“COLONiZiNG THE UNiVERSE”
July 3, 2016

Come celebrate the out-of-this-world beauty of two John Carpenter films TONIGHT at the Roxie! We will be taking you from earth to far beyond as we explore one of his all-time cult classics alongside his wonderful student film.

They Live
7:00 pm

Released in 1988, Rated R, 93 minutes long

Directed by John Carpenter
Written by John Carpenter, Ray Nelson
Cinematography by Dean Cundey
Containing Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, George 'Buck' Flower

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While a cult following has steadily grown for John Carpenter’s THEY LiVE, it’s high time audiences recognized that this low-budget, sci-fi satire is the most subversive movie ever made. Screening TONiTE, Sunday July 03, 7:00pm at The Roxie Theatre in a beautiful .

Dark Star
9:20 pm

Released in 1974, Rated G, 83 minutes long

Directed by John Carpenter
Containing Dan O'Bannon, Brian Narelle, Cal Kuniholm, Dre Pahich

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John Carpenter’s debut feature DARK STAR, one of the greatest existential sci-fi parodies of the 1970s. Follow a group of “spaced out” astronauts as they travel the universe blowing up any “unstable” planets.