O-BLIVION CINEMA MOVIE NITE!

  • May 10th

    May 10th

    By Eric Tsuyoshi Yee

    Nite #1 of "May Rock N Roll Month" THE APPLE (1980) Take a trip back to a time when rock ruled the world, with this mind-blowing, magical musical that's "a camp lover's delight" (American Cinematheque)! Deliciously decadent and exploding with glitter and glam, The Apple is a psychedelic sci-fi feast for the senses! When folk singers Alphie and Bibi enter the World Vision song contest, their wholesome appeal catches the evil eye of music mogul Mr. Boogalow, a Faustian fiend who promises the pair fame and fortune. Seduced byBoogalow's devilish denizens, Bibi surrenders her soul and soon becomes a superstar...

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  • May 17th

    May 17th

    By Eric Tsuyoshi Yee

    Nite #2 of "May Rock N Roll Month" ROCK & RULE (1983) In this acclaimed, animated rock and roll feature, Angel, a member of a punk rock band in the apocalyptic future, is kidnapped by Mok, a legendary super rocker. Obsessed with an evil experiment, Mok plans to use Angel s voice to summon a demon from another dimension. The rest of the bands follows Mok to Nuke York in an attempt to rescue her and then the ultimate battle of good vs. evil begins. ROCK & RULE trailer

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  • May 24th

    May 24th

    By Eric Tsuyoshi Yee

    Nite #3 of "May Rock N Roll Month" THE LEGEND OF THE STARDUST BROTHERS (1985) Meet the Stardust Brothers, a 1980s Japanese pop duo manufactured by a shady music mogul when he brings together two wannabe stars—punk rock rebel Kan and new-wave crooner Shingo—and transforms them into a girl-friendly, silver-jumpsuited, synth-pop sensation. Along with their appointed #1 fan, who herself dreams of a music career, the duo rockets to stardom, only to discover that, as the lyrics of one of their insanely catchy songs makes clear, "Once you reach No. 1, you just go down."  In 1985, Macoto Tezka (son...

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  • May 31st

    May 31st

    By Eric Tsuyoshi Yee

    Nite #4 of "May Rock N Roll Movie Nite" PHANTOM OF THE PARADISCE (1974) Phantom Of The Paradise is a ground-breaking cult film favorite from acclaimed writer/director Brian De Palma (Carrie, Dressed To Kill). Paul Williams wrote the acclaimed score for this musical horror classic, and stars as an evil record tycoon haunted and taunted by the disfigured composer Winslow Leach (William Finley, Sisters) he once wronged. Cheered by the Los Angeles Times as a "delightful, outrageous…visual triumph," and also starring Jessica Harper (Suspiria, Shock Treatment) and Gerrit Graham (Used Cars, Terrorvision), this hilarious send-up of the glam rock era...

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