Odysseys and Oddities
“Man has gone out to explore other worlds and other civilizations without having explored his own labyrinth of dark passages and secret chambers, and without finding what lies behind doorways that he himself has sealed.”
Stanisław Lem, SOLARIS
THIS JULY: Eat your heart out Homer! The Paradise is taking a voyage that defies earthly realms, but still stops to explore the eternal themes of fate, the gods, and free will. The Paradise Presents: ODYSSEYS & ODDITIES: 20th Century Space Travel. Journey from decade to decade- far above the moon- and track the evolution of earthly and celestial civilization.
Programming by Lucy Walker
Dark Star
- Fri, Jul 17
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: John Carpenter Run Time: 83 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1974
Starring: Adam Beckenbaugh, Brian Narelle, Cal Kuniholm, Dan O'Bannon, Dre Pahich
Bombed Out in Space with a Spaced Out Bomb!
The Right Stuff
- Sun, Jul 19
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Philip Kaufman Run Time: 193 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1983
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Ed Harris, Fred Ward, Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn
How the future began.
For All Mankind + A Trip to the Moon
- Tue, Jul 28
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Al Reinert Run Time: 80 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1989
Starring: Charles Conrad, Eugene Cernan, Jim Lovell, Michael Collins, Russell Schweickart
From 1968 til 1972, twenty-four human beings went to the moon. Their journey lives as the ultimate adventure story.