418 South Illinois Avenue, Carbondale, Illinois 62901, United States
SUMMER CINEMA
The Florida Project
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Florida Project
7 p.m. Friday, July 11
Doors and Varsity Bar at 6
Tickets: $8 at Eventbrite (see link) or at the door night of show
Basking in the glow from the nightly fireworks of Disney World, six-year old Moonee and her mother struggle to make ends meet in a small motel on the outskirts of Orlando, while still trying to create magic for themselves.
See it Friday, July 11 at 7. The bar opens at 6, so come early for special cocktails.
Community Sponsors:
Pinch Penny Liquors
Plaza Records
WSIL TV
Castle Perilous
The Iron Whisk
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Us
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Florida Project
7 p.m. Friday, July 18
Doors and Varsity Bar at 6
Tickets: $8 at Eventbrite (see link) or at the door night of show
Jordan Peele’s Us flips the classic story of a summer vacation gone wrong in this Jungian parable of a family encountering their shadow selves.
See it Friday, July 18 at 7. The bar opens at 6, so come early for special cocktails.
Community Sponsors:
Pinch Penny Liquors
Plaza Records
WSIL TV
Castle Perilous
The Iron Whisk
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The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Talented Mr. Ripley
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” w/Live Shadowcast
7 p.m. Friday, July 25
Doors and Varsity Bar at 6
Tickets: $8 at Eventbrite (see link) or at the door night of show
Starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett and Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Talented Mr. Ripley takes us to the sun-soaked coast of Italy, where we follow Tom Ripley as he displays his cunning in the art of the con.
See it Friday, July 25 at 7. The bar opens at 6, so come early for special cocktails.
Community Sponsors:
Pinch Penny Liquors
Plaza Records
WSIL TV
Castle Perilous
The Iron Whisk
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“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” w/Live Shadowcast
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” w/Live Shadowcast
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” w/Live Shadowcast
Friday, July 25
Varsity Bar and Doors: 10
Screening Midnight
Tickets $12 / $10 students (see link)
The Varsity is the new home for the “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” in Southern Illinois, and the second screening with live shadowcast is coming up! Every screening features a “shadowcast” of the film. A shadowcast features performers acting in front of the screen during the film, performed by Varsity’s own in-house cast!
The event is Friday, July 25. Doors and the Varsity Bar open at 10 with the screening at midnight.
This notorious horror parody – a fast-paced potpourri of camp, sci-fi and rock ‘n’ roll, among other things – tracks the exploits of naïve couple Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon) after they stumble upon the lair of transvestite Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry). The 1975 film – a bizarre musical co-starring Meat Loaf and Richard O’Brien – bombed in its initial release but later gained a cult following at midnight showings.
We welcome all RHPS virgins, but please don’t act like one! Do not throw objects at the screen; that’s just not cool and can damage a very expensive screen.
Approved prop bags will be sold for $5 at the door. We do not allow any outside props.
Tickets are $12 for general admission and $10 for students with ID. Advance tickets are available at Eventbrite.com (see link); they also will be available at the door on the night of the show.
Chinatown
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” w/Live Shadowcast
Chinatown
7 p.m. Friday, Aug 1
Doors and Varsity Bar at 6
Tickets: $8 at Eventbrite (see link) or at the door night of show
Faye Dunaway and Jack Nicholson star in Chinatown, Roman Polanski’s riff on film noir about a private investigator who falls into a case that leads him to discover new depths of deceit and corruption.
See it Friday, Aug. 1 at 7. The bar opens at 6, so come early for special cocktails.
Community Sponsors:
Pinch Penny Liquors
Plaza Records
WSIL TV
Castle Perilous
The Iron Whisk
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Midsommar
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” w/Live Shadowcast
Chinatown
7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8
Doors and Varsity Bar at 6
Tickets: $8 at Eventbrite (see link) or at the door night of show
Ari Aster’s second film, Midsommar, takes us to the far reaches of rural Sweden where Dani, played by Florence Pugh, confronts her traumas amid the midsummer ceremonies of a bizarre commune.
See it Friday, Aug. 8 at 7. The bar opens at 6, so come early for special cocktails.
Community Sponsors:
Pinch Penny Liquors
Plaza Records
WSIL TV
Castle Perilous
The Iron Whisk
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No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22
Doors and Varsity Bar at 6
Tickets: $8 at Eventbrite (see link) or at the door night of show
We close our summer series with one of the best films of the 21st century. Set against the stunning backdrops of western Texas, No Country for Old Men is the Coen Brothers’ spin on the classic western tale of good versus evil.
See it Friday, Aug. 22 at 7. The bar opens at 6, so come early for special cocktails.
Community Sponsors:
Pinch Penny Liquors
Plaza Records
WSIL TV
Castle Perilous
The Iron Whisk
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