The Trylon Microcinema
Before CGI: Six Sci-Fi Classics
Before CGI: Six Sci-Fi Classics Coming soon to The Heights
A long time ago, in a Hollywood far, far away, brave men and women created space ships and monsters, and took us to distant planets with whatever materials they had and a hell of a lot of imagination. Take-Up Productions and the Heights Theatre present six classic science fiction films from before CGI. Incredible robots, vanishing men, giant apes and flying saucers come alive in these classic tales, some of which were inspired by the works of H.G. Wells and Shakespeare. Don't let the kids miss these!

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Before CGI: Six Sci-Fi Classics

Forbidden Planet

The Heights

Mon 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 Classics

War of the Worlds

The Heights

Mon Sep 27 7:30
Alien 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 Classics

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

The Heights

Mon Sep 27 9:15
Alien 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 Classics

The Invisible Man

The Heights

Mon 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 Classics

The Incredible Shrinking Man

The Heights

Mon 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 Classics

King Kong

The Heights

Mon 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.
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