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GISH AT THE MOVIES

OH, THE HORROR OF IT ALL!
It’s October, it’s Halloween and it’s time to get scared. Houston’s theatres are
serving up blood, gore and even some sweet little Hobbits with a side of
Smaug, the evil dragon. Horror-meister extraordinaire Wes Craven died recently,
so this year’s first annual HORRORTHON will be dedicated to him. The organizer of this new fright fest is Damir Catic, whose company Dark Lighting Films is
presenting it. He promises two feature films, one Texas premiere and four short
films plus local filmmakers and special guest Marcus Nispel, director of The
Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the 13th remakes. HORRORTHON will
be at the Edwards Marq*E on Wednesday, October 28, starting at 6pm.
Admission is free but those who donate blood will get VIP seats (details on the
screenings and the blood donation are on the Facebook page).
September 25 marked the 40th anniversary of the Rocky Horror Picture Show
– amazing to me since I grew up going to screenings many times and then projecting it while managing the River Oaks Theatre, where it’s been showing for
over twenty years. An annual tradition is to show RHPS on Halloween weekend
and this year is no exception. The current live cast, the Royal Mystic Order of
Chaos (pictured), is hamming it up with the film on the second Saturday of every

month – but for October, Rocky Horror will be onscreen and the Chaos crew
will be on the ground on Friday, October 30, and Saturday, October 31, at
midnight.
Fathom Events has been presenting an ongoing series of films and satellite live
shows across the country; and Houston theatres, both mainstream and art, have
been able to secure many of their films. Last month they scared audiences with
the zombie thriller Hive (pictured) but this month, the closest they’ll get to zombies
is with Peter Jackson, New Zealand director of zombie comedy Dead Alive. His
recently made Hobbit trilogy will be onscreen – The Hobbit: An Unexpected
Journey (extended version) will play October 5; The Hobbit: The Desolation of
Smaug (pictured) will play October 7; and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five
Armies will play October 13. For more info and tickets, visit www.fathomevents.com.
Fathom has teamed up with Turner Classic Movies at the end of this month to
present a double feature of Dracula films – the original 1931 classic and a
Spanish language version. Dracula will be haunting theatres in Houston on
Wednesday, October 28, at 2pm and 7pm.

The Desolation of Smaug

WANT TO SEE MORE ART FILMS?
Royal Mystic Order of Chaos

CHECK OUT THESE VENUES

14 Pews (www.14pews.org)
Alamo Drafthouse (www.drafthouse.com)
Asia Society (www.asiasociety.org/texas)
Aurora Picture Show (www.aurorapictureshow.org)
Blaffer Art Museum (www.blafferartmuseum.org)
Café Brasil (www.cafe-brasil.net)
Contemporary Arts Museum (www.camh.org)
Discovery Green (www.discoverygreen.com)
DiverseWorks (www.diverseworks.org)
Holocaust Museum (www.hmh.org)
Jewish Community Center (www.erjcchouston.org)
Landmark River Oaks Theatre (www.landmarktheatres.com)
Menil Collection (www.menil.org)
Miller Outdoor Theatre (www.milleroutdoortheatre.com)
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (www.mfah.org/films)
Orange Show (www.orangeshow.org)
Rice Cinema (www.ricecinema.rice.edu)
Sundance Cinemas (www.sundancecinemas.com)

By Sarah Gish | www.gishcreative.com
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