MIDNIGHT SPECIALS
Attack of the B-Movies
Revel in some of our favorite B-movies each month with our $5 B-Movie Double Features!
Harrison Ford x 3
Indy came back to the big screen this summer, so we’re bringing back a few of our favorite Harrison Ford films this fall, beginning with the Indiana Jones film that started them all: Raiders of the Lost Ark in 35mm, the 30th anniversary of The Fugitive (4K), and Witness in 35mm.
Off the Reel…Onto the Dance Floor
Mamma Mia + After Party
Off the Reel…Onto the Dance Floor is our screening series which invites you to delve into some of our favorite music-centric films, then continue the fun upstairs for an after party at the Crystal Ballroom. This month it’s Mamma Mia! in 35mm.
Note: During the Voulez-Vous after party, DJ Panda spins ABBA and movie soundtrack hits (free admission!) in our Crystal Ballroom.
Silents, Please!
Silents, Please! is the Somerville Theatre’s series of vintage silent classics shown on the big screen with live music. All films in the series will be shown using 35mm prints, with most on loan from the U.S. Library of Congress.
Supplying music will be silent film accompanist Jeff Rapsis, who specializes in creating live scores for silent film screenings at venues around New England and beyond.
In the tradition of theatre organists of the 1920s, Rapsis improvises each film’s score on the spot, making up the music as the movie is screened.
Stop Making Sense
Newly restored in 4K to coincide with its 40th anniversary, the 1984 film Stop Making Sense was directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme and is considered by critics as the greatest concert film of all time. Stop Making Sense stars core members of the Talking Heads: David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison along with Bernie Worrell, Alex Weir, Steve Scales, Lynn Mabry and Edna Holt. The live performance was shot over the course of three nights at Hollywood’s Pantages Theater in December of 1983 and features Talking Heads’ most memorable songs.
