Alfred Hitchcock's MARNIE (1964) - Screening TOMORROW NIGHT!

Behold, movie misfits! The time is upon us! You are hereby doomed to a night of bone-chilling, spiked cinema as Videothèque and Huron SubStation present the next (quite deadly) installment of Cinema at the Station... the "movie and drinks" nights all the ghouls and beasts have been raving about. This one happens TOMORROW NIGHT, Thursday, October 20th. (Don't forget the recent schedule changes, noted below!)

Halloween has nearly arisen, and to commemorate this festive occasion we have selected the spooktacular 1964 Alfred Hitchcock thriller Marnie as this installment's film.

This thriller, based on a best-selling novel by Winston Graham, revolves around a pathological liar and compulsive thief (Tippi Hedren) who is befriended by her latest victim, Mark Rutland (Sean Connery). The core of the story concerns a wealthy man who marries a beautiful woman who steals from his business. Despite his sincere love, dashing looks, and wealth, some deep-seated neurosis makes her emotionally inaccessible, causing him to search her past for an explanation. This is Connery's American film debut, and he portrays his character's fascination with Marnie with a conviction that allows the psychological turmoil of the young woman to emerge. Hedren's performance as the deeply conflicted and emotionally scarred woman walks the fine line favored by Hitchcock, balanced between an icy sexuality and emotional fragility. The director wants to show the audience Marnie's world and fears, so he uses a range of innovative visual techniques--including awkward rear projections, flashes of color, and a menacing atmosphere of storms--to convey her troubled state of mind. MARNIE is one of Hitchcock's most underrated and underappreciated films. In terms of psychological power and innovative visual techniques, MARNIE ranks alongside Vertigo (1958) and Psycho (1960) as one of Hitchcock's most exceptional films, though it is less well known than these classics.

Only a real monster would miss our presentation of Marnie tomorrow night, projected in large-scale, full digital quality. Spirits (beer and wine) will be served at our donation-based bar (with ID), or BYOB! (B= booze, blood, bats, etc.) Come early and socialize over drinks to the sounds of our mutant DJ. Here's where it all takes place:

Huron SubStation
2640 Huron St.
Los Angeles (Highland Park), CA 90065
And here's a map!

OF GRAVE IMPORTANCE: To make things a little easier on moviegoers, start times have been moved up slightly, and the cover charge somewhat reduced. These changes will affect this, and all future screenings in this film series.

Music & drinks start at 7:00 pm.
The movie begins at 8:30 pm.
$5 entry cover keeps these events happening. (Free admission for disembodied heads, headless bodies and the undead.)

For more information, please visit the Videotheque website or the Huron SubStation website.