ECCENTRIC CINEMA

HAILEY’S BIRTHDAY PICK

WAYNE’S WORLD (1992)

Saturday, November 1, 9:30 pm

The 1992 hit starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey returns to the big screen! Wayne and Garth are just two lovable basement-dwelling rock ‘n’ roll dudes with a low-budget cable access show until a slick TV producer swoops in, catapulting them to fame and driving a wedge in their friendship. You’ll laugh! You’ll cry! You’ll hurl!

CECIL’S BIRTHDAY PICK

FAT GIRL (2001)

Saturday, November 8, 9:30 pm

French director Catherine Breillat boldly explores the complexities of adolescence, body image, and sexuality with a sharp, unflinching eye in 2001’s Fat Girl. Elena (Roxane Mesquida) is the beauty of the family. Anaïs (Anaïs Reboux) is the younger, heavy-set sister who watches Elena charm all the boys. As the sisters navigate their desires, self-doubts, and family tensions, Breillat starkly exposes the cruelties of growing up, culminating in a shocking climax that you will never forget.

THE ROOM (2003)

Second Saturday of every month
Saturday, November 8, 9:45 pm

Johnny is a successful banker who lives happily in a San Francisco townhouse with his fiancée, Lisa. One day, inexplicably, she gets bored with him and decides to seduce his best friend, Mark. From there, nothing will be the same again.

If you have not experienced The Room at the Drexel, you don’t know what you’re missing. The loyal fans have created their own live experience à la The Rocky Horror Picture Show. They’re always excited to indoctrinate newbies into the cult of Wiseau. A Drexel tradition for 16 years, The Room is a gonzo masterpiece. (2003, dir. Tommy Wiseau)

JASON’S BIRTHDAY PICK

ALICE, SWEET ALICE (1976)

Saturday, November 15, 9:30 pm

After her younger sister is brutally killed, Alice (Paula Sheppard, who only starred in one more movie after this before retiring from acting) becomes the prime suspect. She sets out to clear her name but discovers a mystery more twisted than she could have imagined. The film, filled with haunting Catholic imagery, an unsettling atmosphere, and brutal violence, was America’s answer to Italy’s giallos, a subgenre of violent pulp mysteries popularized by the likes of Dario Argento, Mario Bava, and Sergio Martino. Alice, Sweet Alice also features a pre-Blue Lagoon Brooke Shields.

SETH’S BIRTHDAY PICK

SEED OF CHUCKY (2004)

Saturday, November 22, 9:30 pm

The Child’s Play franchise takes a hilariously campy turn in Seed of Chucky! Chucky and Tiffany, America’s favorite murderous dolls, are the proud parents of Glen/Glenda, a confused and conflicted doll with a taste for mayhem…or maybe just a very dark sense of humor. As the family drama builds and the bodies pile up, Chucky and Tiffany are forced to face their parenting skills while Glen/Glenda grapples with their own identity crisis. Featuring Brad Dourif as Chucky, Jennifer Tilly as Tiffany and a fictionalized version of herself, Billy Boyd from the Lord of the Rings trilogy as Glen/Glenda, Wu-Tang’s Redman as himself, and John Waters as a sleazeball paparazzo.

WILL’S BIRTHDAY PICK

CLOUD ATLAS (2012)

Saturday, November 29, 9:30 pm

From directors Lana & Liilly Wachowksi and Tom Tykwer comes an ambitious, visually stunning exploration of how lives, choices, and events are interconnected across time and space. Spanning centuries and multiple genres, the film intertwines six distinct stories (ranging from a 19th-century voyage to a dystopian future) all linked by themes of love, rebellion, and the ripple effect of human choice. Featuring a cast of greats, including Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Grant, Susan Sarandon, Keith David, and Hugo Weaving, Cloud Atlas is a bold cinematic experiment that challenges traditional storytelling.