Jim Jarmusch's "Down By Law" - TOMORROW! @ Cinema at the Station

Greetings, film freaks! It's time for another installment of alcohol-infused cinema as Videothèque and Huron SubStation present Cinema at the Station... the "movie and drinks" nights everyone's been talking about. This one happens TOMORROW NIGHT, Thursday, October 6th. (Note the important schedule changes mentioned below!)

This time we present Down By Law, the 1986 dark comedy written and directed by acclaimed American filmmaker Jim Jarmusch. Jarmusch -- also responsible for such provocative films as Stranger Than Paradise (1984), Dead Man (1995), Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) and the current theatrical sleeper Broken Flowers -- has been mesmerizing audiences with his astute talent for breathing life into the mundane.

Down By Law is a comic fable about finding the American dream in the most unlikely of places. After being thrown out of the house by his girlfriend, Zack (Tom Waits), an out-of-work DJ, takes a job driving a stolen car with a body in the trunk across the state line. He is arrested and put into a cell with Jack (John Lurie), a pimp who's been busted for recruiting a minor. The trio is completed when Roberto (Roberto Benigni), a boisterous Italian tourist who is arrested for killing a man while playing cards, joins them in their cell. Eventually, Roberto succeeds in convincing Zack and Jack to break out of jail with him. But when they do, the escapees find themselves lost in the bayou with no salvation in sight. It isn’t until they land at the small home of an Italian immigrant (Nicoletta Braschi) that Zack, Jack, and Roberto learn to appreciate the beauty the world has to offer. Robby Muller’s gorgeously contrasted black-and-white photography adds a beautifully stark artistic dimension to Jarmusch's film, which only heightens the performances by the three leads.

Don't miss our presentation of Down By Law tomorrow night, projected in large-scale, full digital quality. Beer and wine will be served at our donation-based bar (with ID), or BYOB! Come early and socialize over drinks to the sounds of our lounge DJ. Here's where it all takes place:

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

PLEASE TAKE NOTE: 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.

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