This October, celebrate the days leading up to All Hallows' Eve on Bloor Street- for twice the frights and twice the fun! The Paradise Presents: DOUBLE FEARTURES! Five nights of dire double bills- creepy classics old and new to welcome in the spooky season.
Beware of the pod people, because there's twice as many of them on October 9th! After Don Siegel's classic black and white version, join us for Philip Kaufman's take on the source material in a post-Watergate lens at 9 PM. 1978's INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS was hailed by Pauline Kael as "the best film of its kind ever made."
The first remake of the paranoid infiltration classic moves the setting for the invasion, from a small town to the city of San Francisco and starts as Matthew Bennell notices that several of his friends are complaining that their close relatives are in some way different. When questioned later they themselves seem changed, as they deny everything or make lame excuses. As the invaders increase in number they become more open and Bennell, who has by now witnessed an attempted “replacement”, realises that he and his friends must escape or suffer the same fate. But who can he trust to help him and who has already been snatched?
Join us for Don Siegel's original 1956 black and white version at 6:30 PM! You can get 30% off admission using the promo-code in your order confirmation email at checkout!
(Courtesy of Park Circus)
Sunday October 9th 9:00 PM, 8:30 PM Doors