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Midnights at the Baxter presents 'Carrie' [Movies]

Midnights at the Baxter presents 'Carrie' [Movies]
Being the story of a shy teenage girl who gets pushed too far...

Last week we discussed the impact the works of William Shakespeare has made on the world of cinema. Now we turn our attention to a more modern (though definitely less influential) great source of stories: Stephen King. Though less-than-impressive as a writer, his stories have the potential to seriously chill to the bone when handled by the right person.

Midnights at the Baxter presents 'Zardoz' [Movies]

Midnights at the Baxter presents 'Zardoz' [Movies]
"I am Arthur Frayn, and I am Zardoz. I have lived three hundred years, and I long to die. But death is no longer possible. I am immortal. I present now my story, full of mystery and intrigue - rich in irony, and most satirical. It is set deep in a possible future..."

Immortality… The quest to deny death has plagued mankind for as long as mankind has been around. Alchemists sought the means to create the fabled Philosopher’s Stone which would produce the elixir of life; brave explorers searched for the Fountain of Youth; cryogenics, while a staple of science fiction, is a service actually offered today (although hope in this method is in vain). Humanity wants to live forever; religion has instilled in us simultaneously a way to make peace with death and a reason to fear it.

Midnights at the Baxter presents 'Taxi Driver' [Movies]

Midnights at the Baxter presents 'Taxi Driver' [Movies]
"You lookin' at me?"

Remember Robert De Niro? You younger folks reading this may only know him from recent popular dreck like “New Year’s Eve” or the “Meet the Parents” series. It’s a shame, really – and even if you’ve seen him in more hip fare, such as the hyper-violent “Machete,” one wouldn’t look at this man and think of greatness incarnate. No, for that, you have to go back… back through the 90’s, back through the late 80’s, and come to rest in the mid-1980’s to 1970’s.

Midnights at the Baxter presents 'Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie' [Movies]

Midnights at the Baxter presents 'Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie' [Movies]
Being the adventures of two young lads as they attempt to make a movie. (It's not as innocent as it sounds.)

Once upon a time I started my college career at a terrible little university located in a terrible little town in Idaho. Yes, Idaho. (I’ve gotten smarter since then.) Needless to say, there was not a whole lot to do – besides watch TV. Most nights were spent pathetically on the couch watching the various offerings of Adult Swim – “Futurama,” “Family Guy,” “Aqua Teen Hunger Force,” etc. And then a new show was advertised, something curiously called “Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!” I watched the pilot episode.

Midnights at the Baxter presents 'Donnie Darko' [Movies]

Midnights at the Baxter presents 'Donnie Darko' [Movies]
28 days... 6 hours... 42 minutes... 12 seconds... That... is when the world... will end...

I always loved movies. Yet, growing up in an incredibly religious household, options were somewhat limited. I had to make do with mostly family-friendly fare, as no rating higher than PG was acceptable viewing for much of my home life. What “darker” films I did manage to see were often shown on television, edited down to a suitable content level.

Midnights at the Baxter presents 'The Room' [Movies]

Midnights at the Baxter presents 'The Room' [Movies]
Presenting a midnight showing of one of the many films dubbed "The 'Citizen Kane' of bad movies."

What comes to mind when you think of the worst movies ever made? The films of Ed Wood certainly rank: there is “Bride of the Monster,” in which Bela Lugosi feeds his victims to an octopus puppet, or “Plan 9 From Outer Space,” where gravestones get easily knocked over and the flying saucers are UFOs on strings, or, my personal favorite, Wood’s bizarre pseudo-documentary on transvestitism, “Glen or Glenda.”

Midnights at the Baxter presents 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' [Movies]

To get the girl of his dreams, he must defeat her seven evil exes...

Getting a new girlfriend or boyfriend is an exciting thing. Young love is almost magical: the butterflies in the stomach, the still-novel feel of previously untasted lips, a whole new life to explore and make part of your own. Of course, people often come with baggage – personality quirks, perhaps, or a dysfunctional family, or maybe several murderous ex-partners (although probably not that last one in real life).

Midnights at the Baxter presents 'Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos' [Movies]

Baxter Avenue Theater presents a midnight screening of the film continuation of the popular anime series.

Anime fandom is something of an enigma to me. While there are examples of the genre that I very much admire – Katsuhiro Otomo’s “Akira” is an incredible film, and I don’t think I’ve seen anything by Hayao Miyazaki (“Spirited Away,” “Princess Mononoke”) that I haven’t enjoyed – I consider them to be just another set of foreign animated films, and I appreciate movies such as French director Sylvain Chomet’s “The Triplets of Belleville” on the same level.

Midnights at the Baxter presents "American Psycho" [Movies]

Stay up late and witness Christian Bale's gut-wrenching performance as psychopathic businessman Patrick Bates.

I once read that there is a notable percentage of individuals afflicted with psychopathy in high-ranking corporate positions. Business is a cutthroat world, and to rise to the top one must be charming and personable on the one hand, and on the other, willing to do whatever it takes to obtain that coveted promotion. While I don’t know how true these statistics are (I must admit that the reasoning makes sense to my liberal-minded small-business-loving brain), it certainly makes for the basis of a good story.

Midnights at the Baxter presents "Tommy" [Movies]

Don't miss this opportunity to see The Who's classic rock opera on the big screen!

What is your most traumatic childhood experience? Perhaps it was a horrible bully; perhaps it was a broken bone. Even worse, maybe you walked in on your parents in the process of making your brother or sister. Whatever it was, chances are it wasn’t at traumatic as witnessing a murder accompanied by a classic rock soundtrack.

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