October 19, 2012 - 1:23pm
Midnights at the Baxter presents 'Frankenstein' and 'Bride of Frankenstein' [Mov
It's a Frank double feature!
As October marches on, we inch ever closer to the Main Event, the night of ghosts and ghouls, monsters and the macabre: All Hallow's Eve. It is tradition in this greatest of months to spend the cool evenings cuddled up on the couch – or in the theater – with a scary movie. I, in...
October 12, 2012 - 10:21am
Midnights at the Baxter presents 'Curse of the Demon' [Movies]
Don't believe? You will...
I wish somebody in the city, or the surrounding area, would open a classic drive-in theater specifically to showcase classic horror and grindhouse films. I'm no entrepreneur so I don't know what would go into this endeavor, but its seems like a pretty solid business idea. Our city has a...
October 5, 2012 - 12:48pm
Baxter Avenue Theater presents the double feature 'Abbott & Costello Meet Franke
Tomorrow night: a monster movie double feature at Baxter Avenue Theaters.
At last! October – the finest month of the year. Winter is nice, but it can get very cold, and Spring is no good because it means Summer is just around the corner, and Summer here in the Valley is hell on Earth. October brings the confirmation of Fall – cooler temperatures, colorful...
September 7, 2012 - 12:42pm
The Asian Film Series kicks off with 'Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry' at Baxter Avenue T
Being the documentary of one of China's most notorious public figures.
A few years ago, we were graced with the appearance of the excellent documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop, made by the controversial and enigmatic Banksy. Who is Banksy? Exactly – no one knows who he is exactly. All we know is that he is a street artist known for his often-upsetting antics...
September 7, 2012 - 10:56am
Midnights at the Baxter presents 'Back to the Future' [Movies]
The classic tale of time-traveling shenanigans!
I am not by any means a science-fiction nerd, but there are certain genre tropes I find myself putting a lot of thought into. For a while, for instance, I was obsessed with convincing all my friends of how, were it possible, they should not, under any circumstances, allow themselves to be...