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, director’s 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.

DISCO GODFATHER (1979)

Saturday, September 6, 9:30 pm

Rudy Ray Moore stars in this kooky 1979 action pic as Tucker Williams, a former cop turned disco owner who repeatedly encourages the dancers to “Put your weight on it!” When folks in Tucker’s neighborhood start overdosing on PCP, the smooth-talking dance machine turns into a crime-fighting buttkicker and takes down the drug operation one jive turkey at a time.

THE ROOM (2003)

Second Saturday of every month
Saturday, September 13, 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)

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HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (1986)

Saturday, September 20, 9:30 pm

Michael Rooker (now known to younger folks as Yondu from the Guardians of the Galaxy movies) headlines this grim ’80s masterpiece that peers at the desolate underbelly of American life. Henry (Rooker) looks like any ordinary man, but beneath the façade is a black heart that views humans as prey for his bloodthirsty urges. After meeting fellow drifter Otis (a skin crawling performance from Tom Towles), Henry starts to grow close to Otis’ sister, the sweet and naïve Becky (Tracy Arnold). Is redemption possible for a man like Henry? John McNaughton’s complex, unsettling picture strips away the Hollywood gloss of other serial killer movies, taking us into a world filled with thoughtless violence, simmering rage, and explosive emotions.

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DEMONS (1985)

Saturday, September 27, 9:30 pm

Dario Argento produces and Lamberto Bava directs this splatterfest that features some of the best gore FX of the 1980s. A man in a silver mask invites random strangers to attend the sneak preview of a horror movie. Once inside the theater, it becomes apparent to the patrons that the terror isn’t going to remain on the silver screen. The doorway to Hell has opened, and now the moviegoers must survive the night while avoiding the jagged claws of the demons.

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