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Robert Heinlein defined science fiction as "realistic speculation about possible future events, based solidly on adequate knowledge of the real world, past and present, and on a thorough understanding of the nature and significance of the scientific method." Well, tell us how that goes -- 'cause those aren't the sci-fi movies we feel like watching this month. Get this, Mr. Heinlein: based solidly on our more-than-adequate knowledge of the pleasures that movies with brilliantly boneheaded predictions and production values bring, and on our thorough understanding of the nature and significance of watching these films on the big screen with a beer-crackin' gaggle of movie maniacs, we realistically speculate that we're gonna have a great frickin' time. We got one more prediction -- that you'll come join us for this month of gloriously silly flicks that take the words "science fiction" as a license to get gloriously stoopid.

3/6 @ 10:15pm / Series: HFS - Stoopid Futures
TV Of Tomorrow
(feat. The Running Man)
Don't touch that dial! Stay tuned, we'll be right back -- with the decline and fall of western civilization! Of all the goofball prognastications that litter the landscapes of stupid future flicks, none are more consistently amusing and instantly dated than the inevitable peek at what television is going to look like in the future. Aside from the quaint idea that people will still be watching TV rather than cruising the grand central computerverse, one can enjoy how every wacky graphic and ironic khyron is irreversibly stamped with the year these film were made. So come take a couch trip back to the future, as we show you 1976's vision of 1985 (X-rated commercials as the new "normal"), 1997's vision of 2010 (nakedly crypto-fascist news broadcasts), and finally, we'll all watch 1987's 2019, brought to you in the form of one of our favorite "Most Dangerous Game"-show flicks, The Running Man, starring the Governator and hosted by "Family Feud"'s Richard Dawson. Be sure to arrive hungry, for the Don Chow Mexican/Chinese fusion food truck will be outside the theater during 9:30-11pm!
The Running Man   Dir. Paul Michael Glaser, 1987, 35mm, 101 min.

Watch the trailer for "The Running Man"!


Tickets - $10

3/13 @ 10:00pm / Series: HFS - Stoopid Futures
Idiocracy
While the term "stoopid future" takes on a completely different meaning in Idiocracy than in the rest of the films in this series, we just couldn't resist an excuse to show this hilarious take on the stoopid-ification of American culture, especially since it's had shamefully little play on the silver screen. Buried by its studio and practically disowned by its director Mike Judge (creator of Beavis And Butthead), Idiocracy played in only a handful of cities for one week, with virtually no advertising -- and now, extant 35mm prints are scarce. Luke Wilson plays a perfectly average man with an IQ of 100 (dead in the middle of the bell curve) who's transported to the future, Rip Van Winkle-style, to awaken in a world where humankind has devolved into a race of imbeciles, leaving him to now be the smartest man on the planet -- and amongst a garish garbage culture dominated by fast food, corporate logos, 5th-gradespeak and La-Z-Boy toilets, Wilson strives to save the human race from itself! The advertising parodies' laser-sharp detail alone are worth the admission, but the film's gutsy premise also earns Judge a permanent spot in the pantheon of great film satirists.
Dir. Mike Judge, 2006, 35mm, 84 min. (35mm print courtesy of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences)

Watch the trailer for "Idiocracy"!


Tickets - $10

3/20 @ 10:00pm / Series: HFS - Stoopid Futures
"Futureskate" double feature:
Prayer Of The Rollerboys (w/ director in person!)
shown with
Solarbabies
Imagine a world decades into the future. What advanced technologies will remain in the wake of our economic collapse? What cultural seismic shifts will result from the world's environmental devastation? The answer could only be -- widespread rollerblading. Fuck the bicycle, and its 200-year evolution as the most efficient form of manpowered transportation! Clearly the rollerblade is the only solution to a world without gasoline! And thank Christ someone in the film community had the vision to see that rollerblading was more than a temporary fad for hormonally-charged teen punks, and that it was destined to stay cool forever, that it would never devolve to the point where its only remaining popular use is a day-rate rental for a Myspace hookup with a Venice Beach bunny. To celebrate the enduring spirit of the time-honored "futureskate" subgenre, here's a double feature that's more Xtreeeeeeeme than Sonic The Hedgehog® ultimate-fighting Cheetos' Chester Cheetah® in a cage suspended over a raging river of Mountain Dew®. First up, Prayer of the Rollerboys, which stars Corey Haim and his spiky moussed hair battling a fascist legion of White Power crack-dealing 'bladers wearing uniform khaki dusters. Then, Solarbabies, the even more preposterous post-apocalyptic tale of an orphan gang tapped to save the planet with the help of rad field hockey skills, a plucky attitude and a E.T.-like glowing orb. Prayer of the Rollerboys director Rick King will appear in-person for a Q&A before intermission!
Prayer of the Rollerboys  Dir. Rick King, 1991, 35mm, 95 min.
Solarbabies   Dir. Alan Johnson, 1986, 35mm, 94 min.

Watch the opening minutes of "Prayer of the Rollerboys"!


Watch an excerpt from "Solarbabies"!


Tickets - $10

3/27 @ 10:00pm / Series: HFS - Stoopid Futures
Sexy Sci-Fi
(feat. Galaxina)
It's gonna be party time all over the planet as the beautiful people of the galactic jetset gather around Cinefamily's outer space orgasmatron for a cosmic clip show of our favorite sci-fi sex scenes. Come see the future fashion parade of space bikinis and neon nighties, the randy robots looking for a place to plug in, and the Venusian nymphets collecting sperm samples from the local populace and discovering XXX-tra terrestrial ecstasy. After the pre-show is over, we'll watch Galaxina, featuring not only a "Star Wars cantina"-style whorehouse full of Spock ears, blue afros and triple-titties, but also Playboy's 1980 Playmate Of The Year as the arousing android in the skin-tight white spacesuit trying to figure out: "What is this thing called Love?"
Galaxina   Dir. William Sachs, 1980, 35mm, 95 min.

Watch a vintage TV spot for "Galaxina"!


Tickets - $10

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4/3 @ TBA / Series: HFS - Mondo Musicals
Alice In Wonderland
(1976 X-rated version)
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Watch the trailer for "Alice In Wonderland" (1976)!


Tickets - $10

4/10 @ TBA / Series: HFS - Mondo Musicals
The Return of Bollywood: The Movie
(feat. Jaani Dushman)
Description coming soon...

Tickets - $10

04/17 @ TBA / Series: HFS - Mondo Musicals
Leotarded! '80s Dance Movie Madness
(feat. Fast Forward)
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Watch a clip from "Fast Forward"!


Tickets - $10

4/24 @ 10:30pm / Series: HFS - Mondo Musicals
Mondo Musicals Mix Night
(feat. Jailbird Rock)
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Watch a clip from "Jailbird Rock"!


Tickets - $10

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