Film Series
Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Whole Foods and Alamo Drafthouse are co-hosting the "Sunset Supper and Cinema" series on the rooftop plaza at Whole Foods downtown. Admission is free, but various refreshments are available for purchase. You also can purchase a three-course meal, related to the movie being shown, for $15. The movies start at sundown.
This week's movie is Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, so obviously you should bike to Whole Foods to get in the mood.
The La Hora Fria: The Black Pit of Dr. M
Misterios de ultratumba / The Black Pit of Dr. M
Dir: Fernando Méndez
82 min, Mexico, 1958
Cast: Rafael Bertrand, Gastón Santos, Mapita Cortés, Carlos Ancira, Carolina Barret
Dr. Mazali runs the Las Mercedes insane asylum, and after his colleague Dr. Aldama is executed for a crime he didn't commit, Dr. Mazali remembers a promise they made to each other: the one who dies first would reveal all the mysteries of death to the other. But those mysteries come at a horrible price. Dr. Aldama's daughter Patricia, a cabaret dancer, and Eduardo, a doctor who is in love with her, are soon drawn into the madness, tragedy, and agonizing violence that are all a part of Dr. Aldama's plan.
The La Hora Fria: Classic Mexican Horror runs 10/21-11/6 at the Mexican American Culture Center (MACC) at 600 River Street. All shows are free and start at 8pm. For more information go to Cine Las Americas.
La Hora Fria: The Living Coffin
El grito de la muerte / The Living Coffin
Dir: Fernando Méndez
72 min, Mexico, 1958
Cast: Gastón Santos, María Duval, Quintín Bulnes, Pedro de Aguillón, Carlos Ancira
Gastón and his sidekick Coyote Loco ("Crazy Wolf"), stop at an eerie ranch to learn more about a stone figure they've unearthed that depicts a crying woman. They hear from María Elena, the owner of the ranch, that it was Clotilde, her dead aunt. Clotilde's two children were mysteriously swallowed by the swamp; the ghost of Clotilde - "La Llorona" - haunts the ranch, mourning for her children and keeping visitors away. Gastón and Coyote Loco are pulled into an action-packed, spine-tingling web of supernatural spookery and dangerous criminals out to unearth a secret vein of gold in this eerie atmospheric reinvention of a timeless Mexican legend and Edgar Allen Poe's classic The Premature Burial.
La Hora Fria: Classic Mexican Horror runs 10/21-11/6 at the Mexican American Culture Center (MACC) at 600 River Street. All shows are free and start at 8pm. For more information go to Cine Las Americas.
The La Hora Fria: The Man and the Monster
El hombre y el monstruo / The Man and the Monster
Dir: Rafael Baledón
75 min, Mexico, 1958
Cast: Enrique Rambal, Abel Salazar, Martha Roth, Ofelia Guilmáin, Laura Baledón
After crashing her car, a young blond looks for help at a somber mansion nearby, "La Escondida," where Samuel lives - the ambitious pianist who sold his soul to the devil for fame and fortune. But every time Samuel plays the composition that wins him fame and fortune he turns into a hideous beast with a lust for murder. Ricardo, a guest at a nearby hotel, sneaks into the mansion to fight Samuel, who refuses to stop playing the composition that turns him into a monster, so he can maintain his status as the world's most acclaimed pianist.
The La Hora Fria: Classic Mexican Horror runs 10/21-11/6 at the Mexican American Culture Center (MACC) at 600 River Street. All shows are free and start at 8pm. For more information go to Cine Las Americas.
The La Hora Fria: The Vampire
El vampiro / The Vampire
Dir: Fernando Méndez
83 min, Mexico, 1957
Cast: Abel Salazar, Ariadne Welter, Carmen Montejo, Germán Robles
Described as "Dracula on an hacienda," The Vampire chronicles the journey of young Marta who arrives in Sierra Negra to visit her ailing aunt Maria at the Hacienda de los Sicómoros. Marta learns that her family is under the demonic control of Count Luvad and his accomplice, the vampire Eloisa. As he feeds on the blood of the locals and aims to raise his brother from the dead, Marta and the mysterious Dr. Enrique threaten the Count. The wrath of El Vampiro then reigns down upon them, and an all-time horror classic plays out with unforgettable eeriness and excitement.
The La Hora Fria: Classic Mexican Horror runs 10/21-11/6 at the Mexican American Culture Center (MACC) at 600 River Street. All shows are free and start at 8pm. For more information go to Cine Las Americas.
The La Hora Fria: The Vampire's Coffin
El ataúd del vampiro / The Vampire's Coffin
Dir: Fernando Méndez
85 min, Mexico, 1957
Cast: Abel Salazar, Ariadne Welter, Germán Robles, Yerye Beirute, Alicia Montoya
In the sinister sequel of The Vampire, The Vampire's Coffin, the curious Dr. Mendoza steals from Sierra Negra the coffin of Count Luvad, who was buried with a stake through his chest. Dr. Mendoza is surprised when he finds that the Count has turned the grave-robbers, who accidentally resurrected him, into zombie servants. Luvad escapes, thirsty for the blood of young women, so he captures young Marta, and keeps her hostage in the museum. The Vampire's Coffin is a classic, spooky and thrilling, on par with its renowned prequel.
The La Hora Fria: Classic Mexican Horror runs 10/21-11/6 at the Mexican American Culture Center (MACC) at 600 River Street. All shows are free and start at 8pm. For more information go to Cine Las Americas.
The La Hora Fria: The Curse of the Crying Woman
La maldición de La Llorona / The Curse of the Crying Woman
Dir: Rafael Baledón
80 min, Mexico, 1961
Cast: Rosita Arenas, Abel Salazar, Rita Macedo, Carlos López, Enrique Lucero
Amelia, together with her husband Jaime, arrive at her Aunt Selma's gloomy house, where mysterious crimes have been occurring. Amelia sees the image of a crying woman reflected in mirrors and in a painting of a woman who once lived in the neighborhood. Dark family secrets are soon uncovered in this gothic story loosely based on the real legend of "La Llorona."
The La Hora Fria: Classic Mexican Horror runs 10/21-11/6 at the Mexican American Culture Center (MACC) at 600 River Street. All shows are free and start at 8pm. For more information go to Cine Las Americas.
Master Pancake Theatre: Nightmare on Elmstreet
Master Pancake Theatre: Nightmare on Elmstreet
Master Pancake Comedians John Erler and Joe Parsons along with special guests skewer bad movies with live comedy in an Alamo tradition that never fails to draw capacity crowds. Alamo locations vary.
Shows in August through early October:
Master Pancake Theatre: The Breakfast Club
Master Pancake Theatre: Nightmare on Elmstreet
Master Pancake Theatre: Total Recall
Master Pancake Theatre: Nightmare on Elmstreet
Master Pancake Theatre: Nightmare on Elmstreet
Master Pancake Comedians John Erler and Joe Parsons along with special guests skewer bad movies with live comedy in an Alamo tradition that never fails to draw capacity crowds. Alamo locations vary.
Shows in August through early October:
Master Pancake Theatre: The Breakfast Club
Master Pancake Theatre: Nightmare on Elmstreet
Master Pancake Theatre: Total Recall
Master Pancake Theatre: Nightmare on Elmstreet
Master Pancake Theatre: Nightmare on Elmstreet
Master Pancake Comedians John Erler and Joe Parsons along with special guests skewer bad movies with live comedy in an Alamo tradition that never fails to draw capacity crowds. Alamo locations vary.
Shows in August through early October:
Master Pancake Theatre: The Breakfast Club
Master Pancake Theatre: Nightmare on Elmstreet
Master Pancake Theatre: Total Recall
