October 2DOUBLE FEATURE
Tu 7p: Poltergeist
Directed by Tobe Hooper; Cast: Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight; 1982, 114 mins, ’SCOPE
Remember when your local television station ended its evening broadcast with a customized clip of “The Star Spangled Banner”? Remember the sight and sound of fuzz when the station signed off? Jerry scored the sound of all hell breaking loose in suburbia with the demonic instinct of an evil clown.
9:10p: Outland
Directed by Peter Hyams; Cast: Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen, James B. Sikking, Kika Markham; 1981, 109 min, ’SCOPE Thoroughly underrated genre director Hyams helmed this dark, brooding, futuristic western set in a bleak mining colony in space. The grungy world is meticulously defined, and Connery brings his unique power of presence to the role of a marshal rocking the boat of a corrupt syndicate. Also outstanding are Sternhagen’s acerbic performance and Goldsmith’s beautifully moody, stirring score.
October 3DOUBLE FEATURE
W 2:05p, 7p: Papillon
Directed by Frankin J. Schaffner; Cast: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Don Gordon, Anthony Zerbe
1973, 132 min, ’SCOPE
McQueen in his prime fuels virtually every scene of this true-life account of Devil’s Island inmate Henri Charrière. Schaffner evokes the harshness and inhumanity detailed in Charrière’s accounts, filming in desolate and unexplored locations in Jamaica, Spain, and the actual islands of French Guiana. Goldsmith earned his sixth Oscar nomination for his highly lyrical yet severely haunting score. Note: the quality of the only available print is not up to our high standards but because of its place in the Goldsmith pantheon it is included.
4:35p, 9:30p: The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Directed by Sam Peckinpah; Cast: Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, David Warner, Strother Martin; 1970, 121 min Peckinpah’s personal favorite among his films is a tribute to the passing away of the old west in the guise of an eccentric romantic comedy. Robards gives a career performance as a would-be prospector left for dead with Stevens and Warner meeting his match as angelic prostitute and randy reverend, respectively. Goldsmith’s spirited score is complimented by the songs of Richard Gillis.
October 4DOUBLE FEATURE
Th 1:55p, 7p: Chinatown
Directed by Roman Polanski; Cast: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston; 1974, 131 min, ’SCOPE Sprawling pre-war Los Angeles sets the stage for Polanski’s undisputed icon of the film-noir genre, encompassing all the corruption, scandal, greed, and murder that came with the territory. One of Goldsmith’s most indelible scores, amazingly it was hammered out in mere days—an instant classic.
4:20p, 9:25: L.A. Confidential
Directed by Curtis Hanson; Cast: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kim Basinger, David Strathairn, Danny DeVito; 1997, 138 min, ’SCOPE Hanson’s take on James Ellroy’s complex noir novel of police corruption and a series of connecting crimes in the glamorous and sleazy underworld of 1950s Los Angeles was perfectly suited for Goldsmith. But what wasn’t?
We are sorry to report ALIEN could not be included due to a temporary hold on bookings of that particular series. But as a bonus, two excellent scores by Goldsmith are included in our 70MM festival: PATTON and TOTAL RECALL.
COMING SOON! SHOCK IT TO ME! Classic Horror Film Festival October 5–7, 2007
You can’t keep a good monster down! San Francisco’s premiere horror film festival, featuring twelve classic (and not so classic) cinematic chillers, returns for our third terrifying year with our biggest and most shocking show yet! We’re pulling out all of the stops (and a few bloody stakes) to make this the most haunted happening of the Halloween season—hosted by our resident gruesome guides Doktor Goulfinger and Ms. Monster—a three-day event so frightening, that we cannot promise you will make it out of the Castro Theatre alive! But, you may win some fang-tastic prizes in our Zombie Eating Contest!
This year’s ghoulish Guests of Honor include Hammer Horror star Veronica Carlson (FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED) and director Joe Dante (THE HOWLING)— appearing live! Our roster of frightening feature films is a cross-section (no pun intended) of classics and cult favorites, many not screened in Bay Area theaters for decades: DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE, FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED, BLACULA, SUGAR HILL, KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE, and seven more sinister creature features (and more special guests) to be announced! All this—plus our haunted vendors area—in one weird weekend of Double Feature and Midnight Movie presentations at this year’s SHOCK IT TO ME!
For more information on the films and guests, and to get the latest updates, please visit: Official SHOCK IT TO ME!: www.shock-it-to-me.com or MySpace SHOCK IT TO ME!: www.myspace.com/shockit2me
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October 2
Thoroughly underrated genre director Hyams helmed this dark, brooding, futuristic western set in a bleak mining colony in space. The grungy world is meticulously defined, and Connery brings his unique power of presence to the role of a marshal rocking the boat of a corrupt syndicate. Also outstanding are Sternhagen’s acerbic performance and Goldsmith’s beautifully moody, stirring score.
Zerbe 
Peckinpah’s personal favorite among his films is a tribute to the passing away of the old west in the guise of an eccentric romantic comedy. Robards gives a career performance as a would-be prospector left for dead with Stevens and Warner meeting his match as angelic prostitute and randy reverend, respectively. Goldsmith’s spirited score is complimented by the songs of Richard Gillis.
Hanson’s take on James Ellroy’s complex noir novel of police corruption and a series of connecting crimes in the glamorous and sleazy underworld of 1950s Los Angeles was perfectly suited for Goldsmith. But what wasn’t? 
You can’t keep a good monster down! San Francisco’s premiere horror film festival, featuring twelve classic (and not so classic) cinematic chillers, returns for our third terrifying year with our biggest and most shocking show yet! We’re pulling out all of the stops (and a few bloody stakes) to make this the most haunted happening of the Halloween season—hosted by our resident gruesome guides Doktor Goulfinger and Ms. Monster—a three-day event so frightening, that we cannot promise you will make it out of the Castro Theatre alive! But, you may win some fang-tastic prizes in our Zombie Eating Contest!