are overbooked, so a seat is never guaranteed.
Hope to see you there!
Join Film Society KC for CarpenterFest II at Screenland Armour
Celebrate the master of kick ass cinema with three ass kicking films back to back with Escape From New York, Big Trouble in Little China and They Live at Screenland Armour. RSVP at this link.
Films will play in order of release beginning with Escape from New York at 5PM, Big Trouble In Little China at 7pm and They Live at 9pm.
Screenland Armour will have guest hosts for each film, giveaways and beer specials from 4 Hands Brewing Co and Ballast Point Brewing Co.
Individual Tickets - $10
Triple Feature - $25
Triple Feature + Shirt - $45
This fest is presented by Film Society KC, 4 Hands Brewing Co, Ballast Point Brewing Co, and Kansas City Horror Club.