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Before CGI: Six Sci-Fi ClassicsForbidden PlanetThe HeightsMon Sep 20 7:30(1956, Fred M. Wilcox. 35mm, 98m) Inspired by Shakespeare's Tempest, Forbidden Planet is as much a psychological thriller as it is a sci-fi adventure. An invisible monster threatens the lives of a crew sent to the distant planet Altair IV. Is it real… or the result one man's fevered imagination? |
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Before CGI: Six Sci-Fi ClassicsWar of the WorldsThe HeightsMon Sep 27 7:30Alien invasion double feature! (1953, Byron Haskin, 35mm, 85m) Amazing visual- and sound- effects dominate this sci-fi classic. The Martians' space ships featured a cobra-eye weapon that shoot disintegrating rays and whose freaky noise will haunt you in the night. Not even Spielberg could improve on the original. All tickets for War of the Worlds include admission to Invasion of the Body Snatchers! |
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Before CGI: Six Sci-Fi ClassicsInvasion of the Body SnatchersThe HeightsMon Sep 27 9:15Alien invasion double feature! (1956, Don Siegel, 35mm, 80min) Rakish country doctor Miles Bennell has a nagging suspicion that the wave of hysteria sweeping sleepy Santa Mira, CA might be something more sinister than paranoia. What if he’s right? What if he’s the only one who’s right? |
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Before CGI: Six Sci-Fi ClassicsThe Invisible ManThe HeightsMon Oct 11 7:30(1933, James Whale, 35mm, 71m) With a bag of tricks that predate modern FX by at least fifty years, monster virtuoso James Whale crafts one of the most pleasurably anarchic romps of all time. Adapted from the HG Welles’ parable about a scientist driven mad by invisibility. |
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Before CGI: Six Sci-Fi ClassicsThe Incredible Shrinking ManThe HeightsMon Oct 11 7:30(1957, Jack Arnold, 35mm, 81m) Exposed to a radioactive cloud, Scott Carey (Grant Williams) begins to shrink rapidly. Battling spiders, cats, and mice—not to mention his own sense of inferiority—our hero must find a cure before he vanishes altogether. |
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Before CGI: Six Sci-Fi ClassicsKing KongThe HeightsMon Oct 18 7:30(1933, Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedesack, 35mm, 104m) The first great special effects film, and still unrivaled for its thrills, King Kong deserves to be witnessed on the big screen. You'll marvel at the great ape's agility and expressiveness, and maybe even shed a tear at his terrible fate. A masterpiece. |
About Take-Up
Take-Up is dedi- cated to screening classic films, from Double Indemnity to Dolemite to Dead Man.
We operate the Trylon microcinema and present screen- ings in neighborhood theaters including the Heights, and the Riverview.
The Trylon features 50 deluxe rocker seats and a 20 foot screen. Films are run from our pair of Century Model SA 35mm projectors, installed by TJ Hopland of Bright Star Systems.



Contact us
info@take-up.org
Showtime hotline
(612) 424-5468