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PLAYING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 AT 11:00 PM

Forbidden Fruit present THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (with live shadowcast)
Comedy/Musical – 1975 – USA – 100 Minutes – 20th Century Fox – Rated R

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This low-budget freak show/cult classic/cultural institution concerns the misadventures of Brad Majors (Barry Bostwick) and Janet Weiss (Susan Sarandon) inside a strange mansion that they come across on a rainy night. After the wholesome pair profess their love through an opening song, their car breaks down in the woods, and they seek refuge in a towering castle nearby. Greeting them at the door is a ghoulish butler named Riff Raff (Richard O’Brien), who introduces them to a bacchanalian collection of partygoers dressed in outfits from some sort of interplanetary thrift shop. The host of this gathering is a transvestite clad in lingerie, Dr. Frank N. Furter (Tim Curry), a mad scientist who claims to be from another planet. With assistants Columbia (Nell Campbell) and Magenta (Patricia Quinn) looking on, Frank unveils his latest creation — a figure wrapped in gauze and submerged in a tank full of liquid. With the addition of colored dyes and some assistance from the weather, Frank brings to life a blonde young beefcake wearing nothing but skimpy shorts, who launches into song in his first minute of life. Just when Brad and Janet think things couldn’t get any stranger, a biker (Meat Loaf) bursts onto the scene to reclaim Columbia, his ex-girlfriend. When Frank kills the biker, it’s clear that Brad and Janet will be guests for the night, and that they may be next on Frank’s list — whether for murder or carnal delights is uncertain. And just what is that mystery meat they’re eating for dinner, anyway? In addition to playing Riff Raff, O’Brien wrote the catchy songs, with John Barry and Richard Hartley composing the score.

Directed by Jim Sharman

Starring Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O’Brien, Patricia Quinn, Meat Loaf

May be offensive, for mature audiences only.

PLAYING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 AT 11:00 PM

Tickets: $10 in advance/$12 at door

ONE NIGHT ONLY – THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 AT 6:00 PM

THE BRAINWASHING OF MY DAD

Documentary – 2016 – USA – 90 Minutes – Unrated 

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Filmmaker Jen Senko explores the rise and popularity of conservative media by profiling her own father, a mostly apolitical Democrat who became a rabid right-winger after years of listening to talk radio. Narrated by Matthew Modine.

Audience discussion after the film.

ONE NIGHT ONLY – THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 AT 6:00 PM

Presented by

www.encirclefilms.org

OPENS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9

THE HAPPY PRINCE

Biography/Drama – 2018 – UK – 105 Minutes – Sony Pictures Classics – Rated R

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The last days of Oscar Wilde — and the ghosts that haunted them — are vividly evoked in Rupert Everett’s directorial debut. Everett gives a career defining performance as Wilde, physically and emotionally embodying the literary genius as he lives out his last days in exile in Europe. His body ailing and heavy, his mind spinning, he survives by falling back on the flamboyant irony and brilliant wit that defined him. As the film travels through Wilde’s final act and journeys through England, France and Italy, desire and loyalty face off, the transience of lust is laid bare, and the true riches of love are revealed.

Written & Directed by Rupert Everett

Starring  Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson, Colin Morgan, Edwin Thomas

Everett looks at home in this role and breathes new life into Wilde. The Happy Prince proves that Rupert Everett was born to tell the tumultuous story of a kindred spirit. Oscar Wilde would be proud. – Film Threat

This film is a deeply felt, tremendously acted tribute to courage. – The Guardian

Wilde’s mighty struggle with himself, with his heavenly talent and earthly lusts, and the meaning of it all resonates so strongly with the direction and performance that The Happy Prince is easily elevated past period Victoriana (and that wallpaper) to move and engage in equal parts. – Screen International

The Happy Prince proves that a film can be both bleak and warm-spirited, as befits its mighty subject. – New York Magazine

The performances and the undeniable injustice of Wilde’s ordeal, make for a tragedy worthy of its drama-loving subject. – Time Out

OPENS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9