ECCENTRIC CINEMA
“Eccentric Cinema” was inspired by the groundbreaking L.A. cable station Z Channel and its chief programmer Jerry Harvey. Dedicated to showcasing offbeat films, directors’ cuts, and the more unique mainstream offerings, Harvey resurrected movies that had been cast aside critically, flopped at the box office, or developed cult followings. Adopting that same idea, “Eccentric Cinema” brings you some of the wildest, weirdest, underseen, or most controversial movies, allowing audiences the opportunity to experience these films on the big screen. ALL SHOWS START AT 9:30 PM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
PHENOMENA AKA CREEPERS (1985)
Saturday, July 5, 9:30 pm
A young girl (Jennifer Connelly) investigates a series of brutal murders at her Swiss boarding school with the help of the insects she shares a telekinetic bond with. (Yes, you read that right.) Co-starring Donald Pleasence and Daria Nicolodi. (1985, dir. Dario Argento)
THE ROOM (2003)
Second Saturday of every month
Saturday, July 12, 9:30 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)
EXTRA TERRESTRIAL VISITORS (1983)
Saturday, July 19, 9:30 pm
If Spielberg’s E.T. mated with a grubby ’80s slasher pic, this would be the offspring. A little boy befriends a snout-nosed alien that hatches from an egg, naming the creature Trumpy. Poachers are stalked through the woods by a different snout-nosed alien. A crummy pop group finds itself stranded in the mountains with the little boy’s family. All of these plot threads come together (kinda, sorta) in this delirious and absurd Spanish production. (1983, dir. Juan Piquer Simón)
TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN! (1989)
Saturday, July 26, 9:30 pm
A psychiatric patient (Antonio Banderas) kidnaps a porn actress (Victoria Abril) he once slept with, convinced they are meant to be together forever. This pitch-black romantic comedy received one of the first NC-17 ratings when it was released in America in 1990. Due to this rating, NO ONE UNDER 18 WILL BE ADMITTED. (1989, dir. Pedro Almodóvar)
VAMPYROS LESBOS (1971)
Saturday, August 2, 9:30 pm
An American lawyer (Ewa Strömberg) is lured to a private island owned by the same lesbian vampire she’s been dreaming of. The enchanting Soledad Miranda co-stars in this fever dream as the sexually vivacious Countess Nadine Carody. Due to the nature of the film, NO ONE UNDER 18 WILL BE ADMITTED. (1971, dir. Jesús Franco)
THE ROOM (2003)
Second Saturday of every month
Saturday, August 9, 9:30 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)
IRREVERSIBLE (2002)
Saturday, August 16, 9:30 pm
A tragedy that unfolds backwards, Gaspar Noé’s graphic and haunting shocker follows a couple whose relationship deteriorates after one of them is violently attacked. Vincent Cassel and Monica Bellucci (an actual couple during filming) star, with Bellucci choreographing the centerpiece attack herself. Due to the nature of the film, NO ONE UNDER 18 WILL BE ADMITTED. (2002, dir. Gaspar Noé)
THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (1976)
Saturday, August 23, 9:30 pm
The legendary David Bowie stars as an alien who crash-lands on earth while on a mission to rescue his home planet. Stranded in a land he doesn’t understand, Bowie falls victim to the greed, cruelty, and violence that lurks in the hearts of all men. Co-starring Rip Torn and Candy Clark. (1976, dir. Nicolas Roeg)
FEMALE TROUBLE (1974)
Saturday, August 30, 9:30 pm
John Waters’ follow-up to Pink Flamingos. Bratty schoolgirl Dawn Davenport (drag icon Divine) runs away from home when she doesn’t get cha-cha heels for Christmas. Caught up in a mad crime spree, Dawn eventually gives birth to a daughter and becomes a model for a pair of beauticians who believe “crime and beauty are the same thing.” Co-starring Mink Stole, Cookie Mueller, and Edith Massey. Due to its NC-17 rating, NO ONE UNDER 18 WILL BE ADMITTED. (1974, dir. John Waters)
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