This is a list of what we have watched. To see what's COMING UP NEXT visit: http://www.thelocals.be/movienight
January 9th, 2020
December 11th, 2019
La Pastorela is a musical retelling of the classical story of the shepherd's journey to Bethlehem with a Tex-Mex twist. We see the tale through the eyes of a modern young girl, the oldest child in a large rural Tex-Mex family. During a surrealistic dream, which brings to mind "The Wizard of Oz," the young Chicana makes a fantastical journey with the shepherds and along the way witnesses the triumph of God's Angels over Satan's diablos. Directed by the father of modern Chicano film and theater, Luis Valdez, this film is full of drama, comedy, fantasy and plenty of Spanglish!
November 14th, 2019
Silent Movie Night: We are kicking it off with Suspense, a short film, and The Blot, full length, by Director Lois Weber, arguably the first major American woman filmmaker. We will be joined by guest musicians from the Conway Symphony Orchestra, who will provide live soundtrack for the short---join us to experience the film as people did in the 1920's!!
April 25, 2019
In this marvelously inventive, independent movie, a man meets an old friend and is happy to let him crash in his couch - that is, until the visitor brings with him predictions of doom that sound both outrageous and creepily close to home. Paranoia reaches a fever pitch when the troubled friend decides to act upon his visions of a war between humans and the evil creatures he believes are overtaking them. A work of what creativity can do with almost no budget, They Look Like People quickly gets under your skin.
February 20, 2019
A labor of love from animator Nina Paley, Sita Sings the Blues is on its way to cult status as a classic of DIY filmmaking. Finding parallels between the titular heroine (from the ancient Sanskrit epic Ramayana) and her own messy love life, Paley retells Sita's story of heartbreak among Hindu royalty with trippy visuals, humanistic humor and songs by Jazz-Age crooner Annette Hanshaw. The mix of cultures, time periods, autobiography and poetry is as exhilarating as the cascade of colors and shapes that Paley put together in her studio computer. It's a grand, ambitious achievement that's been intimately made.
December 11, 2018
Yet another Santa Claus-starring curiosity! What makes this Mexican movie special is its original, eye-popping vision of the titular character: Santa works in outer space with children, not elves, as assistants. While funny and colorful, the movie also plays fast and loose with stereotypes of all kinds, and it's never afraid to get fascinatingly weird. And yet, it unexpectedly became a holiday perennial in the United States during the sixties and seventies.
October 24th, 2018
With its nightmarish story, twisted characters, and mind-bending set design, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919) remains spooky, weird fun after nearly one hundred years. Many writers even consider it the first genuine horror movie, which now has an added layer of strangeness because of the distance between its silent film aesthetics and modern audiences. Its central figures, a hypnotist and the somnambulist he manipulates into a criminal life, also seem to belong to a different world. We are proud to present the most recent digital restoration of this classic - its story of murderous brainwashing has never looked better on screen!
February 21, 2018
It's time for the first movie night with The Locals of 2018. Come out, enjoy a night out with friends, a cold one from Kings, and popcorn! This time we are watching a contemporary Arkansas documentary filmed by former Conway residents: The Night the Black Bird Fell.
The sight of birds dying and falling from the sky has been an omen of dark times since at least ancient Greece. What does it mean now, in an era where human influence over the environment is hotly debated and exists alongside our instinct for visions of doom? On New Year's Eve, 2010, the town of Beebe, AR experienced this exact apocalyptic image: thousands of dead blackbirds littered the landscape. In The Night the Blackbirds Fell (2013), directors Will Scott and Brian Campbell investigate what happened to them in a compelling mix of documentary and graphic novel - a bold stylistic choice about a story that is both augur and scientific warning.
We will have a discussion with co-director Will Scott after the screening. And as always, you can stick around for Trivia at Kings afterwards :)
December 13, 2017
Not all Christmas movies become traditions for their good qualities. A tale about how the people of Mars abduct Santa Claus in order to save the childhood of Martian children, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is a staple of lists of the worst films ever made. It is perhaps bad-movie fandom's biggest holiday perennial after its appearance in Mystery Science Theater 3000. With its mix of Christmas imagery and comic-book science fiction trappings, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians to be seen to be believed.
After the screening there will be time for questions and discussion with guest speaker Dr. Felipe Pruneda.
October 18, 2017
We are kicking off our get togethers with an Arkansas cult classic: The Legend of Boggy Creek.
The wildly successful, innovative film debut of Hampton, AR native and former ad man Charles B. Pierce, The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972) used documentary techniques to tell its tale of Arkansan folklore. Making the most of its non-professional actors, shoestring budget, and eerie natural scenery, the film is a triumph of spooky atmosphere that continues to be discovered and rediscovered by cult cinema enthusiasts.
After the screening there will be time for questions and discussion with guest speaker Dr. Felipe Pruneda.
Also as an extra treat Shambala Vegan Food Truck will be parked outside starting at 4pm.
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