Clue #1: The theme for January's screening: The Films of Godfrey Ho.
While watching Godfrey Ho films we have witnessed a wedding between a ghost and vampire, ninja fights cut into movies that otherwise feature no ninja, and recurring appearances of a Garfield phone. These are a just fraction of the gems we’ve uncovered while watching Godfrey Ho movies, its high time we shared one with you!
Tonight will be the 10th Toys for Tots drive at Bryant Lake Bowl featuring the abomination that is the Star Wars Holiday Special. If you've never seen how bad this thing is first hand, this is a really fun environment watch it in. Audience members cosplay, there's booze and food on hand, plus you're in great company!
There are also two different screen printed commemorative posters designed and printed by local artists, so you can remember the horror forever and ever. Check out the fun if you can, tickets run out pretty so secure them as early as you can today!
The 10th Annual Star Wars Holiday Special Toys for Tots Benefit!, Wednesday December 14th @ Bryant Lake Bowl & Theater, doors open at 3:30, 6:30, & 9:30 (for screenings at 4:00, 7:00, & 10:00). Ticket price is a toy donation for Toys for Tots, tickets are available starting at noon!!
Clue #3: This month's movie might be as Christmasy as a Starbuck's Holiday cup, but it's pretty universally remembered as a Christmas horror and very often shows up on holiday horror lists.
We've recently picked up a few seasons of Tales From the Crypt and have been quickly watching through them. Both Tim and I watched the show when it originally aired but hadn't revisited it since, so we weren't really sure if we were in for a dashing of our nostalgia or a treat from our past. But not only is it really great mindless fun, but there's ton of talented people that worked on the show on both sides of the camera. Not so surprising when you see the executive producers were Robert Zemekis, Joel Silver, David Giler, Richard Donner and Walter Hill. That team had a hell of a rolodex to pull from at that time. There are episodes directed by actors (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael J. Fox, Tom Hanks), there's an episode where Tim Curry plays three different characters, Whoopi Goldberg hangs out with the Crypt Keeper after the episode she's in ends (the only time that happens so far), the whole series is packed with strange, fun, and cheesy surprises!
In the first season there's a great episode that perfectly fits this months theme: And All Through the House. The screenplay was written by Fred Dekker (Night of the Creeps, Monster Squad) and directed by Robert Zemekis (Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Back to the Future) and you can watch the whole thing on youtube! Grab a candy cane, suck it into a point, and enjoy:
Clue #3: This month's top-billed-hardly-in-it actor is a favorite here at Tape Freaks, and this is one of the handful of movies that actor has injured another actor on set due to recklessness.
